Alan Horkan wrote:
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Daniel Hulme wrote:
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Perhaps you have selected the option to import images as filled rectangles. Document preferences, 'misc' tab, "import bitmap as <image>" should be turned on to get an image, off to get a rectangle.
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Maia Good wrote:
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THANK you! Both for the quick answer, and for the solution. Yes, that was it. Just not intiuitive and I couldn't find it until now.
Is there a technical reason why potrace shouldn't work on this type of image too? These seem to be implementation details an artist should not need to understand.
Well, yes. A rectangle with a pattern fill isn't an image. Images can be converted to vector objects by tracing. Vector objects are already vector objects. Perhaps "Trace Bitmap" could be generalized if it did a hidden "Make Bitmap Copy" on the current selection before tracing. (Hidden meaning that the bitmap copy would be done in memory and not actually added to the document.)
Aaron Spike