Re: Question about finding an object in the SVG code that corresponds to what I see in the GUI but isn't clickable . .
Philip Rhoades <[email protected]>
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JF, On 2018-06-21 19:09, J. F. Lemaire wrote: >> Can anyone think of a way of finding those objects - either in the GUI >> or by >> looking at the SVG code so I can delete them? > > In my experience with these kind of files there is a lot of clipping > going on. So I always start by switching to outline mode, select all, > release clip, several times if necessary, ungroup, several times if > necessary, unlink clones if needed, etc. I sometimes had to deal with > very devious PDFs but always managed to get the result I wanted. - Outline mode - check - Select All - check - Release Clip - check - Ungroup - Inkscape seems to hang although it might just be overwhelmed - but I have a relatively fast processor with 32GB RAm . . > Hope this helps, Maybe . . I will leave it running overnight and see what it is like in the morning . . although top does not show Inkscape thrashing at all . . ah, it has just come back - trying another iteration . . Thanks, Phil. -- Philip Rhoades PO Box 896 Cowra NSW 2794 Australia E-mail: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot