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The stroke width scaling features are not working.

Asked by Angelo

When I resize an object the stroke width is not adjusting proportionally, though the appropriate "Affects" setting and/or "Transform" stroke width scaling options are selected. The actual on-screen image is fine, but when I print the image as either the svg file or as a saved pdf or bitmap file the stroke widths do not maintain their proportionality. I end up with very thin vertical lines and very broad horizontal lines.

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Guillermo Espertino (Gez) (gespertino-gmail) said : 		#1

That looks like a bug. You should use the "Bugs" section to report it.
First use the search function and look for a similar bug. If you find a similar bug, add your information, if there isn't a similar bug create a new report.
Specify what version of inkscape are you running, in which operating system and give all the details you can to help to track the origin of the problem. A sample file would be useful too.

This section is intended for usage questions and not for reporting bugs.

Anyway, as a workaround you could try to convert all the strokes to paths. That, and converting shapes and fonts into paths, usually help to avoid printing or PDF export problems.

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Angelo (apbufalino) said : 		#2

Thank you for your feedback. When I tried your suggestion of converting the strokes to paths the on-screen image lost its proportionality and ended up matching the printed format. I would agree that this problem is likely a, with both the PC and MAC versions of the software, and I will get it posted to the "Bugs" section. Thanks again.