Dingbat ? Can they be fixed?

[NELS]

I have tried to break apart a dingbat image and could not do it or figure it out. So, I am asking if it is possible. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

[kkrewtea]

If you can get them to open in inkscape they can....I have some that won't open in inkscape so I put them into a text box in PSE5 and then was able to open them in IS...Then do the fixing...

[NELS]

Thanks Shirl. I did get the font into inkscape.. It is Tropicana. I tried to fix the guitar and the pineaple by separating and getting rid of the extra inside lines but nothing worked. By nothing I mean ungroup or break apart.. I did follow steps given in a tutorial.. I will try again on a different dingbat font..

[AnointedHands]

Thanks Shirl. I did get the font into inkscape.. It is Tropicana. I tried to fix the guitar and the pineaple by separating and getting rid of the extra inside lines but nothing worked. By nothing I mean ungroup or break apart.. I did follow steps given in a tutorial.. I will try again on a different dingbat font..

In order to change a dingbat, you have to select it, Path>Object to Path. This will change it to a vector so you can change.

While selected, Path>Break Apart. Go to the outline view, View>Outline and you will be able to see the lines and should be able to separate them.

[NELS]

Thanks so much Annointed Hands. It worked.. Just what I needed to know. So now I can work with all these dingbats I have.. I did do the Hula dancing girl and it woked up to a point and would not separate any more. Part of her body arms and legs were double lines. I thought I remember seeing a post on this.. so maybe I need to go back and find it. Did it have something to do with filling the image in a color like black and then work with it.? Or maybe this is as far as it will go. I have learned so much from you and Jancy and sboz and Shirl and others.. ( I hope this proves to those that think they can't do it... YOu can because if I can learn it anyone can... ) You all deserve a big hand for being so willing to help and share.

[kkrewtea]

ME?!?!?!?!? I'm the inkscape idiot, remember??? I'm new to this too! We're learning together! And with LOTS of help from all the above mentined people! I always try to find a silhouette that I can convert so I don't have to deal with the dreaded double line syndrome....