Problem closing a shape

[cursor]

Is there a "best" way to find out where the line(s) may be broken into to (where the controlling node points might be)? I can't seem to locate where they are (apparently you can). Thanks a bunch!

[mwenz]

The handle size can be made larger using xareg...but zoom in. Select a node. Hit the end or home key. The drawing should move the now selected begin or end node into view.

[Gamerprinter]

When I create shapes I generally set the line width to 0 pixels, though it still defaults to .5 pixels unless I change it to zero before closing the shape. On those occassions that I cannot find the other end of the line, I change the line width to 4 pixels or some larger amount that makes the line much more visible so I can complete the closing of the shape. I change the line width to my preferred width afterwards.

[Egg Bramhill]

Curtis,

Where did you get that shape from? Clicking on it states it's a line but it's a line you can't close. Did you import it from another program?

[mwenz]

Egg, it definitely can close. I did. There are two lines that make it up and so 4 ends.

[Egg Bramhill]

Hi Mike. I agree but if you select it it states one line, but it's not one line. If you select it and Break Shapes it becomes two independant lines, therefore it's an odd shape. If you create two lines in Xara and select Add Shapes it becomes One Shape NOT one line

[mwenz]

I think the lines were joined at some point, not add shapes.