Inkscape: strokes show as gray or semi-transparent when should be black

Question

Using Inkscape v1.0.2-2, I now experience a problem with strokes for any shape tool. I try to make a rectangle with a black stroke color, a .3 thickness, and no fill color. It was working and then changed when I went back to the file. The problem stays no matter what document I open, even after closing/restarting Inkscape or restarting Windows. I search far and wide but cannot find a solution that works for my particular situation.

Things I've tried:

• Checking the "fill and stroke" options for 100% opacity and Alpha values.
• Checking the "Layer" options for 100% opacity and Alpha values.
• Checking the "Objects" option for 100% opacity and Alpha values.
• Redrawing a new rectangle with solid stroke and no fill.
• Changing the "Document Properties" settings for color profile.

Does anyone have any clues as to why I cannot draw a simple, solid-colored stroke?

Here's the link to the sample file: https://tinyurl.com/4kwy69nm

Answer 1

There is nothing wrong with the file you've provided and it displays correctly for me. Inspecting it inside a text-editor doesn't show anything that could cause the behavior you're describing either.

It sounds like you may be in 'Outline Overlay' display mode, even though that didn't exist yet in version 1.0.2.

Switch back to normal view with 'View → Display Mode → Normal'.

From your comment on the question, it sounds like it could actually be just anti-aliasing. If lines don't quite align with the pixel grid of your screen, they have to be spread across two pixels making it look thicker and a little faded. It's a technical limitation of how graphics are displayed on screens.

You can either disable anti-aliasing, which will create jagged-edges especially on diagonal lines, however, or try to align objects with the pixel grid by nudging them a little or switching to 'px' units and snapping.