Weird behavior with width tool on compound path

[kpochard]

My issue is that when I create a width point on one section of this letter, it creates a new width point on the bowl of the R, which I used 'exclude' to create. When this happens, both points are directly tied to one another, so adjusting the unwanted point is not an option. I cannot fix the new width point on the bowl without it affecting the width point I DID want on the leg.

[Monika Gause]

Because this is a compound path, those two width profiles are connected.

You will need to disconnect them. So maybe you would need to separate the stroke from the object by copying, then releasing the compound path and applying just a stroke to the paths each.

[Omar.Fathy]

or you can select the unwanted width point and delete it.

[kpochard]

I have already tried both of those to no avail - I cannot delete the unwanted width point, because it deletes the original. With some of them, I am unable to delete the width point at all.

I have tried separating the stroke from the object and just creating a stroke to put on top of it. But I still have to exclude a shape from the letterform to create the bowl of the R. If the bowl has no stroke, and I exclude it (intending to just put a separate path on top of it as the stroke), the rest of the R loses its stroke because they are now connected.

[tromboniator]

Let me expand a bit on what I understand Monika to be saying:

What you want to end up with is three separate paths: a compound path, which is the letter shape, with the fill applied but no stroke; a closed path that is the outside perimeter of the letter, which has the stroke applied, but no fill; a closed path that is the perimeter of the counter, or bowl shape, that has stroke applied, but no fill. So:

1) Select the letter shape and copy it.

2) It should have a fill, but remove any stroke.

3 Paste in front.

4) Go to Object menu > Compound Path > Release.

5) Apply a fill of None, add stroke if it does not already have one.

You should now be able to adjust the widths of the strokes as you wish.

I hope this is clear.

Peter