Comment 4 for bug 171636

I'd love to have that features in Inkscape.

I would add a feature C: having multiple strokes for one path, where an offset (or path effect) can be set for each of those strokes.

In Illustrator, multiple strokes are possible and every stroke can have different effects like "Offset Path" - see attachement. Also see how it behaves when two nodes are near to each other at the bottom in the image.

Another great & useful example for Offset Path is given in this tutorial: http://veerle-v2.duoh.com/blog/comments/offset_path_on_text_in_illustrator/