Comment 3 for bug 595881

> As far as a file goes, will have to find an image site
> unless this site allows uploading.

The bug tracker allows attachments. The link to 'Add attachment or patch' is just below the 'Add comment' field on the webpage of your bug report. Attachments to e-mail replies are also accepted.

> Where as the other bug mentions it working with one but
> not the other. In my case it fails all around.

Which other bug report? If you talk about the recently filed bug #589092 - that bug is not relevant for your Inkscape version (it is a regression in the not yet released development version for 0.48), and is specifically about in-place editing a clipping or masking path (after having successfully applied it) without the need to release it.

> not sure what you would find from a file that fails
> to do what I want it to do but doesn't

To figure out if and what fails and needs to be fixed, it is necessary to try to reproduce your problem on other machines/platforms and/or with more recent Inkscape builds. Without either
- a detailed list of 'steps to reproduce', including a description of
 'Expected result' and 'Actual result'
- and/or an SVG file with a (minimal) example of object(s) and the mask
  you are trying to use on it
I'm afraid not much can be done. The SVG source might reveal things like using colors for the mask that don't change the opacity of the masked object(s) or make them completely transparent, trying to use a path as mask that is stacked below the objects (in z-order) you want to mask, known issues with page resize / nested groups with transform attributes (e.g. bug #569281), etc.

> if google for mask just about a tutorial that appears
> I tried to get it to work.

Can you provide a link to the tutorial you tried to follow?

References:
Manual pages about clipping and masking:
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Clip.html>
<http://en.flossmanuals.net/Inkscape/ClipAndMask>
User support:
<https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape>
<http://InkscapeForum.com>