=== modified file 'src/select-context.cpp'
--- src/select-context.cpp	2013-12-10 12:44:17 +0000
+++ src/select-context.cpp	2014-01-25 22:56:16 +0000
@@ -171,13 +171,18 @@
 
     SPDesktop *desktop = ec->desktop;
 
-    select_context->_describer = new Inkscape::SelectionDescriber(
+    if (select_context->_describer) {
+        delete select_context->_describer;
+        select_context->_describer = NULL;
+    }
+#if 0
+new Inkscape::SelectionDescriber(
                 desktop->selection, 
                 desktop->messageStack(),
                 _("Click selection to toggle scale/rotation handles"),
                 _("No objects selected. Click, Shift+click, or drag around objects to select.")
         );
-
+#endif
     select_context->_seltrans = new Inkscape::SelTrans(desktop);
 
     sp_event_context_read(ec, "show");