'Object Attributes' dialog for hovered images and links does not update as expected
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Inkscape |
Triaged
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Low
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jazzynico |
Bug Description
UI inconsistency in current trunk when using context menu entries of hovered objects (object under the current mouse pointer position, not actually selected):
- context menu entries like 'Fill & Stroke', 'Text and Font', 'Object Properties' select the object under the current pointer position, and display the object's data in the opened dialog
- context menu entries like 'Image Properties' and 'Link Properties' open the 'Object Attributes' dialog, but do not automatically select the object under the current mouse pointer position. The data in the dialog is either empty (dialog may initialise with zero width/height) or shows the values of the previous selection (but insensitive).
In current stable 0.48.x - with the old floating dialogs for object attributes - the hovered object isn't selected either, but the menu entry each time opens a new dialog window which displays the data of the hovered object.
Solution for current trunk could be
a) make the dockable 'Object Attributes' dialog behave like 'Object Properties' (select hovered object and update data in dialog)
or
b) keep 'Object Attributes' as special case: update only the data in 'Object Attributes' without actually selecting the object
Changed in inkscape: | |
assignee: | nobody → jazzynico (jazzynico) |
milestone: | none → 1.0 |
Changed in inkscape: | |
milestone: | 1.0-old → 1.0 |
Sample SVG file used for tests to compare stable and current trunk r11674 (after the fix for bug #979567).