Update: closing all inkscape windows and re-opening the two files in question resolved the problem: objects were pasted as objects, not as bitmap. When the problem first occurred I had about 6 or 7 Inkscape windows open, if that should matter.
Update: closing all inkscape windows and re-opening the two files in question resolved the problem: objects were pasted as objects, not as bitmap.
When the problem first occurred I had about 6 or 7 Inkscape windows open, if that should matter.