Edit any clone as if we were editing the original object

[Codain]

Sometimes it's not easy to find the original object between lot of its clones, and more difficult when they are not in the same layer or group.

The idea would be to be able to edit a clone as we would edit the original one, whithout knowing whether we are on the real one or not.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

> Sometimes it's not easy to find the original
> object between lot of its clones

The command 'Edit > Clone > Select Original' (keyboard shortcut 'Shift+D') allows to quickly select the original of the current clone. It can then be easily edited.

See also:
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Clones.html#id1143661>

[su_v (suv-lp)]

<opinion>
The only case this feature requests makes sense to me is when editing SVG files crated with third-party apps which might have the original of existing clones hidden in the <defs> section. Editing such hidden originals would however require a special mode (unhide the original for editing, then hide it again).
For other use case, I don't think this would increase usability: Treating clones like original objects for editing is likely to create more confusion then increase usability because clones (SVG: <use>) otherwise do not (and won't) support the same features as original objects do.
</opinion>