Comment 0 for bug 1177650

This bug has only been observed when the following preference is set:

'Inkscape Preferences > Clippaths and Masks > Before applying clippath or mask:'
[x] Put all clipped/masked objects into one group

If this preference is set, the clip and mask commands no longer work correctly if the bottommost object has a 'transform' attribute present.

Repro:

- set the preference
- create two primitive shapes such as rectangles
- stretch, shear, rotate and move the bottommost shape so that it contains a 'transform' attribute (it's easier to see the issue if it has been moved fairly far from its original position)
- try to set clip or mask using the two shapes

The operation will not work correctly, it looks like the transform on the bottom object isn't being applied correctly when the clip or mask is performed.

This was observed on Windows 8 using Inkscape 0.48.4 r9939 and Inkscape 0.48+devel r12217