Comment 3 for bug 1358511

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On 2014-08-19 24:04 , Kevin Yin wrote:
> Inkscape places some of my newly created paths in the root layer,
> but that's not the bug I'm reporting here because I don't understand
> why this behavior occurs.

Two common situations which unexpectedly make 'root' the current layer:
- Bug #505225: if the 'type-ahead find' popup is triggered, the current drawing level is switched to 'root'
- Bug #1086296: 'Live Preview' toggle unsets current layer if nothing is selected

Another occasion:
- Bug #394503: bitmap files get Opened into layer 'root'

As soon as any object in 'root' is selected with the mouse, the current drawing level switches to 'root', and new objects drawn or pasted at this point will also end up in 'root' until the current drawing level is changed again (e.g. by clicking on an object in a regular layer).

Related reports about objects trapped in 'root':
Bug #488561: Object still visible when all layers switched off.
Bug #792175: Root layer should be included in the Layers palette
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