Comment 11 for bug 167416

When the handle that is being dragged comes too close to the scaling origin, an extreme transformation will result. This triggers a virtually infinite loop during rendering. I've solved this by simply blocking the rendering of the pattern in such an extreme case. I'm quite sure that this solves the problem, so I've changed the status to "Fix Released". If the bug however hasn't been fully squashed then don't hesitate reopening this bug!

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http://inkscape.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/inkscape?view=rev&revision=16861