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  1. Bug #169051 (sf1823219)
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Comment 4 for bug 169051

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Tom Davidson (tjd-mit) wrote : Re: lorem ipsum effect does not work

All lorem ipsum does is generate random text. The bug is therefore that text objects can't be converted to patterns with 'object->pattern->object to pattern'. I'll rename the bug to reflect this.
Steps to reproduce: (SVN rev 16895, linux x86)

-open a new document
-create a text object
-object->pattern->object to pattern

Result:
 The text object disappears, and the errors noted above are generated. The pattern can still be assigned to objects, but they remain blank.

Expected result:
 The text object remains visible, and can be used to pattern other objects.

Workaround:
 Convert the text to a path (with 'Path->Object to path') before converting it to a pattern.