useless rename dialog via layer dialog

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If I click on a name in the layer dialog, I can overwrite it directly. If I
select "rename layer" from the context menue, I get a stupid, small dialog
for renaming the layer. This is not only inconsistent but also fully
redundant because the dialog doesn't offer any further option except of, If
you want it, the cancel button. This could be simulated with the ESC key.
The key is already working but it doesn't drop the changes.

[Horkana-users (horkana-users)]

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The Rename Layer dialog is an artifact from past versions of Inkscape.
The menu item in the Layers menu needs to pop a dialog.

I would recommend keeping the dialog for now, and later taking the lead
from Adobe Photoshop and changing this to a Layer Properties dialog ("Edit
Layer Attributes" in GIMP) which could later be used for more than just the
layer name. (Adobe Photoshop 7 includes the option to colour tag layers,
this can help when organising an image with many layers and the colour
indication makes them stick out prominently in the Layers dialog. More
recent versions of photoshop have I believe added even more layer features,
even seperate histories for individual layers although I'm not sure where
exactly this functionality gets displayed.)

A tuturial explaining about layers in Adobe Photoshop including a
screenshot of the layer properties dialog.
http://www.uwec.edu/help/PhotoshopCS/layers.htm
http://www.uwec.edu/help/PhotoshopCS/images/dialog/layerprop.gif

[nightrow (jb-benoit)]

This would be a nice thing, easy to code i think.