I'm afraid the blocking behavior is a regression of https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/commit/738e2fcae54ef8764d33d3a47bf7868641efdcfd
Actually the search request should be done asynchronously (and therefore should be non-blocking), however the existence check added is a synchronous request (and therefore potentially blocks the UI).
I'm afraid the blocking behavior is a regression of /gitlab. com/inkscape/ inkscape/ commit/ 738e2fcae54ef87 64d33d3a47bf786 8641efdcfd
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Actually the search request should be done asynchronously (and therefore should be non-blocking), however the existence check added is a synchronous request (and therefore potentially blocks the UI).