Reproduced with Inkscape 0.46+devel r22544 on OS X 10.5.8
1) create shape (star, rectangle) and convert it to path, or draw a closed path with the bézier tool
2) set pattern fill (take the first, stripes, though I doubt it matters)
3) switch to node editor <F2>
4a) use 'Ctrl+A' to select all nodes or:
4b) drag a selection window big enough to include the pattern handles
5) move the path by dragging a node
results (most of the times) in a crash or freeze. I suspect that the pattern handles are relevant for this crash.
Reproduced with Inkscape 0.46+devel r22544 on OS X 10.5.8
1) create shape (star, rectangle) and convert it to path, or draw a closed path with the bézier tool
2) set pattern fill (take the first, stripes, though I doubt it matters)
3) switch to node editor <F2>
4a) use 'Ctrl+A' to select all nodes or:
4b) drag a selection window big enough to include the pattern handles
5) move the path by dragging a node
results (most of the times) in a crash or freeze. I suspect that the pattern handles are relevant for this crash.