Also, this is how cloning (the 'use' element) works in SVG, so it's natural that Inkscape does it this way too (it would be difficult for it to do otherwise).
See section 5.6 of the SVG 1.1 spec: http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/struct.html#UseElement
Also, this is how cloning (the 'use' element) works in SVG, so it's natural that Inkscape does it this way too (it would be difficult for it to do otherwise).
See section 5.6 of the SVG 1.1 spec: http:// www.w3. org/TR/ SVG/struct. html#UseElement