=== modified file 'src/selection.cpp'
--- src/selection.cpp	2014-03-30 22:08:13 +0000
+++ src/selection.cpp	2014-11-15 21:27:09 +0000
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@
 
 SPItem *Selection::singleItem() {
     GSList const *items=itemList();
-    if ( items != NULL && items->next == NULL ) {
+    if ( items == NULL && _layers->currentLayer() != NULL){
+        return reinterpret_cast<SPItem *>(_layers->currentLayer());
+    }  else if ( items != NULL && items->next == NULL ) {
         return reinterpret_cast<SPItem *>(items->data);
     } else {
         return NULL;

=== modified file 'src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp'
--- src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp	2014-11-10 17:39:33 +0000
+++ src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp	2014-11-15 22:42:17 +0000
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
     effectlist_store->clear();
     current_lpeitem = NULL;
 
-    if ( sel && !sel->isEmpty() ) {
+    if ( sel ) {
         SPItem *item = sel->singleItem();
         if ( item ) {
             SPLPEItem *lpeitem = dynamic_cast<SPLPEItem *>(item);
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 LivePathEffectEditor::onAdd()
 {
     Inkscape::Selection *sel = _getSelection();
-    if ( sel && !sel->isEmpty() ) {
+    if ( sel &&  sel->singleItem()) {
         SPItem *item = sel->singleItem();
         if (item) {
             if ( dynamic_cast<SPLPEItem *>(item) ) {
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 LivePathEffectEditor::onRemove()
 {
     Inkscape::Selection *sel = _getSelection();
-    if ( sel && !sel->isEmpty() ) {
+    if ( sel &&  sel->singleItem()) {
         SPItem *item = sel->singleItem();
         SPLPEItem *lpeitem  = dynamic_cast<SPLPEItem *>(item);
         if ( lpeitem ) {
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
 void LivePathEffectEditor::onUp()
 {
     Inkscape::Selection *sel = _getSelection();
-    if ( sel && !sel->isEmpty() ) {
+    if ( sel &&  sel->singleItem()) {
         SPItem *item = sel->singleItem();
         SPLPEItem *lpeitem = dynamic_cast<SPLPEItem *>(item);
         if ( lpeitem ) {
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
 void LivePathEffectEditor::onDown()
 {
     Inkscape::Selection *sel = _getSelection();
-    if ( sel && !sel->isEmpty() ) {
+    if ( sel &&  sel->singleItem()) {
         SPItem *item = sel->singleItem();
         SPLPEItem *lpeitem = dynamic_cast<SPLPEItem *>(item);
         if ( lpeitem ) {