[Node tool] panning with space+LMB fails

[John]

I have my prefs set such that Space + LMB will pan the screen.

I am discovering that I must have the Select and Transform Objects tool active for this to work. If I am using, for example, the Edit paths by nodes tool, pressing Space + LMB will not let me pan the screen.

Inkscape version: the just-released 0.48 (using within X11; XQuartz 2.5.3)
OS: Mac OS X 10.6.3v1.1
Machine: 8-core Mac Pro "nehalem" with 6gb RAM

John

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Reproduced with Inkscape 0.48 and 0.48+devel r9723 on OS X 10.5.8

Not reproduced with Inkscape 0.47 -> regression with the new node tool (works with other tools in all versions).

[John (john-coffeeonmars)]

EDIT: comment added by OP:

this occurs *only* when the Edit paths by nodes tool is selected. All other tools' being active does not impede the Space + LMB screen panning.

John

[su_v (suv-lp)]

related report (deselection of nodes/path still happens in 0.48):

Bug #341866 “path deselects by using mouse+space”:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/341866>

[John Smith (john-smithi)]

Patch to enable panning (Space + LMB) for the Node tool.

Tested on Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Patch tested with r10919 and fix confirmed on
- OS X Lion (64bit), GTK+/X11 2.24.8, Glib 2.30.2
- Mac OS X Leopard (32bit), GTK+/Quartz 2.24.8, GLib 2.28.8

<off-topic>
On 32bit Leopard, using Inkscape r10919 with the Quartz backend of GTK+, screen-update of formerly off-screen regions when panning (as opposed to scrolling) is often bad with lots of artifacts, independent of the tool context and keyboard shortcut used (LBM + space bar, or Shift + RMB).
</off-topic>

[John (john-coffeeonmars)]

darn nice of you to continue following up on these bugs, ~suv and colleagues.

I appreciate knowing about the tracking, as Inkscape continues to be and WILL continue to be in my toolkit.

John

On Jan 23, 2012, at 2:50 AM, ~suv wrote:

> ** Tags added: backport-proposed
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> Title:
> [Node tool] panning with space+LMB fails
>
> Status in Inkscape: A Vector Drawing Tool:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I have my prefs set such that Space + LMB will pan the screen.
>
> I am discovering that I must have the Select and Transform Objects
> tool active for this to work. If I am using, for example, the Edit
> paths by nodes tool, pressing Space + LMB will not let me pan the
> screen.
>
> Inkscape version: the just-released 0.48 (using within X11; XQuartz 2.5.3)
> OS: Mac OS X 10.6.3v1.1
> Machine: 8-core Mac Pro "nehalem" with 6gb RAM
>
>
> John
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[su_v (suv-lp)]

 trunk: rev 10921
0.48.x: rev 9855