Mouse focus is trapped in the 'Font size' GtkComboBoxEntry on the Text options toolbar

[karamelin]

When you choose font size in Text options toolbar and press Esc, focus isn't returned to the canvas and stays in the toolbar.

Inkscape 0.48, MS Windows XP SP2.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Reproduced with Inkscape 0.48.0 and 0.48+devel r9942 on OS X 10.5.8

Workaround: as long as you choose from the preset values, use the mouse wheel to select the number while hovering over the entry field, without actually clicking into it (the mouse focus thus stays on-canvas).

Does not happen in Inkscape 0.47.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Tentatively raising importance to 'Medium' because it really interrupts the workflow, especially when using font sizes not listed in the dropdown menu.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Workaround II:
<Tab> instead of <Esc> returns focus to the currently selected text object on-canvas.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Fixed with John Smith's changes for bug #900602 in revision 11676: both <return> and <esc> move focus back to the currently edited text on-canvas (<return> applies the change, <esc> cancels the current edit of the font size).