Comment 5 for bug 821143

> I found the Wacom tablet to be the culprit. What a
> relief to have the Inkscape back in order.

Did you have both the normal (maybe wireless) mouse and the wacom moue connected (and on the tablet) when launching Inkscape?
Would you be willing to try once again using the tablet, but making sure to not leave the Wacom mouse on the Wacom tablet while using the wireless mouse? [1]

Any feedback would be appreciated.

[1] this was reported in a related topic here: <http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9558&p=36373&hilit=wacom#p36373>