In a freshly-opened file it seems to work correctly, so I see your confusion. I have attached a file where, if you follow the previous instructions (create a new new group object somewhere...), the newly-grouped objects "go wild" when you bend them. Debian Linux squeeze 64-bit, Inkscape 0.48.2 compiled and installed from vanilla source
In a freshly-opened file it seems to work correctly, so I see your confusion. I have attached a file where, if you follow the previous instructions (create a new new group object somewhere...), the newly-grouped objects "go wild" when you bend them. Debian Linux squeeze 64-bit, Inkscape 0.48.2 compiled and installed from vanilla source