When I'm doing comic projects in inkscape, the way I typically have it organized is each panel is a set of:
I'm not quite sure what is a "panel" but I think all this is covered by the "named selections" (or better cal them "sets") idea. Here are a few more UI tweaks for it:
- When you happen to manually select exactly the objects that make up one of the sets, that set's name is displayed in the combo box - the same end result as if you selected the name from the list and thus caused it to be selected.
- When one of the names is shown in that combo box, you can erase it, which results in removing this set from the list of defined sets. (Objects remain, they're just not in the set anymore.) Maybe a small button near the box can also be added for this purpose.
- When you select something and then type the name of a set in the combo box (rather than select that name from the list), the current selection is added to that set, rather than replace it.
- In the Object Properties dialog, add a Sets field next to Id, which would list (and allow you to edit) a comma-separated list of sets that the currently selected object belongs to. For multiple selections, list only those sets to which all selected objects belong.
- In the same dialog, enable the visible/active checkboxes to be applicable to any number of selected objects. That will let you select one of the sets and hide/unhide it with a couple of clicks.
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