Index: sp-item-group.cpp
===================================================================
--- sp-item-group.cpp	(revision 22539)
+++ sp-item-group.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@
         } else if (SP_IS_SHAPE(subitem)) {
             SPCurve * c = NULL;
             if (SP_IS_PATH(subitem)) {
-                c = sp_path_get_curve_for_edit(SP_PATH(subitem));
+                c = sp_path_get_original_curve(SP_PATH(subitem));
             } else {
                 c = sp_shape_get_curve(SP_SHAPE(subitem));
             }
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@
                     Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = SP_OBJECT_REPR(subitem);
                     gchar *str = sp_svg_write_path(c->get_pathvector());
                     repr->setAttribute("d", str);
+g_message("sp_group_perform_patheffect write");
                     g_free(str);
                 }
 
Index: sp-lpe-item.cpp
===================================================================
--- sp-lpe-item.cpp	(revision 22539)
+++ sp-lpe-item.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
 static void sp_lpe_item_enable_path_effects(SPLPEItem *lpeitem, bool enable);
 
-static void lpeobject_ref_changed(SPObject *old_ref, SPObject *ref, SPLPEItem *lpeitem);
 static void lpeobject_ref_modified(SPObject *href, guint flags, SPLPEItem *lpeitem);
 
 static void sp_lpe_item_create_original_path_recursive(SPLPEItem *lpeitem);
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@
     lpeitem->path_effect_list = new PathEffectList();
     lpeitem->current_path_effect = NULL;
 
-    new (&lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection) sigc::connection();
+    lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list = new std::list<sigc::connection>();
 }
 
 static void
@@ -154,8 +153,14 @@
 {
     SPLPEItem *lpeitem = (SPLPEItem *) object;
 
-    lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection.disconnect();
-    lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection.~connection();
+    // disconnect all modified listeners:
+    for (std::list<sigc::connection>::iterator mod_it = lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list->begin();
+         mod_it != lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list->end(); ++mod_it)
+    {
+        mod_it->disconnect();
+    }
+    delete lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list;
+    lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list = NULL;
 
     PathEffectList::iterator it = lpeitem->path_effect_list->begin();
     while ( it != lpeitem->path_effect_list->end() ) {
@@ -165,7 +170,8 @@
         it = lpeitem->path_effect_list->erase(it);
     }
     // delete the list itself
-    delete SP_LPE_ITEM(object)->path_effect_list;
+    delete lpeitem->path_effect_list;
+    lpeitem->path_effect_list = NULL;
 
     if (((SPObjectClass *) parent_class)->release)
         ((SPObjectClass *) parent_class)->release(object);
@@ -187,6 +193,14 @@
                 // Disable the path effects while populating the LPE list
                  sp_lpe_item_enable_path_effects(lpeitem, false);
 
+                // disconnect all modified listeners:
+                for ( std::list<sigc::connection>::iterator mod_it = lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list->begin();
+                      mod_it != lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list->end();
+                      ++mod_it)
+                {
+                    mod_it->disconnect();
+                }
+                lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list->clear();
                 // Clear the path effect list
                 PathEffectList::iterator it = lpeitem->path_effect_list->begin();
                 while ( it != lpeitem->path_effect_list->end() )
@@ -202,10 +216,7 @@
                     std::string href;
                     while (std::getline(iss, href, ';'))
                     {
-                        Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEObjectReference *path_effect_ref = new Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEObjectReference(SP_OBJECT(lpeitem));
-                        path_effect_ref->changedSignal().connect(sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(lpeobject_ref_changed), SP_LPE_ITEM(object)));
-                        // Now do the attaching, which emits the changed signal.
-                        // Fixme, it should not do this changed signal and updating before all effects are added to the path_effect_list
+                        Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEObjectReference *path_effect_ref = new Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEObjectReference(object);
                         try {
                             path_effect_ref->link(href.c_str());
                         } catch (Inkscape::BadURIException e) {
@@ -216,7 +227,11 @@
                         }
 
                         lpeitem->path_effect_list->push_back(path_effect_ref);
-                        if ( !(path_effect_ref->lpeobject && path_effect_ref->lpeobject->get_lpe()) ) {
+                        if ( path_effect_ref->lpeobject && path_effect_ref->lpeobject->get_lpe() ) {
+                            // connect modified-listener
+                            lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection_list->push_back(
+                                                path_effect_ref->lpeobject->connectModified(sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&lpeobject_ref_modified), lpeitem)) );
+                        } else {
                             // something has gone wrong in finding the right patheffect.
                             g_warning("Unknown LPE type specified, LPE stack effectively disabled");
                             // keep the effect in the lpestack, so the whole stack is effectively disabled but maintained
@@ -407,28 +422,12 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets called when (re)attached to another lpeobject.
+ * Gets called when any of the lpestack's lpeobject repr contents change: i.e. parameter change in any of the stacked LPEs
  */
 static void
-lpeobject_ref_changed(SPObject *old_ref, SPObject *ref, SPLPEItem *lpeitem)
-{
-    if (old_ref) {
-        sp_signal_disconnect_by_data(old_ref, lpeitem);
-    }
-    if ( IS_LIVEPATHEFFECT(ref) && ref != lpeitem )
-    {
-        lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection.disconnect();
-        lpeitem->lpe_modified_connection = ref->connectModified(sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&lpeobject_ref_modified), lpeitem));
-        lpeobject_ref_modified(ref, 0, lpeitem);
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Gets called when lpeobject repr contents change: i.e. parameter change.
- */
-static void
 lpeobject_ref_modified(SPObject */*href*/, guint /*flags*/, SPLPEItem *lpeitem)
 {
+g_message("lpeobject_ref_modified");
     sp_lpe_item_update_patheffect (lpeitem, true, true);
 }
 
@@ -469,6 +468,7 @@
         if (!sp_lpe_item_has_path_effect_recursive(lpeitem)
                 && repr->attribute("inkscape:original-d")) {
             repr->setAttribute("d", repr->attribute("inkscape:original-d"));
+g_message("sp_lpe_item_cleanup_original_path_recursive");
             repr->setAttribute("inkscape:original-d", NULL);
         }
         else {
@@ -753,8 +753,9 @@
 
 Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEObjectReference* sp_lpe_item_get_current_lpereference(SPLPEItem *lpeitem)
 {
-    if (!lpeitem->current_path_effect && !lpeitem->path_effect_list->empty())
+    if (!lpeitem->current_path_effect && !lpeitem->path_effect_list->empty()) {
         sp_lpe_item_set_current_path_effect(lpeitem, lpeitem->path_effect_list->back());
+    }
 
     return lpeitem->current_path_effect;
 }
@@ -773,7 +774,6 @@
 {
     for (PathEffectList::iterator it = lpeitem->path_effect_list->begin(); it != lpeitem->path_effect_list->end(); it++) {
         if ((*it)->lpeobject_repr == lperef->lpeobject_repr) {
-            lpeobject_ref_changed(NULL, (*it)->lpeobject, SP_LPE_ITEM(lpeitem)); // FIXME: explain why this is here?
             lpeitem->current_path_effect = (*it);  // current_path_effect should always be a pointer from the path_effect_list !
             return true;
         }
Index: sp-lpe-item.h
===================================================================
--- sp-lpe-item.h	(revision 22539)
+++ sp-lpe-item.h	(working copy)
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
     int path_effects_enabled;
 
     PathEffectList* path_effect_list;
+    std::list<sigc::connection> *lpe_modified_connection_list; // this list contains the connections for listening to lpeobject parameter changes
+
     Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEObjectReference* current_path_effect;
     std::vector<Inkscape::Display::TemporaryItem*> lpe_helperpaths;
-
-    sigc::connection lpe_modified_connection;
 };
 
 struct SPLPEItemClass {
