Sorry about asking here. I just wanted to check before tracking down my sf login details to do it there.

1) Add a gradient fill to shape A, then combine it exclusively with another shape B to leave the remainder of shape A. If you copy then paste A, it gives you back the correct shape but filled only with black instead of the gradient.

2) Add a gradient fill to shape A, then combine it exclusively with another shape B to leave a shape that is originally smaller than the original shape A. The gradient fill is scaled to the new shape rather than keeping it's settings relative to the new shape size as is most likely desired.

3) After creating a rectangle, I can highlight it and select 'rect properties' from the context menu where I can edit the X/Y and other properties. If I then combinethe rectangle with another shape, I can not find any way to manually edit the X/Y properties other than rather clumsily in the XML editor.

Another thing I would note is that I really would like to be able to have a dialogue open to show the currently selected shape details so I can quickly sift through different shapes without opening additional dialogues. As it is, I can only open up details for individual shapes and must do so for every single one. But that's a 'feature request'. ;)