Hello.
A pattern with a clipped object becomes partly or totally invisible, depending on zoom
level and/or if it's selected, in latest inkscape build. (I used
http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/Inkscape19816-0809080916.7z )
The file "mesh7_046R" contains a pattern = (objects + a clipped rectangle) and
was not opened with later builds of Inkscape. The pattern shows correctly at every zoom
level in the 0.46 release..
The file "clipped_pattern046R_046Dev" is the same (mesh7_046R), then it was
opened in the latest build, and a new similar clipped pattern was created.
Both patterns disappear, totally or partially, depending on whether they are selected or
not and on the zoom level.
This seems to only happen to patterns with clipped objects.