I have a question about handling clones (an example file is on http://volition.wustl.edu/test.svg
Imagine this:
1) I create an object (the top left one in the file)
2) I make multiple clones of this object and spread them around (the others, not the original of the clones)
3) Then I decide that I want to move the clones a little to the right
4) I select them all (make a selection box with the mouse around all the clones, but do not include the original).
5) I move the selection area to the right (or to any position).
6) I release the mouse button
AND THEN THE STRANGE THING HAPPENS: all the clones seem to move to some RANDOM positions.
To resolve this 'problem', I can group the selection, move the group and then ungroup. That works.
I have the clone option to stay unmoved when the original moves. If I select the move according to transform option in the inkcape preferences, the problem does not occur anymore, that is, the selected clones move as I intend.
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My questions:
1) What is going on? Why the random moves of some of the clones?
2) Why does it work as I want if I select the option 'move according to transform'. I thought this inkscape pref is ONLY about what happens when you move the original, but not when you move the cloned selection.
I wonder whether I am missing something, or whether this is an unintended side effect?
---- BTW: I use Ubuntu Linux Dapper. It happens on the official ubuntu 0.43 inkscape version as well on the latest Linux version I downloaded using the autopackage.