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Beginners' Questions Selecting hidden objects not working in Linux Mint 20.3
  1. #1
    jde3759 jde3759 @jde3759

    ello,

    I'm using
    Inkscape Inkscape 1.1.2 (0a00cf5339, 2022-02-04) on Linux Mint 20.3

        GLib version: 2.72.0
        GTK version: 3.24.33
        glibmm version: 2.66.1
        gtkmm version: 3.24.5
        libxml2 version: 2.9.12
        libxslt version: 1.1.34
        Cairo version: 1.16.0
        Pango version: 1.50.6
        HarfBuzz version: 3.0.0
        Poppler version: 21.09.0

        OS version: GNOME 42 (Flatpak runtime)

     

    jackson@Lenovo-G50-80:~$ neofetch
                 ...-:::::-... jackson@Lenovo-G50-80
              .-MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-. ---------------------
          .-MMMM`..-:::::::-..`MMMM-. OS: Linux Mint 20.3 x86_64
        .:MMMM.:MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM:.MMMM:. Host: 80L0 Lenovo G50-80
       -MMM-M---MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.MMM- Kernel: 5.4.0-107-generic
     `:MMM:MM` :MMMM:....::-...-MMMM:MMM:` Uptime: 44 mins
     :MMM:MMM` :MM:` `` `` `:MMM:MMM: Packages: 2640 (dpkg), 33 (flatpak)
    .MMM.MMMM` :MM. -MM. .MM- `MMMM.MMM. Shell: bash 5.0.17
    :MMM:MMMM` :MM. -MM- .MM: `MMMM-MMM: Resolution: 1366x768, 1920x1080
    :MMM:MMMM` :MM. -MM- .MM: `MMMM:MMM: DE: Cinnamon
    :MMM:MMMM` :MM. -MM- .MM: `MMMM-MMM: WM: Mutter (Muffin)
    .MMM.MMMM` :MM:--:MM:--:MM: `MMMM.MMM. WM Theme: Cinnamox-Rhino (Mint-Y)
     :MMM:MMM- `-MMMMMMMMMMMM-` -MMM-MMM: Theme: Mint-Y-Dark-Purple [GTK2/3]
      :MMM:MMM:` `:MMM:MMM: Icons: Mint-Y-Dark-Blue [GTK2/3]
       .MMM.MMMM:--------------:MMMM.MMM. Terminal: gnome-terminal
         '-MMMM.-MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-.MMMM-' CPU: Intel i3-4030U (4) @ 1.800GHz
           '.-MMMM``--:::::--``MMMM-.' GPU: Intel Haswell-ULT
                '-MMMMMMMMMMMMM-' Memory: 3043MiB / 15930MiB
                   ``-:::::-``

    Not sure if anyone else has this problem and couldn't find in the forums .

    Selecting hidden objects doesn't seem to work. For example, if I have a circle in the background and a square on top all in one layer, I can't seem to select the circle when using ALT+Left Click. I can use the tab key to cycle through the objects and am able to select the circle but when I try to move the circle only the square moves and the circle remains in place.

    I have tried this step on a Windows 10 machine and it works just fine. I can easily select a hidden object using ALT+Left Click without any issues.

    Not sure why this is happening on my Linux machine.

    I have attached a video to show. Please let me know if there is any other information you need.

    Thank you for help,
    Jackson E

  2. #2
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurden

    Working here:

    Inkscape 1.1.1 (1:1.1+202109281949+c3084ef5ed)

        GLib version:     2.64.6
        GTK version:      3.24.20
        glibmm version:   2.64.2
        gtkmm version:    3.24.2
        libxml2 version:  2.9.10
        libxslt version:  1.1.34
        Cairo version:    1.16.0
        Pango version:    1.44.7
        HarfBuzz version: 2.6.4
        Poppler version:  0.86.1

        OS version:       Linux Mint 20.3

    My rig is pretty much bone-stock... no alternate window managers or keyboard handlers.

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