From what you describe, it looks like to me that the gradient fill that is used in that object is not moving along with the object. Before placing and moving the object, first set Inkscape to move gradients along with the objects. [...] Many, many thanks for the hint, that was exactly what I was lo...

You might look through the various tutorials available, for creating this kind of image. They should provide instructions for adding highlights, etc. Try the Tricks and Tutorials forum, pinned/sticky messages, for some good tuts. Well, I tried some tutorials I found on the net but, maybe because I'...

Hello everybody, I try to (re)use, by copying it on an image of mine, the following image: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Glasbutton_rot.svg where, in fact, I suppress the inkscape logo, sorry ;). The trouble is that the nice transparency and light effect depends on the place where is located ...