Hi.

I've noticed that in recent versions (version r10300 and r10350 - and maybe sooner also) in order to select a type of Dashes in FIll and Stroke dialog box I have to keep left mouse button (LMB) down until I've selected the type of dashes I want.

I don't really know if I like this change of dialog box behaviour. Neither if it's a wanted feature.
It's not a thing that bugs me particulary. But I tend to forget to keep the LMB down and then a straight line is usually the result.

Personaly I want to have the old behaviour back, or at least an option to change it so that two click is necesary.

Hi Grobe,
This happens to me from time to time, with all the menus. Although it happened more often on an older computer with less memory...I don't think it's ever happened on my new one. But also the longer I worked, or the larger the image, the more it happened.

How much RAM do you have? Are you able to test on another system with more memory?

brynn wrote:How much RAM do you have? Are you able to test on another system with more memory?

I have roughly this system:
OS: XP sp2, Norwegian
RAM: 2 Gb
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.21 GHz (old one from 2005)

I currently doesn't have access to a machine with more ram.

This is from another thread: ~suv said,

... The most recent development builds from modevia (>= r10237) now use updated GTK+ and Cairo libraries (for a detailed list see readme.txt from the devlibs (used to build and package Inkscape on Windows)). Did you have a chance to test them lately? Are you aware of any regressions in Inkscape with GTK+ 2.22.1 which haven't been reported yet, or which might seriously affect usability (e.g. disfunctional widgets in the GUI, or problems configuring/using extended input devices like tablet+pen (no pressure-sensitivity, pen not working either in the GUI part or on-canvas ....

For my part, I have noticed a lot of problems with drop down menus and dialog boxes not releasing the focus, even using the esc key in addition to clicking elsewhere, in recent builds. The dashes drop down menu is particularly bad, not picking the already chosen style, and if you clicked it and did not select anything your current style would be reset anyway... I believe the very latest build for windows has ameliorated some of those issues (menus going away now!). But pressure sensitivity is still missing...

Ah, so perhaps not a memory issue, in this case!