Merged.

(bzr r15100.1.31)

14 files changed, 264 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/bool.cpp b/src/live_effects/parameter/bool.cpp
index 9ecadbdeb..af99ef362 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/bool.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/bool.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ BoolParam::param_set_default()
     param_setValue(defvalue);
 }
 
+void 
+BoolParam::param_update_default(bool const default_value)
+{
+    defvalue = default_value;
+}
+
 bool
 BoolParam::param_readSVGValue(const gchar * strvalue)
 {
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/bool.h b/src/live_effects/parameter/bool.h
index 403dd0b87..7ad8a9368 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/bool.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/bool.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
 
     void param_setValue(bool newvalue);
     virtual void param_set_default();
-
+    void param_update_default(bool const default_value);
     bool get_value() const { return value; };
 
     inline operator bool() const { return value; };
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/enum.h b/src/live_effects/parameter/enum.h
index 2340663c3..dbfc68623 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/enum.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/enum.h
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ public:
                 const Util::EnumDataConverter<E>& c,
                 Inkscape::UI::Widget::Registry* wr,
                 Effect* effect,
-                E default_value)
+                E default_value,
+                bool sort = true)
         : Parameter(label, tip, key, wr, effect)
     {
         enumdataconv = &c;
         defvalue = default_value;
         value = defvalue;
+        sorted = sort;
     };
 
     virtual ~EnumParam() { };
@@ -40,12 +42,11 @@ public:
     virtual Gtk::Widget * param_newWidget() {
         Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredEnum<E> *regenum = Gtk::manage ( 
             new Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredEnum<E>( param_label, param_tooltip,
-                       param_key, *enumdataconv, *param_wr, param_effect->getRepr(), param_effect->getSPDoc() ) );
+                       param_key, *enumdataconv, *param_wr, param_effect->getRepr(), param_effect->getSPDoc(), sorted ) );
 
         regenum->set_active_by_id(value);
         regenum->combobox()->setProgrammatically = false;
         regenum->set_undo_parameters(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, _("Change enumeration parameter"));
-
         return dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *> (regenum);
     };
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ private:
 
     E value;
     E defvalue;
+    bool sorted;
 
     const Util::EnumDataConverter<E> * enumdataconv;
 };
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/fontbutton.cpp b/src/live_effects/parameter/fontbutton.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff8ab76a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/fontbutton.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Authors:
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+
+#include "ui/widget/registered-widget.h"
+#include "live_effects/parameter/fontbutton.h"
+#include "live_effects/effect.h"
+#include "ui/widget/font-button.h"
+#include "svg/svg.h"
+#include "svg/stringstream.h"
+#include "verbs.h"
+
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+
+namespace LivePathEffect {
+
+FontButtonParam::FontButtonParam( const Glib::ustring& label, const Glib::ustring& tip,
+                      const Glib::ustring& key, Inkscape::UI::Widget::Registry* wr,
+                      Effect* effect, const Glib::ustring default_value )
+    : Parameter(label, tip, key, wr, effect),
+      value(default_value),
+      defvalue(default_value)
+{
+}
+
+void
+FontButtonParam::param_set_default()
+{
+    param_setValue(defvalue);
+}
+void 
+FontButtonParam::param_update_default(const Glib::ustring default_value){
+    defvalue = default_value;
+}
+
+bool
+FontButtonParam::param_readSVGValue(const gchar * strvalue)
+{
+    Inkscape::SVGOStringStream os;
+    os << strvalue;
+    param_setValue((Glib::ustring)os.str());
+    return true;
+}
+
+gchar *
+FontButtonParam::param_getSVGValue() const
+{
+    return g_strdup(value.c_str());
+}
+
+Gtk::Widget *
+FontButtonParam::param_newWidget()
+{
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredFontButton * fontbuttonwdg = Gtk::manage(
+        new Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredFontButton( param_label,
+                                                        param_tooltip,
+                                                        param_key,
+                                                        *param_wr,
+                                                        param_effect->getRepr(),
+                                                        param_effect->getSPDoc() ) );
+    Glib::ustring fontspec = param_getSVGValue();
+    fontbuttonwdg->setValue( fontspec);
+    fontbuttonwdg->set_undo_parameters(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, _("Change font button parameter"));
+    param_effect->upd_params = false;
+    return dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *> (fontbuttonwdg);
+}
+
+void
+FontButtonParam::param_setValue(const Glib::ustring newvalue)
+{
+    value = newvalue;
+}
+
+} /* namespace LivePathEffect */
+
+} /* namespace Inkscape */
+
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4 :
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/fontbutton.h b/src/live_effects/parameter/fontbutton.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..387ad130b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/fontbutton.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#ifndef INKSCAPE_LIVEPATHEFFECT_PARAMETER_FONT_H
+#define INKSCAPE_LIVEPATHEFFECT_PARAMETER_FONT_H
+
+/*
+ * Inkscape::LivePathEffectParameters
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <gtkmm.h>
+#include "live_effects/parameter/parameter.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+
+namespace LivePathEffect {
+
+class FontButtonParam : public Parameter {
+public:
+    FontButtonParam( const Glib::ustring& label,
+               const Glib::ustring& tip,
+               const Glib::ustring& key,
+               Inkscape::UI::Widget::Registry* wr,
+               Effect* effect,
+               const Glib::ustring default_value = "");
+    virtual ~FontButtonParam() {}
+
+    virtual Gtk::Widget * param_newWidget();
+    virtual bool param_readSVGValue(const gchar * strvalue);
+    void param_update_default(const Glib::ustring defvalue);
+    virtual gchar * param_getSVGValue() const;
+
+    void param_setValue(const Glib::ustring newvalue);
+    
+    virtual void param_set_default();
+
+    const Glib::ustring get_value() const { return defvalue; };
+
+private:
+    FontButtonParam(const FontButtonParam&);
+    FontButtonParam& operator=(const FontButtonParam&);
+    Glib::ustring value;
+    Glib::ustring defvalue;
+
+};
+
+} //namespace LivePathEffect
+
+} //namespace Inkscape
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4 :
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.cpp b/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.cpp
index d4e213948..befac4df1 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
 
-#include "ui/widget/registered-widget.h"
-#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
 
-#include "live_effects/parameter/parameter.h"
 #include "live_effects/effect.h"
+#include "live_effects/parameter/parameter.h"
 #include "svg/svg.h"
 #include "xml/repr.h"
 
@@ -16,6 +14,8 @@
 
 #include "verbs.h"
 
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+
 #define noLPEREALPARAM_DEBUG
 
 namespace Inkscape {
@@ -101,9 +101,16 @@ ScalarParam::param_set_default()
     param_set_value(defvalue);
 }
 
+void 
+ScalarParam::param_update_default(gdouble default_value)
+{
+    defvalue = default_value;
+}
+
 void
 ScalarParam::param_set_value(gdouble val)
 {
+    param_effect->upd_params = true;
     value = val;
     if (integer)
         value = round(value);
@@ -121,7 +128,7 @@ ScalarParam::param_set_range(gdouble min, gdouble max)
     // Once again, in gtk2, this is not a problem. But in gtk3,
     // widgets get allocated the amount of size they ask for,
     // leading to excessively long widgets.
-
+    param_effect->upd_params = true;
     if (min >= -SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE) {
         this->min = min;
     } else {
@@ -130,15 +137,15 @@ ScalarParam::param_set_range(gdouble min, gdouble max)
     if (max <= SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE) {
         this->max = max;
     } else {
-	this->max = SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE;
+        this->max = SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE;
     }
-
     param_set_value(value); // reset value to see whether it is in ranges
 }
 
 void
 ScalarParam::param_make_integer(bool yes)
 {
+    param_effect->upd_params = true;
     integer = yes;
     digits = 0;
     inc_step = 1;
@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ ScalarParam::param_newWidget()
         if(!overwrite_widget){
             rsu->set_undo_parameters(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, _("Change scalar parameter"));
         }
+        param_effect->upd_params = false;
         return dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *> (rsu);
     } else {
         return NULL;
@@ -178,12 +186,14 @@ ScalarParam::param_newWidget()
 void
 ScalarParam::param_set_digits(unsigned digits)
 {
+    param_effect->upd_params = true;
     this->digits = digits;
 }
 
 void
 ScalarParam::param_set_increments(double step, double page)
 {
+    param_effect->upd_params = true;
     inc_step = step;
     inc_page = page;
 }
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.h b/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.h
index 0ef28650a..3658bded8 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <glibmm/ustring.h>
 #include <2geom/forward.h>
 #include <2geom/pathvector.h>
+#include "ui/widget/registered-widget.h"
 
 // In gtk2, this wasn't an issue; we could toss around
 // G_MAXDOUBLE and not worry about size allocations. But
@@ -110,12 +111,12 @@ public:
     virtual gchar * param_getSVGValue() const;
 
     virtual void param_set_default();
+    void param_update_default(gdouble default_value);
     void param_set_value(gdouble val);
     void param_make_integer(bool yes = true);
     void param_set_range(gdouble min, gdouble max);
     void param_set_digits(unsigned digits);
     void param_set_increments(double step, double page);
-
     void addSlider(bool add_slider_widget) { add_slider = add_slider_widget; };
 
     void param_overwrite_widget(bool overwrite_widget);
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/point.cpp b/src/live_effects/parameter/point.cpp
index ca3471b29..3442fd851 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/point.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/point.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
 
-#include "ui/widget/registered-widget.h"
 #include "live_effects/parameter/point.h"
 #include "live_effects/effect.h"
 #include "svg/svg.h"
@@ -30,7 +29,8 @@ PointParam::PointParam( const Glib::ustring& label, const Glib::ustring& tip,
     :   Parameter(label, tip, key, wr, effect), 
         defvalue(default_value),
         liveupdate(live_update),
-        knoth(NULL)
+        knoth(NULL),
+        _pointwdg(NULL)
 {
     knot_shape = SP_KNOT_SHAPE_DIAMOND;
     knot_mode  = SP_KNOT_MODE_XOR;
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ PointParam::param_get_default() const{
 }
 
 void
-PointParam::param_update_default(Geom::Point newpoint)
+PointParam::param_update_default(const Geom::Point default_point)
 {
-    defvalue = newpoint;
+    defvalue = default_point;
 }
 
 void
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ PointParam::param_setValue(Geom::Point newpoint, bool write)
     if(knoth && liveupdate){
         knoth->update_knots();
     }
+    if (_pointwdg) {
+        _pointwdg->setValue( newpoint );
+    }
 }
 
 bool
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ PointParam::param_transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const& postmul, bool /*set*/)
 Gtk::Widget *
 PointParam::param_newWidget()
 {
-    Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredTransformedPoint * pointwdg = Gtk::manage(
+    _pointwdg = Gtk::manage(
         new Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredTransformedPoint( param_label,
                                                               param_tooltip,
                                                               param_key,
@@ -126,15 +129,15 @@ PointParam::param_newWidget()
     // TODO: fix to get correct desktop (don't use SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP)
     SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
     Geom::Affine transf = desktop->doc2dt();
-    pointwdg->setTransform(transf);
-    pointwdg->setValue( *this );
-    pointwdg->clearProgrammatically();
-    pointwdg->set_undo_parameters(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, _("Change point parameter"));
+    _pointwdg->setTransform(transf);
+    _pointwdg->setValue( *this );
+    _pointwdg->clearProgrammatically();
+    _pointwdg->set_undo_parameters(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, _("Change point parameter"));
 
     Gtk::HBox * hbox = Gtk::manage( new Gtk::HBox() );
-    static_cast<Gtk::HBox*>(hbox)->pack_start(*pointwdg, true, true);
+    static_cast<Gtk::HBox*>(hbox)->pack_start(*_pointwdg, true, true);
     static_cast<Gtk::HBox*>(hbox)->show_all_children();
-
+    param_effect->upd_params = false;
     return dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *> (hbox);
 }
 
@@ -191,13 +194,13 @@ void
 PointParamKnotHolderEntity::knot_click(guint state)
 {
     if (state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
-            if (state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
-                this->pparam->param_set_default();
-                SPLPEItem * splpeitem = dynamic_cast<SPLPEItem *>(item);
-                if(splpeitem){
-                    sp_lpe_item_update_patheffect(splpeitem, false, false);
-                }
+        if (state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
+            this->pparam->param_set_default();
+            SPLPEItem * splpeitem = dynamic_cast<SPLPEItem *>(item);
+            if(splpeitem){
+                sp_lpe_item_update_patheffect(splpeitem, false, false);
             }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/point.h b/src/live_effects/parameter/point.h
index 4329e0bcd..62c6fb83d 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/point.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/point.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <2geom/point.h>
-
+#include "ui/widget/registered-widget.h"
 #include "live_effects/parameter/parameter.h"
 
 #include "knot-holder-entity.h"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     void param_set_default();
     Geom::Point param_get_default() const;
     void param_set_liveupdate(bool live_update);
-    void param_update_default(Geom::Point newpoint);
+    void param_update_default(const Geom::Point default_point);
     virtual void param_transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const& /*postmul*/, bool /*set*/);
 
     void set_oncanvas_looks(SPKnotShapeType shape, SPKnotModeType mode, guint32 color);
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ private:
     SPKnotModeType knot_mode;
     guint32 knot_color;
     gchar *handle_tip;
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredTransformedPoint * _pointwdg;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/text.cpp b/src/live_effects/parameter/text.cpp
index 234a6174d..0650b7e66 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/text.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/text.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ TextParam::TextParam( const Glib::ustring& label, const Glib::ustring& tip,
                       Effect* effect, const Glib::ustring default_value )
     : Parameter(label, tip, key, wr, effect),
       value(default_value),
-      defvalue(default_value)
+      defvalue(default_value),
+      _hide_canvas_text(false)
 {
-    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP; // FIXME: we shouldn't use this!
-    canvas_text = (SPCanvasText *) sp_canvastext_new(desktop->getTempGroup(), desktop, Geom::Point(0,0), "");
-    sp_canvastext_set_text (canvas_text, default_value.c_str());
-    sp_canvastext_set_coords (canvas_text, 0, 0);
+    if (SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP) { // FIXME: we shouldn't use this!
+        canvas_text = (SPCanvasText *) sp_canvastext_new(desktop->getTempGroup(), desktop, Geom::Point(0,0), "");
+        sp_canvastext_set_text (canvas_text, default_value.c_str());
+        sp_canvastext_set_coords (canvas_text, 0, 0);
+    } else {
+        _hide_canvas_text = true;
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -46,9 +50,26 @@ TextParam::param_set_default()
 }
 
 void
+TextParam::param_update_default(Glib::ustring default_value)
+{
+    defvalue = default_value;
+}
+
+void
+TextParam::param_hide_canvas_text()
+{
+    if (!_hide_canvas_text) {
+        sp_canvastext_set_text(canvas_text, " ");
+        _hide_canvas_text = true;
+    }
+}
+
+void
 TextParam::setPos(Geom::Point pos)
 {
-    sp_canvastext_set_coords (canvas_text, pos);
+    if (!_hide_canvas_text) {
+        sp_canvastext_set_coords (canvas_text, pos);
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -63,9 +84,10 @@ TextParam::setPosAndAnchor(const Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > &pwd2,
     Point dir = unit_vector(derivative(pwd2_reparam).valueAt(t_reparam));
     Point n = -rot90(dir);
     double angle = Geom::angle_between(dir, Point(1,0));
-
-    sp_canvastext_set_coords(canvas_text, pos + n * length);
-    sp_canvastext_set_anchor_manually(canvas_text, std::sin(angle), -std::cos(angle));
+    if (!_hide_canvas_text) {
+        sp_canvastext_set_coords(canvas_text, pos + n * length);
+        sp_canvastext_set_anchor_manually(canvas_text, std::sin(angle), -std::cos(angle));
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -73,7 +95,9 @@ TextParam::setAnchor(double x_value, double y_value)
 {
     anchor_x = x_value;
     anchor_y = y_value;
-    sp_canvastext_set_anchor_manually (canvas_text, anchor_x, anchor_y);
+    if (!_hide_canvas_text) {
+        sp_canvastext_set_anchor_manually (canvas_text, anchor_x, anchor_y);
+    }
 }
 
 bool
@@ -94,8 +118,7 @@ TextParam::param_newWidget()
 {
     Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredText *rsu = Gtk::manage(new Inkscape::UI::Widget::RegisteredText(
         param_label, param_tooltip, param_key, *param_wr, param_effect->getRepr(), param_effect->getSPDoc()));
-
-    rsu->setText(value.c_str());
+    rsu->setText(value);
     rsu->setProgrammatically = false;
 
     rsu->set_undo_parameters(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, _("Change text parameter"));
@@ -107,8 +130,9 @@ void
 TextParam::param_setValue(const Glib::ustring newvalue)
 {
     value = newvalue;
-
-    sp_canvastext_set_text (canvas_text, newvalue.c_str());
+    if (!_hide_canvas_text) {
+        sp_canvastext_set_text (canvas_text, newvalue.c_str());
+    }
 }
 
 } /* namespace LivePathEffect */
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/text.h b/src/live_effects/parameter/text.h
index 62de70eec..553c84c0a 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/text.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/text.h
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ public:
     virtual gchar * param_getSVGValue() const;
 
     void param_setValue(const Glib::ustring newvalue);
+    void param_hide_canvas_text();
     virtual void param_set_default();
+    void param_update_default(Glib::ustring default_value);
     void setPos(Geom::Point pos);
     void setPosAndAnchor(const Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > &pwd2,
 			 const double t, const double length, bool use_curvature = false);
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ private:
     TextParam& operator=(const TextParam&);
     double anchor_x;
     double anchor_y;
-
+    bool _hide_canvas_text;
     Glib::ustring value;
     Glib::ustring defvalue;
 
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/togglebutton.cpp b/src/live_effects/parameter/togglebutton.cpp
index 023bebc03..b3f6442bb 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/togglebutton.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/togglebutton.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "live_effects/effect.h"
 #include "svg/svg.h"
 #include "svg/stringstream.h"
+#include "selection.h"
 #include "widgets/icon.h"
 #include "inkscape.h"
 #include "verbs.h"
@@ -104,13 +105,14 @@ ToggleButtonParam::param_newWidget()
     }else{
         gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX(box_button), label_button, false, false, 1);
     }
+
     checkwdg->add(*Gtk::manage(Glib::wrap(box_button)));
     checkwdg->setActive(value);
     checkwdg->setProgrammatically = false;
     checkwdg->set_undo_parameters(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, _("Change togglebutton parameter"));
 
     _toggled_connection = checkwdg->signal_toggled().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ToggleButtonParam::toggled));
-
+    param_effect->upd_params = false;
     return checkwdg;
 }
 
@@ -157,6 +159,12 @@ ToggleButtonParam::param_setValue(bool newvalue)
 
 void
 ToggleButtonParam::toggled() {
+    //Force redraw for update widgets
+    param_effect->upd_params = true;
+    if (SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP) {
+        Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection();
+        selection->emitModified();
+    }
     _signal_toggled.emit();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/unit.cpp b/src/live_effects/parameter/unit.cpp
index 0ee553e2c..b6ea99bfe 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/unit.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/unit.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ UnitParam::param_set_default()
     param_set_value(*defunit);
 }
 
+void 
+UnitParam::param_update_default(const Glib::ustring default_unit)
+{
+    defunit = unit_table.getUnit(default_unit);
+}
+
 void
 UnitParam::param_set_value(Inkscape::Util::Unit const &val)
 {
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/unit.h b/src/live_effects/parameter/unit.h
index 59a483018..ae58cf956 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/unit.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/unit.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
     virtual gchar * param_getSVGValue() const;
     virtual void param_set_default();
     void param_set_value(Inkscape::Util::Unit const &val);
+    void param_update_default(const Glib::ustring default_unit);
     const gchar *get_abbreviation() const;
 
     virtual Gtk::Widget * param_newWidget();