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+#define __SP_SELECTION_CHEMISTRY_C__
+
+/*
+ * Miscellanous operations on selected items
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Lauris Kaplinski <lauris@kaplinski.com>
+ *   Frank Felfe <innerspace@iname.com>
+ *   MenTaLguY <mental@rydia.net>
+ *   bulia byak <buliabyak@users.sf.net>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1999-2005 authors
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Ximian, Inc.
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <gtkmm/clipboard.h>
+
+#include "svg/svg.h"
+#include "inkscape.h"
+#include "desktop.h"
+#include "desktop-style.h"
+#include "selection.h"
+#include "tools-switch.h"
+#include "desktop-handles.h"
+#include "message-stack.h"
+#include "sp-item-transform.h"
+#include "sp-marker.h"
+#include "sp-use.h"
+#include "sp-textpath.h"
+#include "sp-tspan.h"
+#include "sp-flowtext.h"
+#include "sp-flowregion.h"
+#include "text-editing.h"
+#include "text-context.h"
+#include "dropper-context.h"
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include "libnr/nr-matrix-rotate-ops.h"
+#include "libnr/nr-matrix-translate-ops.h"
+#include "libnr/nr-rotate-fns.h"
+#include "libnr/nr-scale-ops.h"
+#include "libnr/nr-scale-translate-ops.h"
+#include "libnr/nr-translate-matrix-ops.h"
+#include "libnr/nr-translate-scale-ops.h"
+#include "xml/repr.h"
+#include "style.h"
+#include "document-private.h"
+#include "sp-gradient.h"
+#include "sp-gradient-reference.h"
+#include "sp-linear-gradient-fns.h"
+#include "sp-pattern.h"
+#include "sp-radial-gradient-fns.h"
+#include "sp-namedview.h"
+#include "prefs-utils.h"
+#include "sp-offset.h"
+#include "file.h"
+#include "layer-fns.h"
+#include "context-fns.h"
+using NR::X;
+using NR::Y;
+
+#include "selection-chemistry.h"
+
+/* fixme: find a better place */
+GSList *clipboard = NULL;
+GSList *defs_clipboard = NULL;
+SPCSSAttr *style_clipboard = NULL;
+
+static void sp_copy_stuff_used_by_item(GSList **defs_clip, SPItem *item, const GSList *items);
+
+void sp_selection_copy_one (Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, NR::Matrix full_t, GSList **clip)
+{
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *copy = repr->duplicate();
+
+    // copy complete inherited style
+    SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_inherited(repr, "style");
+    sp_repr_css_set(copy, css, "style");
+    sp_repr_css_attr_unref(css);
+
+    // write the complete accummulated transform passed to us
+    // (we're dealing with unattached repr, so we write to its attr instead of using sp_item_set_transform)
+    gchar affinestr[80];
+    if (sp_svg_transform_write(affinestr, 79, full_t)) {
+        copy->setAttribute("transform", affinestr);
+    } else {
+        copy->setAttribute("transform", NULL);
+    }
+
+    *clip = g_slist_prepend(*clip, copy);
+}
+
+void sp_selection_copy_impl (const GSList *items, GSList **clip, GSList **defs_clip, SPCSSAttr **style_clip)
+{
+
+    // Copy stuff referenced by all items to defs_clip:
+    if (defs_clip) {
+        for (GSList *i = (GSList *) items; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+            sp_copy_stuff_used_by_item (defs_clip, SP_ITEM (i->data), items);
+        }
+        *defs_clip = g_slist_reverse(*defs_clip);
+    }
+
+    // Store style:
+    if (style_clip) {
+        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM (items->data); // take from the first selected item
+        *style_clip = take_style_from_item (item);
+    }
+
+    if (clip) {
+        // Sort items:
+        GSList *sorted_items = g_slist_copy ((GSList *) items);
+        sorted_items = g_slist_sort((GSList *) sorted_items, (GCompareFunc) sp_object_compare_position);
+
+        // Copy item reprs:
+        for (GSList *i = (GSList *) sorted_items; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+            sp_selection_copy_one (SP_OBJECT_REPR (i->data), sp_item_i2doc_affine(SP_ITEM (i->data)), clip);
+        }
+
+        *clip = g_slist_reverse(*clip);
+        g_slist_free ((GSList *) sorted_items);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+Add gradients/patterns/markers referenced by copied objects to defs
+*/
+void 
+paste_defs (GSList **defs_clip, SPDocument *doc)
+{
+    if (!defs_clip)
+        return;
+
+    for (GSList *gl = *defs_clip; gl != NULL; gl = gl->next) {
+        SPDefs *defs= (SPDefs *) SP_DOCUMENT_DEFS(doc);
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = (Inkscape::XML::Node *) gl->data;
+        gchar const *id = repr->attribute("id");
+        if (!id || !doc->getObjectById(id)) {
+            Inkscape::XML::Node *copy = repr->duplicate();
+            SP_OBJECT_REPR(defs)->addChild(copy, NULL);
+            Inkscape::GC::release(copy);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+GSList *sp_selection_paste_impl (SPDocument *document, SPObject *parent, GSList **clip, GSList **defs_clip)
+{
+    paste_defs (defs_clip, document);
+
+    GSList *copied = NULL;
+    // add objects to document
+    for (GSList *l = *clip; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = (Inkscape::XML::Node *) l->data;
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *copy = repr->duplicate();
+
+        // premultiply the item transform by the accumulated parent transform in the paste layer
+        NR::Matrix local = sp_item_i2doc_affine(SP_ITEM(parent));
+        if (!local.test_identity()) {
+            gchar const *t_str = copy->attribute("transform");
+            NR::Matrix item_t (NR::identity());
+            if (t_str)
+                sp_svg_transform_read(t_str, &item_t);
+            item_t *= local.inverse();
+            // (we're dealing with unattached repr, so we write to its attr instead of using sp_item_set_transform)
+            gchar affinestr[80];
+            if (sp_svg_transform_write(affinestr, 79, item_t)) {
+                copy->setAttribute("transform", affinestr);
+            } else {
+                copy->setAttribute("transform", NULL);
+            }
+        }
+
+        parent->appendChildRepr(copy);
+        copied = g_slist_prepend(copied, copy);
+        Inkscape::GC::release(copy);
+    }
+    return copied;
+}
+
+void sp_selection_delete_impl(const GSList *items)
+{
+    for (const GSList *i = items ; i ; i = i->next ) {
+        sp_object_ref((SPObject *)i->data, NULL);
+    }
+    for (const GSList *i = items; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+        SPItem *item = (SPItem *) i->data;
+        SP_OBJECT(item)->deleteObject();
+        sp_object_unref((SPObject *)item, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void sp_selection_delete()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (tools_isactive (desktop, TOOLS_TEXT))
+        if (sp_text_delete_selection(desktop->event_context)) {
+            sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+            return;
+        }
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("<b>Nothing</b> was deleted."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const GSList *selected = g_slist_copy(const_cast<GSList *>(selection->itemList()));
+    selection->clear();
+    sp_selection_delete_impl (selected);
+    g_slist_free ((GSList *) selected);
+
+    /* a tool may have set up private information in it's selection context
+     * that depends on desktop items.  I think the only sane way to deal with
+     * this currently is to reset the current tool, which will reset it's
+     * associated selection context.  For example: deleting an object
+     * while moving it around the canvas.
+     */
+    tools_switch ( desktop, tools_active ( desktop ) );
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+}
+
+/* fixme: sequencing */
+void sp_selection_duplicate()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to duplicate."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList *reprs = g_slist_copy((GSList *) selection->reprList());
+
+    selection->clear();
+
+    // sorting items from different parents sorts each parent's subset without possibly mixing them, just what we need
+    reprs = g_slist_sort(reprs, (GCompareFunc) sp_repr_compare_position);
+
+    GSList *newsel = NULL;
+
+    while (reprs) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *parent = ((Inkscape::XML::Node *) reprs->data)->parent();
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *copy = ((Inkscape::XML::Node *) reprs->data)->duplicate();
+
+        parent->appendChild(copy);
+
+        newsel = g_slist_prepend(newsel, copy);
+        reprs = g_slist_remove(reprs, reprs->data);
+        Inkscape::GC::release(copy);
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+
+    selection->setReprList(newsel);
+
+    g_slist_free(newsel);
+}
+
+void sp_edit_clear_all()
+{
+    SPDesktop *dt = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (!dt)
+        return;
+
+    SPDocument *doc = SP_DT_DOCUMENT(dt);
+    SP_DT_SELECTION(dt)->clear();
+
+    g_return_if_fail(SP_IS_GROUP(dt->currentLayer()));
+    GSList *items = sp_item_group_item_list(SP_GROUP(dt->currentLayer()));
+
+    while (items) {
+        SP_OBJECT (items->data)->deleteObject();
+        items = g_slist_remove(items, items->data);
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(doc);
+}
+
+GSList *
+get_all_items (GSList *list, SPObject *from, SPDesktop *desktop, bool onlyvisible, bool onlysensitive, const GSList *exclude)
+{
+    for (SPObject *child = sp_object_first_child(SP_OBJECT(from)) ; child != NULL; child = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(child) ) {
+        if (SP_IS_ITEM(child) &&
+            !desktop->isLayer(SP_ITEM(child)) &&
+            (!onlysensitive || !SP_ITEM(child)->isLocked()) && 
+            (!onlyvisible || !desktop->itemIsHidden(SP_ITEM(child))) &&
+            (!exclude || !g_slist_find ((GSList *) exclude, child))
+            )
+        {
+            list = g_slist_prepend (list, SP_ITEM(child));
+        }
+
+        if (SP_IS_ITEM(child) && desktop->isLayer(SP_ITEM(child))) {
+            list = get_all_items (list, child, desktop, onlyvisible, onlysensitive, exclude);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return list;
+}
+
+void sp_edit_select_all_full (bool force_all_layers, bool invert)
+{
+    SPDesktop *dt = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (!dt)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(dt);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(SP_IS_GROUP(dt->currentLayer()));
+
+    bool inlayer = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "inlayer", 1);
+    bool onlyvisible = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "onlyvisible", 1);
+    bool onlysensitive = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "onlysensitive", 1);
+
+    GSList *items = NULL;
+
+    const GSList *exclude = NULL;
+    if (invert) {
+        exclude = selection->itemList();
+    }
+
+    if (inlayer && !force_all_layers) {
+
+        if ( (onlysensitive && SP_ITEM(dt->currentLayer())->isLocked()) ||
+             (onlyvisible && dt->itemIsHidden(SP_ITEM(dt->currentLayer()))) )
+        return;
+
+        GSList *all_items = sp_item_group_item_list(SP_GROUP(dt->currentLayer()));
+
+        for (GSList *i = all_items; i; i = i->next) {
+            SPItem *item = SP_ITEM (i->data);
+
+            if (item && (!onlysensitive || !item->isLocked())) {
+                if (!onlyvisible || !dt->itemIsHidden(item)) {
+                    if (!dt->isLayer(item)) {
+                        if (!invert || !g_slist_find ((GSList *) exclude, item)) {
+                            items = g_slist_prepend (items, item); // leave it in the list
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        g_slist_free (all_items);
+
+    } else {
+        items = get_all_items (NULL, dt->currentRoot(), dt, onlyvisible, onlysensitive, exclude);
+    }
+
+    selection->setList (items);
+
+    if (items) {
+        g_slist_free (items);
+    }
+}
+
+void sp_edit_select_all ()
+{
+    sp_edit_select_all_full (false, false);
+}
+
+void sp_edit_select_all_in_all_layers ()
+{
+    sp_edit_select_all_full (true, false);
+}
+
+void sp_edit_invert ()
+{
+    sp_edit_select_all_full (false, true);
+}
+
+void sp_edit_invert_in_all_layers ()
+{
+    sp_edit_select_all_full (true, true);
+}
+
+void sp_selection_group()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    SPDocument *document = SP_DT_DOCUMENT (desktop);
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    // Check if something is selected.
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>two or more objects</b> to group."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList const *l = (GSList *) selection->reprList();
+
+    // Check if at least two objects are selected.
+    if (l->next == NULL) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>at least two objects</b> to group."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList *p = g_slist_copy((GSList *) l);
+
+    selection->clear();
+
+    p = g_slist_sort(p, (GCompareFunc) sp_repr_compare_position);
+
+    // Remember the position and parent of the topmost object.
+    gint topmost = ((Inkscape::XML::Node *) g_slist_last(p)->data)->position();
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *topmost_parent = ((Inkscape::XML::Node *) g_slist_last(p)->data)->parent();
+
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *group = sp_repr_new("svg:g");
+
+    while (p) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *current = (Inkscape::XML::Node *) p->data;
+
+        if (current->parent() == topmost_parent) {
+            Inkscape::XML::Node *spnew = current->duplicate();
+            sp_repr_unparent(current);
+            group->appendChild(spnew);
+            Inkscape::GC::release(spnew);
+            topmost --; // only reduce count for those items deleted from topmost_parent
+        } else { // move it to topmost_parent first
+                GSList *temp_clip = NULL;
+
+                // At this point, current may already have no item, due to its being a clone whose original is already moved away
+                // So we copy it artificially calculating the transform from its repr->attr("transform") and the parent transform
+                gchar const *t_str = current->attribute("transform");
+                NR::Matrix item_t (NR::identity());
+                if (t_str)
+                    sp_svg_transform_read(t_str, &item_t);
+                item_t *= sp_item_i2doc_affine(SP_ITEM(document->getObjectByRepr(current->parent())));
+                //FIXME: when moving both clone and original from a transformed group (either by
+                //grouping into another parent, or by cut/paste) the transform from the original's
+                //parent becomes embedded into original itself, and this affects its clones. Fix
+                //this by remembering the transform diffs we write to each item into an array and
+                //then, if this is clone, looking up its original in that array and pre-multiplying
+                //it by the inverse of that original's transform diff.
+
+                sp_selection_copy_one (current, item_t, &temp_clip);
+                sp_repr_unparent(current);
+
+                // paste into topmost_parent (temporarily)
+                GSList *copied = sp_selection_paste_impl (document, document->getObjectByRepr(topmost_parent), &temp_clip, NULL);
+                if (temp_clip) g_slist_free (temp_clip);
+                if (copied) { // if success,
+                    // take pasted object (now in topmost_parent)
+                    Inkscape::XML::Node *in_topmost = (Inkscape::XML::Node *) copied->data;
+                    // make a copy
+                    Inkscape::XML::Node *spnew = in_topmost->duplicate();
+                    // remove pasted
+                    sp_repr_unparent(in_topmost);
+                    // put its copy into group
+                    group->appendChild(spnew);
+                    Inkscape::GC::release(spnew);
+                    g_slist_free (copied);
+                }
+        }
+        p = g_slist_remove(p, current);
+    }
+
+    // Add the new group to the topmost members' parent
+    topmost_parent->appendChild(group);
+
+    // Move to the position of the topmost, reduced by the number of items deleted from topmost_parent
+    group->setPosition(topmost + 1);
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+
+    selection->set(group);
+    Inkscape::GC::release(group);
+}
+
+void sp_selection_ungroup()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select a <b>group</b> to ungroup."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList *items = g_slist_copy((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+    selection->clear();
+
+    // Get a copy of current selection.
+    GSList *new_select = NULL;
+    bool ungrouped = false;
+    for (GSList *i = items;
+         i != NULL;
+         i = i->next)
+    {
+        SPItem *group = (SPItem *) i->data;
+
+        // when ungrouping cloned groups with their originals, some objects that were selected may no more exist due to unlinking
+        if (!SP_IS_OBJECT(group)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* We do not allow ungrouping <svg> etc. (lauris) */
+        if (strcmp(SP_OBJECT_REPR(group)->name(), "svg:g") && strcmp(SP_OBJECT_REPR(group)->name(), "svg:switch")) {
+            // keep the non-group item in the new selection
+            selection->add(group);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        GSList *children = NULL;
+        /* This is not strictly required, but is nicer to rely on group ::destroy (lauris) */
+        sp_item_group_ungroup(SP_GROUP(group), &children, false);
+        ungrouped = true;
+        // Add ungrouped items to the new selection.
+        new_select = g_slist_concat(new_select, children);
+    }
+
+    if (new_select) { // Set new selection.
+        selection->addList(new_select);
+        g_slist_free(new_select);
+    }
+    if (!ungrouped) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("<b>No groups</b> to ungroup in the selection."));
+    }
+
+    g_slist_free(items);
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+}
+
+static SPGroup *
+sp_item_list_common_parent_group(const GSList *items)
+{
+    if (!items) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    SPObject *parent = SP_OBJECT_PARENT(items->data);
+    /* Strictly speaking this CAN happen, if user selects <svg> from XML editor */
+    if (!SP_IS_GROUP(parent)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    for (items = items->next; items; items = items->next) {
+        if (SP_OBJECT_PARENT(items->data) != parent) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return SP_GROUP(parent);
+}
+
+/** Finds out the minimum common bbox of the selected items
+ */
+NR::Rect
+enclose_items(const GSList *items)
+{
+    g_assert(items != NULL);
+
+    NR::Rect r = sp_item_bbox_desktop((SPItem *) items->data);
+
+    for (GSList *i = items->next; i; i = i->next) {
+        r = NR::Rect::union_bounds(r, sp_item_bbox_desktop((SPItem *) i->data));
+    }
+
+    return r;
+}
+
+SPObject *
+prev_sibling(SPObject *child)
+{
+    SPObject *parent = SP_OBJECT_PARENT(child);
+    if (!SP_IS_GROUP(parent)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    for ( SPObject *i = sp_object_first_child(parent) ; i; i = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(i) ) {
+        if (i->next == child)
+            return i;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_raise()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (!desktop)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    GSList const *items = (GSList *) selection->itemList();
+    if (!items) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to raise."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SPGroup const *group = sp_item_list_common_parent_group(items);
+    if (!group) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("You cannot raise/lower objects from <b>different groups</b> or <b>layers</b>."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *grepr = SP_OBJECT_REPR(group);
+
+    /* construct reverse-ordered list of selected children */
+    GSList *rev = g_slist_copy((GSList *) items);
+    rev = g_slist_sort(rev, (GCompareFunc) sp_item_repr_compare_position);
+
+    // find out the common bbox of the selected items
+    NR::Rect selected = enclose_items(items);
+
+    // for all objects in the selection (starting from top)
+    while (rev) {
+        SPObject *child = SP_OBJECT(rev->data);
+        // for each selected object, find the next sibling
+        for (SPObject *newref = child->next; newref; newref = newref->next) {
+            // if the sibling is an item AND overlaps our selection,
+            if (SP_IS_ITEM(newref) && selected.intersects(sp_item_bbox_desktop(SP_ITEM(newref)))) {
+                // AND if it's not one of our selected objects,
+                if (!g_slist_find((GSList *) items, newref)) {
+                    // move the selected object after that sibling
+                    grepr->changeOrder(SP_OBJECT_REPR(child), SP_OBJECT_REPR(newref));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        rev = g_slist_remove(rev, child);
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+}
+
+void sp_selection_raise_to_top()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    SPDocument *document = SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop);
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to raise to top."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList const *items = (GSList *) selection->itemList();
+
+    SPGroup const *group = sp_item_list_common_parent_group(items);
+    if (!group) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("You cannot raise/lower objects from <b>different groups</b> or <b>layers</b>."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList *rl = g_slist_copy((GSList *) selection->reprList());
+    rl = g_slist_sort(rl, (GCompareFunc) sp_repr_compare_position);
+
+    for (GSList *l = rl; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = (Inkscape::XML::Node *) l->data;
+        repr->setPosition(-1);
+    }
+
+    g_slist_free(rl);
+
+    sp_document_done(document);
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_lower()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    GSList const *items = (GSList *) selection->itemList();
+    if (!items) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to lower."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SPGroup const *group = sp_item_list_common_parent_group(items);
+    if (!group) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("You cannot raise/lower objects from <b>different groups</b> or <b>layers</b>."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *grepr = SP_OBJECT_REPR(group);
+
+    // find out the common bbox of the selected items
+    NR::Rect selected = enclose_items(items);
+
+    /* construct direct-ordered list of selected children */
+    GSList *rev = g_slist_copy((GSList *) items);
+    rev = g_slist_sort(rev, (GCompareFunc) sp_item_repr_compare_position);
+    rev = g_slist_reverse(rev);
+
+    // for all objects in the selection (starting from top)
+    while (rev) {
+        SPObject *child = SP_OBJECT(rev->data);
+        // for each selected object, find the prev sibling
+        for (SPObject *newref = prev_sibling(child); newref; newref = prev_sibling(newref)) {
+            // if the sibling is an item AND overlaps our selection,
+            if (SP_IS_ITEM(newref) && selected.intersects(sp_item_bbox_desktop(SP_ITEM(newref)))) {
+                // AND if it's not one of our selected objects,
+                if (!g_slist_find((GSList *) items, newref)) {
+                    // move the selected object before that sibling
+                    SPObject *put_after = prev_sibling(newref);
+                    if (put_after)
+                        grepr->changeOrder(SP_OBJECT_REPR(child), SP_OBJECT_REPR(put_after));
+                    else
+                        SP_OBJECT_REPR(child)->setPosition(0);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        rev = g_slist_remove(rev, child);
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+
+}
+
+void sp_selection_lower_to_bottom()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    SPDocument *document = SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop);
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to lower to bottom."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList const *items = (GSList *) selection->itemList();
+
+    SPGroup const *group = sp_item_list_common_parent_group(items);
+    if (!group) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("You cannot raise/lower objects from <b>different groups</b> or <b>layers</b>."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList *rl;
+    rl = g_slist_copy((GSList *) selection->reprList());
+    rl = g_slist_sort(rl, (GCompareFunc) sp_repr_compare_position);
+    rl = g_slist_reverse(rl);
+
+    for (GSList *l = rl; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+        gint minpos;
+        SPObject *pp, *pc;
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = (Inkscape::XML::Node *) l->data;
+        pp = document->getObjectByRepr(sp_repr_parent(repr));
+        minpos = 0;
+        g_assert(SP_IS_GROUP(pp));
+        pc = sp_object_first_child(pp);
+        while (!SP_IS_ITEM(pc)) {
+            minpos += 1;
+            pc = pc->next;
+        }
+        repr->setPosition(minpos);
+    }
+
+    g_slist_free(rl);
+
+    sp_document_done(document);
+}
+
+void
+sp_undo(SPDesktop *desktop, SPDocument *doc)
+{
+        if (!sp_document_undo(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop)))
+            desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Nothing to undo."));
+}
+
+void
+sp_redo(SPDesktop *desktop, SPDocument *doc)
+{
+        if (!sp_document_redo(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop)))
+            desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Nothing to redo."));
+}
+
+void sp_selection_cut()
+{
+    sp_selection_copy();
+    sp_selection_delete();
+}
+
+void sp_copy_gradient (GSList **defs_clip, SPGradient *gradient)
+{
+    SPGradient *ref = gradient;
+
+    while (ref) { 
+        // climb up the refs, copying each one in the chain
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *grad_repr = SP_OBJECT_REPR(ref)->duplicate();
+        *defs_clip = g_slist_prepend (*defs_clip, grad_repr);
+
+        ref = ref->ref->getObject();
+    }
+}
+
+void sp_copy_pattern (GSList **defs_clip, SPPattern *pattern)
+{
+    SPPattern *ref = pattern;
+
+    while (ref) {
+        // climb up the refs, copying each one in the chain
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *pattern_repr = SP_OBJECT_REPR(ref)->duplicate();
+        *defs_clip = g_slist_prepend (*defs_clip, pattern_repr);
+
+        // items in the pattern may also use gradients and other patterns, so we need to recurse here as well
+        for (SPObject *child = sp_object_first_child(SP_OBJECT(ref)) ; child != NULL; child = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(child) ) {
+            if (!SP_IS_ITEM (child))
+                continue;
+            sp_copy_stuff_used_by_item (defs_clip, (SPItem *) child, NULL);
+        }
+
+        ref = ref->ref->getObject();
+    }
+}
+
+void sp_copy_marker (GSList **defs_clip, SPMarker *marker)
+{
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *marker_repr = SP_OBJECT_REPR(marker)->duplicate();
+    *defs_clip = g_slist_prepend (*defs_clip, marker_repr);
+}
+
+
+void sp_copy_textpath_path (GSList **defs_clip, SPTextPath *tp, const GSList *items)
+{
+    SPItem *path = sp_textpath_get_path_item (tp);
+    if (!path)
+        return;
+    if (items && g_slist_find ((GSList *) items, path)) // do not copy it to defs if it is already in the list of items copied
+        return;
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = SP_OBJECT_REPR(path)->duplicate();
+    *defs_clip = g_slist_prepend (*defs_clip, repr);
+}
+
+void sp_copy_stuff_used_by_item (GSList **defs_clip, SPItem *item, const GSList *items)
+{
+    SPStyle *style = SP_OBJECT_STYLE (item); 
+
+    if (style && (style->fill.type == SP_PAINT_TYPE_PAINTSERVER)) { 
+        SPObject *server = SP_OBJECT_STYLE_FILL_SERVER(item);
+        if (SP_IS_LINEARGRADIENT (server) || SP_IS_RADIALGRADIENT (server))
+            sp_copy_gradient (defs_clip, SP_GRADIENT(server));
+        if (SP_IS_PATTERN (server))
+            sp_copy_pattern (defs_clip, SP_PATTERN(server));
+    }
+
+    if (style && (style->stroke.type == SP_PAINT_TYPE_PAINTSERVER)) { 
+        SPObject *server = SP_OBJECT_STYLE_STROKE_SERVER(item);
+        if (SP_IS_LINEARGRADIENT (server) || SP_IS_RADIALGRADIENT (server))
+            sp_copy_gradient (defs_clip, SP_GRADIENT(server));
+        if (SP_IS_PATTERN (server))
+            sp_copy_pattern (defs_clip, SP_PATTERN(server));
+    }
+
+    if (SP_IS_SHAPE (item)) { 
+        SPShape *shape = SP_SHAPE (item);
+        for (int i = 0 ; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY ; i++) {
+            if (shape->marker[i]) {
+                sp_copy_marker (defs_clip, SP_MARKER (shape->marker[i]));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (SP_IS_TEXT_TEXTPATH (item)) {
+        sp_copy_textpath_path (defs_clip, SP_TEXTPATH(sp_object_first_child(SP_OBJECT(item))), items);
+    }
+
+    // recurse
+    for (SPObject *o = SP_OBJECT(item)->children; o != NULL; o = o->next) {
+        if (SP_IS_ITEM(o))
+            sp_copy_stuff_used_by_item (defs_clip, SP_ITEM (o), items);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * \pre item != NULL
+ */
+SPCSSAttr *
+take_style_from_item (SPItem *item)
+{
+    // write the complete cascaded style, context-free
+    SPCSSAttr *css = sp_css_attr_from_object (SP_OBJECT(item), SP_STYLE_FLAG_ALWAYS);
+    if (css == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if ((SP_IS_GROUP(item) && SP_OBJECT(item)->children) ||
+        (SP_IS_TEXT (item) && SP_OBJECT(item)->children && SP_OBJECT(item)->children->next == NULL)) {
+        // if this is a text with exactly one tspan child, merge the style of that tspan as well
+        // If this is a group, merge the style of its topmost (last) child with style
+        for (SPObject *last_element = item->lastChild(); last_element != NULL; last_element = SP_OBJECT_PREV (last_element)) {
+            if (SP_OBJECT_STYLE (last_element) != NULL) {
+                SPCSSAttr *temp = sp_css_attr_from_object (last_element, SP_STYLE_FLAG_IFSET);
+                if (temp) {
+                    sp_repr_css_merge (css, temp);
+                    sp_repr_css_attr_unref (temp);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!(SP_IS_TEXT (item) || SP_IS_TSPAN (item) || SP_IS_STRING (item))) {
+        // do not copy text properties from non-text objects, it's confusing
+        css = sp_css_attr_unset_text (css);
+    }
+
+    // FIXME: also transform gradient/pattern fills, by forking? NO, this must be nondestructive
+    double ex = NR::expansion(sp_item_i2doc_affine(item));
+    if (ex != 1.0) {
+        css = sp_css_attr_scale (css, ex);
+    }
+
+    return css;
+}
+
+
+void sp_selection_copy()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    if (tools_isactive (desktop, TOOLS_DROPPER)) {
+        sp_dropper_context_copy(desktop->event_context);
+        return; // copied color under cursor, nothing else to do
+    }
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Nothing was copied."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const GSList *items = g_slist_copy ((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+
+    // 0. Copy text to system clipboard
+    // FIXME: for non-texts, put serialized XML as text to the clipboard; 
+    //for this sp_repr_write_stream needs to be rewritten with iostream instead of FILE
+    Glib::ustring text;
+    if (tools_isactive (desktop, TOOLS_TEXT)) {
+        text = sp_text_get_selected_text(desktop->event_context);
+    }
+
+    if (text.empty()) {
+        guint texts = 0;
+        for (GSList *i = (GSList *) items; i; i = i->next) {
+            SPItem *item = SP_ITEM (i->data);
+            if (SP_IS_TEXT (item) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item)) {
+                if (texts > 0) // if more than one text object is copied, separate them by spaces
+                    text += " ";
+                gchar *this_text = sp_te_get_string_multiline (item);
+                if (this_text) {
+                    text += this_text;
+                    g_free(this_text);
+                }
+                texts++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!text.empty()) {
+        Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Clipboard> refClipboard = Gtk::Clipboard::get();
+        refClipboard->set_text(text);
+    }
+
+    // clear old defs clipboard
+    while (defs_clipboard) {
+        Inkscape::GC::release((Inkscape::XML::Node *) defs_clipboard->data);
+        defs_clipboard = g_slist_remove (defs_clipboard, defs_clipboard->data);
+    }
+
+    // clear style clipboard
+    if (style_clipboard) {
+        sp_repr_css_attr_unref (style_clipboard);
+        style_clipboard = NULL;
+    }
+  
+    //clear main clipboard 
+    while (clipboard) {
+        Inkscape::GC::release((Inkscape::XML::Node *) clipboard->data);
+        clipboard = g_slist_remove(clipboard, clipboard->data);
+    }
+
+    sp_selection_copy_impl (items, &clipboard, &defs_clipboard, &style_clipboard);
+
+    if (tools_isactive (desktop, TOOLS_TEXT)) { // take style from cursor/text selection, overwriting the style just set by copy_impl
+        SPStyle *const query = sp_style_new();
+        if (sp_desktop_query_style_all (desktop, query)) {
+            SPCSSAttr *css = sp_css_attr_from_style (query, SP_STYLE_FLAG_ALWAYS);
+            if (css != NULL) {
+                // clear style clipboard
+                if (style_clipboard) {
+                    sp_repr_css_attr_unref (style_clipboard);
+                    style_clipboard = NULL;
+                }
+                //sp_repr_css_print (css);
+                style_clipboard = css;
+            }
+        }
+        g_free (query);
+    }
+
+    g_slist_free ((GSList *) items);
+}
+
+void sp_selection_paste(bool in_place)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    
+    if (desktop == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SPDocument *document = SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop);
+
+    if (Inkscape::have_viable_layer(desktop, desktop->messageStack()) == false) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    if (tools_isactive (desktop, TOOLS_TEXT)) {
+        if (sp_text_paste_inline(desktop->event_context))
+            return; // pasted from system clipboard into text, nothing else to do
+    }
+
+    // check if something is in the clipboard
+    if (clipboard == NULL) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Nothing on the clipboard."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList *copied = sp_selection_paste_impl(document, desktop->currentLayer(), &clipboard, &defs_clipboard);
+    // add pasted objects to selection
+    selection->setReprList((GSList const *) copied);
+    g_slist_free (copied);
+
+    if (!in_place) {
+        sp_document_ensure_up_to_date(document);
+
+        NR::Point m( desktop->point() - selection->bounds().midpoint() );
+
+        /* Snap the offset of the new item(s) to the grid */
+        /* FIXME: this gridsnap fiddling is a hack. */
+        Inkscape::GridSnapper &s = desktop->namedview->grid_snapper;
+        gdouble const curr_gridsnap = s.getDistance();
+        s.setDistance(NR_HUGE);
+        m = s.freeSnap(Inkscape::Snapper::SNAP_POINT, m, NULL).getPoint();
+        s.setDistance(curr_gridsnap);
+        sp_selection_move_relative(selection, m);
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(document);
+}
+
+void sp_selection_paste_style()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL) return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    // check if something is in the clipboard
+    if (clipboard == NULL) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Nothing on the clipboard."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to paste style to."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    paste_defs (&defs_clipboard, SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+
+    sp_desktop_set_style (desktop, style_clipboard);
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT (desktop));
+}
+
+void sp_selection_to_next_layer () 
+{
+    SPDesktop *dt = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(dt);
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        dt->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to move to the layer above."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const GSList *items = g_slist_copy ((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+
+    SPObject *next=Inkscape::next_layer(dt->currentRoot(), dt->currentLayer());
+    if (next) {
+        GSList *temp_clip = NULL;
+        sp_selection_copy_impl (items, &temp_clip, NULL, NULL); // we're in the same doc, so no need to copy defs
+        sp_selection_delete_impl (items);
+        GSList *copied = sp_selection_paste_impl (SP_DT_DOCUMENT (dt), next, &temp_clip, NULL);
+        selection->setReprList((GSList const *) copied);
+        g_slist_free (copied);
+        if (temp_clip) g_slist_free (temp_clip);
+        dt->setCurrentLayer(next);
+        sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT (dt));
+    } else {
+        dt->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("No more layers above."));
+    }
+
+    g_slist_free ((GSList *) items);
+}
+
+void sp_selection_to_prev_layer () 
+{
+    SPDesktop *dt = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(dt);
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        dt->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to move to the layer below."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const GSList *items = g_slist_copy ((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+
+    SPObject *next=Inkscape::previous_layer(dt->currentRoot(), dt->currentLayer());
+    if (next) {
+        GSList *temp_clip = NULL;
+        sp_selection_copy_impl (items, &temp_clip, NULL, NULL); // we're in the same doc, so no need to copy defs
+        sp_selection_delete_impl (items); 
+        GSList *copied = sp_selection_paste_impl (SP_DT_DOCUMENT (dt), next, &temp_clip, NULL);
+        selection->setReprList((GSList const *) copied);
+        g_slist_free (copied);
+        if (temp_clip) g_slist_free (temp_clip);
+        dt->setCurrentLayer(next);
+        sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT (dt));
+    } else {
+        dt->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("No more layers below."));
+    }
+
+    g_slist_free ((GSList *) items);
+}
+
+void sp_selection_apply_affine(Inkscape::Selection *selection, NR::Matrix const &affine, bool set_i2d)
+{
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    for (GSList const *l = selection->itemList(); l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(l->data);
+
+#if 0 /* Re-enable this once persistent guides have a graphical indication.
+	 At the time of writing, this is the only place to re-enable. */
+        sp_item_update_cns(*item, selection->desktop());
+#endif
+
+        // we're moving both a clone and its original
+        bool transform_clone_with_original = (SP_IS_USE(item) && selection->includes( sp_use_get_original (SP_USE(item)) ));
+        bool transform_textpath_with_path = (SP_IS_TEXT_TEXTPATH(item) && selection->includes( sp_textpath_get_path_item (SP_TEXTPATH(sp_object_first_child(SP_OBJECT(item)))) ));
+        bool transform_flowtext_with_frame = (SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item) && selection->includes( SP_FLOWTEXT(item)->get_frame (NULL))); // only the first frame so far
+        bool transform_offset_with_source = (SP_IS_OFFSET(item) && SP_OFFSET (item)->sourceHref) && selection->includes( sp_offset_get_source (SP_OFFSET(item)) );
+
+        // "clones are unmoved when original is moved" preference
+        int compensation = prefs_get_int_attribute("options.clonecompensation", "value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
+        bool prefs_unmoved = (compensation == SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
+        bool prefs_parallel = (compensation == SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_PARALLEL);
+
+	// If this is a clone and it's selected along with its original, do not move it; it will feel the
+	// transform of its original and respond to it itself. Without this, a clone is doubly
+	// transformed, very unintuitive.
+      // Same for textpath if we are also doing ANY transform to its path: do not touch textpath,
+      // letters cannot be squeezed or rotated anyway, they only refill the changed path.
+      // Same for linked offset if we are also moving its source: do not move it.
+        if (transform_textpath_with_path || transform_offset_with_source) {
+		// restore item->transform field from the repr, in case it was changed by seltrans
+            sp_object_read_attr (SP_OBJECT (item), "transform");
+
+        } else if (transform_flowtext_with_frame) {
+            // apply the inverse of the region's transform to the <use> so that the flow remains
+            // the same (even though the output itself gets transformed)
+            for (SPObject *region = item->firstChild() ; region ; region = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(region)) {
+                if (!SP_IS_FLOWREGION(region) && !SP_IS_FLOWREGIONEXCLUDE(region))
+                    continue;
+                for (SPObject *use = region->firstChild() ; use ; use = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(use)) {
+                    if (!SP_IS_USE(use)) continue;
+                    sp_item_write_transform(SP_USE(use), SP_OBJECT_REPR(use), item->transform.inverse(), NULL);
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (transform_clone_with_original) {
+            // We are transforming a clone along with its original. The below matrix juggling is
+            // necessary to ensure that they transform as a whole, i.e. the clone's induced
+            // transform and its move compensation are both cancelled out.
+
+            // restore item->transform field from the repr, in case it was changed by seltrans
+            sp_object_read_attr (SP_OBJECT (item), "transform");
+
+            // calculate the matrix we need to apply to the clone to cancel its induced transform from its original
+            NR::Matrix t = matrix_to_desktop (matrix_from_desktop (affine, item), item);
+            NR::Matrix t_inv = matrix_to_desktop (matrix_from_desktop (affine.inverse(), item), item); 
+            NR::Matrix result = t_inv * item->transform * t;
+
+            if ((prefs_parallel || prefs_unmoved) && affine.is_translation()) {
+                // we need to cancel out the move compensation, too
+
+                // find out the clone move, same as in sp_use_move_compensate
+                NR::Matrix parent = sp_use_get_parent_transform (SP_USE(item));
+                NR::Matrix clone_move = parent.inverse() * t * parent;
+
+                if (prefs_parallel) {
+                    NR::Matrix move = result * clone_move * t_inv;
+                    sp_item_write_transform(item, SP_OBJECT_REPR(item), move, &move);
+
+                } else if (prefs_unmoved) {
+                    if (SP_IS_USE(sp_use_get_original(SP_USE(item))))
+                        clone_move = NR::identity();
+                    NR::Matrix move = result * clone_move;
+                    sp_item_write_transform(item, SP_OBJECT_REPR(item), move, &move);
+                }
+
+            } else {
+                // just apply the result
+                sp_item_write_transform(item, SP_OBJECT_REPR(item), result, &result);
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            if (set_i2d) {
+                sp_item_set_i2d_affine(item, sp_item_i2d_affine(item) * affine);
+            }
+            sp_item_write_transform(item, SP_OBJECT_REPR(item), item->transform, NULL);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void sp_selection_remove_transform()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    GSList const *l = (GSList *) selection->reprList();
+    while (l != NULL) {
+        sp_repr_set_attr((Inkscape::XML::Node*)l->data, "transform", NULL);
+        l = l->next;
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_scale_absolute(Inkscape::Selection *selection,
+                            double const x0, double const x1,
+                            double const y0, double const y1)
+{
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    NR::Rect const bbox(selection->bounds());
+    if (bbox.isEmpty()) {
+        return; 
+    }
+
+    NR::translate const p2o(-bbox.min());
+
+    NR::scale const newSize(x1 - x0,
+                            y1 - y0);
+    NR::scale const scale( newSize / NR::scale(bbox.dimensions()) );
+    NR::translate const o2n(x0, y0);
+    NR::Matrix const final( p2o * scale * o2n );
+
+    sp_selection_apply_affine(selection, final);
+}
+
+
+void sp_selection_scale_relative(Inkscape::Selection *selection, NR::Point const &align, NR::scale const &scale)
+{
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    NR::Rect const bbox(selection->bounds());
+
+    if (bbox.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // FIXME: ARBITRARY LIMIT: don't try to scale above 1 Mpx, it won't display properly and will crash sooner or later anyway
+    if ( bbox.extent(NR::X) * scale[NR::X] > 1e6  ||
+         bbox.extent(NR::Y) * scale[NR::Y] > 1e6 )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    NR::translate const n2d(-align);
+    NR::translate const d2n(align);
+    NR::Matrix const final( n2d * scale * d2n );
+    sp_selection_apply_affine(selection, final);
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_rotate_relative(Inkscape::Selection *selection, NR::Point const &center, gdouble const angle_degrees)
+{
+    NR::translate const d2n(center);
+    NR::translate const n2d(-center);
+    NR::rotate const rotate(rotate_degrees(angle_degrees));
+    NR::Matrix const final( NR::Matrix(n2d) * rotate * d2n );
+    sp_selection_apply_affine(selection, final);
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_skew_relative(Inkscape::Selection *selection, NR::Point const &align, double dx, double dy)
+{
+    NR::translate const d2n(align);
+    NR::translate const n2d(-align);
+    NR::Matrix const skew(1, dy,
+                          dx, 1,
+                          0, 0);
+    NR::Matrix const final( n2d * skew * d2n );
+    sp_selection_apply_affine(selection, final);
+}
+
+void sp_selection_move_relative(Inkscape::Selection *selection, NR::Point const &move)
+{
+    sp_selection_apply_affine(selection, NR::Matrix(NR::translate(move)));
+}
+
+void sp_selection_move_relative(Inkscape::Selection *selection, double dx, double dy)
+{
+    sp_selection_apply_affine(selection, NR::Matrix(NR::translate(dx, dy)));
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief sp_selection_rotate_90
+ *
+ * This function rotates selected objects 90 degrees clockwise.
+ *
+ */
+
+void sp_selection_rotate_90_cw()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    GSList const *l = selection->itemList();
+    NR::rotate const rot_neg_90(NR::Point(0, -1));
+    for (GSList const *l2 = l ; l2 != NULL ; l2 = l2->next) {
+        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(l2->data);
+        sp_item_rotate_rel(item, rot_neg_90);
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief sp_selection_rotate_90_ccw
+ *
+ * This function rotates selected objects 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
+ *
+ */
+
+void sp_selection_rotate_90_ccw()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    GSList const *l = selection->itemList();
+    NR::rotate const rot_neg_90(NR::Point(0, 1));
+    for (GSList const *l2 = l ; l2 != NULL ; l2 = l2->next) {
+        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(l2->data);
+        sp_item_rotate_rel(item, rot_neg_90);
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_rotate(Inkscape::Selection *selection, gdouble const angle_degrees)
+{
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    NR::Point const center(selection->bounds().midpoint());
+
+    sp_selection_rotate_relative(selection, center, angle_degrees);
+
+    sp_document_maybe_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(selection->desktop()),
+                           ( ( angle_degrees > 0 )
+                             ? "selector:rotate:ccw"
+                             : "selector:rotate:cw" ));
+}
+
+/**
+\param  angle   the angle in "angular pixels", i.e. how many visible pixels must move the outermost point of the rotated object
+*/
+void
+sp_selection_rotate_screen(Inkscape::Selection *selection, gdouble angle)
+{
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    NR::Rect const bbox(selection->bounds());
+    NR::Point const center(bbox.midpoint());
+
+    gdouble const zoom = selection->desktop()->current_zoom();
+    gdouble const zmove = angle / zoom;
+    gdouble const r = NR::L2(bbox.max() - center);
+
+    gdouble const zangle = 180 * atan2(zmove, r) / M_PI;
+
+    sp_selection_rotate_relative(selection, center, zangle);
+
+    sp_document_maybe_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(selection->desktop()),
+                           ( (angle > 0)
+                             ? "selector:rotate:ccw"
+                             : "selector:rotate:cw" ));
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_scale(Inkscape::Selection *selection, gdouble grow)
+{
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    NR::Rect const bbox(selection->bounds());
+    NR::Point const center(bbox.midpoint());
+    double const max_len = bbox.maxExtent();
+
+    // you can't scale "do nizhe pola" (below zero)
+    if ( max_len + grow <= 1e-3 ) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    double const times = 1.0 + grow / max_len;
+    sp_selection_scale_relative(selection, center, NR::scale(times, times));
+
+    sp_document_maybe_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(selection->desktop()),
+                           ( (grow > 0)
+                             ? "selector:scale:larger"
+                             : "selector:scale:smaller" ));
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_scale_screen(Inkscape::Selection *selection, gdouble grow_pixels)
+{
+    sp_selection_scale(selection,
+                       grow_pixels / selection->desktop()->current_zoom());
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_scale_times(Inkscape::Selection *selection, gdouble times)
+{
+    if (selection->isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    NR::Point const center(selection->bounds().midpoint());
+    sp_selection_scale_relative(selection, center, NR::scale(times, times));
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(selection->desktop()));
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_move(gdouble dx, gdouble dy)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    sp_selection_move_relative(selection, dx, dy);
+
+    if (dx == 0) {
+        sp_document_maybe_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop), "selector:move:vertical");
+    } else if (dy == 0) {
+        sp_document_maybe_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop), "selector:move:horizontal");
+    } else {
+        sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+    }
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_move_screen(gdouble dx, gdouble dy)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // same as sp_selection_move but divide deltas by zoom factor
+    gdouble const zoom = desktop->current_zoom();
+    gdouble const zdx = dx / zoom;
+    gdouble const zdy = dy / zoom;
+    sp_selection_move_relative(selection, zdx, zdy);
+
+    if (dx == 0) {
+        sp_document_maybe_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop), "selector:move:vertical");
+    } else if (dy == 0) {
+        sp_document_maybe_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop), "selector:move:horizontal");
+    } else {
+        sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+    }
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+template <typename D>
+SPItem *next_item(SPDesktop *desktop, GSList *path, SPObject *root,
+                  bool only_in_viewport, bool inlayer, bool onlyvisible, bool onlysensitive);
+
+template <typename D>
+SPItem *next_item_from_list(SPDesktop *desktop, GSList const *items, SPObject *root, 
+                  bool only_in_viewport, bool inlayer, bool onlyvisible, bool onlysensitive);
+
+struct Forward {
+    typedef SPObject *Iterator;
+
+    static Iterator children(SPObject *o) { return sp_object_first_child(o); }
+    static Iterator siblings_after(SPObject *o) { return SP_OBJECT_NEXT(o); }
+    static void dispose(Iterator i) {}
+
+    static SPObject *object(Iterator i) { return i; }
+    static Iterator next(Iterator i) { return SP_OBJECT_NEXT(i); }
+};
+
+struct Reverse {
+    typedef GSList *Iterator;
+
+    static Iterator children(SPObject *o) {
+        return make_list(o->firstChild(), NULL);
+    }
+    static Iterator siblings_after(SPObject *o) {
+        return make_list(SP_OBJECT_PARENT(o)->firstChild(), o);
+    }
+    static void dispose(Iterator i) {
+        g_slist_free(i);
+    }
+
+    static SPObject *object(Iterator i) {
+        return reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+    }
+    static Iterator next(Iterator i) { return i->next; }
+
+private:
+    static GSList *make_list(SPObject *object, SPObject *limit) {
+        GSList *list=NULL;
+        while ( object != limit ) {
+            list = g_slist_prepend(list, object);
+            object = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(object);
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+};
+
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_item_next(void)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    g_return_if_fail(desktop != NULL);
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    bool inlayer = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "inlayer", 1);
+    bool onlyvisible = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "onlyvisible", 1);
+    bool onlysensitive = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "onlysensitive", 1);
+
+    SPObject *root;
+    if (inlayer) {
+        root = desktop->currentLayer();
+    } else {
+        root = desktop->currentRoot();
+    }
+
+    SPItem *item=next_item_from_list<Forward>(desktop, selection->itemList(), root, SP_CYCLING == SP_CYCLE_VISIBLE, inlayer, onlyvisible, onlysensitive);
+
+    if (item) {
+        selection->set(item);
+        if ( SP_CYCLING == SP_CYCLE_FOCUS ) {
+            scroll_to_show_item(desktop, item);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_item_prev(void)
+{
+    SPDocument *document = SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT;
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    g_return_if_fail(document != NULL);
+    g_return_if_fail(desktop != NULL);
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    bool inlayer = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "inlayer", 1);
+    bool onlyvisible = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "onlyvisible", 1);
+    bool onlysensitive = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.kbselection", "onlysensitive", 1);
+
+    SPObject *root;
+    if (inlayer) {
+        root = desktop->currentLayer();
+    } else {
+        root = desktop->currentRoot();
+    }
+
+    SPItem *item=next_item_from_list<Reverse>(desktop, selection->itemList(), root, SP_CYCLING == SP_CYCLE_VISIBLE, inlayer, onlyvisible, onlysensitive);
+
+    if (item) {
+        selection->set(item);
+        if ( SP_CYCLING == SP_CYCLE_FOCUS ) {
+            scroll_to_show_item(desktop, item);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+template <typename D>
+SPItem *next_item_from_list(SPDesktop *desktop, GSList const *items,
+                            SPObject *root, bool only_in_viewport, bool inlayer, bool onlyvisible, bool onlysensitive)
+{
+    SPObject *current=root;
+    while (items) {
+        SPItem *item=SP_ITEM(items->data);
+        if ( root->isAncestorOf(item) &&
+             ( !only_in_viewport || desktop->isWithinViewport(item) ) )
+        {
+            current = item;
+            break;
+        }
+        items = items->next;
+    }
+
+    GSList *path=NULL;
+    while ( current != root ) {
+        path = g_slist_prepend(path, current);
+        current = SP_OBJECT_PARENT(current);
+    }
+
+    SPItem *next;
+    // first, try from the current object
+    next = next_item<D>(desktop, path, root, only_in_viewport, inlayer, onlyvisible, onlysensitive);
+    g_slist_free(path);
+
+    if (!next) { // if we ran out of objects, start over at the root
+        next = next_item<D>(desktop, NULL, root, only_in_viewport, inlayer, onlyvisible, onlysensitive);
+    }
+
+    return next;
+}
+
+template <typename D>
+SPItem *next_item(SPDesktop *desktop, GSList *path, SPObject *root,
+                  bool only_in_viewport, bool inlayer, bool onlyvisible, bool onlysensitive)
+{
+    typename D::Iterator children;
+    typename D::Iterator iter;
+
+    SPItem *found=NULL;
+
+    if (path) {
+        SPObject *object=reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(path->data);
+        g_assert(SP_OBJECT_PARENT(object) == root);
+        if (desktop->isLayer(object)) {
+            found = next_item<D>(desktop, path->next, object, only_in_viewport, inlayer, onlyvisible, onlysensitive);
+        }
+        iter = children = D::siblings_after(object);
+    } else {
+        iter = children = D::children(root);
+    }
+
+    while ( iter && !found ) {
+        SPObject *object=D::object(iter);
+        if (desktop->isLayer(object)) {
+            if (!inlayer) { // recurse into sublayers
+                found = next_item<D>(desktop, NULL, object, only_in_viewport, inlayer, onlyvisible, onlysensitive);
+            }
+        } else if ( SP_IS_ITEM(object) &&
+                    ( !only_in_viewport || desktop->isWithinViewport(SP_ITEM(object)) ) &&
+                    ( !onlyvisible || !desktop->itemIsHidden(SP_ITEM(object))) &&
+                    ( !onlysensitive || !SP_ITEM(object)->isLocked()) &&
+                    !desktop->isLayer(SP_ITEM(object)) )
+        {
+            found = SP_ITEM(object);
+        }
+        iter = D::next(iter);
+    }
+
+    D::dispose(children);
+
+    return found;
+}
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * If \a item is not entirely visible then adjust visible area to centre on the centre on of
+ * \a item.
+ */
+void scroll_to_show_item(SPDesktop *desktop, SPItem *item)
+{
+    NR::Rect dbox = desktop->get_display_area();
+    NR::Rect sbox = sp_item_bbox_desktop(item);
+
+    if (dbox.contains(sbox) == false) {
+        NR::Point const s_dt = sbox.midpoint();
+        NR::Point const s_w = desktop->d2w(s_dt);
+        NR::Point const d_dt = dbox.midpoint();
+        NR::Point const d_w = desktop->d2w(d_dt);
+        NR::Point const moved_w( d_w - s_w );
+        gint const dx = (gint) moved_w[X];
+        gint const dy = (gint) moved_w[Y];
+        desktop->scroll_world(dx, dy);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void
+sp_selection_clone()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select an <b>object</b> to clone."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Check if more than one object is selected.
+    if (g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList()) > 1) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("If you want to clone several objects, <b>group</b> them and <b>clone the group</b>."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *sel_repr = SP_OBJECT_REPR(selection->singleItem());
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *parent = sp_repr_parent(sel_repr);
+
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *clone = sp_repr_new("svg:use");
+    clone->setAttribute("x", "0");
+    clone->setAttribute("y", "0");
+    clone->setAttribute("xlink:href", g_strdup_printf("#%s", sel_repr->attribute("id")));
+
+    // add the new clone to the top of the original's parent
+    parent->appendChild(clone);
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+
+    selection->set(clone);
+    Inkscape::GC::release(clone);
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_unlink()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (!desktop)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select a <b>clone</b> to unlink."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Get a copy of current selection.
+    GSList *new_select = NULL;
+    bool unlinked = false;
+    for (GSList *items = g_slist_copy((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+         items != NULL;
+         items = items->next)
+    {
+        SPItem *use = (SPItem *) items->data;
+
+        if (!SP_IS_USE(use)) {
+            // keep the non-yse item in the new selection
+            new_select = g_slist_prepend(new_select, use);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        SPItem *unlink = sp_use_unlink(SP_USE(use));
+        unlinked = true;
+        // Add ungrouped items to the new selection.
+        new_select = g_slist_prepend(new_select, unlink);
+    }
+
+    if (new_select) { // set new selection
+        selection->clear();
+        selection->setList(new_select);
+        g_slist_free(new_select);
+    }
+    if (!unlinked) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("<b>No clones to unlink</b> in the selection."));
+    }
+
+    sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+}
+
+void
+sp_select_clone_original()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    SPItem *item = selection->singleItem();
+
+    const gchar *error = _("Select a <b>clone</b> to go to its original. Select a <b>linked offset</b> to go to its source. Select a <b>text on path</b> to go to the path. Select a <b>flowed text</b> to go to its frame.");
+
+    // Check if other than two objects are selected
+    if (g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList()) != 1 || !item) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SPItem *original = NULL;
+    if (SP_IS_USE(item)) {
+        original = sp_use_get_original (SP_USE(item));
+    } else if (SP_IS_OFFSET(item) && SP_OFFSET (item)->sourceHref) {
+        original = sp_offset_get_source (SP_OFFSET(item));
+    } else if (SP_IS_TEXT_TEXTPATH(item)) {
+        original = sp_textpath_get_path_item (SP_TEXTPATH(sp_object_first_child(SP_OBJECT(item))));
+    } else if (SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item)) {
+        original = SP_FLOWTEXT(item)->get_frame (NULL); // first frame only
+    } else { // it's an object that we don't know what to do with
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!original) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("<b>Cannot find</b> the object to select (orphaned clone, offset, textpath, flowed text?)"));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (SPObject *o = original; o && !SP_IS_ROOT(o); o = SP_OBJECT_PARENT (o)) {
+        if (SP_IS_DEFS (o)) {
+            desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("The object you're trying to select is <b>not visible</b> (it is in &lt;defs&gt;)"));
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (original) {
+        selection->clear();
+        selection->set(original);
+        if (SP_CYCLING == SP_CYCLE_FOCUS) {
+            scroll_to_show_item(desktop, original);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_tile(bool apply)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    SPDocument *document = SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop);
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to convert to pattern."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    sp_document_ensure_up_to_date(document);
+    NR::Rect r = selection->bounds();
+    if (r.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // calculate the transform to be applied to objects to move them to 0,0
+    NR::Point move_p = NR::Point(0, sp_document_height(document)) - (r.min() + NR::Point (0, r.extent(NR::Y)));
+    move_p[NR::Y] = -move_p[NR::Y];
+    NR::Matrix move = NR::Matrix (NR::translate (move_p));
+
+    GSList *items = g_slist_copy((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+
+    items = g_slist_sort (items, (GCompareFunc) sp_object_compare_position);
+
+    // bottommost object, after sorting
+    SPObject *parent = SP_OBJECT_PARENT (items->data);
+
+    // remember the position of the first item
+    gint pos = SP_OBJECT_REPR (items->data)->position();
+
+    // create a list of duplicates
+    GSList *repr_copies = NULL;
+    for (GSList *i = items; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *dup = (SP_OBJECT_REPR (i->data))->duplicate();
+        repr_copies = g_slist_prepend (repr_copies, dup);
+    }
+
+    NR::Rect bounds(desktop->dt2doc(r.min()), desktop->dt2doc(r.max()));
+
+    if (apply) {
+        // delete objects so that their clones don't get alerted; this object will be restored shortly
+        for (GSList *i = items; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+            SPObject *item = SP_OBJECT (i->data);
+            item->deleteObject (false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Hack: Temporarily set clone compensation to unmoved, so that we can move clone-originals
+    // without disturbing clones.
+    // See ActorAlign::on_button_click() in src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp
+    int saved_compensation = prefs_get_int_attribute("options.clonecompensation", "value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
+    prefs_set_int_attribute("options.clonecompensation", "value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
+
+    const gchar *pat_id = pattern_tile (repr_copies, bounds, document,
+                                        NR::Matrix(NR::translate(desktop->dt2doc(NR::Point(r.min()[NR::X], r.max()[NR::Y])))), move);
+
+    // restore compensation setting
+    prefs_set_int_attribute("options.clonecompensation", "value", saved_compensation);
+
+    if (apply) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *rect = sp_repr_new ("svg:rect");
+        rect->setAttribute("style", g_strdup_printf("stroke:none;fill:url(#%s)", pat_id));
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rect, "width", bounds.extent(NR::X));
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rect, "height", bounds.extent(NR::Y));
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rect, "x", bounds.min()[NR::X]);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rect, "y", bounds.min()[NR::Y]);
+
+        // restore parent and position
+        SP_OBJECT_REPR (parent)->appendChild(rect);
+        rect->setPosition(pos > 0 ? pos : 0);
+        SPItem *rectangle = (SPItem *) SP_DT_DOCUMENT (desktop)->getObjectByRepr(rect);
+
+        Inkscape::GC::release(rect);
+
+        selection->clear();
+        selection->set(rectangle);
+    }
+
+    g_slist_free (items);
+
+    sp_document_done (document);
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_untile()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    SPDocument *document = SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop);
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select an <b>object with pattern fill</b> to extract objects from."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GSList *new_select = NULL;
+
+    bool did = false;
+
+    for (GSList *items = g_slist_copy((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+         items != NULL;
+         items = items->next) {
+
+        SPItem *item = (SPItem *) items->data;
+
+        SPStyle *style = SP_OBJECT_STYLE (item);
+
+        if (!style || style->fill.type != SP_PAINT_TYPE_PAINTSERVER) 
+            continue;
+
+        SPObject *server = SP_OBJECT_STYLE_FILL_SERVER(item);
+
+        if (!SP_IS_PATTERN(server))
+            continue;
+
+        did = true;
+
+        SPPattern *pattern = pattern_getroot (SP_PATTERN (server));
+
+        NR::Matrix pat_transform = pattern_patternTransform (SP_PATTERN (server));
+        pat_transform *= item->transform;
+
+        for (SPObject *child = sp_object_first_child(SP_OBJECT(pattern)) ; child != NULL; child = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(child) ) {
+            Inkscape::XML::Node *copy = SP_OBJECT_REPR(child)->duplicate();
+            SPItem *i = SP_ITEM (desktop->currentLayer()->appendChildRepr(copy));
+
+           // FIXME: relink clones to the new canvas objects
+           // use SPObject::setid when mental finishes it to steal ids of 
+
+            // this is needed to make sure the new item has curve (simply requestDisplayUpdate does not work)
+            sp_document_ensure_up_to_date (document);
+
+            NR::Matrix transform( i->transform * pat_transform );
+            sp_item_write_transform(i, SP_OBJECT_REPR(i), transform);
+
+            new_select = g_slist_prepend(new_select, i);
+        }
+
+        SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_new ();
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill", "none");
+        sp_repr_css_change (SP_OBJECT_REPR (item), css, "style");
+    }
+
+    if (!did) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("<b>No pattern fills</b> in the selection."));
+    } else {
+        sp_document_done(SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop));
+        selection->setList(new_select);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+sp_selection_create_bitmap_copy ()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if (desktop == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    SPDocument *document = SP_DT_DOCUMENT(desktop);
+
+    Inkscape::Selection *selection = SP_DT_SELECTION(desktop);
+
+    // check if something is selected
+    if (selection->isEmpty()) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>object(s)</b> to make a bitmap copy."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Get the bounding box of the selection
+    NRRect bbox;
+    sp_document_ensure_up_to_date (document);
+    selection->bounds(&bbox);
+    if (NR_RECT_DFLS_TEST_EMPTY(&bbox)) {
+        return; // exceptional situation, so not bother with a translatable error message, just quit quietly
+    }
+
+    // List of the items to show; all others will be hidden
+    GSList *items = g_slist_copy ((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+
+    // Sort items so that the topmost comes last
+    items = g_slist_sort(items, (GCompareFunc) sp_item_repr_compare_position);
+
+    // Generate a random value from the current time (you may create bitmap from the same object(s)
+    // multiple times, and this is done so that they don't clash)
+    GTimeVal cu;
+    g_get_current_time (&cu);
+    guint current = (int) (cu.tv_sec * 1000000 + cu.tv_usec) % 1024; 
+
+    // Create the filename
+    gchar *filename = g_strdup_printf ("%s-%s-%u.png", document->name, SP_OBJECT_REPR(items->data)->attribute("id"), current);
+    // Imagemagick is known not to handle spaces in filenames, so we replace anything but letters,
+    // digits, and a few other chars, with "_"
+    filename = g_strcanon (filename, "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_.=+~$#@^&!?", '_');
+    // Build the complete path by adding document->base if set
+    gchar *filepath = g_build_filename (document->base?document->base:"", filename, NULL);
+
+    //g_print ("%s\n", filepath);
+
+    // Remember parent and z-order of the topmost one
+    gint pos = SP_OBJECT_REPR(g_slist_last(items)->data)->position();
+    SPObject *parent_object = SP_OBJECT_PARENT(g_slist_last(items)->data);
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *parent = SP_OBJECT_REPR(parent_object);
+
+    // Calculate resolution
+    double res;
+    int const prefs_res = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.createbitmap", "resolution", 0);
+    if (0 < prefs_res) {
+        // If it's given explicitly in prefs, take it
+        res = prefs_res;
+    } else {
+        // Otherwise look up minimum bitmap size (default 250 pixels) and calculate resolution from it
+        int const prefs_min = prefs_get_int_attribute ("options.createbitmap", "minsize", 250);
+        res = prefs_min / MIN ((bbox.x1 - bbox.x0), (bbox.y1 - bbox.y0));
+    }
+
+    // The width and height of the bitmap in pixels
+    unsigned width = (unsigned) floor ((bbox.x1 - bbox.x0) * res);
+    unsigned height =(unsigned) floor ((bbox.y1 - bbox.y0) * res);
+
+    // Find out if we have to run a filter
+    const gchar *run = NULL;
+    const gchar *filter = prefs_get_string_attribute ("options.createbitmap", "filter");
+    if (filter) {
+        // filter command is given;
+        // see if we have a parameter to pass to it
+        const gchar *param1 = prefs_get_string_attribute ("options.createbitmap", "filter_param1");
+        if (param1) {
+            if (param1[strlen(param1) - 1] == '%') {
+                // if the param string ends with %, interpret it as a percentage of the image's max dimension
+                gchar p1[256];
+                g_ascii_dtostr (p1, 256, ceil (g_ascii_strtod (param1, NULL) * MAX(width, height) / 100));
+                // the first param is always the image filename, the second is param1
+                run = g_strdup_printf ("%s \"%s\" %s", filter, filepath, p1);
+            } else {
+                // otherwise pass the param1 unchanged
+                run = g_strdup_printf ("%s \"%s\" %s", filter, filepath, param1);
+            }
+        } else {
+            // run without extra parameter
+            run = g_strdup_printf ("%s \"%s\"", filter, filepath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Calculate the matrix that will be applied to the image so that it exactly overlaps the source objects
+    NR::Matrix eek = sp_item_i2d_affine (SP_ITEM(parent_object));
+    NR::Matrix t = NR::scale (1/res, -1/res) * NR::translate (bbox.x0, bbox.y1) * eek.inverse(); 
+
+    // Do the export
+    sp_export_png_file(document, filepath,
+                   bbox.x0, bbox.y0, bbox.x1, bbox.y1,
+                   width, height,
+                   (guint32) 0xffffff00,
+                   NULL, NULL,
+                   true,  /*bool force_overwrite,*/
+                   items);
+
+    g_slist_free (items);
+
+    // Run filter, if any
+    if (run) {
+        g_print ("Running external filter: %s\n", run);
+        system (run);
+    }
+
+    // Import the image back
+    GdkPixbuf *pb = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file (filepath, NULL);
+    if (pb) {
+        // Create the repr for the image
+        Inkscape::XML::Node * repr = sp_repr_new ("svg:image");
+        repr->setAttribute("xlink:href", filename);
+        repr->setAttribute("sodipodi:absref", filepath);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(repr, "width", gdk_pixbuf_get_width(pb));
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(repr, "height", gdk_pixbuf_get_height(pb));
+
+        // Write transform
+        gchar c[256];
+        if (sp_svg_transform_write(c, 256, t)) {
+            repr->setAttribute("transform", c);
+        } 
+
+        // add the new repr to the parent
+        parent->appendChild(repr);
+
+        // move to the saved position 
+        repr->setPosition(pos > 0 ? pos + 1 : 1);
+
+        // Set selection to the new image
+        selection->clear();
+        selection->add(repr);
+
+        // Clean up
+        Inkscape::GC::release(repr);
+        gdk_pixbuf_unref (pb);
+
+        // Complete undoable transaction
+        sp_document_done (document);
+    }
+
+    g_free (filename);
+    g_free (filepath);
+}
+
+
+/*
+  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 :