merge from trunk (r12487)

(bzr r11668.1.75)

29 files changed, 880 insertions, 602 deletions

diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/Makefile_insert b/src/ui/dialog/Makefile_insert
index 580b47522..09a7ef573 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/Makefile_insert
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/Makefile_insert
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ ink_common_sources +=		\
 	ui/dialog/memory.h			\
 	ui/dialog/messages.cpp			\
 	ui/dialog/messages.h			\
+	ui/dialog/new-from-template.cpp		\
+	ui/dialog/new-from-template.h		\
 	ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp		\
 	ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.h			\
 	ui/dialog/object-attributes.cpp \
@@ -81,8 +83,6 @@ ink_common_sources +=		\
 	ui/dialog/print.h			\
 	ui/dialog/print-colors-preview-dialog.cpp		\
 	ui/dialog/print-colors-preview-dialog.h		\
-	ui/dialog/scriptdialog.cpp		\
-	ui/dialog/scriptdialog.h		\
 	ui/dialog/spellcheck.cpp		\
 	ui/dialog/spellcheck.h		\
 	ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp		\
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ ink_common_sources +=		\
 	ui/dialog/swatches.h			\
 	ui/dialog/symbols.cpp			\
 	ui/dialog/symbols.h			\
+	ui/dialog/template-load-tab.cpp		\
+	ui/dialog/template-load-tab.h		\
+	ui/dialog/template-widget.cpp		\
+	ui/dialog/template-widget.h		\
 	ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp			\
 	ui/dialog/text-edit.h			\
 	ui/dialog/tile.cpp			\
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp
index dbd06d9e8..8845b60e5 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp
@@ -88,119 +88,73 @@ Action::Action(const Glib::ustring &id,
 }
 
 
-void ActionAlign::do_action(SPDesktop *desktop, int index) {
-
+void ActionAlign::do_action(SPDesktop *desktop, int index)
+{
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = sp_desktop_selection(desktop);
     if (!selection) return;
 
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     bool sel_as_group = prefs->getBool("/dialogs/align/sel-as-groups");
-    int prefs_bbox = prefs->getBool("/tools/bounding_box");
 
     using Inkscape::Util::GSListConstIterator;
     std::list<SPItem *> selected;
     selected.insert<GSListConstIterator<SPItem *> >(selected.end(), selection->itemList(), NULL);
     if (selected.empty()) return;
 
-    Geom::Point mp; //Anchor point
-    AlignAndDistribute::AlignTarget target = AlignAndDistribute::getAlignTarget();
-    const Coeffs &a= _allCoeffs[index];
-    switch (target)
-    {
-    case AlignAndDistribute::LAST:
-    case AlignAndDistribute::FIRST:
-    case AlignAndDistribute::BIGGEST:
-    case AlignAndDistribute::SMALLEST:
+    const Coeffs &a = _allCoeffs[index];
+    SPItem *focus = NULL;
+    Geom::OptRect b = Geom::OptRect();
+    Selection::CompareSize horiz = (a.mx0 != 0.0) || (a.mx1 != 0.0)
+        ? Selection::HORIZONTAL : Selection::VERTICAL;
+
+    switch (AlignTarget(prefs->getInt("/dialogs/align/align-to", 6)))
     {
-        //Check 2 or more selected objects
-        std::list<SPItem *>::iterator second(selected.begin());
-        ++second;
-        if (second == selected.end())
-            return;
-        //Find the master (anchor on which the other objects are aligned)
-        std::list<SPItem *>::iterator master(
-                AlignAndDistribute::find_master (
-                selected,
-                (a.mx0 != 0.0) ||
-                (a.mx1 != 0.0) )
-            );
-        //remove the master from the selection
-        SPItem * thing = *master;
-        // TODO: either uncomment or remove the following commented lines, depending on which
-        //       behaviour of moving objects makes most sense; also cf. discussion at
-        //       https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/255933
-        /*if (!sel_as_group) { */
-            selected.erase(master);
-        /*}*/
-        //Compute the anchor point
-        Geom::OptRect b = !prefs_bbox ? thing->desktopVisualBounds() : thing->desktopGeometricBounds();
-        if (b) {
-            mp = Geom::Point(a.mx0 * b->min()[Geom::X] + a.mx1 * b->max()[Geom::X],
-                           a.my0 * b->min()[Geom::Y] + a.my1 * b->max()[Geom::Y]);
-        } else {
-            return;
-        }
+    case LAST:
+        focus = SP_ITEM(*selected.begin());
         break;
-    }
-
-    case AlignAndDistribute::PAGE:
-        mp = Geom::Point(a.mx1 * sp_desktop_document(desktop)->getWidth(),
-                       a.my1 * sp_desktop_document(desktop)->getHeight());
+    case FIRST:
+        focus = SP_ITEM(*--(selected.end()));
         break;
-
-    case AlignAndDistribute::DRAWING:
-    {
-        Geom::OptRect b = !prefs_bbox ? sp_desktop_document(desktop)->getRoot()->desktopVisualBounds()
-                                      : sp_desktop_document(desktop)->getRoot()->desktopGeometricBounds();
-        if (b) {
-            mp = Geom::Point(a.mx0 * b->min()[Geom::X] + a.mx1 * b->max()[Geom::X],
-                           a.my0 * b->min()[Geom::Y] + a.my1 * b->max()[Geom::Y]);
-        } else {
-            return;
-        }
+    case BIGGEST:
+        focus = selection->largestItem(horiz);
         break;
-    }
-
-    case AlignAndDistribute::SELECTION:
-    {
-        Geom::OptRect b = !prefs_bbox ? selection->visualBounds() : selection->geometricBounds();
-        if (b) {
-            mp = Geom::Point(a.mx0 * b->min()[Geom::X] + a.mx1 * b->max()[Geom::X],
-                           a.my0 * b->min()[Geom::Y] + a.my1 * b->max()[Geom::Y]);
-        } else {
-            return;
-        }
+    case SMALLEST:
+        focus = selection->smallestItem(horiz);
+        break;
+    case PAGE:
+        b = sp_desktop_document(desktop)->preferredBounds();
+        break;
+    case DRAWING:
+        b = sp_desktop_document(desktop)->getRoot()->desktopPreferredBounds();
+        break;
+    case SELECTION:
+        b = selection->preferredBounds();
         break;
-    }
-
     default:
         g_assert_not_reached ();
         break;
-    };  // end of switch
+    };
+
+    if(focus)
+        b = focus->desktopPreferredBounds();
+    g_return_if_fail(b);
 
-    // Top hack: temporarily set clone compensation to unmoved, so that we can align/distribute
-    // clones with their original (and the move of the original does not disturb the
-    // clones). The only problem with this is that if there are outside-of-selection clones of
-    // a selected original, they will be unmoved too, possibly contrary to user's
-    // expecation. However this is a minor point compared to making align/distribute always
-    // work as expected, and "unmoved" is the default option anyway.
-    int saved_compensation = prefs->getInt("/options/clonecompensation/value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
-    prefs->setInt("/options/clonecompensation/value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
+    // Generate the move point from the selected bounding box
+    Geom::Point mp = Geom::Point(a.mx0 * b->min()[Geom::X] + a.mx1 * b->max()[Geom::X],
+                                 a.my0 * b->min()[Geom::Y] + a.my1 * b->max()[Geom::Y]);
 
     bool changed = false;
-    Geom::OptRect b;
     if (sel_as_group)
-        b = !prefs_bbox ? selection->visualBounds() : selection->geometricBounds();
+        b = selection->preferredBounds();
 
     //Move each item in the selected list separately
     for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
-         it != selected.end();
-         it++)
+         it != selected.end(); ++it)
     {
         sp_desktop_document (desktop)->ensureUpToDate();
         if (!sel_as_group)
-            b = !prefs_bbox ? (*it)->desktopVisualBounds() : (*it)->desktopGeometricBounds();
-        if (b) {
+            b = (*it)->desktopPreferredBounds();
+        if (b && (!focus || (*it) != focus)) {
             Geom::Point const sp(a.sx0 * b->min()[Geom::X] + a.sx1 * b->max()[Geom::X],
                                  a.sy0 * b->min()[Geom::Y] + a.sy1 * b->max()[Geom::Y]);
             Geom::Point const mp_rel( mp - sp );
@@ -211,15 +165,10 @@ void ActionAlign::do_action(SPDesktop *desktop, int index) {
         }
     }
 
-    // restore compensation setting
-    prefs->setInt("/options/clonecompensation/value", saved_compensation);
-
     if (changed) {
         DocumentUndo::done( sp_desktop_document(desktop) , SP_VERB_DIALOG_ALIGN_DISTRIBUTE,
                             _("Align"));
     }
-
-
 }
 
 
@@ -347,7 +296,7 @@ private :
             float pos = sorted.front().bbox.min()[_orientation];
             for ( std::vector<BBoxSort> ::iterator it (sorted.begin());
                   it < sorted.end();
-                  it ++ )
+                  ++it )
             {
                 if (!Geom::are_near(pos, it->bbox.min()[_orientation], 1e-6)) {
                     Geom::Point t(0.0, 0.0);
@@ -1265,69 +1214,6 @@ void AlignAndDistribute::addBaselineButton(const Glib::ustring &id, const Glib::
             *this, table, orientation, distribute));
 }
 
-
-
-
-std::list<SPItem *>::iterator AlignAndDistribute::find_master( std::list<SPItem *> &list, bool horizontal){
-    std::list<SPItem *>::iterator master = list.end();
-    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
-    int prefs_bbox = prefs->getBool("/tools/bounding_box");
-    switch (getAlignTarget()) {
-    case LAST:
-        return list.begin();
-        break;
-
-    case FIRST:
-        return --(list.end());
-        break;
-
-    case BIGGEST:
-    {
-        gdouble max = -1e18;
-        for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it) {
-            Geom::OptRect b = !prefs_bbox ? (*it)->desktopVisualBounds() : (*it)->desktopGeometricBounds();
-            if (b) {
-                gdouble dim = (*b)[horizontal ? Geom::X : Geom::Y].extent();
-                if (dim > max) {
-                    max = dim;
-                    master = it;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return master;
-    }
-
-    case SMALLEST:
-    {
-        gdouble max = 1e18;
-        for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it) {
-            Geom::OptRect b = !prefs_bbox ? (*it)->desktopVisualBounds() : (*it)->desktopGeometricBounds();
-            if (b) {
-                gdouble dim = (*b)[horizontal ? Geom::X : Geom::Y].extent();
-                if (dim < max) {
-                    max = dim;
-                    master = it;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return master;
-    }
-
-    default:
-        g_assert_not_reached ();
-        break;
-
-    } // end of switch statement
-    return master;
-}
-
-AlignAndDistribute::AlignTarget AlignAndDistribute::getAlignTarget() {
-    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
-    return AlignTarget(prefs->getInt("/dialogs/align/align-to", 6));
-}
-
-
-
 } // namespace Dialog
 } // namespace UI
 } // namespace Inkscape
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.h b/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.h
index c9165a83e..dfd84535b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.h
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ public:
 
     static AlignAndDistribute &getInstance() { return *new AlignAndDistribute(); }
 
-    enum AlignTarget { LAST=0, FIRST, BIGGEST, SMALLEST, PAGE, DRAWING, SELECTION };
-
-
-
-    static AlignTarget getAlignTarget();
-
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
     Gtk::Grid &align_table(){return _alignTable;}
     Gtk::Grid &distribute_table(){return _distributeTable;}
@@ -67,7 +61,6 @@ public:
     Gtk::Table &nodes_table(){return _nodesTable;}
 #endif
 
-    static std::list<SPItem *>::iterator find_master(std::list <SPItem *> &list, bool horizontal);
     void setMode(bool nodeEdit);
 
     Geom::OptRect randomize_bbox;
@@ -189,6 +182,7 @@ public :
        double sx0, sx1, sy0, sy1;
        int verb_id;
     };
+    enum AlignTarget { LAST=0, FIRST, BIGGEST, SMALLEST, PAGE, DRAWING, SELECTION };
     ActionAlign(const Glib::ustring &id,
                 const Glib::ustring &tiptext,
                 guint row, guint column,
@@ -204,6 +198,7 @@ public :
      * Static function called to align from a keyboard shortcut
      */
     static void do_verb_action(SPDesktop *desktop, int verb);
+    static int verb_to_coeff(int verb);
 
 private :
 
@@ -217,7 +212,6 @@ private :
     }
 
     static void do_action(SPDesktop *desktop, int index);
-    static int verb_to_coeff(int verb);
 
     guint _index;
     AlignAndDistribute &_dialog;
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
index 753320ab9..b3675440b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 #include "document.h"
 #include "document-undo.h"
 #include "filter-chemistry.h"
-#include "helper/unit-menu.h"
-#include "helper/units.h"
+#include "ui/widget/unit-menu.h"
+#include "util/units.h"
 #include "helper/window.h"
 #include "inkscape.h"
 #include "interface.h"
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "sp-root.h"
 
 using Inkscape::DocumentUndo;
+using Inkscape::Util::unit_table;
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
@@ -1092,35 +1093,36 @@ CloneTiler::CloneTiler (void) :
                 g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT(dlg), "widthheight", (gpointer) hb);
 
                 // unitmenu
-                GtkWidget *u = sp_unit_selector_new (SP_UNIT_ABSOLUTE | SP_UNIT_DEVICE);
-                sp_unit_selector_set_unit (SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(u), sp_desktop_namedview(SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP)->doc_units);
+                unit_menu = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitMenu();
+                unit_menu->setUnitType(Inkscape::Util::UNIT_TYPE_LINEAR);
+                unit_menu->setUnit(sp_desktop_namedview(SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP)->doc_units->abbr);
+                unitChangedConn = unit_menu->signal_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &CloneTiler::clonetiler_unit_changed));
 
                 {
                     // Width spinbutton
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
-                    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> a = Gtk::Adjustment::create(0.0, -1e6, 1e6, 1.0, 10.0, 0);
+                    fill_width = Gtk::Adjustment::create(0.0, -1e6, 1e6, 1.0, 10.0, 0);
 #else
-                    Gtk::Adjustment *a = new Gtk::Adjustment (0.0, -1e6, 1e6, 1.0, 10.0, 0);
+                    fill_width = new Gtk::Adjustment (0.0, -1e6, 1e6, 1.0, 10.0, 0);
 #endif
-                    sp_unit_selector_add_adjustment (SP_UNIT_SELECTOR (u), GTK_ADJUSTMENT (a->gobj()));
 
                     double value = prefs->getDouble(prefs_path + "fillwidth", 50.0);
-                    SPUnit const &unit = *sp_unit_selector_get_unit(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(u));
-                    gdouble const units = sp_pixels_get_units (value, unit);
-                    a->set_value (units);
+                    Inkscape::Util::Unit const unit = unit_menu->getUnit();
+                    gdouble const units = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(value, "px", unit);
+                    fill_width->set_value (units);
 
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
-                    Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton *e = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton(a, 1.0, 2);
+                    Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton *e = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton(fill_width, 1.0, 2);
 #else
-                    Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton *e = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton (*a, 1.0, 2);
+                    Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton *e = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton (*fill_width, 1.0, 2);
 #endif
                     e->set_tooltip_text (_("Width of the rectangle to be filled"));
                     e->set_width_chars (7);
                     e->set_digits (4);
                     gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hb), GTK_WIDGET(e->gobj()), TRUE, TRUE, 0);
                     // TODO: C++ification
-            g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(a->gobj()), "value_changed",
-                                       G_CALLBACK(clonetiler_fill_width_changed), u);
+            g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(fill_width->gobj()), "value_changed",
+                                       G_CALLBACK(clonetiler_fill_width_changed), unit_menu);
                 }
                 {
                     GtkWidget *l = gtk_label_new ("");
@@ -1132,32 +1134,31 @@ CloneTiler::CloneTiler (void) :
                 {
                     // Height spinbutton
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
-                    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> a = Gtk::Adjustment::create(0.0, -1e6, 1e6, 1.0, 10.0, 0);
+                    fill_height = Gtk::Adjustment::create(0.0, -1e6, 1e6, 1.0, 10.0, 0);
 #else
-                    Gtk::Adjustment *a = new Gtk::Adjustment (0.0, -1e6, 1e6, 1.0, 10.0, 0);
+                    fill_height = new Gtk::Adjustment (0.0, -1e6, 1e6, 1.0, 10.0, 0);
 #endif
-                    sp_unit_selector_add_adjustment (SP_UNIT_SELECTOR (u), GTK_ADJUSTMENT (a->gobj()));
 
                     double value = prefs->getDouble(prefs_path + "fillheight", 50.0);
-                    SPUnit const &unit = *sp_unit_selector_get_unit(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(u));
-                    gdouble const units = sp_pixels_get_units (value, unit);
-                    a->set_value (units);
+                    Inkscape::Util::Unit const unit = unit_menu->getUnit();
+                    gdouble const units = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(value, "px", unit);
+                    fill_height->set_value (units);
 
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
-                    Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton *e = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton(a, 1.0, 2);
+                    Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton *e = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton(fill_height, 1.0, 2);
 #else
-                    Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton *e = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton (*a, 1.0, 2);
+                    Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton *e = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton (*fill_height, 1.0, 2);
 #endif
                     e->set_tooltip_text (_("Height of the rectangle to be filled"));
                     e->set_width_chars (7);
                     e->set_digits (4);
                     gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hb), GTK_WIDGET(e->gobj()), TRUE, TRUE, 0);
                     // TODO: C++ification
-            g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(a->gobj()), "value_changed",
-                                       G_CALLBACK(clonetiler_fill_height_changed), u);
+            g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(fill_height->gobj()), "value_changed",
+                                       G_CALLBACK(clonetiler_fill_height_changed), unit_menu);
                 }
 
-                gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hb), u, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+                gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hb), (GtkWidget*) unit_menu->gobj(), TRUE, TRUE, 0);
                 clonetiler_table_attach (table, hb, 0.0, 2, 2);
 
             }
@@ -2944,26 +2945,39 @@ void CloneTiler::clonetiler_switch_to_fill(GtkToggleButton * /*tb*/, GtkWidget *
 
 
 
-void CloneTiler::clonetiler_fill_width_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GtkWidget *u)
+void CloneTiler::clonetiler_fill_width_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitMenu *u)
 {
     gdouble const raw_dist = gtk_adjustment_get_value (adj);
-    SPUnit const &unit = *sp_unit_selector_get_unit(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(u));
-    gdouble const pixels = sp_units_get_pixels (raw_dist, unit);
+    Inkscape::Util::Unit const unit = u->getUnit();
+    gdouble const pixels = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(raw_dist, unit, "px");
 
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     prefs->setDouble(prefs_path + "fillwidth", pixels);
 }
 
-void CloneTiler::clonetiler_fill_height_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GtkWidget *u)
+void CloneTiler::clonetiler_fill_height_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitMenu *u)
 {
     gdouble const raw_dist = gtk_adjustment_get_value (adj);
-    SPUnit const &unit = *sp_unit_selector_get_unit(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(u));
-    gdouble const pixels = sp_units_get_pixels (raw_dist, unit);
+    Inkscape::Util::Unit const unit = u->getUnit();
+    gdouble const pixels = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(raw_dist, unit, "px");
 
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     prefs->setDouble(prefs_path + "fillheight", pixels);
 }
 
+void CloneTiler::clonetiler_unit_changed()
+{
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    gdouble width_pixels = prefs->getDouble(prefs_path + "fillwidth");
+    gdouble height_pixels = prefs->getDouble(prefs_path + "fillheight");
+    
+    Inkscape::Util::Unit unit = unit_menu->getUnit();
+    
+    gdouble width_value = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(width_pixels, "px", unit);
+    gdouble height_value = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(height_pixels, "px", unit);
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(fill_width->gobj(), width_value);
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(fill_height->gobj(), height_value);
+}
 
 void CloneTiler::clonetiler_do_pick_toggled(GtkToggleButton *tb, GtkWidget *dlg)
 {
@@ -2977,7 +2991,6 @@ void CloneTiler::clonetiler_do_pick_toggled(GtkToggleButton *tb, GtkWidget *dlg)
     }
 }
 
-
 }
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.h b/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.h
index 7ec30cfaa..e2a0240ee 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.h
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
+
+namespace Widget {
+    class UnitMenu;
+}
+
 namespace Dialog {
 
 class CloneTiler : public Widget::Panel {
@@ -45,8 +50,9 @@ protected:
     static void clonetiler_do_pick_toggled(GtkToggleButton *tb, GtkWidget *dlg);
     static void clonetiler_pick_to(GtkToggleButton *tb, gpointer data);
     static void clonetiler_xy_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, gpointer data);
-    static void clonetiler_fill_width_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GtkWidget *u);
-    static void clonetiler_fill_height_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GtkWidget *u);
+    static void clonetiler_fill_width_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitMenu *u);
+    static void clonetiler_fill_height_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitMenu *u);
+    void clonetiler_unit_changed();
     static void clonetiler_switch_to_create(GtkToggleButton */*tb*/, GtkWidget *dlg);
     static void clonetiler_switch_to_fill(GtkToggleButton */*tb*/, GtkWidget *dlg);
     static void clonetiler_keep_bbox_toggled(GtkToggleButton *tb, gpointer /*data*/);
@@ -112,12 +118,22 @@ private:
     DesktopTracker deskTrack;
     Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorPicker *color_picker;
     GtkSizeGroup* table_row_labels;
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitMenu *unit_menu;
+
+#if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> fill_width;
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> fill_height;
+#else
+    Gtk::Adjustment *fill_width;
+    Gtk::Adjustment *fill_height;
+#endif
 
     sigc::connection desktopChangeConn;
     sigc::connection selectChangedConn;
     sigc::connection subselChangedConn;
     sigc::connection selectModifiedConn;
     sigc::connection color_changed_connection;
+    sigc::connection unitChangedConn;
 
     /**
      * Can be invoked for setting the desktop. Currently not used.
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/dialog-manager.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/dialog-manager.cpp
index 993f48d8f..0ce74f54e 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/dialog-manager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/dialog-manager.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.h"
 #include "ui/dialog/memory.h"
 #include "ui/dialog/messages.h"
-#include "ui/dialog/scriptdialog.h"
 #include "ui/dialog/symbols.h"
 #include "ui/dialog/tile.h"
 #include "ui/dialog/tracedialog.h"
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ DialogManager::DialogManager() {
         registerFactory("ObjectAttributes",    &create<ObjectAttributes,     FloatingBehavior>);
         registerFactory("ObjectProperties",    &create<ObjectProperties,     FloatingBehavior>);
 //        registerFactory("PrintColorsPreviewDialog",      &create<PrintColorsPreviewDialog,       FloatingBehavior>);
-        registerFactory("Script",              &create<ScriptDialog,         FloatingBehavior>);
         registerFactory("SvgFontsDialog",      &create<SvgFontsDialog,       FloatingBehavior>);
         registerFactory("Swatches",            &create<SwatchesPanel,        FloatingBehavior>);
         registerFactory("Symbols",             &create<SymbolsDialog,        FloatingBehavior>);
@@ -148,7 +146,6 @@ DialogManager::DialogManager() {
         registerFactory("ObjectAttributes",    &create<ObjectAttributes,     DockBehavior>);
         registerFactory("ObjectProperties",    &create<ObjectProperties,     DockBehavior>);
 //        registerFactory("PrintColorsPreviewDialog",      &create<PrintColorsPreviewDialog,       DockBehavior>);
-        registerFactory("Script",              &create<ScriptDialog,         DockBehavior>);
         registerFactory("SvgFontsDialog",      &create<SvgFontsDialog,       DockBehavior>);
         registerFactory("Swatches",            &create<SwatchesPanel,        DockBehavior>);
         registerFactory("Symbols",             &create<SymbolsDialog,        DockBehavior>);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
index d335fb303..77fb182e5 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "document.h"
 #include "desktop-handles.h"
 #include "desktop.h"
-#include "helper/units.h"
 #include "inkscape.h"
 #include "io/sys.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
@@ -1432,7 +1431,7 @@ void DocumentProperties::update()
     _rcb_shad.setActive (nv->showpageshadow);
 
     if (nv->doc_units)
-        _rum_deflt.setUnit (nv->doc_units);
+        _rum_deflt.setUnit (nv->doc_units->abbr);
 
     double const doc_w_px = sp_desktop_document(dt)->getWidth();
     double const doc_h_px = sp_desktop_document(dt)->getHeight();
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
index a851503fe..2c92608d7 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@
 #include <glibmm/i18n.h>
 #include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
 
-#include "helper/unit-menu.h"
-#include "helper/units.h"
-#include "unit-constants.h"
+#include "ui/widget/unit-menu.h"
+#include "util/units.h"
 #include "helper/window.h"
 #include "inkscape-private.h"
 #include "document.h"
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@
 
 #define SP_EXPORT_MIN_SIZE 1.0
 
-#define DPI_BASE PX_PER_IN
+#define DPI_BASE Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "in", "px")
 
 #define EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION 3
 
@@ -108,6 +107,8 @@
 #include "verbs.h"
 #include "export.h"
 
+using Inkscape::Util::unit_table;
+
 namespace {
 
 class MessageCleaner
@@ -198,10 +199,13 @@ Export::Export (void) :
         /* Units box */
         /* gets added to the vbox later, but the unit selector is needed
            earlier than that */
-        unit_selector = Glib::wrap(sp_unit_selector_new (SP_UNIT_ABSOLUTE | SP_UNIT_DEVICE));
+        unit_selector = new Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitMenu();
+        unit_selector->setUnitType(Inkscape::Util::UNIT_TYPE_LINEAR);
+        unitChangedConn = unit_selector->signal_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Export::onUnitChanged));
+        
         SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
         if (desktop)
-            sp_unit_selector_set_unit (SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(unit_selector->gobj()), sp_desktop_namedview(desktop)->doc_units);
+            unit_selector->setUnit(sp_desktop_namedview(desktop)->doc_units->abbr);
         unitbox.pack_end(*unit_selector, false, false, 0);
         unitbox.pack_end(units_label, false, false, 3);
 
@@ -226,28 +230,28 @@ Export::Export (void) :
         t->set_col_spacings (4);
 #endif
 
-        x0_adj = createSpinbutton ( "x0", 0.0, -1000000.0, 1000000.0, 0.1, 1.0, unit_selector->gobj(),
+        x0_adj = createSpinbutton ( "x0", 0.0, -1000000.0, 1000000.0, 0.1, 1.0, ((Gtk::Widget*) unit_selector)->gobj(),
                                    t, 0, 0, _("_x0:"), "", EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION, 1,
                                    &Export::onAreaX0Change);
 
-        x1_adj = createSpinbutton ( "x1", 0.0, -1000000.0, 1000000.0, 0.1, 1.0, unit_selector->gobj(),
+        x1_adj = createSpinbutton ( "x1", 0.0, -1000000.0, 1000000.0, 0.1, 1.0, ((Gtk::Widget*) unit_selector)->gobj(),
                                    t, 0, 1, _("x_1:"), "", EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION, 1,
                                    &Export::onAreaX1Change);
 
         width_adj = createSpinbutton ( "width", 0.0, 0.0, PNG_UINT_31_MAX, 0.1, 1.0,
-                                   unit_selector->gobj(), t, 0, 2, _("Wid_th:"), "", EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION, 1,
+                                   ((Gtk::Widget*) unit_selector)->gobj(), t, 0, 2, _("Wid_th:"), "", EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION, 1,
                                    &Export::onAreaWidthChange);
 
-        y0_adj = createSpinbutton ( "y0", 0.0, -1000000.0, 1000000.0, 0.1, 1.0, unit_selector->gobj(),
+        y0_adj = createSpinbutton ( "y0", 0.0, -1000000.0, 1000000.0, 0.1, 1.0, ((Gtk::Widget*) unit_selector)->gobj(),
                                    t, 2, 0, _("_y0:"), "", EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION, 1,
                                    &Export::onAreaY0Change);
 
-        y1_adj = createSpinbutton ( "y1", 0.0, -1000000.0, 1000000.0, 0.1, 1.0, unit_selector->gobj(),
+        y1_adj = createSpinbutton ( "y1", 0.0, -1000000.0, 1000000.0, 0.1, 1.0, ((Gtk::Widget*) unit_selector)->gobj(),
                                    t, 2, 1, _("y_1:"), "", EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION, 1,
                                    &Export::onAreaY1Change);
 
         height_adj = createSpinbutton ( "height", 0.0, 0.0, PNG_UINT_31_MAX, 0.1, 1.0,
-                                   unit_selector->gobj(), t, 2, 2, _("Hei_ght:"), "", EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION, 1,
+                                   ((Gtk::Widget*) unit_selector)->gobj(), t, 2, 2, _("Hei_ght:"), "", EXPORT_COORD_PRECISION, 1,
                                    &Export::onAreaHeightChange);
 
         area_box.pack_start(togglebox, false, false, 3);
@@ -496,9 +500,6 @@ Gtk::Adjustment * Export::createSpinbutton( gchar const * /*key*/, float val, fl
 #else
     Gtk::Adjustment *adj = new Gtk::Adjustment  ( val, min, max, step, page, 0 );
 #endif
-    if (us) {
-        sp_unit_selector_add_adjustment ( SP_UNIT_SELECTOR (us), GTK_ADJUSTMENT (adj->gobj()) );
-    }
 
     int pos = 0;
     Gtk::Label *l = NULL;
@@ -979,6 +980,12 @@ Glib::ustring Export::absolutize_path_from_document_location (SPDocument *doc, c
     return path;
 }
 
+// Called when unit is changed
+void Export::onUnitChanged()
+{
+    onAreaToggled();
+}
+
 void Export::onHideExceptSelected ()
 {
     prefs->setBool("/dialogs/export/hideexceptselected/value", hide_export.get_active());
@@ -1042,8 +1049,8 @@ void Export::onExport ()
 
             Geom::OptRect area = item->desktopVisualBounds();
             if (area) {
-                gint width = (gint) (area->width() * dpi / PX_PER_IN + 0.5);
-                gint height = (gint) (area->height() * dpi / PX_PER_IN + 0.5);
+                gint width = (gint) (area->width() * dpi / DPI_BASE + 0.5);
+                gint height = (gint) (area->height() * dpi / DPI_BASE + 0.5);
 
                 if (width > 1 && height > 1) {
                     // Do export
@@ -1507,10 +1514,6 @@ void Export::areaXChange (Gtk::Adjustment *adj)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sp_unit_selector_update_test(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(unit_selector->gobj()))) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     update = true;
 
     x0 = getValuePx(x0_adj);
@@ -1554,10 +1557,6 @@ void Export::areaYChange (Gtk::Adjustment *adj)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sp_unit_selector_update_test (SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(unit_selector->gobj())))  {
-        return;
-    }
-
     update = true;
 
     y0 = getValuePx(y0_adj);
@@ -1597,10 +1596,6 @@ void Export::onAreaWidthChange()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sp_unit_selector_update_test(reinterpret_cast<SPUnitSelector *>(unit_selector->gobj()))) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     update = true;
 
     float x0 = getValuePx(x0_adj);
@@ -1630,10 +1625,6 @@ void Export::onAreaHeightChange()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sp_unit_selector_update_test(reinterpret_cast<SPUnitSelector *>(unit_selector->gobj()))) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     update = true;
 
     float y0 = getValuePx(y0_adj);
@@ -1709,10 +1700,6 @@ void Export::onBitmapWidthChange ()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sp_unit_selector_update_test(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(unit_selector->gobj()))) {
-       return;
-    }
-
     update = true;
 
     x0 = getValuePx(x0_adj);
@@ -1743,10 +1730,6 @@ void Export::onBitmapHeightChange ()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sp_unit_selector_update_test(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(unit_selector->gobj()))) {
-       return;
-    }
-
     update = true;
 
     y0 = getValuePx(y0_adj);
@@ -1803,10 +1786,6 @@ void Export::onExportXdpiChange()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sp_unit_selector_update_test(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(unit_selector->gobj()))) {
-       return;
-    }
-
     update = true;
 
     x0 = getValuePx(x0_adj);
@@ -1905,9 +1884,9 @@ void Export::setValuePx(Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment>& adj, double val)
 void Export::setValuePx( Gtk::Adjustment *adj, double val)
 #endif
 {
-    const SPUnit *unit = sp_unit_selector_get_unit(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(unit_selector->gobj()) );
+    const Unit unit = unit_selector->getUnit();
 
-    setValue(adj, sp_pixels_get_units (val, *unit));
+    setValue(adj, Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(val, "px", unit));
 
     return;
 }
@@ -1955,9 +1934,9 @@ float Export::getValuePx(  Gtk::Adjustment *adj )
 #endif
 {
     float value = getValue( adj);
-    const SPUnit *unit = sp_unit_selector_get_unit(SP_UNIT_SELECTOR(unit_selector->gobj()));
+    const Unit unit = unit_selector->getUnit();
 
-    return sp_units_get_pixels (value, *unit);
+    return Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(value, unit, "px");
 } // end of sp_export_value_get_px()
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/export.h b/src/ui/dialog/export.h
index b10c98fd2..f324f5dc5 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/export.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/export.h
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ private:
 #endif
 
     /**
+     * Unit changed callback
+     */
+    void onUnitChanged();
+
+    /**
      * Hide except selected callback
      */
     void onHideExceptSelected ();
@@ -330,7 +335,7 @@ private:
 
     /* Unit selector widgets */
     Gtk::HBox unitbox;
-    Gtk::Widget* unit_selector;
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitMenu *unit_selector;
     Gtk::Label units_label;
 
     /* Filename widgets  */
@@ -365,6 +370,7 @@ private:
     sigc::connection selectChangedConn;
     sigc::connection subselChangedConn;
     sigc::connection selectModifiedConn;
+    sigc::connection unitChangedConn;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.cpp
index 4c289d54e..4401d5658 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.cpp
@@ -1155,7 +1155,13 @@ FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::FilterModifier(FilterEffectsDialog& d)
 
     sw->set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
     _list.get_column(1)->set_resizable(true);
-    
+    _list.set_reorderable(true);
+
+    // We can track the drag/drop reordering from the row_delete (occurs after
+    // row_inserted and may occur many times when adding a new item)
+    _model->signal_row_deleted().connect(
+            sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FilterModifier::on_filter_reorder));
+
     sw->set_shadow_type(Gtk::SHADOW_IN);
     show_all_children();
     _add.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FilterModifier::add_filter));
@@ -1301,6 +1307,13 @@ void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::on_name_edited(const Glib::ustring& pa
     }
 }
 
+void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::on_filter_reorder(const Gtk::TreeModel::Path& path) {
+  for(Gtk::TreeModel::iterator i = _model->children().begin(); i != _model->children().end(); ++i) {
+      SPObject* object = (*i)[_columns.filter];
+      object->getRepr()->setPosition(0);
+  }
+}
+
 void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::on_selection_toggled(const Glib::ustring& path)
 {
     Gtk::TreeIter iter = _model->get_iter(path);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.h b/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.h
index 658aac790..a2a2a3c6e 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ private:
         void on_filter_selection_changed();
 
         void on_name_edited(const Glib::ustring&, const Glib::ustring&);
+        void on_filter_reorder(const Gtk::TreeModel::Path& path);
         void on_selection_toggled(const Glib::ustring&);
 
         void update_filters();
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/guides.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/guides.cpp
index 51bbc7d9a..2de387364 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/guides.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/guides.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void GuidelinePropertiesDialog::_setup() {
     _unit_menu.setUnitType(UNIT_TYPE_LINEAR);
     _unit_menu.setUnit("px");
     if (_desktop->namedview->doc_units) {
-        _unit_menu.setUnit( sp_unit_get_abbreviation(_desktop->namedview->doc_units) );
+        _unit_menu.setUnit( _desktop->namedview->doc_units->abbr );
     }
     _spin_angle.setUnit(_angle_unit_status);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
index bc648002d..b06c1fd1f 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "preferences.h"
 #include "verbs.h"
 #include "selcue.h"
-#include "unit-constants.h"
+#include "util/units.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include "enums.h"
 #include "desktop-handles.h"
@@ -879,8 +879,12 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageIO()
 
     _page_svgoutput.add_group_header( _("Path data"));
 
-    _svgoutput_allowrelativecoordinates.init( _("Allow relative coordinates"), "/options/svgoutput/allowrelativecoordinates", true);
-    _page_svgoutput.add_line( true, "", _svgoutput_allowrelativecoordinates, "", _("If set, relative coordinates may be used in path data"), false);
+    int const numPathstringFormat = 3;
+    Glib::ustring pathstringFormatLabels[numPathstringFormat] = {_("Absolute"), _("Relative"), _("Optimized")};
+    int pathstringFormatValues[numPathstringFormat] = {0, 1, 2};
+
+    _svgoutput_pathformat.init("/options/svgoutput/pathstring_format", pathstringFormatLabels, pathstringFormatValues, numPathstringFormat, 2);
+    _page_svgoutput.add_line( true, _("Path string format"), _svgoutput_pathformat, "", _("Path data should be written: only with absolute coordinates, only with relative coordinates, or optimized for string length (mixed absolute and relative coordinates)"), false);
 
     _svgoutput_forcerepeatcommands.init( _("Force repeat commands"), "/options/svgoutput/forcerepeatcommands", false);
     _page_svgoutput.add_line( true, "", _svgoutput_forcerepeatcommands, "", _("Force repeating of the same path command (for example, 'L 1,2 L 3,4' instead of 'L 1,2 3,4')"), false);
@@ -1428,10 +1432,10 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageBitmaps()
                            _("Automatically reload linked images when file is changed on disk"));
     _misc_bitmap_editor.init("/options/bitmapeditor/value", true);
     _page_bitmaps.add_line( false, _("_Bitmap editor:"), _misc_bitmap_editor, "", "", true);
-    _importexport_export_res.init("/dialogs/export/defaultxdpi/value", 0.0, 6000.0, 1.0, 1.0, PX_PER_IN, true, false);
+    _importexport_export_res.init("/dialogs/export/defaultxdpi/value", 0.0, 6000.0, 1.0, 1.0, Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "in", "px"), true, false);
     _page_bitmaps.add_line( false, _("Default export _resolution:"), _importexport_export_res, _("dpi"),
                             _("Default bitmap resolution (in dots per inch) in the Export dialog"), false);
-    _bitmap_copy_res.init("/options/createbitmap/resolution", 1.0, 6000.0, 1.0, 1.0, PX_PER_IN, true, false);
+    _bitmap_copy_res.init("/options/createbitmap/resolution", 1.0, 6000.0, 1.0, 1.0, Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "in", "px"), true, false);
     _page_bitmaps.add_line( false, _("Resolution for Create Bitmap _Copy:"), _bitmap_copy_res, _("dpi"),
                             _("Resolution used by the Create Bitmap Copy command"), false);
     {
@@ -1443,7 +1447,7 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageBitmaps()
         _bitmap_import_quality.init("/dialogs/import/quality", 1, 100, 1, 1, 100, true, false);
         _page_bitmaps.add_line( false, _("Bitmap import quality:"), _bitmap_import_quality, "%", "Bitmap import quality (jpeg only). 100 is best quality", false);
     }
-    _importexport_import_res.init("/dialogs/import/defaultxdpi/value", 0.0, 6000.0, 1.0, 1.0, PX_PER_IN, true, false);
+    _importexport_import_res.init("/dialogs/import/defaultxdpi/value", 0.0, 6000.0, 1.0, 1.0, Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "in", "px"), true, false);
     _page_bitmaps.add_line( false, _("Default _import resolution:"), _importexport_import_res, _("dpi"),
                             _("Default bitmap resolution (in dots per inch) for bitmap import"), false);
     _importexport_import_res_override.init(_("Override file resolution"), "/dialogs/import/forcexdpi", false);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
index 37c05df05..56222fb22 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ protected:
     UI::Widget::PrefSpinButton    _svgoutput_minimumexponent;
     UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton   _svgoutput_inlineattrs;
     UI::Widget::PrefSpinButton    _svgoutput_indent;
-    UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton   _svgoutput_allowrelativecoordinates;
+    UI::Widget::PrefCombo         _svgoutput_pathformat;
     UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton   _svgoutput_forcerepeatcommands;
 
     // Attribute Checking controls for SVG Output page:
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/layers.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/layers.cpp
index 5cc9578f1..c41046123 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/layers.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/layers.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "document.h"
 #include "document-undo.h"
 #include "helper/action.h"
+#include "helper/action-context.h"
 #include "inkscape.h"
 #include "layer-fns.h"
 #include "layer-manager.h"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ void LayersPanel::_styleButton( Gtk::Button& btn, SPDesktop *desktop, unsigned i
     if ( desktop ) {
         Verb *verb = Verb::get( code );
         if ( verb ) {
-            SPAction *action = verb->get_action(desktop);
+            SPAction *action = verb->get_action(Inkscape::ActionContext(desktop));
             if ( !set && action && action->image ) {
                 GtkWidget *child = sp_icon_new( Inkscape::ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR, action->image );
                 gtk_widget_show( child );
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ Gtk::MenuItem& LayersPanel::_addPopupItem( SPDesktop *desktop, unsigned int code
     if ( desktop ) {
         Verb *verb = Verb::get( code );
         if ( verb ) {
-            SPAction *action = verb->get_action(desktop);
+            SPAction *action = verb->get_action(Inkscape::ActionContext(desktop));
             if ( !iconWidget && action && action->image ) {
                 iconWidget = sp_icon_new( Inkscape::ICON_SIZE_MENU, action->image );
             }
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ void LayersPanel::_fireAction( unsigned int code )
     if ( _desktop ) {
         Verb *verb = Verb::get( code );
         if ( verb ) {
-            SPAction *action = verb->get_action(_desktop);
+            SPAction *action = verb->get_action(Inkscape::ActionContext(_desktop));
             if ( action ) {
                 sp_action_perform( action, NULL );
 //             } else {
@@ -404,13 +405,13 @@ void LayersPanel::_addLayer( SPDocument* doc, SPObject* layer, Gtk::TreeModel::R
             SPObject *child = _desktop->layer_manager->nthChildOf(layer, i);
             if ( child ) {
 #if DUMP_LAYERS
-                g_message(" %3d    layer:%p  {%s}   [%s]", level, child, child->id, child->label() );
+                g_message(" %3d    layer:%p  {%s}   [%s]", level, child, child->getId(), child->label() );
 #endif // DUMP_LAYERS
 
                 Gtk::TreeModel::iterator iter = parentRow ? _store->prepend(parentRow->children()) : _store->prepend();
                 Gtk::TreeModel::Row row = *iter;
                 row[_model->_colObject] = child;
-                row[_model->_colLabel] = child->label() ? child->label() : child->getId();
+                row[_model->_colLabel] = child->defaultLabel();
                 row[_model->_colVisible] = SP_IS_ITEM(child) ? !SP_ITEM(child)->isHidden() : false;
                 row[_model->_colLocked] = SP_IS_ITEM(child) ? SP_ITEM(child)->isLocked() : false;
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp
index e6bb9b43d..6dc9c1ee3 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ LivePathEffectEditor::onAdd()
 
                 // If item is a SPRect, convert it to path first:
                 if ( SP_IS_RECT(item) ) {
-                    sp_selected_path_to_curves(current_desktop, false);
+                    sp_selected_path_to_curves(sel, current_desktop, false);
                     item = sel->singleItem(); // get new item
                 }
 
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ LivePathEffectEditor::onAdd()
 
                     // run sp_selection_clone_original_path_lpe 
                     sp_selection_clone_original_path_lpe(current_desktop);
-                    item = sel->singleItem();
-                    item->getRepr()->setAttribute("id", id);
-                    item->getRepr()->setAttribute("transform", transform);
+                    SPItem *new_item = sel->singleItem();
+                    new_item->getRepr()->setAttribute("id", id);
+                    new_item->getRepr()->setAttribute("transform", transform);
                     g_free(id);
                     g_free(transform);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/new-from-template.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/new-from-template.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2595e2cf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/new-from-template.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/** @file
+ * @brief New From Template main dialog - implementation
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Jan Darowski <jan.darowski@gmail.com>, supervised by Krzysztof Kosiński    
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+
+#include "new-from-template.h"
+#include "file.h"
+
+#include <gtkmm/alignment.h>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+
+
+NewFromTemplate::NewFromTemplate()
+    : _create_template_button(_("Create from template"))
+{
+    set_title(_("New From Template"));
+    resize(400, 400);
+    
+    get_vbox()->pack_start(_main_widget);
+   
+    Gtk::Alignment *align;
+    align = manage(new Gtk::Alignment(Gtk::ALIGN_END, Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER, 0.0, 0.0));
+    get_vbox()->pack_end(*align, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+    align->set_padding(0, 0, 0, 15);
+    align->add(_create_template_button);
+    
+    _create_template_button.signal_pressed().connect(
+    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &NewFromTemplate::_createFromTemplate));
+   
+    show_all();
+}
+
+
+void NewFromTemplate::_createFromTemplate()
+{
+    _main_widget.createTemplate();
+    
+    response(0);
+}
+
+
+void NewFromTemplate::load_new_from_template()
+{
+    NewFromTemplate dl;
+    dl.run();
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/new-from-template.h b/src/ui/dialog/new-from-template.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ebcb2863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/new-from-template.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/** @file
+ * @brief New From Template main dialog
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Jan Darowski <jan.darowski@gmail.com>, supervised by Krzysztof Kosiński    
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+#ifndef INKSCAPE_SEEN_UI_DIALOG_NEW_FROM_TEMPLATE_H
+#define INKSCAPE_SEEN_UI_DIALOG_NEW_FROM_TEMPLATE_H
+
+#include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
+#include <gtkmm/button.h>
+
+#include "template-load-tab.h"
+
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+    
+
+class NewFromTemplate : public Gtk::Dialog
+{
+public:
+    static void load_new_from_template();
+    
+private:
+    NewFromTemplate();
+    Gtk::Button _create_template_button;
+    TemplateLoadTab _main_widget;
+    
+    void _createFromTemplate();
+};
+
+}
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp
index 2ab8cf121..4c8c77f96 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "ui/widget/rendering-options.h"
 #include "document.h"
 
-#include "unit-constants.h"
+#include "util/units.h"
 #include "helper/png-write.h"
 #include "svg/svg-color.h"
 #include "io/sys.h"
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static void draw_page(
 
             sp_export_png_file(junk->_doc, tmp_png.c_str(), 0.0, 0.0,
                 width, height,
-                (unsigned long)(width * dpi / PX_PER_IN),
-                (unsigned long)(height * dpi / PX_PER_IN),
+                (unsigned long)(width * dpi / Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "in", "px")),
+                (unsigned long)(height * dpi / Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "in", "px")),
                 dpi, dpi, bgcolor, NULL, NULL, true, NULL);
 
             // This doesn't seem to work:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static void draw_page(
                 cairo_t *cr = gtk_print_context_get_cairo_context (context);
                 cairo_matrix_t m;
                 cairo_get_matrix(cr, &m);
-                cairo_scale(cr, PT_PER_IN / dpi, PT_PER_IN / dpi);
+                cairo_scale(cr, Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "in", "pt") / dpi, Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "in", "pt") / dpi);
                 // FIXME: why is the origin offset??
                 cairo_set_source_surface(cr, png->cobj(), -16.0, -16.0);
                 cairo_paint(cr);
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ Print::Print(SPDocument *doc, SPItem *base) :
     // set up paper size to match the document size
     gtk_print_operation_set_unit (_printop, GTK_UNIT_POINTS);
     GtkPageSetup *page_setup = gtk_page_setup_new();
-    gdouble doc_width = _doc->getWidth() * PT_PER_PX;
-    gdouble doc_height = _doc->getHeight() * PT_PER_PX;
+    gdouble doc_width = _doc->getWidth() * Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "px", "pt");
+    gdouble doc_height = _doc->getHeight() * Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "px", "pt");
     GtkPaperSize *paper_size;
     if (doc_width > doc_height) {
         gtk_page_setup_set_orientation (page_setup, GTK_PAGE_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/scriptdialog.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/scriptdialog.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 87794a3ce..000000000
--- a/src/ui/dialog/scriptdialog.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,255 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @file
- * Dialog for executing and monitoring script execution.
- */
-/* Author:  
- *   Bob Jamison
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Authors
- *
- * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
- */
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#include "scriptdialog.h"
-#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
-#include <gtkmm/menubar.h>
-#include <gtkmm/frame.h>
-#include <gtkmm/scrolledwindow.h>
-#include <gtkmm/textview.h>
-
-#include <extension/script/InkscapeScript.h>
-
-
-
-namespace Inkscape
-{
-namespace UI
-{
-namespace Dialog
-{
-
-
-
-//#########################################################################
-//## I M P L E M E N T A T I O N
-//#########################################################################
-
-/**
- * A script editor/executor
- */
-class ScriptDialogImpl : public ScriptDialog
-{
-
-    public:
-    ScriptDialogImpl();
-    ~ScriptDialogImpl()
-        {}
-
-
-    /**
-     * Remove all text from the dialog.
-     */
-    void clear();
-
-    /**
-     * Execute a script in the dialog.
-     *
-     * @param lang language in which the script is programmed
-     */
-    void execute(Inkscape::Extension::Script::InkscapeScript::ScriptLanguage lang);
-
-    /**
-     * Execute a Javascript script
-     */
-    void executeJavascript();
-
-    /**
-     * Execute a Python script
-     */
-    void executePython();
-
-    /**
-     * Execute a Ruby script
-     */
-    void executeRuby();
-
-
-
-    private:
-    Gtk::MenuBar menuBar;
-    Gtk::Menu   fileMenu;
-
-    //## Script text
-    Gtk::Frame          scriptTextFrame;
-    Gtk::ScrolledWindow scriptTextScroll;
-    Gtk::TextView       scriptText;
-
-    //## Output text
-    Gtk::Frame          outputTextFrame;
-    Gtk::ScrolledWindow outputTextScroll;
-    Gtk::TextView       outputText;
-
-    //## Error text
-    Gtk::Frame          errorTextFrame;
-    Gtk::ScrolledWindow errorTextScroll;
-    Gtk::TextView       errorText;
-
-
-
-};
-
-static const char *defaultCodeStr =
-    "/**\n"
-    " * This is some example Javascript.\n"
-    " * Try 'Execute Javascript'\n"
-    " */\n"
-    "importPackage(javax.swing);\n"
-    "function sayHello() {\n"
-    "  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, 'Hello, world!',\n"
-	"     'Welcome to Inkscape', JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);\n"
-    "}\n"
-    "\n"
-    "sayHello();\n"
-    "\n";
-
-
-
-
-//#########################################################################
-//## E V E N T S
-//#########################################################################
-
-static void textViewClear(Gtk::TextView &view)
-{
-    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> buffer = view.get_buffer();
-    buffer->erase(buffer->begin(), buffer->end());
-}
-
-void ScriptDialogImpl::clear()
-{
-    textViewClear(scriptText);
-    textViewClear(outputText);
-    textViewClear(errorText);
-}
-
-void ScriptDialogImpl::execute(Inkscape::Extension::Script::InkscapeScript::ScriptLanguage lang)
-{
-    Glib::ustring script = scriptText.get_buffer()->get_text(true);
-    Glib::ustring output;
-    Glib::ustring error;
-    Inkscape::Extension::Script::InkscapeScript engine;
-    bool ok = engine.interpretScript(script, output, error, lang);
-    outputText.get_buffer()->set_text(output);
-    errorText.get_buffer()->set_text(error);
-    if (!ok)
-        {
-        //do we want something here?
-        }
-}
-
-void ScriptDialogImpl::executeJavascript()
-{
-    execute(Inkscape::Extension::Script::InkscapeScript::JAVASCRIPT);
-}
-
-void ScriptDialogImpl::executePython()
-{
-    execute(Inkscape::Extension::Script::InkscapeScript::PYTHON);
-}
-
-void ScriptDialogImpl::executeRuby()
-{
-    execute(Inkscape::Extension::Script::InkscapeScript::RUBY);
-}
-
-
-//#########################################################################
-//## C O N S T R U C T O R    /    D E S T R U C T O R
-//#########################################################################
-ScriptDialogImpl::ScriptDialogImpl() :
-    ScriptDialog()
-{
-    Gtk::Box *contents = _getContents();
-
-    //## Add a menu for clear()
-    Gtk::MenuItem* item = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("File"), true));
-    item->set_submenu(fileMenu);
-    menuBar.append(*item);
-
-    item = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Clear"), true));
-    item->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ScriptDialogImpl::clear));
-    fileMenu.append(*item);
-    
-    item = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Execute Javascript"), true));
-    item->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ScriptDialogImpl::executeJavascript));
-    fileMenu.append(*item);
-    
-    item = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Execute Python"), true));
-    item->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ScriptDialogImpl::executePython));
-    fileMenu.append(*item);
-    
-    item = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Execute Ruby"), true));
-    item->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ScriptDialogImpl::executeRuby));
-    fileMenu.append(*item);
-    
-    contents->pack_start(menuBar, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
-
-    //### Set up the script field
-    scriptText.set_editable(true);
-    scriptText.get_buffer()->set_text(defaultCodeStr);
-    scriptTextScroll.add(scriptText);
-    scriptTextScroll.set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_ALWAYS, Gtk::POLICY_ALWAYS);
-    scriptTextFrame.set_label(_("Script"));
-    scriptTextFrame.set_shadow_type(Gtk::SHADOW_NONE);
-    scriptTextFrame.add(scriptTextScroll);
-    contents->pack_start(scriptTextFrame);
-
-    //### Set up the output field
-    outputText.set_editable(true);
-    outputText.get_buffer()->set_text("");
-    outputTextScroll.add(outputText);
-    outputTextScroll.set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_ALWAYS, Gtk::POLICY_ALWAYS);
-    outputTextFrame.set_label(_("Output"));
-    outputTextFrame.set_shadow_type(Gtk::SHADOW_NONE);
-    outputTextFrame.add(outputTextScroll);
-    contents->pack_start(outputTextFrame);
-
-    //### Set up the error field
-    errorText.set_editable(true);
-    errorText.get_buffer()->set_text("");
-    errorTextScroll.add(errorText);
-    errorTextScroll.set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_ALWAYS, Gtk::POLICY_ALWAYS);
-    errorTextFrame.set_label(_("Errors"));
-    errorTextFrame.set_shadow_type(Gtk::SHADOW_NONE);
-    errorTextFrame.add(errorTextScroll);
-    contents->pack_start(errorTextFrame);
-
-    // sick of this thing shrinking too much
-    set_size_request(350, 400);
-    show_all_children();
-
-}
-
-ScriptDialog &ScriptDialog::getInstance()
-{
-    ScriptDialog *dialog = new ScriptDialogImpl();
-    return *dialog;
-}
-
-} //namespace Dialogs
-} //namespace UI
-} //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:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/scriptdialog.h b/src/ui/dialog/scriptdialog.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d1962bf6f..000000000
--- a/src/ui/dialog/scriptdialog.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/** @file
- * @brief Script dialog
- *
- * This dialog is for launching scripts whose main purpose is
- * the scripting of Inkscape itself.
- */
-/* Authors:
- *   Bob Jamison
- *   Other dudes from The Inkscape Organization
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Authors
- *
- * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
- */
-
-#ifndef __SCRIPTDIALOG_H__
-#define __SCRIPTDIALOG_H__
-
-#include "ui/widget/panel.h"
-#include "verbs.h"
-
-namespace Inkscape {
-namespace UI {
-namespace Dialog {
-
-
-/**
- * A script editor, loader, and executor
- */
-class ScriptDialog : public UI::Widget::Panel
-{
-
-    public:
-    ScriptDialog() : 
-     UI::Widget::Panel("", "/dialogs/script", SP_VERB_DIALOG_SCRIPT)
-    {}
-
-    /**
-     * Helper function which returns a new instance of the dialog.
-     * getInstance is needed by the dialog manager (Inkscape::UI::Dialog::DialogManager).
-     */
-    static ScriptDialog &getInstance();
-
-    virtual ~ScriptDialog() {};
-
-}; // class ScriptDialog
-
-
-} //namespace Dialog
-} //namespace UI
-} //namespace Inkscape
-
-#endif /* __DEBUGDIALOG_H__ */
-
-/*
-  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:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
index 90cb1cdc9..094a6fa6a 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "verbs.h"
 #include "gradient-chemistry.h"
 #include "helper/action.h"
+#include "helper/action-context.h"
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ static void editGradientImpl( SPDesktop* desktop, SPGradient* gr )
                 // Invoke the gradient tool
                 Inkscape::Verb *verb = Inkscape::Verb::get( SP_VERB_CONTEXT_GRADIENT );
                 if ( verb ) {
-                    SPAction *action = verb->get_action( ( Inkscape::UI::View::View * ) SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP);
+                    SPAction *action = verb->get_action( Inkscape::ActionContext( ( Inkscape::UI::View::View * ) SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP ) );
                     if ( action ) {
                         sp_action_perform( action, NULL );
                     }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
index 5eb7084d6..26bc52947 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <gtkmm/label.h>
 
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
+# include <gtkmm/togglebutton.h>
 # include <gtkmm/grid.h>
 #else
 # include <gtkmm/table.h>
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
 
 #include "verbs.h"
 #include "helper/action.h"
+#include "helper/action-context.h"
 #include "xml/repr.h"
 
 namespace Inkscape {
@@ -328,13 +330,13 @@ void SymbolsDialog::rebuild() {
 
 void SymbolsDialog::insertSymbol() {
     Inkscape::Verb *verb = Inkscape::Verb::get( SP_VERB_EDIT_SYMBOL );
-    SPAction *action = verb->get_action((Inkscape::UI::View::View *) this->currentDesktop);
+    SPAction *action = verb->get_action(Inkscape::ActionContext( (Inkscape::UI::View::View *) this->currentDesktop) );
     sp_action_perform (action, NULL);
 }
 
 void SymbolsDialog::revertSymbol() {
     Inkscape::Verb *verb = Inkscape::Verb::get( SP_VERB_EDIT_UNSYMBOL );
-    SPAction *action = verb->get_action((Inkscape::UI::View::View *) this->currentDesktop);
+    SPAction *action = verb->get_action(Inkscape::ActionContext( (Inkscape::UI::View::View *) this->currentDesktop ) );
     sp_action_perform (action, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/template-load-tab.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/template-load-tab.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..265ee8026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/template-load-tab.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+/** @file
+ * @brief New From Template abstract tab implementation
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Jan Darowski <jan.darowski@gmail.com>, supervised by Krzysztof Kosiński   
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+#include "template-widget.h"
+
+#include "template-load-tab.h"
+
+#include <gtkmm/messagedialog.h>
+#include <gtkmm/scrolledwindow.h>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include <glibmm/fileutils.h>
+#include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
+#include <glibmm/stringutils.h>
+
+#include "interface.h"
+#include "file.h"
+#include "path-prefix.h"
+#include "preferences.h"
+#include "inkscape.h"
+#include "xml/repr.h"
+#include "xml/document.h"
+#include "xml/node.h"
+
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+    
+
+TemplateLoadTab::TemplateLoadTab()
+    : _current_keyword("")
+    , _keywords_combo(true)
+    , _current_search_type(ALL)
+{
+    set_border_width(10);
+
+    _info_widget = manage(new TemplateWidget());
+    
+    Gtk::Label *title;
+    title = manage(new Gtk::Label(_("Search:")));
+    _search_box.pack_start(*title, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+    _search_box.pack_start(_keywords_combo, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 5);
+    
+    _tlist_box.pack_start(_search_box, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 10);
+    
+    pack_start(_tlist_box, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+    pack_start(*_info_widget, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_WIDGET, 5);
+    
+    Gtk::ScrolledWindow *scrolled;
+    scrolled = manage(new Gtk::ScrolledWindow());
+    scrolled->set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_NEVER, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
+    scrolled->add(_tlist_view);
+    _tlist_box.pack_start(*scrolled, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_WIDGET, 5);
+    
+    _keywords_combo.signal_changed().connect(
+    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TemplateLoadTab::_keywordSelected));
+    this->show_all();
+    
+    _loading_path = "";
+    _loadTemplates();
+    _initLists();
+}
+
+
+TemplateLoadTab::~TemplateLoadTab()
+{
+}
+
+
+void TemplateLoadTab::createTemplate()
+{
+    _info_widget->create();
+}
+
+
+void TemplateLoadTab::_displayTemplateInfo()
+{
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TreeSelection> templateSelectionRef = _tlist_view.get_selection();
+    if (templateSelectionRef->get_selected()) {
+        _current_template = (*templateSelectionRef->get_selected())[_columns.textValue];
+
+       _info_widget->display(_tdata[_current_template]);
+    }
+     
+}
+
+
+void TemplateLoadTab::_initKeywordsList()
+{
+    _keywords_combo.append(_("All"));
+    
+    for (std::set<Glib::ustring>::iterator it = _keywords.begin() ; it != _keywords.end() ; ++it){
+        _keywords_combo.append(*it);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void TemplateLoadTab::_initLists()
+{
+    _tlist_store = Gtk::ListStore::create(_columns);
+    _tlist_view.set_model(_tlist_store);
+    _tlist_view.append_column("", _columns.textValue);
+    _tlist_view.set_headers_visible(false);
+    
+    _initKeywordsList();
+    _refreshTemplatesList();
+   
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TreeSelection> templateSelectionRef =
+    _tlist_view.get_selection(); 
+    templateSelectionRef->signal_changed().connect(
+    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TemplateLoadTab::_displayTemplateInfo));
+}
+
+
+void TemplateLoadTab::_keywordSelected()
+{
+    _current_keyword = _keywords_combo.get_active_text();
+    if (_current_keyword == ""){
+        _current_keyword = _keywords_combo.get_entry_text();
+        _current_search_type = USER_SPECIFIED;
+    }
+    else
+        _current_search_type = LIST_KEYWORD;
+    
+    if (_current_keyword == "" || _current_keyword == _("All"))
+        _current_search_type = ALL;
+    
+    _refreshTemplatesList();
+}
+
+
+void TemplateLoadTab::_refreshTemplatesList()
+{
+     _tlist_store->clear();
+    
+    switch (_current_search_type){
+    case ALL :{
+            
+        for (std::map<Glib::ustring, TemplateData>::iterator it = _tdata.begin() ; it != _tdata.end() ; ++it) {
+            Gtk::TreeModel::iterator iter = _tlist_store->append();
+            Gtk::TreeModel::Row row = *iter;
+            row[_columns.textValue]  = it->first;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    
+    case LIST_KEYWORD: {
+        for (std::map<Glib::ustring, TemplateData>::iterator it = _tdata.begin() ; it != _tdata.end() ; ++it) {
+            if (it->second.keywords.count(_current_keyword) != 0){
+                Gtk::TreeModel::iterator iter = _tlist_store->append();
+                Gtk::TreeModel::Row row = *iter;
+                row[_columns.textValue]  = it->first;
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    
+    case USER_SPECIFIED : {
+        for (std::map<Glib::ustring, TemplateData>::iterator it = _tdata.begin() ; it != _tdata.end() ; ++it) {
+            if (it->second.keywords.count(_current_keyword) != 0 || 
+                it->second.display_name.find(_current_keyword) != Glib::ustring::npos ||
+                it->second.author.find(_current_keyword) != Glib::ustring::npos ||
+                it->second.short_description.find(_current_keyword) != Glib::ustring::npos ||
+                it->second.long_description.find(_current_keyword) != Glib::ustring::npos )
+            {
+                Gtk::TreeModel::iterator iter = _tlist_store->append();
+                Gtk::TreeModel::Row row = *iter;
+                row[_columns.textValue]  = it->first;
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    }
+} 
+
+
+void TemplateLoadTab::_loadTemplates()
+{
+    // user's local dir
+    _getTemplatesFromDir(profile_path("templates") + _loading_path);
+
+    // system templates dir
+    _getTemplatesFromDir(INKSCAPE_TEMPLATESDIR + _loading_path);
+}
+
+
+TemplateLoadTab::TemplateData TemplateLoadTab::_processTemplateFile(const Glib::ustring &path)
+{
+    TemplateData result;
+    result.path = path;
+    result.is_procedural = false;
+    result.preview_name = "";
+    
+    // convert path into valid template name
+    result.display_name = Glib::path_get_basename(path);
+    gsize n = 0;
+    while ((n = result.display_name.find_first_of("_", 0)) < Glib::ustring::npos){
+        result.display_name.replace(n, 1, 1, ' ');
+    }   
+    n =  result.display_name.rfind(".svg");
+    result.display_name.replace(n, 4, 1, ' ');
+    
+    Inkscape::XML::Document *rdoc;
+    rdoc = sp_repr_read_file(path.data(), SP_SVG_NS_URI);
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *myRoot;
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *dataNode;
+
+    if (rdoc){
+        myRoot = rdoc->root();
+        if (strcmp(myRoot->name(), "svg:svg") != 0){     // Wrong file format
+            return result;
+        }
+        
+        myRoot = sp_repr_lookup_name(myRoot, "inkscape:_templateinfo");
+        
+        if (myRoot == NULL)    // No template info
+            return result;
+
+        if ((dataNode = sp_repr_lookup_name(myRoot, "inkscape:_name")) != NULL)
+            result.display_name = dgettext("Document template name", dataNode->firstChild()->content());
+        if ((dataNode = sp_repr_lookup_name(myRoot, "inkscape:author")) != NULL)
+            result.author = dataNode->firstChild()->content();
+        if ((dataNode = sp_repr_lookup_name(myRoot, "inkscape:_short")) != NULL)
+            result.short_description = dgettext("Document template short description", dataNode->firstChild()->content());
+        if ((dataNode = sp_repr_lookup_name(myRoot, "inkscape:_long") )!= NULL)
+            result.long_description = dgettext("Document template long description", dataNode->firstChild()->content());
+        if ((dataNode = sp_repr_lookup_name(myRoot, "inkscape:preview")) != NULL)
+            result.preview_name = dataNode->firstChild()->content();
+        if ((dataNode = sp_repr_lookup_name(myRoot, "inkscape:date")) != NULL){
+            result.creation_date = dataNode->firstChild()->content();
+        }
+        
+        if ((dataNode = sp_repr_lookup_name(myRoot, "inkscape:_keywords")) != NULL){
+            Glib::ustring data = dataNode->firstChild()->content();
+            while (!data.empty()){
+                std::size_t pos = data.find_first_of(" ");
+                if (pos == Glib::ustring::npos)
+                    pos = data.size();
+                
+                Glib::ustring keyword = dgettext("Document template keyword", data.substr(0, pos).data());
+                result.keywords.insert(keyword);
+                _keywords.insert(keyword);
+                
+                if (pos == data.size())
+                    break;
+                data.erase(0, pos+1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+void TemplateLoadTab::_getTemplatesFromDir(const Glib::ustring &path)
+{
+    if ( !Glib::file_test(path, Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS) ||
+         !Glib::file_test(path, Glib::FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
+        return;
+    
+    Glib::Dir dir(path);
+
+    Glib::ustring file = Glib::build_filename(path, dir.read_name());
+    while (file != path){
+        if (Glib::str_has_suffix(file, ".svg") && !Glib::str_has_prefix(Glib::path_get_basename(file), "default")){
+            TemplateData tmp = _processTemplateFile(file);
+            if (tmp.display_name != "")
+                _tdata[tmp.display_name] = tmp;
+        }
+        file = Glib::build_filename(path, dir.read_name());
+    }
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/template-load-tab.h b/src/ui/dialog/template-load-tab.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50f3e0be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/template-load-tab.h
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/** @file
+ * @brief New From Template abstract tab class
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Jan Darowski <jan.darowski@gmail.com>, supervised by Krzysztof Kosiński   
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+#ifndef INKSCAPE_SEEN_UI_DIALOG_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TAB_H
+#define INKSCAPE_SEEN_UI_DIALOG_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TAB_H
+
+#include <gtkmm/box.h>
+#include <gtkmm/comboboxtext.h>
+#include <gtkmm/frame.h>
+#include <gtkmm/liststore.h>
+#include <gtkmm/treeview.h>
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
+
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+
+class TemplateWidget;
+    
+class TemplateLoadTab : public Gtk::HBox
+{
+
+public:
+    struct TemplateData
+    {
+        bool is_procedural;
+        Glib::ustring path;
+        Glib::ustring display_name;
+        Glib::ustring author;
+        Glib::ustring short_description;
+        Glib::ustring long_description;
+        Glib::ustring preview_name;
+        Glib::ustring creation_date;
+        std::set<Glib::ustring> keywords;
+    };
+    
+    TemplateLoadTab();
+    virtual ~TemplateLoadTab();
+    virtual void createTemplate();
+
+protected:    
+    class StringModelColumns : public Gtk::TreeModelColumnRecord
+    {
+        public:
+        StringModelColumns()
+        {
+            add(textValue);
+        }
+        
+        Gtk::TreeModelColumn<Glib::ustring> textValue;
+    };
+    
+    Glib::ustring _current_keyword;
+    Glib::ustring _current_template;
+    Glib::ustring _loading_path;
+    std::map<Glib::ustring, TemplateData> _tdata;
+    std::set<Glib::ustring> _keywords;
+    
+    
+    virtual void _displayTemplateInfo();
+    virtual void _initKeywordsList();
+    virtual void _refreshTemplatesList();
+    void _loadTemplates();
+    void _initLists();
+    
+    Gtk::VBox _tlist_box;
+    Gtk::HBox _search_box;
+    TemplateWidget *_info_widget;
+    
+    Gtk::ComboBoxText _keywords_combo;
+    
+    Gtk::TreeView _tlist_view;
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::ListStore> _tlist_store;
+    StringModelColumns _columns;    
+    
+private:
+    enum SearchType
+    {
+        LIST_KEYWORD,
+        USER_SPECIFIED,
+        ALL
+    };
+    
+    SearchType _current_search_type;
+    
+    void _getTemplatesFromDir(const Glib::ustring &);
+    void _keywordSelected();    
+    TemplateData _processTemplateFile(const Glib::ustring &);
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/template-widget.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/template-widget.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be7e2b515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/template-widget.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/** @file
+ * @brief New From Template - templates widget - implementation
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Jan Darowski <jan.darowski@gmail.com>, supervised by Krzysztof Kosiński   
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+#include "template-widget.h"
+
+#include <gtkmm/alignment.h>
+#include <gtkmm/button.h>
+#include <gtkmm/label.h>
+#include <gtkmm/messagedialog.h>
+
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
+
+#include "template-load-tab.h"
+#include "file.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+    
+
+TemplateWidget::TemplateWidget()
+    : _more_info_button(_("More info"))
+    , _short_description_label(_(" "))
+    , _template_author_label(_(" "))
+    , _template_name_label(_("no template selected"))
+{
+    pack_start(_template_name_label, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 10);
+    pack_start(_template_author_label, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 0);
+    pack_start(_preview_box, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 0);
+    
+    _preview_box.pack_start(_preview_image, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_PADDING, 15);
+    _preview_box.pack_start(_preview_render, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_PADDING, 10);
+    
+    _short_description_label.set_line_wrap(true);
+    //_short_description_label.set_size_request(200);
+
+    Gtk::Alignment *align;
+    align = manage(new Gtk::Alignment(Gtk::ALIGN_END, Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER, 0.0, 0.0));
+    pack_end(*align, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+    align->add(_more_info_button);
+    
+    pack_end(_short_description_label, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 5);
+    
+    _more_info_button.signal_pressed().connect(
+    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TemplateWidget::_displayTemplateDetails));
+}
+
+
+void TemplateWidget::create()
+{
+    if (_current_template.path == "")
+        return;
+    
+    if (_current_template.is_procedural) {}
+    else {
+        sp_file_new(_current_template.path);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void TemplateWidget::display(TemplateLoadTab::TemplateData data)
+{
+    _current_template = data;
+    if (data.is_procedural){}
+    else{
+        _template_name_label.set_text(_current_template.display_name);
+        _template_author_label.set_text(_current_template.author);
+        _short_description_label.set_text(_current_template.short_description);
+        
+        Glib::ustring imagePath = Glib::build_filename(Glib::path_get_dirname(_current_template.path),  _current_template.preview_name);
+        if (data.preview_name != ""){
+            _preview_image.set(imagePath);
+            _preview_image.show();
+            _preview_render.hide();
+        }
+        else{
+            _preview_render.showImage(data.path);
+            _preview_render.show();
+            _preview_image.hide();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+void TemplateWidget::_displayTemplateDetails()
+{    
+    if (_current_template.path == "")
+        return;
+    
+    Glib::ustring message = _current_template.display_name + "\n\n" +
+                            _("Path: ") + _current_template.path + "\n\n";
+    
+    if (_current_template.long_description != "")
+        message += _("Description: ") + _current_template.long_description + "\n\n";
+    if (_current_template.keywords.size() > 0){
+        message += _("Keywords: ");
+        for (std::set<Glib::ustring>::iterator it = _current_template.keywords.begin(); it != _current_template.keywords.end(); ++it)
+            message += *it + " ";
+        message += "\n\n";
+    }
+    
+    if (_current_template.author != "")
+        message += _("By: ") + _current_template.author + " " + _current_template.creation_date + "\n\n";
+    
+    Gtk::MessageDialog dl(message, false, Gtk::MESSAGE_OTHER);
+    dl.run();
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/template-widget.h b/src/ui/dialog/template-widget.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7e1267ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/template-widget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/** @file
+ * @brief New From Template - template widget
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Jan Darowski <jan.darowski@gmail.com>, supervised by Krzysztof Kosiński  
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+#ifndef INKSCAPE_SEEN_UI_DIALOG_TEMPLATE_WIDGET_H
+#define INKSCAPE_SEEN_UI_DIALOG_TEMPLATE_WIDGET_H
+
+#include "filedialogimpl-gtkmm.h"
+
+#include <gtkmm/box.h>
+
+#include "template-load-tab.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+    
+    
+class TemplateWidget : public Gtk::VBox
+{
+public:
+    TemplateWidget ();
+    void create();
+    void display(TemplateLoadTab::TemplateData);
+    
+private:
+    TemplateLoadTab::TemplateData _current_template;
+    
+    Gtk::Button _more_info_button;
+    Gtk::HBox _preview_box;
+    Gtk::Image _preview_image;
+    Dialog::SVGPreview _preview_render;
+    Gtk::Label _short_description_label;
+    Gtk::Label _template_author_label;
+    Gtk::Label _template_name_label;
+    
+    void _displayTemplateDetails();
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp
index a662495a0..4a25f723b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "widgets/font-selector.h"
 #include <glibmm/i18n.h>
 #include <glibmm/markup.h>
-#include "unit-constants.h"
+#include "util/units.h"
 #include "sp-textpath.h"
 
 namespace Inkscape {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void TextEdit::setPreviewText (Glib::ustring font_spec, Glib::ustring phrase)
 
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     int unit = prefs->getInt("/options/font/unitType", SP_CSS_UNIT_PT);
-    double pt_size = sp_style_css_size_units_to_px(sp_font_selector_get_size(fsel), unit) * PT_PER_PX;
+    double pt_size = sp_style_css_size_units_to_px(sp_font_selector_get_size(fsel), unit) * Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(1, "px", "pt");
 
     // Pango font size is in 1024ths of a point
     // C++11: Glib::ustring size = std::to_string( pt_size * PANGO_SCALE );
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
index 4aa972296..ce8af3f1f 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "inkscape.h"
 #include "selection.h"
 #include "selection-chemistry.h"
+#include "message-stack.h"
 #include "verbs.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
 #include "sp-namedview.h"
@@ -762,7 +763,7 @@ void Transformation::applyPageMove(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
                 double move = x;
                 for ( std::vector<BBoxSort> ::iterator it (sorted.begin());
                       it < sorted.end();
-                      it ++ )
+                      ++it )
                 {
                     sp_item_move_rel(it->item, Geom::Translate(move, 0));
                     // move each next object by x relative to previous
@@ -786,7 +787,7 @@ void Transformation::applyPageMove(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
                 double move = y;
                 for ( std::vector<BBoxSort> ::iterator it (sorted.begin());
                       it < sorted.end();
-                      it ++ )
+                      ++it )
                 {
                     sp_item_move_rel(it->item, Geom::Translate(0, move));
                     // move each next object by x relative to previous
@@ -902,10 +903,21 @@ void Transformation::applyPageSkew(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
             if (!_units_skew.isAbsolute()) { // percentage
                 double skewX = _scalar_skew_horizontal.getValue("%");
                 double skewY = _scalar_skew_vertical.getValue("%");
+                if (fabs(0.01*skewX*0.01*skewY - 1.0) < Geom::EPSILON) {
+                    sp_desktop_message_stack(getDesktop())->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Transform matrix is singular, <b>not used</b>."));
+                    return;
+                }
                 sp_item_skew_rel (item, 0.01*skewX, 0.01*skewY);
             } else if (_units_skew.isRadial()) { //deg or rad
                 double angleX = _scalar_skew_horizontal.getValue("rad");
                 double angleY = _scalar_skew_vertical.getValue("rad");
+                if ((fabs(angleX - angleY + M_PI/2) < Geom::EPSILON)
+                ||  (fabs(angleX - angleY - M_PI/2) < Geom::EPSILON)
+                ||  (fabs((angleX - angleY)/3 + M_PI/2) < Geom::EPSILON)
+                ||  (fabs((angleX - angleY)/3 - M_PI/2) < Geom::EPSILON)) {
+                    sp_desktop_message_stack(getDesktop())->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Transform matrix is singular, <b>not used</b>."));
+                    return;
+                }
                 double skewX = tan(-angleX);
                 double skewY = tan(angleY);
                 sp_item_skew_rel (item, skewX, skewY);
@@ -916,6 +928,10 @@ void Transformation::applyPageSkew(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
                 if (bbox) {
                     double width = bbox->dimensions()[Geom::X];
                     double height = bbox->dimensions()[Geom::Y];
+                    if (fabs(skewX*skewY - width*height) < Geom::EPSILON) {
+                        sp_desktop_message_stack(getDesktop())->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Transform matrix is singular, <b>not used</b>."));
+                        return;
+                    }
                     sp_item_skew_rel (item, skewX/height, skewY/width);
                 }
             }
@@ -931,16 +947,31 @@ void Transformation::applyPageSkew(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
             if (!_units_skew.isAbsolute()) { // percentage
                 double skewX = _scalar_skew_horizontal.getValue("%");
                 double skewY = _scalar_skew_vertical.getValue("%");
+                if (fabs(0.01*skewX*0.01*skewY - 1.0) < Geom::EPSILON) {
+                    sp_desktop_message_stack(getDesktop())->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Transform matrix is singular, <b>not used</b>."));
+                    return;
+                }
                 sp_selection_skew_relative(selection, *center, 0.01*skewX, 0.01*skewY);
             } else if (_units_skew.isRadial()) { //deg or rad
                 double angleX = _scalar_skew_horizontal.getValue("rad");
                 double angleY = _scalar_skew_vertical.getValue("rad");
+                if ((fabs(angleX - angleY + M_PI/2) < Geom::EPSILON)
+                ||  (fabs(angleX - angleY - M_PI/2) < Geom::EPSILON)
+                ||  (fabs((angleX - angleY)/3 + M_PI/2) < Geom::EPSILON)
+                ||  (fabs((angleX - angleY)/3 - M_PI/2) < Geom::EPSILON)) {
+                    sp_desktop_message_stack(getDesktop())->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Transform matrix is singular, <b>not used</b>."));
+                    return;
+                }
                 double skewX = tan(-angleX);
                 double skewY = tan(angleY);
                 sp_selection_skew_relative(selection, *center, skewX, skewY);
             } else { // absolute displacement
                 double skewX = _scalar_skew_horizontal.getValue("px");
                 double skewY = _scalar_skew_vertical.getValue("px");
+                if (fabs(skewX*skewY - width*height) < Geom::EPSILON) {
+                    sp_desktop_message_stack(getDesktop())->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Transform matrix is singular, <b>not used</b>."));
+                    return;
+                }
                 sp_selection_skew_relative(selection, *center, skewX/height, skewY/width);
             }
         }
@@ -961,6 +992,10 @@ void Transformation::applyPageTransform(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
     double f = _scalar_transform_f.getValue();
 
     Geom::Affine displayed(a, b, c, d, e, f);
+    if (displayed.isSingular()) {
+        sp_desktop_message_stack(getDesktop())->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Transform matrix is singular, <b>not used</b>."));
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (_check_replace_matrix.get_active()) {
         for (GSList const *l = selection->itemList(); l != NULL; l = l->next) {