update to trunk

(bzr r13879.1.17)

139 files changed, 5908 insertions, 1122 deletions

diff --git a/src/ui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ui/CMakeLists.txt
index 991d11feb..58af7d935 100644
--- a/src/ui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ set(ui_SRC
 	interface.cpp
 	object-edit.cpp
 	previewholder.cpp
+	selected-color.cpp
 	shape-editor.cpp
 	tool-factory.cpp
 	tools-switch.cpp
@@ -115,13 +116,20 @@ set(ui_SRC
 	widget/anchor-selector.cpp
 	widget/button.cpp
 	widget/clipmaskicon.cpp
+	widget/color-entry.cpp
+	widget/color-icc-selector.cpp
+	widget/color-notebook.cpp
 	widget/color-picker.cpp
 	widget/color-preview.cpp
+	widget/color-scales.cpp
+	widget/color-slider.cpp
+	widget/color-wheel-selector.cpp
 	widget/dock-item.cpp
 	widget/dock.cpp
 	widget/entity-entry.cpp
 	widget/entry.cpp
 	widget/filter-effect-chooser.cpp
+	widget/font-variants.cpp
 	widget/frame.cpp
 	widget/gimpcolorwheel.c
 	widget/gimpspinscale.c
@@ -174,6 +182,7 @@ set(ui_SRC
 	previewable.h
 	previewfillable.h
 	previewholder.h
+	selected-color.h
 	shape-editor.h
 	tool-factory.h
 	tools-switch.h
@@ -217,6 +226,7 @@ set(ui_SRC
 	dialog/livepatheffect-add.h
 	dialog/livepatheffect-editor.h
 	dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.h
+	dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.h
 	dialog/memory.h
 	dialog/messages.h
 	dialog/new-from-template.h
@@ -233,6 +243,7 @@ set(ui_SRC
 	dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.h
 	dialog/swatches.h
 	dialog/symbols.h
+	dialog/tags.h
 	dialog/template-load-tab.h
 	dialog/template-widget.h
 	dialog/text-edit.h
@@ -284,24 +295,36 @@ set(ui_SRC
 	tools/tweak-tool.h
 	tools/zoom-tool.h
 
+	widget/addtoicon.h
 	widget/anchor-selector.h
 	widget/attr-widget.h
 	widget/button.h
+	widget/clipmaskicon.h
+	widget/color-entry.h
+	widget/color-icc-selector.h
+	widget/color-notebook.h
 	widget/color-picker.h
 	widget/color-preview.h
+	widget/color-scales.h
+	widget/color-slider.h
+	widget/color-wheel-selector.h
 	widget/combo-enums.h
 	widget/dock-item.h
 	widget/dock.h
 	widget/entity-entry.h
 	widget/entry.h
 	widget/filter-effect-chooser.h
+	widget/font-variants.h
 	widget/frame.h
 	widget/gimpspinscale.h
 	widget/gimpcolorwheel.h
+	widget/highlight-picker.h
+	widget/insertordericon.h
 	widget/imageicon.h
 	widget/imagetoggler.h
 	widget/labelled.h
 	widget/layer-selector.h
+	widget/layertypeicon.h
 	widget/licensor.h
 	widget/notebook-page.h
 	widget/object-composite-settings.h
diff --git a/src/ui/Makefile_insert b/src/ui/Makefile_insert
index f94cba4e9..bbfdb532c 100644
--- a/src/ui/Makefile_insert
+++ b/src/ui/Makefile_insert
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ ink_common_sources +=		\
 	ui/previewfillable.h	\
 	ui/previewholder.cpp	\
 	ui/previewholder.h	\
+	ui/selected-color.h     \
+	ui/selected-color.cpp   \
 	ui/shape-editor.cpp	\
 	ui/shape-editor.h	\
 	ui/tool-factory.cpp	\
diff --git a/src/ui/clipboard.cpp b/src/ui/clipboard.cpp
index f1d0ff576..d6cf1f980 100644
--- a/src/ui/clipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/clipboard.cpp
@@ -523,8 +523,9 @@ bool ClipboardManagerImpl::pasteSize(SPDesktop *desktop, bool separately, bool a
 
         // resize each object in the selection
         if (separately) {
-            for (GSList *i = const_cast<GSList*>(selection->itemList()) ; i ; i = i->next) {
-                SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(static_cast<SPObject *>(i->data));
+        	std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=selection->itemList();
+            for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=itemlist.begin();i!=itemlist.end();i++){
+                SPItem *item = *i;
                 if (item) {
                     Geom::OptRect obj_size = item->desktopVisualBounds();
                     if ( obj_size ) {
@@ -578,8 +579,9 @@ bool ClipboardManagerImpl::pastePathEffect(SPDesktop *desktop)
                 desktop->doc()->importDefs(tempdoc);
                 // make sure all selected items are converted to paths first (i.e. rectangles)
                 sp_selected_to_lpeitems(desktop);
-                for (GSList *itemptr = const_cast<GSList *>(selection->itemList()) ; itemptr ; itemptr = itemptr->next) {
-                    SPItem *item = reinterpret_cast<SPItem*>(itemptr->data);
+                std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=selection->itemList();
+                for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=itemlist.begin();i!=itemlist.end();i++){
+                    SPItem *item = *i;
                     _applyPathEffect(item, effectstack);
                 }
 
@@ -659,10 +661,10 @@ Glib::ustring ClipboardManagerImpl::getShapeOrTextObjectId(SPDesktop *desktop)
  */
 void ClipboardManagerImpl::_copySelection(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
 {
-    GSList const *items = selection->itemList();
     // copy the defs used by all items
-    for (GSList *i = const_cast<GSList *>(items) ; i != NULL ; i = i->next) {
-        SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(static_cast<SPObject *>(i->data));
+	std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=selection->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=itemlist.begin();i!=itemlist.end();i++){
+        SPItem *item = *i;
         if (item) {
             _copyUsedDefs(item);
         } else {
@@ -671,11 +673,11 @@ void ClipboardManagerImpl::_copySelection(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
     }
 
     // copy the representation of the items
-    GSList *sorted_items = g_slist_copy(const_cast<GSList *>(items));
-    sorted_items = g_slist_sort(sorted_items, (GCompareFunc) sp_object_compare_position);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> sorted_items(itemlist);
+    sort(sorted_items.begin(),sorted_items.end(),sp_object_compare_position_bool);
 
-    for (GSList *i = sorted_items ; i ; i = i->next) {
-        SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(static_cast<SPObject *>(i->data));
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=sorted_items.begin();i!=sorted_items.end();i++){
+        SPItem *item = *i;
         if (item) {
             Inkscape::XML::Node *obj = item->getRepr();
             Inkscape::XML::Node *obj_copy = _copyNode(obj, _doc, _root);
@@ -703,8 +705,8 @@ void ClipboardManagerImpl::_copySelection(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
     }
 
     // copy style for Paste Style action
-    if (sorted_items) {
-        SPObject *object = static_cast<SPObject *>(sorted_items->data);
+    if (!sorted_items.empty()) {
+        SPObject *object = sorted_items[0];
         SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(object);
         if (item) {
             SPCSSAttr *style = take_style_from_item(item);
@@ -727,7 +729,6 @@ void ClipboardManagerImpl::_copySelection(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
         sp_repr_set_point(_clipnode, "max", size->max());
     }
 
-    g_slist_free(sorted_items);
 }
 
 
@@ -1164,8 +1165,8 @@ void ClipboardManagerImpl::_onGet(Gtk::SelectionData &sel, guint /*info*/)
                 sp_repr_get_double(nv, "inkscape:pageopacity", &opacity);
                 bgcolor |= SP_COLOR_F_TO_U(opacity);
             }
-
-            sp_export_png_file(_clipboardSPDoc, filename, area, width, height, dpi, dpi, bgcolor, NULL, NULL, true, NULL);
+            std::vector<SPItem*> x;
+            sp_export_png_file(_clipboardSPDoc, filename, area, width, height, dpi, dpi, bgcolor, NULL, NULL, true, x);
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog-events.cpp b/src/ui/dialog-events.cpp
index 5bc8088a1..8856631c0 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog-events.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog-events.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/entry.h>
 #include <gtkmm/window.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/aboutbox.h b/src/ui/dialog/aboutbox.h
index 015e344a1..f3234b88d 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/aboutbox.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/aboutbox.h
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_DIALOG_ABOUTBOX_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_DIALOG_ABOUTBOX_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 
 namespace Inkscape {
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp
index 65bc94011..882427912 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/align-and-distribute.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ void ActionAlign::do_action(SPDesktop *desktop, int index)
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     bool sel_as_group = prefs->getBool("/dialogs/align/sel-as-groups");
 
-    using Inkscape::Util::GSListConstIterator;
-    std::list<SPItem *> selected;
-    selected.insert<GSListConstIterator<SPItem *> >(selected.end(), selection->itemList(), NULL);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> selected(selection->itemList());
     if (selected.empty()) return;
 
     const Coeffs &a = _allCoeffs[index];
@@ -149,18 +147,19 @@ void ActionAlign::do_action(SPDesktop *desktop, int index)
         b = selection->preferredBounds();
 
     //Move each item in the selected list separately
-    for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
+    for (std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it(selected.begin());
          it != selected.end(); ++it)
     {
+    	SPItem* item= *it;
         desktop->getDocument()->ensureUpToDate();
         if (!sel_as_group)
-            b = (*it)->desktopPreferredBounds();
-        if (b && (!focus || (*it) != focus)) {
+            b = (item)->desktopPreferredBounds();
+        if (b && (!focus || (item) != 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 );
             if (LInfty(mp_rel) > 1e-9) {
-                sp_item_move_rel(*it, Geom::Translate(mp_rel));
+                sp_item_move_rel(item, Geom::Translate(mp_rel));
                 changed = true;
             }
         }
@@ -250,26 +249,24 @@ private :
         Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
         if (!selection) return;
 
-        using Inkscape::Util::GSListConstIterator;
-        std::list<SPItem *> selected;
-        selected.insert<GSListConstIterator<SPItem *> >(selected.end(), selection->itemList(), NULL);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> selected(selection->itemList());
         if (selected.empty()) return;
 
         //Check 2 or more selected objects
-        std::list<SPItem *>::iterator second(selected.begin());
+        std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator second(selected.begin());
         ++second;
         if (second == selected.end()) return;
 
         Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
         int prefs_bbox = prefs->getBool("/tools/bounding_box");
         std::vector< BBoxSort  > sorted;
-        for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
+        for (std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it(selected.begin());
             it != selected.end();
-            ++it)
-        {
-            Geom::OptRect bbox = !prefs_bbox ? (*it)->desktopVisualBounds() : (*it)->desktopGeometricBounds();
+            ++it){
+            SPItem *item = *it;
+            Geom::OptRect bbox = !prefs_bbox ? (item)->desktopVisualBounds() : (item)->desktopGeometricBounds();
             if (bbox) {
-                sorted.push_back(BBoxSort(*it, *bbox, _orientation, _kBegin, _kEnd));
+                sorted.push_back(BBoxSort(item, *bbox, _orientation, _kBegin, _kEnd));
             }
         }
         //sort bbox by anchors
@@ -549,9 +546,7 @@ private :
         Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
         if (!selection) return;
 
-        using Inkscape::Util::GSListConstIterator;
-        std::list<SPItem *> selected;
-        selected.insert<GSListConstIterator<SPItem *> >(selected.end(), selection->itemList(), NULL);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> selected(selection->itemList());
         if (selected.empty()) return;
 
         //Check 2 or more selected objects
@@ -569,15 +564,17 @@ private :
 		} else { // sorting by ZOrder is outomatically done by not setting the center
 			center.reset();
 		}
-		selected.sort(ActionExchangePositions::sort_compare);
+		sort(selected.begin(),selected.end(),sort_compare);
 	}
-	std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
-	Geom::Point p1 =  (*it)->getCenter();
+	std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it(selected.begin());
+	SPItem* item = *it;
+	Geom::Point p1 =  item->getCenter();
 	for (++it ;it != selected.end(); ++it)
 	{
-		Geom::Point p2 = (*it)->getCenter();
+		item = *it;
+		Geom::Point p2 = item->getCenter();
 		Geom::Point delta = p1 - p2;
-		sp_item_move_rel((*it),Geom::Translate(delta[Geom::X],delta[Geom::Y] ));
+		sp_item_move_rel(item,Geom::Translate(delta[Geom::X],delta[Geom::Y] ));
 		p1 = p2;
 	}
 	Geom::Point p2 = selected.front()->getCenter();
@@ -615,8 +612,8 @@ private :
         Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
         int saved_compensation = prefs->getInt("/options/clonecompensation/value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
         prefs->setInt("/options/clonecompensation/value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
-
-        unclump ((GSList *) _dialog.getDesktop()->getSelection()->itemList());
+        std::vector<SPItem*> x(_dialog.getDesktop()->getSelection()->itemList());
+        unclump (x);
 
         // restore compensation setting
         prefs->setInt("/options/clonecompensation/value", saved_compensation);
@@ -646,9 +643,7 @@ private :
         Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
         if (!selection) return;
 
-        using Inkscape::Util::GSListConstIterator;
-        std::list<SPItem *> selected;
-        selected.insert<GSListConstIterator<SPItem *> >(selected.end(), selection->itemList(), NULL);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> selected(selection->itemList());
         if (selected.empty()) return;
 
         //Check 2 or more selected objects
@@ -672,12 +667,13 @@ private :
         int saved_compensation = prefs->getInt("/options/clonecompensation/value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
         prefs->setInt("/options/clonecompensation/value", SP_CLONE_COMPENSATION_UNMOVED);
 
-        for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
+        for (std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it(selected.begin());
             it != selected.end();
             ++it)
         {
+        	SPItem* item = *it;
             desktop->getDocument()->ensureUpToDate();
-            Geom::OptRect item_box = !prefs_bbox ? (*it)->desktopVisualBounds() : (*it)->desktopGeometricBounds();
+            Geom::OptRect item_box = !prefs_bbox ? (item)->desktopVisualBounds() : (item)->desktopGeometricBounds();
             if (item_box) {
                 // find new center, staying within bbox
                 double x = _dialog.randomize_bbox->min()[Geom::X] + (*item_box)[Geom::X].extent() /2 +
@@ -686,7 +682,7 @@ private :
                     g_random_double_range (0, (*_dialog.randomize_bbox)[Geom::Y].extent() - (*item_box)[Geom::Y].extent());
                 // displacement is the new center minus old:
                 Geom::Point t = Geom::Point (x, y) - 0.5*(item_box->max() + item_box->min());
-                sp_item_move_rel(*it, Geom::Translate(t));
+                sp_item_move_rel(item, Geom::Translate(t));
             }
         }
 
@@ -745,9 +741,7 @@ private :
         Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
         if (!selection) return;
 
-        using Inkscape::Util::GSListConstIterator;
-        std::list<SPItem *> selected;
-        selected.insert<GSListConstIterator<SPItem *> >(selected.end(), selection->itemList(), NULL);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> selected(selection->itemList());
         if (selected.empty()) return;
 
         //Check 2 or more selected objects
@@ -758,20 +752,21 @@ private :
 
         std::vector<Baselines> sorted;
 
-        for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
+        for (std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it(selected.begin());
             it != selected.end();
             ++it)
         {
-            if (SP_IS_TEXT (*it) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT (*it)) {
-                Inkscape::Text::Layout const *layout = te_get_layout(*it);
+        	SPItem* item = *it;
+            if (SP_IS_TEXT (item) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT (item)) {
+                Inkscape::Text::Layout const *layout = te_get_layout(item);
                 boost::optional<Geom::Point> pt = layout->baselineAnchorPoint();
                 if (pt) {
-                    Geom::Point base = *pt * (*it)->i2dt_affine();
+                    Geom::Point base = *pt * (item)->i2dt_affine();
                     if (base[Geom::X] < b_min[Geom::X]) b_min[Geom::X] = base[Geom::X];
                     if (base[Geom::Y] < b_min[Geom::Y]) b_min[Geom::Y] = base[Geom::Y];
                     if (base[Geom::X] > b_max[Geom::X]) b_max[Geom::X] = base[Geom::X];
                     if (base[Geom::Y] > b_max[Geom::Y]) b_max[Geom::Y] = base[Geom::Y];
-                    Baselines b (*it, base, _orientation);
+                    Baselines b (item, base, _orientation);
                     sorted.push_back(b);
                 }
             }
@@ -801,18 +796,19 @@ private :
             }
 
         } else {
-            for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
+            for (std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it(selected.begin());
                  it != selected.end();
                  ++it)
             {
-                if (SP_IS_TEXT (*it) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT (*it)) {
-                    Inkscape::Text::Layout const *layout = te_get_layout(*it);
+            	SPItem* item = *it;
+                if (SP_IS_TEXT (item) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT (item)) {
+                    Inkscape::Text::Layout const *layout = te_get_layout(item);
                     boost::optional<Geom::Point> pt = layout->baselineAnchorPoint();
                     if (pt) {
-                        Geom::Point base = *pt * (*it)->i2dt_affine();
+                        Geom::Point base = *pt * (item)->i2dt_affine();
                         Geom::Point t(0.0, 0.0);
                         t[_orientation] = b_min[_orientation] - base[_orientation];
-                        sp_item_move_rel(*it, Geom::Translate(t));
+                        sp_item_move_rel(item, Geom::Translate(t));
                         changed = true;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/calligraphic-profile-rename.h b/src/ui/dialog/calligraphic-profile-rename.h
index fa13db196..4ef71900b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/calligraphic-profile-rename.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/calligraphic-profile-rename.h
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-# include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 #include <gtkmm/entry.h>
 #include <gtkmm/label.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
index bd3ad0254..f84a2ffd6 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ void CloneTiler::clonetiler_change_selection(Inkscape::Selection *selection, Gtk
         return;
     }
 
-    if (g_slist_length ((GSList *) selection->itemList()) > 1) {
+    if (selection->itemList().size() > 1) {
         gtk_widget_set_sensitive (buttons, FALSE);
         gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL(status), _("<small>More than one object selected.</small>"));
         return;
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ void CloneTiler::clonetiler_unclump(GtkWidget */*widget*/, void *)
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
 
     // check if something is selected
-    if (selection->isEmpty() || g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList()) > 1) {
+    if (selection->isEmpty() || selection->itemList().size() > 1) {
         desktop->getMessageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>one object</b> whose tiled clones to unclump."));
         return;
     }
@@ -2104,20 +2104,18 @@ void CloneTiler::clonetiler_unclump(GtkWidget */*widget*/, void *)
     SPObject *obj = selection->singleItem();
     SPObject *parent = obj->parent;
 
-    GSList *to_unclump = NULL; // not including the original
+    std::vector<SPItem*> to_unclump; // not including the original
 
     for (SPObject *child = parent->firstChild(); child != NULL; child = child->next) {
         if (clonetiler_is_a_clone_of (child, obj)) {
-            to_unclump = g_slist_prepend (to_unclump, child);
+            to_unclump.push_back((SPItem*)child);
         }
     }
 
     desktop->getDocument()->ensureUpToDate();
-
+    reverse(to_unclump.begin(),to_unclump.end());
     unclump (to_unclump);
 
-    g_slist_free (to_unclump);
-
     DocumentUndo::done(desktop->getDocument(), SP_VERB_DIALOG_CLONETILER,
                        _("Unclump tiled clones"));
 }
@@ -2147,7 +2145,7 @@ void CloneTiler::clonetiler_remove(GtkWidget */*widget*/, GtkWidget *dlg, bool d
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
 
     // check if something is selected
-    if (selection->isEmpty() || g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList()) > 1) {
+    if (selection->isEmpty() || selection->itemList().size() > 1) {
         desktop->getMessageStack()->flash(Inkscape::WARNING_MESSAGE, _("Select <b>one object</b> whose tiled clones to remove."));
         return;
     }
@@ -2225,7 +2223,7 @@ void CloneTiler::clonetiler_apply(GtkWidget */*widget*/, GtkWidget *dlg)
     }
 
     // Check if more than one object is selected.
-    if (g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList()) > 1) {
+    if (selection->itemList().size() > 1) {
         desktop->getMessageStack()->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("If you want to clone several objects, <b>group</b> them and <b>clone the group</b>."));
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/color-item.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/color-item.cpp
index a49a47d5c..6603d5c69 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/color-item.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/color-item.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/label.h>
 #include <glibmm/i18n.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/debug.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/debug.cpp
index 9e2287f80..d127261c0 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/debug.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 #include <gtkmm/textview.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
index c381ed755..b04e8ecc1 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
@@ -1672,10 +1672,10 @@ void DocumentProperties::onDocUnitChange()
 
 
     Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = getDesktop()->getNamedView()->getRepr();
-    Inkscape::Util::Unit const *old_doc_unit = unit_table.getUnit("px");
+    /*Inkscape::Util::Unit const *old_doc_unit = unit_table.getUnit("px");
     if(repr->attribute("inkscape:document-units")) {
         old_doc_unit = unit_table.getUnit(repr->attribute("inkscape:document-units"));
-    }
+    }*/
     Inkscape::Util::Unit const *doc_unit = _rum_deflt.getUnit();
 
     // Set document unit
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
index 6d90c792e..1edfdfe80 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 // This has to be included prior to anything that includes setjmp.h, it croaks otherwise
 #include <png.h>
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/buttonbox.h>
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
@@ -605,7 +601,7 @@ void Export::onBatchClicked ()
 
 void Export::updateCheckbuttons ()
 {
-    gint num = g_slist_length((GSList *) SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection()->itemList());
+    gint num = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection()->itemList().size();
     if (num >= 2) {
         batch_export.set_sensitive(true);
         batch_export.set_label(g_strdup_printf (ngettext("B_atch export %d selected object","B_atch export %d selected objects",num), num));
@@ -817,9 +813,9 @@ void Export::onAreaToggled ()
                    one that's nice */
                 if (filename.empty()) {
                     const gchar * id = "object";
-                    const GSList * reprlst = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection()->reprList();
-                    for(; reprlst != NULL; reprlst = reprlst->next) {
-                        Inkscape::XML::Node * repr = (Inkscape::XML::Node *)reprlst->data;
+                    const std::vector<XML::Node*> reprlst = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection()->reprList();
+                    for(std::vector<XML::Node*>::const_iterator i=reprlst.begin(); reprlst.end() != i; i++) {
+                        Inkscape::XML::Node * repr = *i;
                         if (repr->attribute("id")) {
                             id = repr->attribute("id");
                             break;
@@ -949,17 +945,19 @@ Gtk::Dialog * Export::create_progress_dialog (Glib::ustring progress_text) {
 Glib::ustring Export::filename_add_extension (Glib::ustring filename, Glib::ustring extension)
 {
     Glib::ustring::size_type dot;
+    Glib::ustring::size_type dot_ext;
 
     dot = filename.find_last_of(".");
-    if ( !dot )
+    dot_ext = filename.lowercase().rfind("." + extension.lowercase());
+    if ( dot == std::string::npos )
     {
         return filename = filename + "." + extension;
     }
     else
     {
-        if (dot==filename.find_last_of(Glib::ustring::compose(".", extension)))
+        if (dot == dot_ext)
         {
-            return filename;
+            return filename = filename;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -1010,7 +1008,7 @@ void Export::onExport ()
     if (batch_export.get_active ()) {
         // Batch export of selected objects
 
-        gint num = g_slist_length(const_cast<GSList *>(desktop->getSelection()->itemList()));
+        gint num = (desktop->getSelection()->itemList()).size();
         gint n = 0;
 
         if (num < 1) {
@@ -1024,8 +1022,9 @@ void Export::onExport ()
 
         gint export_count = 0;
 
-        for (GSList *i = const_cast<GSList *>(desktop->getSelection()->itemList()); i && !interrupted; i = i->next) {
-            SPItem *item = reinterpret_cast<SPItem *>(i->data);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=desktop->getSelection()->itemList();
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = itemlist.begin();i!=itemlist.end() && !interrupted ;i++){
+            SPItem *item = *i;
 
             prog_dlg->set_data("current", GINT_TO_POINTER(n));
             prog_dlg->set_data("total", GINT_TO_POINTER(num));
@@ -1063,13 +1062,13 @@ void Export::onExport ()
                                               _("Exporting file <b>%s</b>..."), safeFile), desktop);
                     MessageCleaner msgFlashCleanup(desktop->messageStack()->flashF(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE,
                                                    _("Exporting file <b>%s</b>..."), safeFile), desktop);
-
+                    std::vector<SPItem*> x;
                     if (!sp_export_png_file (doc, path.c_str(),
                                              *area, width, height, dpi, dpi,
                                              nv->pagecolor,
                                              onProgressCallback, (void*)prog_dlg,
                                              TRUE,  // overwrite without asking
-                                             hide ? const_cast<GSList *>(desktop->getSelection()->itemList()) : NULL
+                                             hide ? (desktop->getSelection()->itemList()) : x
                                             )) {
                         gchar * error = g_strdup_printf(_("Could not export to filename %s.\n"), safeFile);
 
@@ -1153,12 +1152,13 @@ void Export::onExport ()
         prog_dlg->set_data("total", GINT_TO_POINTER(0));
 
         /* Do export */
+        std::vector<SPItem*> x;
         ExportResult status = sp_export_png_file(desktop->getDocument(), path.c_str(),
                               Geom::Rect(Geom::Point(x0, y0), Geom::Point(x1, y1)), width, height, xdpi, ydpi,
                               nv->pagecolor,
                               onProgressCallback, (void*)prog_dlg,
                               FALSE,
-                              hide ? const_cast<GSList *>(desktop->getSelection()->itemList()) : NULL
+                              hide ? (desktop->getSelection()->itemList()) : x
                                                 );
         if (status == EXPORT_ERROR) {
             gchar * safeFile = Inkscape::IO::sanitizeString(path.c_str());
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ void Export::onExport ()
             break;
         }
         case SELECTION_SELECTION: {
-            const GSList * reprlst;
+        	std::vector<XML::Node*> reprlst;
             SPDocument * doc = SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT;
             bool modified = false;
 
@@ -1232,8 +1232,8 @@ void Export::onExport ()
             DocumentUndo::setUndoSensitive(doc, false);
             reprlst = desktop->getSelection()->reprList();
 
-            for(; reprlst != NULL; reprlst = reprlst->next) {
-                Inkscape::XML::Node * repr = static_cast<Inkscape::XML::Node *>(reprlst->data);
+            for(std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node*>::const_iterator i=reprlst.begin(); reprlst.end() != i; i++) {
+                Inkscape::XML::Node * repr = *i;
                 const gchar * temp_string;
                 Glib::ustring dir = Glib::path_get_dirname(filename.c_str());
                 const gchar* docURI=SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT->getURI();
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/filedialogimpl-gtkmm.h b/src/ui/dialog/filedialogimpl-gtkmm.h
index 6687915d7..7501b5e14 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/filedialogimpl-gtkmm.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/filedialogimpl-gtkmm.h
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef __FILE_DIALOGIMPL_H__
 #define __FILE_DIALOGIMPL_H__
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 //Gtk includes
 #include <gtkmm/filechooserdialog.h>
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/filedialogimpl-win32.h b/src/ui/dialog/filedialogimpl-win32.h
index 8c3b6bad6..b254c3ef6 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/filedialogimpl-win32.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/filedialogimpl-win32.h
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 #include <glibmm.h>
 
 #ifdef WIN32
-#if WITH_GLIBMM_2_32
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-# include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-#endif
 
 #include "filedialogimpl-gtkmm.h"
  
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.cpp
index 077c6f5ca..1ff9e4a1b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  *   Felipe C. da S. Sanches <juca@members.fsf.org>
  *   Jon A. Cruz <jon@joncruz.org>
  *   Abhishek Sharma
+ *   insaner
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2007 Authors
  *
@@ -690,7 +691,7 @@ private:
     void select_svg_element(){
         Inkscape::Selection* sel = _desktop->getSelection();
         if (sel->isEmpty()) return;
-        Inkscape::XML::Node* node = (Inkscape::XML::Node*) g_slist_nth_data((GSList *)sel->reprList(), 0);
+        Inkscape::XML::Node* node = sel->reprList()[0];
         if (!node || !node->matchAttributeName("id")) return;
 
         std::ostringstream xlikhref;
@@ -1360,8 +1361,15 @@ FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::FilterModifier(FilterEffectsDialog& d)
     ((Gtk::CellRendererText*)_list.get_column(1)->get_first_cell())->
         signal_edited().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::on_name_edited));
 
+    _list.append_column("#", _columns.count);
+    _list.get_column(2)->set_sizing(Gtk::TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_AUTOSIZE);
+    _list.get_column(2)->set_expand(false);
+
     sw->set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
     _list.get_column(1)->set_resizable(true);
+    _list.get_column(1)->set_sizing(Gtk::TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_AUTOSIZE);
+    _list.get_column(1)->set_expand(true);
+    
     _list.set_reorderable(true);
     _list.enable_model_drag_dest (Gdk::ACTION_MOVE);
 
@@ -1465,9 +1473,9 @@ void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::update_selection(Selection *sel)
     }
 
     std::set<SPObject*> used;
-
-    for (GSList const *i = sel->itemList(); i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-        SPObject *obj = SP_OBJECT (i->data);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=sel->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=itemlist.begin(); itemlist.end() != i; i++) {
+        SPObject *obj = *i;
         SPStyle *style = obj->style;
         if (!style || !SP_IS_ITEM(obj)) {
             continue;
@@ -1494,6 +1502,7 @@ void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::update_selection(Selection *sel)
             (*iter)[_columns.sel] = 0;
         }
     }
+    update_counts();
 }
 
 void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::on_filter_selection_changed()
@@ -1545,10 +1554,9 @@ void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::on_selection_toggled(const Glib::ustri
         if((*iter)[_columns.sel] == 1)
             filter = 0;
 
-        GSList const *items = sel->itemList();
-
-        for (GSList const *i = items; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-            SPItem * item = SP_ITEM(i->data);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=sel->itemList();
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=itemlist.begin(); itemlist.end() != i; i++) {
+            SPItem * item = *i;
             SPStyle *style = item->style;
             g_assert(style != NULL);
 
@@ -1566,6 +1574,15 @@ void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::on_selection_toggled(const Glib::ustri
     }
 }
 
+
+void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::update_counts()
+{    
+    for(Gtk::TreeModel::iterator i = _model->children().begin(); i != _model->children().end(); ++i) {
+        SPFilter* f = SP_FILTER((*i)[_columns.filter]);
+        (*i)[_columns.count] = f->getRefCount();
+        }
+}
+
 /* Add all filters in the document to the combobox.
    Keeps the same selection if possible, otherwise selects the first element */
 void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::update_filters()
@@ -1650,12 +1667,13 @@ void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::remove_filter()
         SPDocument* doc = filter->document;
 
         // Delete all references to this filter
-        GSList *all = get_all_items(NULL, _desktop->currentRoot(), _desktop, false, false, true, NULL);
-        for (GSList *i = all; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-            if (!SP_IS_ITEM(i->data)) {
+        std::vector<SPItem*> x,y;
+        std::vector<SPItem*> all = get_all_items(x, _desktop->currentRoot(), _desktop, false, false, true, y);
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=all.begin(); all.end() != i; i++) {
+            if (!SP_IS_ITEM(*i)) {
                 continue;
             }
-            SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(i->data);
+            SPItem *item = *i;
             if (!item->style) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1668,9 +1686,6 @@ void FilterEffectsDialog::FilterModifier::remove_filter()
                 }
             }
         }
-        if (all) {
-            g_slist_free(all);
-        }
 
         //XML Tree being used directly here while it shouldn't be.
         sp_repr_unparent(filter->getRepr());
@@ -2422,7 +2437,7 @@ bool FilterEffectsDialog::PrimitiveList::on_motion_notify_event(GdkEventMotion*
     get_visible_rect(vis);
     int vis_x, vis_y;
     
-    int vis_x2, vis_y2;  // NOTE:  insaner added -- necessary to get the scrolling while dragging to work
+    int vis_x2, vis_y2;
     convert_widget_to_tree_coords(vis.get_x(), vis.get_y(), vis_x2, vis_y2);
     
     convert_tree_to_widget_coords(vis.get_x(), vis.get_y(), vis_x, vis_y);
@@ -2442,7 +2457,6 @@ bool FilterEffectsDialog::PrimitiveList::on_motion_notify_event(GdkEventMotion*
     else
         _autoscroll_y = 0;
 
-	    // NOTE:  insaner added -- necessary to get the scrolling while dragging to work
     double e2 = ( e->x - vis_x2/2);
     // horizontal scrolling 
     if(e2 < vis_x)
@@ -2755,20 +2769,22 @@ FilterEffectsDialog::FilterEffectsDialog()
     Gtk::ScrolledWindow* sw_infobox = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::ScrolledWindow);
     Gtk::HBox* infobox = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::HBox(/*homogeneous:*/false, /*spacing:*/4));
     Gtk::HBox* hb_prims = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::HBox);
+    Gtk::VBox* vb_prims = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::VBox);
 
     _getContents()->add(*hpaned);
     hpaned->pack1(_filter_modifier);
     hpaned->pack2(_primitive_box);
     _primitive_box.pack_start(*sw_prims);
-    _primitive_box.pack_start(*hb_prims, false, false);
     _primitive_box.pack_start(*sw_infobox, false, false);
     sw_prims->add(_primitive_list);
-    sw_infobox->add(*infobox);
+    sw_infobox->add(*vb_prims);
     infobox->pack_start(_infobox_icon, false, false);
     infobox->pack_start(_infobox_desc, false, false);
     _infobox_desc.set_line_wrap(true);
-    _infobox_desc.set_size_request(200, -1);
+    _infobox_desc.set_size_request(250, -1);
 
+    vb_prims->pack_start(*hb_prims);
+    vb_prims->pack_start(*infobox);
 
     hb_prims->pack_start(_add_primitive, false, false);
     hb_prims->pack_start(_add_primitive_type, false, false);
@@ -2784,7 +2800,7 @@ FilterEffectsDialog::FilterEffectsDialog()
     _add_primitive_type.signal_changed().connect(
         sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FilterEffectsDialog::update_primitive_infobox));
 
-    sw_prims->set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);  /* NOTE: insaner -- SCROLL the connections panel thing!!! */
+    sw_prims->set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
     sw_prims->set_shadow_type(Gtk::SHADOW_IN);
     sw_infobox->set_policy(Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC, Gtk::POLICY_NEVER);
     
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.h b/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.h
index 3fc19e7de..a067cd70c 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/filter-effects-dialog.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /* Authors:
  *   Nicholas Bishop <nicholasbishop@gmail.com>
  *   Rodrigo Kumpera <kumpera@gmail.com>
+ *   insaner
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2007 Authors
  *
@@ -69,11 +70,13 @@ private:
                 add(filter);
                 add(label);
                 add(sel);
+                add(count);
             }
 
             Gtk::TreeModelColumn<SPFilter*> filter;
             Gtk::TreeModelColumn<Glib::ustring> label;
             Gtk::TreeModelColumn<int> sel;
+            Gtk::TreeModelColumn<int> count;
         };
 
         void setTargetDesktop(SPDesktop *desktop);
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ private:
         bool on_filter_move(const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& /*context*/, int x, int y, guint /*time*/);
         void on_selection_toggled(const Glib::ustring&);
 
+        void update_counts();
         void update_filters();
         void filter_list_button_release(GdkEventButton*);
         void add_filter();
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/find.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/find.cpp
index 951cb01ea..a8ac42a1b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/find.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/find.cpp
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ bool Find::item_font_match(SPItem *item, const gchar *text, bool exact, bool cas
 }
 
 
-GSList *Find::filter_fields (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch)
+std::vector<SPItem*> Find::filter_fields (std::vector<SPItem*> &l, bool exact, bool casematch)
 {
     Glib::ustring tmp = entry_find.getEntry()->get_text();
     if (tmp.empty()) {
@@ -557,17 +557,17 @@ GSList *Find::filter_fields (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch)
     }
     gchar* text = g_strdup(tmp.c_str());
 
-    GSList *in = l;
-    GSList *out = NULL;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> in = l;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> out;
 
     if (check_searchin_text.get_active()) {
-        for (GSList *i = in; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-            SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_reverse_iterator i=in.rbegin(); in.rend() != i; i++) {
+            SPObject *obj = *i;
             SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
             g_assert(item != NULL);
             if (item_text_match(item, text, exact, casematch)) {
-                if (!g_slist_find(out, i->data)) {
-                    out = g_slist_prepend (out, i->data);
+                if (out.end()==find(out.begin(),out.end(), *i)) {
+                    out.push_back(*i);
                     if (_action_replace) {
                         item_text_match(item, text, exact, casematch, _action_replace);
                     }
@@ -584,12 +584,12 @@ GSList *Find::filter_fields (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch)
         bool attrvalue = check_attributevalue.get_active();
 
         if (ids) {
-            for (GSList *i = in; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-                SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+            for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_reverse_iterator i=in.rbegin(); in.rend() != i; i++) {
+                SPObject *obj = *i;
                 SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
                 if (item_id_match(item, text, exact, casematch)) {
-                    if (!g_slist_find(out, i->data)) {
-                        out = g_slist_prepend (out, i->data);
+                    if (out.end()==find(out.begin(),out.end(), *i)) {
+                        out.push_back(*i);
                         if (_action_replace) {
                             item_id_match(item, text, exact, casematch, _action_replace);
                         }
@@ -600,14 +600,13 @@ GSList *Find::filter_fields (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch)
 
 
         if (style) {
-            for (GSList *i = in; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-                SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+            for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_reverse_iterator i=in.rbegin(); in.rend() != i; i++) {
+                SPObject *obj = *i;
                 SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
                 g_assert(item != NULL);
                 if (item_style_match(item, text, exact, casematch)) {
-                    if (!g_slist_find(out, i->data))
-                        if (!g_slist_find(out, i->data)) {
-                            out = g_slist_prepend (out, i->data);
+                    if (out.end()==find(out.begin(),out.end(), *i)){
+                            out.push_back(*i);
                             if (_action_replace) {
                                 item_style_match(item, text, exact, casematch, _action_replace);
                             }
@@ -618,13 +617,13 @@ GSList *Find::filter_fields (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch)
 
 
         if (attrname) {
-            for (GSList *i = in; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-                SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+            for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_reverse_iterator i=in.rbegin(); in.rend() != i; i++) {
+                SPObject *obj = *i;
                 SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
                 g_assert(item != NULL);
                 if (item_attr_match(item, text, exact, casematch)) {
-                    if (!g_slist_find(out, i->data)) {
-                        out = g_slist_prepend (out, i->data);
+                    if (out.end()==find(out.begin(),out.end(), *i)) {
+                        out.push_back(*i);
                         if (_action_replace) {
                             item_attr_match(item, text, exact, casematch, _action_replace);
                         }
@@ -635,13 +634,13 @@ GSList *Find::filter_fields (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch)
 
 
         if (attrvalue) {
-            for (GSList *i = in; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-                SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+            for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_reverse_iterator i=in.rbegin(); in.rend() != i; i++) {
+                SPObject *obj = *i;
                 SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
                 g_assert(item != NULL);
                 if (item_attrvalue_match(item, text, exact, casematch)) {
-                    if (!g_slist_find(out, i->data)) {
-                        out = g_slist_prepend (out, i->data);
+                    if (out.end()==find(out.begin(),out.end(), *i)) {
+                        out.push_back(*i);
                         if (_action_replace) {
                             item_attrvalue_match(item, text, exact, casematch, _action_replace);
                         }
@@ -652,13 +651,13 @@ GSList *Find::filter_fields (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch)
 
 
         if (font) {
-            for (GSList *i = in; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-                SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+            for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_reverse_iterator i=in.rbegin(); in.rend() != i; i++) {
+                SPObject *obj = *i;
                 SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
                 g_assert(item != NULL);
                 if (item_font_match(item, text, exact, casematch)) {
-                    if (!g_slist_find(out, i->data)) {
-                        out = g_slist_prepend (out, i->data);
+                    if (out.end()==find(out.begin(),out.end(),*i)) {
+                        out.push_back(*i);
                         if (_action_replace) {
                             item_font_match(item, text, exact, casematch, _action_replace);
                         }
@@ -716,29 +715,29 @@ bool Find::item_type_match (SPItem *item)
     return false;
 }
 
-GSList *Find::filter_types (GSList *l)
+std::vector<SPItem*> Find::filter_types (std::vector<SPItem*> &l)
 {
-    GSList *n = NULL;
-    for (GSList *i = l; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-        SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> n;
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_reverse_iterator i=l.rbegin(); l.rend() != i; i++) {
+        SPObject *obj = *i;
         SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
         g_assert(item != NULL);
         if (item_type_match(item)) {
-            n = g_slist_prepend (n, i->data);
+        	n.push_back(*i);
         }
     }
     return n;
 }
 
 
-GSList *Find::filter_list (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch)
+std::vector<SPItem*> &Find::filter_list (std::vector<SPItem*> &l, bool exact, bool casematch)
 {
     l = filter_types (l);
     l = filter_fields (l, exact, casematch);
     return l;
 }
 
-GSList *Find::all_items (SPObject *r, GSList *l, bool hidden, bool locked)
+std::vector<SPItem*> &Find::all_items (SPObject *r, std::vector<SPItem*> &l, bool hidden, bool locked)
 {
     if (dynamic_cast<SPDefs *>(r)) {
         return l; // we're not interested in items in defs
@@ -752,7 +751,7 @@ GSList *Find::all_items (SPObject *r, GSList *l, bool hidden, bool locked)
         SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(child);
         if (item && !child->cloned && !desktop->isLayer(item)) {
             if ((hidden || !desktop->itemIsHidden(item)) && (locked || !item->isLocked())) {
-                l = g_slist_prepend (l, child);
+                l.insert(l.begin(),(SPItem*)child);
             }
         }
         l = all_items (child, l, hidden, locked);
@@ -760,16 +759,17 @@ GSList *Find::all_items (SPObject *r, GSList *l, bool hidden, bool locked)
     return l;
 }
 
-GSList *Find::all_selection_items (Inkscape::Selection *s, GSList *l, SPObject *ancestor, bool hidden, bool locked)
+std::vector<SPItem*> &Find::all_selection_items (Inkscape::Selection *s, std::vector<SPItem*> &l, SPObject *ancestor, bool hidden, bool locked)
 {
-    for (GSList *i = (GSList *) s->itemList(); i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-        SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(i->data);
+	std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=s->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_reverse_iterator i=itemlist.rbegin(); itemlist.rend() != i; i++) {
+        SPObject *obj = *i;
         SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
         g_assert(item != NULL);
         if (item && !item->cloned && !desktop->isLayer(item)) {
             if (!ancestor || ancestor->isAncestorOf(item)) {
                 if ((hidden || !desktop->itemIsHidden(item)) && (locked || !item->isLocked())) {
-                    l = g_slist_prepend (l, i->data);
+                    l.push_back(*i);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ void Find::onAction()
     bool casematch = check_case_sensitive.get_active();
     blocked = true;
 
-    GSList *l = NULL;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> l;
     if (check_scope_selection.get_active()) {
         if (check_scope_layer.get_active()) {
             l = all_selection_items (desktop->selection, l, desktop->currentLayer(), hidden, locked);
@@ -831,12 +831,12 @@ void Find::onAction()
             l = all_items(desktop->getDocument()->getRoot(), l, hidden, locked);
         }
     }
-    guint all = g_slist_length (l);
+    guint all = l.size();
 
-    GSList *n = filter_list (l, exact, casematch);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> n = filter_list (l, exact, casematch);
 
-    if (n != NULL) {
-        int count = g_slist_length (n);
+    if (!n.empty()) {
+        int count = n.size();
         desktop->messageStack()->flashF(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE,
                                         // TRANSLATORS: "%s" is replaced with "exact" or "partial" when this string is displayed
                                         ngettext("<b>%d</b> object found (out of <b>%d</b>), %s match.",
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ void Find::onAction()
         Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
         selection->clear();
         selection->setList(n);
-        SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(n->data);
+        SPObject *obj = n[0];
         SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(obj);
         g_assert(item != NULL);
         scroll_to_show_item(desktop, item);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/find.h b/src/ui/dialog/find.h
index c0c635f94..4bcb900b6 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/find.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/find.h
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ protected:
     /**
      * Function to filter a list of items based on the item type by calling each item_XXX_match function
      */
-    GSList *    filter_fields (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch);
+    std::vector<SPItem*>    filter_fields (std::vector<SPItem*> &l, bool exact, bool casematch);
     bool        item_type_match (SPItem *item);
-    GSList *    filter_types (GSList *l);
-    GSList *    filter_list (GSList *l, bool exact, bool casematch);
+    std::vector<SPItem*>    filter_types (std::vector<SPItem*> &l);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> &    filter_list (std::vector<SPItem*> &l, bool exact, bool casematch);
 
     /**
      * Find a string within a string and returns true if found with options for exact and casematching
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ protected:
      * recursive function to return a list of all the items in the SPObject tree
      *
      */
-    GSList *    all_items (SPObject *r, GSList *l, bool hidden, bool locked);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> &    all_items (SPObject *r, std::vector<SPItem*> &l, bool hidden, bool locked);
     /**
      * to return a list of all the selected items
      *
      */
-    GSList *    all_selection_items (Inkscape::Selection *s, GSList *l, SPObject *ancestor, bool hidden, bool locked);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> &    all_selection_items (Inkscape::Selection *s, std::vector<SPItem*> &l, SPObject *ancestor, bool hidden, bool locked);
 
     /**
      * Shrink the dialog size when the expander widget is closed
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/floating-behavior.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/floating-behavior.cpp
index 11db14801..55ef0c5bb 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/floating-behavior.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/floating-behavior.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 #include <gtkmm/stock.h>
 #include <glibmm/main.h>
@@ -116,7 +112,7 @@ bool FloatingBehavior::_trans_timer (void) {
     }
 
     float goal, current;
-    goal = current = _d->get_opacity();
+    current = _d->get_opacity();
 
     if (_dialog_active.get_value()) {
         goal = _trans_focus;
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/font-substitution.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/font-substitution.cpp
index ae03bdf0e..19506c6a3 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/font-substitution.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/font-substitution.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/messagedialog.h>
 #include <gtkmm/checkbutton.h>
 #include <gtkmm/scrolledwindow.h>
@@ -70,19 +66,15 @@ FontSubstitution::checkFontSubstitutions(SPDocument* doc)
     int show_dlg = prefs->getInt("/options/font/substitutedlg", 0);
     if (show_dlg) {
         Glib::ustring out;
-        GSList *l =  getFontReplacedItems(doc, &out);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> l =  getFontReplacedItems(doc, &out);
         if (out.length() > 0) {
             show(out, l);
         }
-        if (l) {
-            g_slist_free(l);
-            l = NULL;
-        }
     }
 }
 
 void
-FontSubstitution::show(Glib::ustring out, GSList *l)
+FontSubstitution::show(Glib::ustring out, std::vector<SPItem*> &l)
 {
    Gtk::MessageDialog warning(_("\nSome fonts are not available and have been substituted."),
                        false, Gtk::MESSAGE_INFO, Gtk::BUTTONS_OK, true);
@@ -152,20 +144,18 @@ FontSubstitution::show(Glib::ustring out, GSList *l)
  * b. Build up a list of the objects rendered fonts - taken for the objects layout/spans
  * If there are fonts in a. that are not in b. then those fonts have been substituted.
  */
-GSList * FontSubstitution::getFontReplacedItems(SPDocument* doc, Glib::ustring *out)
+std::vector<SPItem*> FontSubstitution::getFontReplacedItems(SPDocument* doc, Glib::ustring *out)
 {
     SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
-    GSList *allList = NULL;
-    GSList *outList = NULL;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> allList;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> outList,x,y;
     std::set<Glib::ustring> setErrors;
     std::set<Glib::ustring> setFontSpans;
     std::map<SPItem *, Glib::ustring> mapFontStyles;
 
-    allList = get_all_items(NULL, doc->getRoot(), desktop, false, false, true, NULL);
-
-    for (GSList *i = allList; i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-
-        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(i->data);
+    allList = get_all_items(x, doc->getRoot(), desktop, false, false, true, y);
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = allList.begin();i!=allList.end();i++){
+        SPItem *item = *i;
         SPStyle *style = item->style;
         Glib::ustring family = "";
 
@@ -220,8 +210,8 @@ GSList * FontSubstitution::getFontReplacedItems(SPDocument* doc, Glib::ustring *
     }
 
     // Check if any document styles are not in the actual layout
-    std::map<SPItem *, Glib::ustring>::const_iterator mapIter;
-    for (mapIter = mapFontStyles.begin(); mapIter != mapFontStyles.end(); ++mapIter) {
+    std::map<SPItem *, Glib::ustring>::const_reverse_iterator mapIter;
+    for (mapIter = mapFontStyles.rbegin(); mapIter != mapFontStyles.rend(); ++mapIter) {
         SPItem *item = mapIter->first;
         Glib::ustring fonts = mapIter->second;
 
@@ -254,7 +244,7 @@ GSList * FontSubstitution::getFontReplacedItems(SPDocument* doc, Glib::ustring *
             Glib::ustring err = Glib::ustring::compose(
                     _("Font '%1' substituted with '%2'"), fonts.c_str(), subName.c_str());
             setErrors.insert(err);
-            outList = g_slist_prepend (outList, item);
+            outList.push_back(item);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/font-substitution.h b/src/ui/dialog/font-substitution.h
index 1c445081b..0818d778c 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/font-substitution.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/font-substitution.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <glibmm/ustring.h>
 
+class SPItem;
 class SPDocument;
 
 namespace Inkscape {
@@ -25,13 +26,13 @@ public:
     FontSubstitution();
     virtual ~FontSubstitution();
     void checkFontSubstitutions(SPDocument* doc);
-    void show(Glib::ustring out, GSList *l);
+    void show(Glib::ustring out, std::vector<SPItem*> &l);
 
     static FontSubstitution &getInstance() { return *new FontSubstitution(); }
     Glib::ustring getSubstituteFontName (Glib::ustring font);
 
 protected:
-    GSList *getFontReplacedItems(SPDocument* doc, Glib::ustring *out);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> getFontReplacedItems(SPDocument* doc, Glib::ustring *out);
 
 private:
     FontSubstitution(FontSubstitution const &d);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/glyphs.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/glyphs.cpp
index 2b9053da9..7ca277ea2 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/glyphs.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/glyphs.cpp
@@ -578,9 +578,10 @@ void GlyphsPanel::setTargetDesktop(SPDesktop *desktop)
 void GlyphsPanel::insertText()
 {
     SPItem *textItem = 0;
-    for (const GSList *item = targetDesktop->selection->itemList(); item; item = item->next ) {
-        if (SP_IS_TEXT(item->data) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item->data)) {
-            textItem = SP_ITEM(item->data);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=targetDesktop->selection->itemList();
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=itemlist.begin(); itemlist.end() != i; i++) {
+            if (SP_IS_TEXT(*i) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(*i)) {
+            textItem = *i;
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -687,8 +688,9 @@ void GlyphsPanel::selectionModifiedCB(guint flags)
 void GlyphsPanel::calcCanInsert()
 {
     int items = 0;
-    for (const GSList *item = targetDesktop->selection->itemList(); item; item = item->next ) {
-        if (SP_IS_TEXT(item->data) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item->data)) {
+    std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=targetDesktop->selection->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=itemlist.begin(); itemlist.end() != i; i++) {
+        if (SP_IS_TEXT(*i) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(*i)) {
             ++items;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/grid-arrange-tab.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/grid-arrange-tab.cpp
index d3ccb9bde..ccd23a572 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/grid-arrange-tab.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/grid-arrange-tab.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  *    0  *elem1 == *elem2
  *    >0  *elem1 goes after *elem2
  */
-static int sp_compare_x_position(SPItem *first, SPItem *second)
+static bool sp_compare_x_position(SPItem *first, SPItem *second)
 {
     using Geom::X;
     using Geom::Y;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int sp_compare_x_position(SPItem *first, SPItem *second)
 
     if ( !a || !b ) {
         // FIXME?
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
     double const a_height = a->dimensions()[Y];
@@ -76,40 +76,41 @@ static int sp_compare_x_position(SPItem *first, SPItem *second)
     }
 
     if (!a_in_b_vert) {
-        return -1;
+        return true;
     }
     if (a_in_b_vert && a->min()[X] > b->min()[X]) {
-        return 1;
+        return false;
     }
     if (a_in_b_vert && a->min()[X] < b->min()[X]) {
-        return -1;
+        return true;
     }
-    return 0;
+    return false;
 }
 
 /*
  *    Sort items by their y co-ordinates.
  */
-static int sp_compare_y_position(SPItem *first, SPItem *second)
+static bool sp_compare_y_position(SPItem *first, SPItem *second)
 {
     Geom::OptRect a = first->documentVisualBounds();
     Geom::OptRect b = second->documentVisualBounds();
 
     if ( !a || !b ) {
         // FIXME?
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (a->min()[Geom::Y] > b->min()[Geom::Y]) {
-        return 1;
+        return false;
     }
     if (a->min()[Geom::Y] < b->min()[Geom::Y]) {
-        return -1;
+        return true;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    return false;
 }
 
+
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
 namespace Dialog {
@@ -168,10 +169,9 @@ void GridArrangeTab::arrange()
     desktop->getDocument()->ensureUpToDate();
 
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
-    const GSList *items = selection ? selection->itemList() : 0;
-    cnt=0;
-    for (; items != NULL; items = items->next) {
-        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(items->data);
+    const std::vector<SPItem*> items = selection ? selection->itemList() : std::vector<SPItem*>();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+        SPItem *item = *i;
         Geom::OptRect b = item->documentVisualBounds();
         if (!b) {
             continue;
@@ -198,20 +198,18 @@ void GridArrangeTab::arrange()
     // require the sorting done before we can calculate row heights etc.
 
     g_return_if_fail(selection);
-    const GSList *items2 = selection->itemList();
-    GSList *rev = g_slist_copy(const_cast<GSList *>(items2));
-    GSList *sorted = NULL;
-    rev = g_slist_sort(rev, (GCompareFunc) sp_compare_y_position);
-    sorted = g_slist_sort(rev, (GCompareFunc) sp_compare_x_position);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> sorted(selection->itemList());
+    sort(sorted.begin(),sorted.end(),sp_compare_y_position);
+    sort(sorted.begin(),sorted.end(),sp_compare_x_position);
 
 
     // Calculate individual Row and Column sizes if necessary
 
 
         cnt=0;
-        const GSList *sizes = sorted;
-        for (; sizes != NULL; sizes = sizes->next) {
-            SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(sizes->data);
+        const std::vector<SPItem*> sizes(sorted);
+        for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = sizes.begin();i!=sizes.end();i++) {
+            SPItem *item = *i;
             Geom::OptRect b = item->documentVisualBounds();
             if (b) {
                 width = b->dimensions()[Geom::X];
@@ -308,12 +306,14 @@ g_print("\n row = %f     col = %f selection x= %f selection y = %f", total_row_h
     }
 
     cnt=0;
-  for (row_cnt=0; ((sorted != NULL) && (row_cnt<NoOfRows)); row_cnt++) {
+    std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it = sorted.begin();
+    for (row_cnt=0; ((it != sorted.end()) && (row_cnt<NoOfRows)); row_cnt++) {
 
              GSList *current_row = NULL;
-             for (col_cnt = 0; ((sorted != NULL) && (col_cnt<NoOfCols)); col_cnt++) {
-                 current_row = g_slist_append (current_row, sorted->data);
-                 sorted = sorted->next;
+             col_cnt = 0;
+             for(;it!=sorted.end()&&col_cnt<NoOfCols;it++) {
+                 current_row = g_slist_append (current_row, *it);
+                 col_cnt++;
              }
 
              for (; current_row != NULL; current_row = current_row->next) {
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ void GridArrangeTab::on_row_spinbutton_changed()
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop ? desktop->selection : 0;
     g_return_if_fail( selection );
 
-    GSList const *items = selection->itemList();
-    int selcount = g_slist_length((GSList *)items);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> const items = selection->itemList();
+    int selcount = items.size();
 
     double PerCol = ceil(selcount / NoOfColsSpinner.get_value());
     NoOfRowsSpinner.set_value(PerCol);
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ void GridArrangeTab::on_col_spinbutton_changed()
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop ? desktop->selection : 0;
     g_return_if_fail(selection);
 
-    GSList const *items = selection->itemList();
-    int selcount = g_slist_length((GSList *)items);
+    int selcount = selection->itemList().size();
 
     double PerRow = ceil(selcount / NoOfRowsSpinner.get_value());
     NoOfColsSpinner.set_value(PerRow);
@@ -538,10 +537,10 @@ void GridArrangeTab::updateSelection()
     updating = true;
     SPDesktop *desktop = Parent->getDesktop();
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop ? desktop->selection : 0;
-    GSList const *items = selection ? selection->itemList() : 0;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> const items = selection ? selection->itemList() : std::vector<SPItem*>();
 
-    if (items) {
-        int selcount = g_slist_length((GSList *)items);
+    if (!items.empty()) {
+        int selcount = items.size();
 
         if (NoOfColsSpinner.get_value() > 1 && NoOfRowsSpinner.get_value() > 1){
             // Update the number of rows assuming number of columns wanted remains same.
@@ -609,8 +608,7 @@ GridArrangeTab::GridArrangeTab(ArrangeDialog *parent)
     g_return_if_fail( selection );
     int selcount = 1;
     if (!selection->isEmpty()) {
-        GSList const *items = selection->itemList();
-        selcount = g_slist_length((GSList *)items);
+        selcount = selection->itemList().size();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/guides.h b/src/ui/dialog/guides.h
index 22bf5097a..4ff7b4fde 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/guides.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/guides.h
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/icon-preview.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/icon-preview.cpp
index b908a90cb..77f120e1a 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/icon-preview.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/icon-preview.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/buttonbox.h>
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 
@@ -316,7 +312,7 @@ void IconPreviewPanel::setDesktop( SPDesktop* desktop )
         if ( this->desktop ) {
             docReplacedConn = this->desktop->connectDocumentReplaced(sigc::hide<0>(sigc::mem_fun(this, &IconPreviewPanel::setDocument)));
             if ( this->desktop->selection && Inkscape::Preferences::get()->getBool("/iconpreview/autoRefresh", true) ) {
-                selChangedConn = desktop->selection->connectChanged(sigc::hide(sigc::mem_fun(this, &IconPreviewPanel::queueRefresh)));
+                selChangedConn = this->desktop->selection->connectChanged(sigc::hide(sigc::mem_fun(this, &IconPreviewPanel::queueRefresh)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -366,16 +362,14 @@ void IconPreviewPanel::refreshPreview()
                 if ( sel ) {
                     //g_message("found a selection to play with");
 
-                    GSList const *items = sel->itemList();
-                    while ( items && !target ) {
-                        SPItem* item = SP_ITEM( items->data );
+                	std::vector<SPItem*> const items = sel->itemList();
+                    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();!target && i!=items.end();i++){
+                        SPItem* item = *i;
                         gchar const *id = item->getId();
                         if ( id ) {
                             targetId = id;
                             target = item;
                         }
-
-                        items = g_slist_next(items);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/layer-properties.h b/src/ui/dialog/layer-properties.h
index d114c6ba5..c75a7f190 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/layer-properties.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/layer-properties.h
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 #include <gtkmm/entry.h>
 #include <gtkmm/label.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/layers.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/layers.cpp
index 65351cb68..3f5e80f8d 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/layers.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/layers.cpp
@@ -713,13 +713,21 @@ bool LayersPanel::_handleDragDrop(const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& /*contex
  */
 void LayersPanel::_doTreeMove( )
 {
-    if (_dnd_source ) {
+    if (_dnd_source &&  _dnd_source->getRepr() ) {
+        if(!_dnd_target){
+            _dnd_source->doWriteTransform(_dnd_source->getRepr(), _dnd_source->document->getRoot()->i2doc_affine().inverse() * _dnd_source->i2doc_affine());
+        }else{
+            SPItem* parent = _dnd_into ? _dnd_target : dynamic_cast<SPItem*>(_dnd_target->parent);
+            if(parent){
+                Geom::Affine move = parent->i2doc_affine().inverse() * _dnd_source->i2doc_affine();
+                _dnd_source->doWriteTransform(_dnd_source->getRepr(), move);
+            }
+        }
         _dnd_source->moveTo(_dnd_target, _dnd_into);
         _selectLayer(_dnd_source);
         _dnd_source = NULL;
         DocumentUndo::done( _desktop->doc() , SP_VERB_NONE,
-                                            _("Moved layer"));
-
+                                            _("Move layer"));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/layers.h b/src/ui/dialog/layers.h
index ae0ac6040..9cd2c3b92 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/layers.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/layers.h
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/treeview.h>
 #include <gtkmm/treestore.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-add.h b/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-add.h
index 99ead878c..c686e8365 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-add.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-add.h
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_DIALOG_LIVEPATHEFFECT_ADD_H
 #define INKSCAPE_DIALOG_LIVEPATHEFFECT_ADD_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 #include <gtkmm/liststore.h>
 #include <gtkmm/treeview.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.cpp
index 7e5c17133..5ccee103c 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED &&HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm.h>
 #include "lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.h"
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
@@ -31,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "selection-chemistry.h"
 #include "ui/icon-names.h"
 #include "ui/widget/imagetoggler.h"
-#include "util/units.h"
+#include "live_effects/parameter/parameter.h"
 #include <cmath>
 
 //#include "event-context.h"
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::FilletChamferPropertiesDialog()
     _fillet_chamfer_position_numeric.set_digits(4);
     _fillet_chamfer_position_numeric.set_increments(1,1);
     //todo: get tha max aloable infinity freeze the widget
-    _fillet_chamfer_position_numeric.set_range(0., 999999999999999999.);
+    _fillet_chamfer_position_numeric.set_range(0., SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE);
     
     _fillet_chamfer_position_label.set_label(_("Radius (pixels):"));
     _fillet_chamfer_position_label.set_alignment(1.0, 0.5);
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::FilletChamferPropertiesDialog()
     _fillet_chamfer_chamfer_subdivisions.set_digits(0);
     _fillet_chamfer_chamfer_subdivisions.set_increments(1,1);
     //todo: get tha max aloable infinity freeze the widget
-    _fillet_chamfer_chamfer_subdivisions.set_range(0, 999999999999999999.0);
+    _fillet_chamfer_chamfer_subdivisions.set_range(0, SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE);
     
     _fillet_chamfer_chamfer_subdivisions_label.set_label(_("Chamfer subdivisions:"));
     _fillet_chamfer_chamfer_subdivisions_label.set_alignment(1.0, 0.5);
@@ -126,18 +122,14 @@ void FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::showDialog(
     SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point knotpoint,
     const Inkscape::LivePathEffect::
     FilletChamferPointArrayParamKnotHolderEntity *pt,
-    const gchar *unit,
     bool use_distance,
-    bool aprox_radius,
-    Glib::ustring documentUnit)
+    bool aprox_radius)
 {
     FilletChamferPropertiesDialog *dialog = new FilletChamferPropertiesDialog();
 
     dialog->_set_desktop(desktop);
-    dialog->_set_unit(unit);
     dialog->_set_use_distance(use_distance);
     dialog->_set_aprox(aprox_radius);
-    dialog->_set_document_unit(documentUnit);
     dialog->_set_knot_point(knotpoint);
     dialog->_set_pt(pt);
 
@@ -172,7 +164,6 @@ void FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::_apply()
             }
             d_pos = _index + (d_pos / 100);
         } else {
-            d_pos = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(d_pos, unit, document_unit);
             d_pos = d_pos * -1;
         }
         _knotpoint->knot_set_offset(Geom::Point(d_pos, d_width));
@@ -222,11 +213,9 @@ void FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::_set_knot_point(Geom::Point knotpoint)
         _fillet_chamfer_position_label.set_label(_("Position (%):"));
     } else {
         _flexible = false;
-        std::string posConcat = Glib::ustring::compose (_("%1 (%2):"), distance_or_radius, unit);
+        std::string posConcat = Glib::ustring::compose (_("%1:"), distance_or_radius);
         _fillet_chamfer_position_label.set_label(_(posConcat.c_str()));
         position = knotpoint[Geom::X] * -1;
-        
-        position = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(position, document_unit, unit);
     }
     _fillet_chamfer_position_numeric.set_value(position);
     if (knotpoint.y() == 1) {
@@ -251,16 +240,6 @@ void FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::_set_pt(
                      pt);
 }
 
-void FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::_set_unit(const gchar *abbr)
-{
-    unit = abbr;
-}
-
-void FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::_set_document_unit(Glib::ustring abbr)
-{
-    document_unit = abbr;
-}
-
 void FilletChamferPropertiesDialog::_set_use_distance(bool use_knot_distance)
 {
     use_distance = use_knot_distance;
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.h b/src/ui/dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.h
index 870a1734f..99494bd63 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/lpe-fillet-chamfer-properties.h
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ public:
     static void showDialog(SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point knotpoint,
                            const Inkscape::LivePathEffect::
                            FilletChamferPointArrayParamKnotHolderEntity *pt,
-                           const gchar *unit,
                            bool use_distance,
-                           bool aprox_radius,
-                           Glib::ustring documentUnit);
+                           bool aprox_radius);
 
 protected:
 
@@ -68,15 +66,11 @@ protected:
     void _set_desktop(SPDesktop *desktop);
     void _set_pt(const Inkscape::LivePathEffect::
                 FilletChamferPointArrayParamKnotHolderEntity *pt);
-    void _set_unit(const gchar *abbr);
-    void _set_document_unit(Glib::ustring abbr);
     void _set_use_distance(bool use_knot_distance);
     void _set_aprox(bool aprox_radius);
     void _apply();
     void _close();
     bool _flexible;
-    const gchar *unit;
-    Glib::ustring document_unit;
     bool use_distance;
     bool aprox;
     void _set_knot_point(Geom::Point knotpoint);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.cpp
index a9e57970d..cfc972547 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "lpe-powerstroke-properties.h"
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <gtkmm/stock.h>
@@ -40,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "selection-chemistry.h"
 #include "ui/icon-names.h"
 #include "ui/widget/imagetoggler.h"
+#include "live_effects/parameter/parameter.h"
 //#include "event-context.h"
 
 namespace Inkscape {
@@ -56,10 +53,16 @@ PowerstrokePropertiesDialog::PowerstrokePropertiesDialog()
 
     // Layer name widgets
     _powerstroke_position_entry.set_activates_default(true);
+    _powerstroke_position_entry.set_digits(4);
+    _powerstroke_position_entry.set_increments(1,1);
+    _powerstroke_position_entry.set_range(-SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE, SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE);
     _powerstroke_position_label.set_label(_("Position:"));
     _powerstroke_position_label.set_alignment(1.0, 0.5);
 
     _powerstroke_width_entry.set_activates_default(true);
+    _powerstroke_width_entry.set_digits(4);
+    _powerstroke_width_entry.set_increments(1,1);
+    _powerstroke_width_entry.set_range(-SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE, SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE);
     _powerstroke_width_label.set_label(_("Width:"));
     _powerstroke_width_label.set_alignment(1.0, 0.5);
 
@@ -130,12 +133,9 @@ void PowerstrokePropertiesDialog::showDialog(SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point kno
 void
 PowerstrokePropertiesDialog::_apply()
 {
-    std::istringstream i_pos(_powerstroke_position_entry.get_text());
-    std::istringstream i_width(_powerstroke_width_entry.get_text());
-    double d_pos, d_width;
-    if ((i_pos >> d_pos) && i_width >> d_width) {
-        _knotpoint->knot_set_offset(Geom::Point(d_pos, d_width));
-    }
+    double d_pos   = _powerstroke_position_entry.get_value();
+    double d_width = _powerstroke_width_entry.get_value();
+    _knotpoint->knot_set_offset(Geom::Point(d_pos, d_width));
     _close();
 }
 
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ void PowerstrokePropertiesDialog::_handleButtonEvent(GdkEventButton* event)
 
 void PowerstrokePropertiesDialog::_setKnotPoint(Geom::Point knotpoint)
 {
-	_powerstroke_position_entry.set_text(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(knotpoint.x()));
-	_powerstroke_width_entry.set_text(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(knotpoint.y()));
+	_powerstroke_position_entry.set_value(knotpoint.x());
+	_powerstroke_width_entry.set_value(knotpoint.y());
 }
 
 void PowerstrokePropertiesDialog::_setPt(const Inkscape::LivePathEffect::PowerStrokePointArrayParamKnotHolderEntity *pt)
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.h b/src/ui/dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.h
index c53eac0d9..1e4c1df5b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/lpe-powerstroke-properties.h
@@ -13,15 +13,7 @@
 #define INKSCAPE_DIALOG_POWERSTROKE_PROPERTIES_H
 
 #include <2geom/point.h>
-#include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
-#include <gtkmm/entry.h>
-#include <gtkmm/label.h>
-#include <gtkmm/table.h>
-#include <gtkmm/combobox.h>
-#include <gtkmm/liststore.h>
-#include <gtkmm/treeview.h>
-#include <gtkmm/treestore.h>
-#include <gtkmm/scrolledwindow.h>
+#include <gtkmm.h>
 #include "live_effects/parameter/powerstrokepointarray.h"
 
 class SPDesktop;
@@ -45,9 +37,9 @@ protected:
     Inkscape::LivePathEffect::PowerStrokePointArrayParamKnotHolderEntity *_knotpoint;
 
     Gtk::Label        _powerstroke_position_label;
-    Gtk::Entry        _powerstroke_position_entry;
+    Gtk::SpinButton   _powerstroke_position_entry;
     Gtk::Label        _powerstroke_width_label;
-    Gtk::Entry        _powerstroke_width_entry;
+    Gtk::SpinButton   _powerstroke_width_entry;
     Gtk::Table        _layout_table;
     bool              _position_visible;
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/messages.h b/src/ui/dialog/messages.h
index 54ca84f47..6ed246ece 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/messages.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/messages.h
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_DIALOG_MESSAGES_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_DIALOG_MESSAGES_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/textview.h>
 #include <gtkmm/button.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/object-attributes.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/object-attributes.cpp
index f43a15225..1bc570f43 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/object-attributes.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/object-attributes.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void ObjectAttributes::widget_setup (void)
     blocked = true;
 
     // CPPIFY
-    SPObject *obj = SP_OBJECT(item); //to get the selected item
+    SPObject *obj = item; //to get the selected item
 //    GObjectClass *klass = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS(obj); //to deduce the object's type
 //    GType type = G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS(klass);
     const SPAttrDesc *desc;
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/object-properties.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/object-properties.cpp
index dfe211e94..75430ed44 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/object-properties.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/object-properties.cpp
@@ -467,14 +467,14 @@ void ObjectProperties::_labelChanged()
     gchar *id = g_strdup(_entry_id.get_text().c_str());
     g_strcanon(id, "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_.:", '_');
     if (strcmp(id, item->getId()) == 0) {
-        _label_id.set_markup_with_mnemonic(_("_ID:"));
+        _label_id.set_markup_with_mnemonic(_("_ID:") + Glib::ustring(" "));
     } else if (!*id || !isalnum (*id)) {
         _label_id.set_text(_("Id invalid! "));
     } else if (SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT->getObjectById(id) != NULL) {
         _label_id.set_text(_("Id exists! "));
     } else {
         SPException ex;
-        _label_id.set_markup_with_mnemonic(_("_ID:"));
+        _label_id.set_markup_with_mnemonic(_("_ID:") + Glib::ustring(" "));
         SP_EXCEPTION_INIT(&ex);
         item->setAttribute("id", id, &ex);
         DocumentUndo::done(SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT, SP_VERB_DIALOG_ITEM, _("Set object ID"));
@@ -529,10 +529,12 @@ void ObjectProperties::_imageRenderingChanged()
     SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_new();
     sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "image-rendering", scale.c_str());
     Inkscape::XML::Node *image_node = item->getRepr();
-    if( image_node ) {
+    if (image_node) {
         sp_repr_css_change(image_node, css, "style");
+        DocumentUndo::done(SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT, SP_VERB_DIALOG_ITEM,
+                _("Set image rendering option"));
     }
-    sp_repr_css_attr_unref( css );
+    sp_repr_css_attr_unref(css);
         
     _blocked = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/objects.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/objects.cpp
index 9db0285d7..835ecf35b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/objects.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/objects.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "style.h"
 #include "ui/tools-switch.h"
 #include "ui/icon-names.h"
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
 #include "ui/widget/imagetoggler.h"
 #include "ui/widget/layertypeicon.h"
 #include "ui/widget/insertordericon.h"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
 #include "ui/tools/node-tool.h"
 #include "ui/tools/tool-base.h"
 #include "verbs.h"
-#include "widgets/sp-color-notebook.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-notebook.h"
 #include "widgets/icon.h"
 #include "xml/node.h"
 #include "xml/node-observer.h"
@@ -477,15 +478,15 @@ void ObjectsPanel::_objectsSelected( Selection *sel ) {
     _selectedConnection.block();
     _tree.get_selection()->unselect_all();
     SPItem *item = NULL;
-    for (const GSList * iter = sel->itemList(); iter != NULL; iter = iter->next)
-    {
-        item = reinterpret_cast<SPItem *>(iter->data);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> const items = sel->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin(); i!=items.end();i++){
+        item = *i;
         if (setOpacity)
         {
             _setCompositingValues(item);
             setOpacity = false;
         }
-        _store->foreach(sigc::bind<SPItem *, bool>( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ObjectsPanel::_checkForSelected), item, iter->next == NULL));
+        _store->foreach(sigc::bind<SPItem *, bool>( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ObjectsPanel::_checkForSelected), item, (*i)==items.back()));
     }
     if (!item) {
         if (_desktop->currentLayer() && SP_IS_ITEM(_desktop->currentLayer())) {
@@ -928,12 +929,12 @@ bool ObjectsPanel::_handleButtonEvent(GdkEventButton* event)
                             //If the current item is not selected, store only it in the highlight source
                             _storeHighlightTarget(iter);
                         }
-                        if (_colorSelector)
+                        if (_selectedColor)
                         {
                             //Set up the color selector
                             SPColor color;
                             color.set( row[_model->_colHighlight] );
-                            _colorSelector->base->setColorAlpha(color, SP_RGBA32_A_F(row[_model->_colHighlight]));
+                            _selectedColor->setColorAlpha(color, SP_RGBA32_A_F(row[_model->_colHighlight]));
                         }
                         //Show the color selector dialog
                         _colorSelectorDialog.show();
@@ -1440,17 +1441,16 @@ void ObjectsPanel::_setExpanded(const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator& iter, const Gtk:
  * @param csel Color selector
  * @param cp Objects panel
  */
-void sp_highlight_picker_color_mod(SPColorSelector *csel, GObject * cp)
+void ObjectsPanel::_highlightPickerColorMod()
 {
     SPColor color;
     float alpha = 0;
-    csel->base->getColorAlpha(color, alpha);
+    _selectedColor->colorAlpha(color, alpha);
+
     guint32 rgba = color.toRGBA32( alpha );
-    
-    ObjectsPanel *ptr = reinterpret_cast<ObjectsPanel *>(cp);
 
     //Set the highlight color for all items in the _highlight_target (all selected items)
-    for (std::vector<SPItem *>::iterator iter = ptr->_highlight_target.begin(); iter != ptr->_highlight_target.end(); ++iter)
+    for (std::vector<SPItem *>::iterator iter = _highlight_target.begin(); iter != _highlight_target.end(); ++iter)
     {
         SPItem * target = *iter;
         target->setHighlightColor(rgba);
@@ -1614,6 +1614,12 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
     _pending(0),
     _toggleEvent(0),
     _defer_target(),
+    _visibleHeader(_("V")),
+    _lockHeader(_("L")),
+    _typeHeader(_("T")),
+    _clipmaskHeader(_("CM")),
+    _highlightHeader(_("HL")),
+    _nameHeader(_("Label")),
     _composite_vbox(false, 0),
     _opacity_vbox(false, 0),
     _opacity_label(_("Opacity:")),
@@ -1641,7 +1647,7 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
 
     //Set up the tree
     _tree.set_model( _store );
-    _tree.set_headers_visible(false);
+    _tree.set_headers_visible(true);
     _tree.set_reorderable(true);
     _tree.enable_model_drag_dest (Gdk::ACTION_MOVE);
 
@@ -1654,6 +1660,10 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
     Gtk::TreeViewColumn* col = _tree.get_column(visibleColNum);
     if ( col ) {
         col->add_attribute( eyeRenderer->property_active(), _model->_colVisible );
+        // In order to get tooltips on header, we must create our own label.
+        _visibleHeader.set_tooltip_text(_("Toggle visibility of Layer, Group, or Object."));
+        _visibleHeader.show();
+        col->set_widget( _visibleHeader );
     }
 
     //Locked
@@ -1664,6 +1674,9 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
     col = _tree.get_column(lockedColNum);
     if ( col ) {
         col->add_attribute( renderer->property_active(), _model->_colLocked );
+        _lockHeader.set_tooltip_text(_("Toggle lock of Layer, Group, or Object."));
+        _lockHeader.show();
+        col->set_widget( _lockHeader );
     }
     
     //Type
@@ -1673,6 +1686,9 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
     col = _tree.get_column(typeColNum);
     if ( col ) {
         col->add_attribute( typeRenderer->property_active(), _model->_colType );
+        _typeHeader.set_tooltip_text(_("Type: Layer, Group, or Object. Clicking on Layer or Group icon, toggles between the two types."));
+        _typeHeader.show();
+        col->set_widget( _typeHeader );
     }
 
     //Insert order (LiamW: unused)
@@ -1689,6 +1705,9 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
     col = _tree.get_column(clipColNum);
     if ( col ) {
         col->add_attribute( clipRenderer->property_active(), _model->_colClipMask );
+        _clipmaskHeader.set_tooltip_text(_("Is object clipped and/or masked?"));
+        _clipmaskHeader.show();
+        col->set_widget( _clipmaskHeader );
     }
     
     //Highlight
@@ -1697,13 +1716,21 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
     col = _tree.get_column(highlightColNum);
     if ( col ) {
         col->add_attribute( highlightRenderer->property_active(), _model->_colHighlight );
+        _highlightHeader.set_tooltip_text(_("Highlight color of outline in Node tool. Click to set. If alpha is zero, use inherited color."));
+        _highlightHeader.show();
+        col->set_widget( _highlightHeader );
     }
 
     //Label
     _text_renderer = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::CellRendererText());
     int nameColNum = _tree.append_column("Name", *_text_renderer) - 1;
     _name_column = _tree.get_column(nameColNum);
-    _name_column->add_attribute(_text_renderer->property_text(), _model->_colLabel);
+    if( _name_column ) {
+        _name_column->add_attribute(_text_renderer->property_text(), _model->_colLabel);
+        _nameHeader.set_tooltip_text(_("Layer/Group/Object label (inkscape:label). Double-click to set. Default value is object 'id'."));
+        _nameHeader.show();
+        _name_column->set_widget( _nameHeader );
+    }
 
     //Set the expander and search columns
     _tree.set_expander_column( *_tree.get_column(nameColNum) );
@@ -1858,46 +1885,46 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
     //Set up the pop-up menu
     // -------------------------------------------------------
     {
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_RENAME, 0, "Rename", (int)BUTTON_RENAME ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_EDIT_DUPLICATE, 0, "Duplicate", (int)BUTTON_DUPLICATE ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_NEW, 0, "New", (int)BUTTON_NEW ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_RENAME, 0, _("Rename"), (int)BUTTON_RENAME ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_EDIT_DUPLICATE, 0, _("Duplicate"), (int)BUTTON_DUPLICATE ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_NEW, 0, _("New"), (int)BUTTON_NEW ) );
 
         _popupMenu.append(*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem()));
 
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_SOLO, 0, "Solo", (int)BUTTON_SOLO ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_SHOW_ALL, 0, "Show All", (int)BUTTON_SHOW_ALL ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_HIDE_ALL, 0, "Hide All", (int)BUTTON_HIDE_ALL ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_SOLO, 0, _("Solo"), (int)BUTTON_SOLO ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_SHOW_ALL, 0, _("Show All"), (int)BUTTON_SHOW_ALL ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_HIDE_ALL, 0, _("Hide All"), (int)BUTTON_HIDE_ALL ) );
 
         _popupMenu.append(*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem()));
 
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_LOCK_OTHERS, 0, "Lock Others", (int)BUTTON_LOCK_OTHERS ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_LOCK_ALL, 0, "Lock All", (int)BUTTON_LOCK_ALL ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_UNLOCK_ALL, 0, "Unlock All", (int)BUTTON_UNLOCK_ALL ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_LOCK_OTHERS, 0, _("Lock Others"), (int)BUTTON_LOCK_OTHERS ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_LOCK_ALL, 0, _("Lock All"), (int)BUTTON_LOCK_ALL ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_LAYER_UNLOCK_ALL, 0, _("Unlock All"), (int)BUTTON_UNLOCK_ALL ) );
 
         _popupMenu.append(*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem()));
 
-        _watchingNonTop.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_SELECTION_RAISE, GTK_STOCK_GO_UP, "Up", (int)BUTTON_UP ) );
-        _watchingNonBottom.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_SELECTION_LOWER, GTK_STOCK_GO_DOWN, "Down", (int)BUTTON_DOWN ) );
+        _watchingNonTop.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_SELECTION_RAISE, GTK_STOCK_GO_UP, _("Up"), (int)BUTTON_UP ) );
+        _watchingNonBottom.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_SELECTION_LOWER, GTK_STOCK_GO_DOWN, _("Down"), (int)BUTTON_DOWN ) );
 
         _popupMenu.append(*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem()));
         
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_SELECTION_GROUP, 0, "Group", (int)BUTTON_GROUP ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_SELECTION_UNGROUP, 0, "Ungroup", (int)BUTTON_UNGROUP ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_SELECTION_GROUP, 0, _("Group"), (int)BUTTON_GROUP ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_SELECTION_UNGROUP, 0, _("Ungroup"), (int)BUTTON_UNGROUP ) );
         
         _popupMenu.append(*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem()));
         
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_SET_CLIPPATH, 0, "Set Clip", (int)BUTTON_SETCLIP ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_SET_CLIPPATH, 0, _("Set Clip"), (int)BUTTON_SETCLIP ) );
         
-	_watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_CREATE_CLIP_GROUP, 0, "Create Clip Group", (int)BUTTON_CLIPGROUP ) );
+	_watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_CREATE_CLIP_GROUP, 0, _("Create Clip Group"), (int)BUTTON_CLIPGROUP ) );
 
         //will never be implemented
         //_watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_SET_INVERSE_CLIPPATH, 0, "Set Inverse Clip", (int)BUTTON_SETINVCLIP ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_UNSET_CLIPPATH, 0, "Unset Clip", (int)BUTTON_UNSETCLIP ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_UNSET_CLIPPATH, 0, _("Unset Clip"), (int)BUTTON_UNSETCLIP ) );
 
         _popupMenu.append(*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem()));
         
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_SET_MASK, 0, "Set Mask", (int)BUTTON_SETMASK ) );
-        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_UNSET_MASK, 0, "Unset Mask", (int)BUTTON_UNSETMASK ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_SET_MASK, 0, _("Set Mask"), (int)BUTTON_SETMASK ) );
+        _watching.push_back( &_addPopupItem( targetDesktop, SP_VERB_OBJECT_UNSET_MASK, 0, _("Unset Mask"), (int)BUTTON_UNSETMASK ) );
         
         _popupMenu.show_all_children();
     }
@@ -1922,18 +1949,16 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
     _colorSelectorDialog.set_title (_("Select Highlight Color"));
     _colorSelectorDialog.set_border_width (4);
     _colorSelectorDialog.property_modal() = true;
-    _colorSelector = SP_COLOR_SELECTOR(sp_color_selector_new(SP_TYPE_COLOR_NOTEBOOK));
+    _selectedColor.reset(new Inkscape::UI::SelectedColor);
+    Gtk::Widget *color_selector = Gtk::manage(new Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorNotebook(*_selectedColor));
     _colorSelectorDialog.get_vbox()->pack_start (
-              *Glib::wrap(&_colorSelector->vbox), true, true, 0);
+              *color_selector, true, true, 0);
 
-    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_colorSelector), "dragged",
-                         G_CALLBACK(sp_highlight_picker_color_mod), (void *)this);
-    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_colorSelector), "released",
-                         G_CALLBACK(sp_highlight_picker_color_mod), (void *)this);
-    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_colorSelector), "changed",
-                         G_CALLBACK(sp_highlight_picker_color_mod), (void *)this);
+    _selectedColor->signal_dragged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ObjectsPanel::_highlightPickerColorMod));
+    _selectedColor->signal_released.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ObjectsPanel::_highlightPickerColorMod));
+    _selectedColor->signal_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ObjectsPanel::_highlightPickerColorMod));
 
-    gtk_widget_show(GTK_WIDGET(_colorSelector));
+    color_selector->show();
     
     setDesktop( targetDesktop );
 
@@ -1951,7 +1976,6 @@ ObjectsPanel::~ObjectsPanel()
 {
     //Close the highlight selection dialog
     _colorSelectorDialog.hide();
-    _colorSelector = NULL;
     
     //Set the desktop to null, which will disconnect all object watchers
     setDesktop(NULL);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/objects.h b/src/ui/dialog/objects.h
index 74c2382ac..9b9a6025a 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/objects.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/objects.h
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-# include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
+#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/treeview.h>
 #include <gtkmm/treestore.h>
@@ -40,6 +37,9 @@ struct SPColorSelector;
 namespace Inkscape {
 
 namespace UI {
+
+class SelectedColor;
+
 namespace Dialog {
 
 
@@ -147,7 +147,14 @@ private:
     Gtk::Menu _popupMenu;
     Inkscape::UI::Widget::SpinButton _spinBtn;
     Gtk::VBox _page;
-    
+
+    Gtk::Label _visibleHeader;
+    Gtk::Label _lockHeader;
+    Gtk::Label _typeHeader;
+    Gtk::Label _clipmaskHeader;
+    Gtk::Label _highlightHeader;
+    Gtk::Label _nameHeader;
+
     /* Composite Settings */
     Gtk::VBox       _composite_vbox;
     Gtk::VBox       _opacity_vbox;
@@ -170,8 +177,7 @@ private:
     Gtk::Alignment  _blur_alignment;
 
     Gtk::Dialog _colorSelectorDialog;
-    SPColorSelector *_colorSelector;
-
+    boost::scoped_ptr<Inkscape::UI::SelectedColor> _selectedColor;
     
     //Methods:
     
@@ -237,7 +243,7 @@ private:
     
     void setupDialog(const Glib::ustring &title);
     
-    friend void sp_highlight_picker_color_mod(SPColorSelector *csel, GObject *cp);
+    void _highlightPickerColorMod();
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.h b/src/ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.h
index bd028c145..6ceceb9ef 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.h
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 //Gtk includes
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/eventbox.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/pixelartdialog.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/pixelartdialog.cpp
index 5113f172a..760391df6 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/pixelartdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/pixelartdialog.cpp
@@ -372,12 +372,12 @@ void PixelArtDialogImpl::vectorize()
         return;
     }
 
-    for ( GSList const *list = desktop->selection->itemList() ; list
-              ; list = list->next ) {
-        if ( !SP_IS_IMAGE(list->data) )
+    std::vector<SPItem*> const items = desktop->selection->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin(); i!=items.end();i++){
+        if ( !SP_IS_IMAGE(*i) )
             continue;
 
-        SPImage *img = SP_IMAGE(list->data);
+        SPImage *img = SP_IMAGE(*i);
         Input input;
         input.pixbuf = Glib::wrap(img->pixbuf->getPixbufRaw(), true);
         input.x = img->x;
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/polar-arrange-tab.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/polar-arrange-tab.cpp
index 281958998..af1386e27 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/polar-arrange-tab.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/polar-arrange-tab.cpp
@@ -297,19 +297,18 @@ static void moveToPoint(int anchor, SPItem *item, Geom::Point p)
 void PolarArrangeTab::arrange()
 {
 	Inkscape::Selection *selection = parent->getDesktop()->getSelection();
-	const GSList *items, *tmp;
-	tmp = items = selection->itemList();
+	const std::vector<SPItem*> tmp(selection->itemList());
 	SPGenericEllipse *referenceEllipse = NULL; // Last ellipse in selection
 
 	bool arrangeOnEllipse = !arrangeOnParametersRadio.get_active();
 	bool arrangeOnFirstEllipse = arrangeOnEllipse && arrangeOnFirstCircleRadio.get_active();
 
 	int count = 0;
-	while(tmp)
+	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=tmp.begin();i!=tmp.end();i++)
 	{
 		if(arrangeOnEllipse)
 		{
-			SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(tmp->data);
+			SPItem *item = *i;
 
 			if(arrangeOnFirstEllipse)
 			{
@@ -322,7 +321,6 @@ void PolarArrangeTab::arrange()
 					referenceEllipse = SP_GENERICELLIPSE(item);
 			}
 		}
-		tmp = tmp->next;
 		++count;
 	}
 
@@ -374,11 +372,10 @@ void PolarArrangeTab::arrange()
 
 	Geom::Point realCenter = Geom::Point(cx, cy) * transformation;
 
-	tmp = items;
 	int i = 0;
-	while(tmp)
+	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator it=tmp.begin();it!=tmp.end();it++)
 	{
-		SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(tmp->data);
+		SPItem *item = *it;
 
 		// Ignore the reference ellipse if any
 		if(item != referenceEllipse)
@@ -396,7 +393,6 @@ void PolarArrangeTab::arrange()
 
 			++i;
 		}
-		tmp = tmp->next;
 	}
 
     DocumentUndo::done(parent->getDesktop()->getDocument(), SP_VERB_SELECTION_ARRANGE,
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp
index ad979b570..c44d645a5 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static void draw_page(
                 width, height,
                 (unsigned long)(Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(width, "px", "in") * dpi),
                 (unsigned long)(Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(height, "px", "in") * dpi),
-                dpi, dpi, bgcolor, NULL, NULL, true, NULL);
+                dpi, dpi, bgcolor, NULL, NULL, true, std::vector<SPItem*>());
 
             // This doesn't seem to work:
             //context->set_cairo_context ( Cairo::Context::create (Cairo::ImageSurface::create_from_png (tmp_png) ), dpi, dpi );
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/spellcheck.h b/src/ui/dialog/spellcheck.h
index 27b89e34e..e98a9d80e 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/spellcheck.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/spellcheck.h
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/button.h>
 #include <gtkmm/buttonbox.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp
index bc228633d..12b423602 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void SvgFontsDialog::set_glyph_description_from_selected_path(){
         return;
     }
 
-    Inkscape::XML::Node* node = (Inkscape::XML::Node*) g_slist_nth_data((GSList *)sel->reprList(), 0);
+    Inkscape::XML::Node* node = sel->reprList().front();
     if (!node) return;//TODO: should this be an assert?
     if (!node->matchAttributeName("d") || !node->attribute("d")){
         char *msg = _("The selected object does not have a <b>path</b> description.");
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void SvgFontsDialog::missing_glyph_description_from_selected_path(){
         return;
     }
 
-    Inkscape::XML::Node* node = (Inkscape::XML::Node*) g_slist_nth_data((GSList *)sel->reprList(), 0);
+    Inkscape::XML::Node* node = sel->reprList().front();
     if (!node) return;//TODO: should this be an assert?
     if (!node->matchAttributeName("d") || !node->attribute("d")){
         char *msg = _("The selected object does not have a <b>path</b> description.");
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
index 8759039c3..72677c07e 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ static void editGradientImpl( SPDesktop* desktop, SPGradient* gr )
         bool shown = false;
         if ( desktop && desktop->doc() ) {
             Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
-            GSList const *items = selection->itemList();
-            if (items) {
+            std::vector<SPItem*> const items = selection->itemList();
+            if (!items.empty()) {
                 SPStyle query( desktop->doc() );
-                int result = objects_query_fillstroke(const_cast<GSList *>(items), &query, true);
+                int result = objects_query_fillstroke((items), &query, true);
                 if ( (result == QUERY_STYLE_MULTIPLE_SAME) || (result == QUERY_STYLE_SINGLE) ) {
                     // could be pertinent
                     if (query.fill.isPaintserver()) {
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
index eeb4d6cbe..06c17611f 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <sstream>
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/buttonbox.h>
 #include <gtkmm/label.h>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/tags.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/tags.cpp
index 7d3edaffb..f36e3f18d 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/tags.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/tags.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #include "ui/tools/tool-base.h" //"event-context.h"
 #include "selection.h"
 //#include "dialogs/dialog-events.h"
-#include "widgets/sp-color-notebook.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-notebook.h"
 #include "style.h"
 #include "filter-chemistry.h"
 #include "filters/blend.h"
@@ -352,9 +352,10 @@ void TagsPanel::_objectsSelected( Selection *sel ) {
     
     _selectedConnection.block();
     _tree.get_selection()->unselect_all();
-    for (const GSList * iter = sel->list(); iter != NULL; iter = iter->next)
+    std::vector<SPObject*> tmp=sel->list();
+	for(std::vector<SPObject*>::const_iterator i=tmp.begin();i!=tmp.end();i++)
     {
-        SPObject *obj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(iter->data);
+        SPObject *obj = *i;
         _store->foreach(sigc::bind<SPObject *>( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TagsPanel::_checkForSelected), obj));
     }
     _selectedConnection.unblock();
@@ -649,9 +650,9 @@ bool TagsPanel::_handleButtonEvent(GdkEventButton* event)
                     if (col == _tree.get_column(COL_ADD - 1) && down_at_add) {
                         if (SP_IS_TAG(obj)) {
                             bool wasadded = false;
-                            for (const GSList * iter = _desktop->selection->itemList(); iter != NULL; iter = iter->next)
-                            {
-                                SPObject *newobj = reinterpret_cast<SPObject *>(iter->data);
+                            std::vector<SPItem*> items=_desktop->selection->itemList();
+                        	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+                                SPObject *newobj = *i;
                                 bool addchild = true;
                                 for ( SPObject *child = obj->children; child != NULL; child = child->next) {
                                     if (SP_IS_TAG_USE(child) && SP_TAG_USE(child)->ref->getObject() == newobj) {
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp
index a8be8b543..7575cc854 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ TextEdit::TextEdit()
       font_label(_("_Font"), true),
       layout_frame(),
       text_label(_("_Text"), true),
+      vari_label(_("_Variants"), true),
       setasdefault_button(_("Set as _default")),
       close_button(Gtk::Stock::CLOSE),
       apply_button(Gtk::Stock::APPLY),
@@ -195,7 +196,8 @@ TextEdit::TextEdit()
 
     notebook.append_page(font_vbox, font_label);
     notebook.append_page(text_vbox, text_label);
-
+    notebook.append_page(vari_vbox, vari_label);
+    
     /* Buttons */
     setasdefault_button.set_use_underline(true);
     apply_button.set_can_default();
@@ -216,6 +218,7 @@ TextEdit::TextEdit()
     setasdefault_button.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TextEdit::onSetDefault));
     apply_button.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TextEdit::onApply));
     close_button.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::bind(_signal_response.make_slot(), GTK_RESPONSE_CLOSE));
+    fontVariantChangedConn = vari_vbox.connectChanged(sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&onFontVariantChange),  this));
 
     desktopChangeConn = deskTrack.connectDesktopChanged( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &TextEdit::setTargetDesktop) );
     deskTrack.connect(GTK_WIDGET(gobj()));
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ TextEdit::~TextEdit()
     selectChangedConn.disconnect();
     desktopChangeConn.disconnect();
     deskTrack.disconnect();
+    fontVariantChangedConn.disconnect();
 }
 
 void TextEdit::styleButton(Gtk::RadioButton *button, gchar const *tooltip, gchar const *icon_name, Gtk::RadioButton *group_button )
@@ -384,6 +388,13 @@ void TextEdit::onReadSelection ( gboolean dostyle, gboolean /*docontent*/ )
         gtk_entry_set_text ((GtkEntry *) gtk_bin_get_child ((GtkBin *) spacing_combo), sstr);
         g_free(sstr);
 
+        // Update font variant widget
+        //int result_variants =
+        sp_desktop_query_style (SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP, &query, QUERY_STYLE_PROPERTY_FONTVARIANTS);
+        int result_features =
+            sp_desktop_query_style (SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP, &query, QUERY_STYLE_PROPERTY_FONTFEATURESETTINGS);
+        vari_vbox.update( &query, result_features == QUERY_STYLE_MULTIPLE_DIFFERENT, fontspec );
+
     }
     blocked = false;
 }
@@ -418,12 +429,11 @@ SPItem *TextEdit::getSelectedTextItem (void)
     if (!SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP)
         return NULL;
 
-    for (const GSList *item = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection()->itemList();
-         item != NULL;
-         item = item->next)
+    std::vector<SPItem*> tmp=SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection()->itemList();
+	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=tmp.begin();i!=tmp.end();i++)
     {
-        if (SP_IS_TEXT(item->data) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item->data))
-            return SP_ITEM (item->data);
+        if (SP_IS_TEXT(*i) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(*i))
+            return *i;
     }
 
     return NULL;
@@ -437,11 +447,10 @@ unsigned TextEdit::getSelectedTextCount (void)
 
     unsigned int items = 0;
 
-    for (const GSList *item = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection()->itemList();
-         item != NULL;
-         item = item->next)
+    std::vector<SPItem*> tmp=SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getSelection()->itemList();
+	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=tmp.begin();i!=tmp.end();i++)
     {
-        if (SP_IS_TEXT(item->data) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item->data))
+        if (SP_IS_TEXT(*i) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(*i))
             ++items;
     }
 
@@ -512,12 +521,15 @@ SPCSSAttr *TextEdit::fillTextStyle ()
             sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "writing-mode", "tb");
         }
 
-        // Note that CSS 1.1 does not support line-height; we set it for consistency, but also set
+        // Note that SVG 1.1 does not support line-height; we set it for consistency, but also set
         // sodipodi:linespacing for backwards compatibility; in 1.2 we use line-height for flowtext
 
         const gchar *sstr = gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text ((GtkComboBoxText *) spacing_combo);
         sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "line-height", sstr);
 
+        // Font variants
+        vari_vbox.fill_css( css );
+
         return css;
 }
 
@@ -542,20 +554,20 @@ void TextEdit::onApply()
     SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
 
     unsigned items = 0;
-    const GSList *item_list = desktop->getSelection()->itemList();
+    const std::vector<SPItem*> item_list = desktop->getSelection()->itemList();
     SPCSSAttr *css = fillTextStyle ();
     sp_desktop_set_style(desktop, css, true);
 
-    for (; item_list != NULL; item_list = item_list->next) {
+	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=item_list.begin();i!=item_list.end();i++){
         // apply style to the reprs of all text objects in the selection
-        if (SP_IS_TEXT (item_list->data)) {
+        if (SP_IS_TEXT (*i)) {
 
             // backwards compatibility:
-            reinterpret_cast<SPObject*>(item_list->data)->getRepr()->setAttribute("sodipodi:linespacing", sp_repr_css_property (css, "line-height", NULL));
+            (*i)->getRepr()->setAttribute("sodipodi:linespacing", sp_repr_css_property (css, "line-height", NULL));
 
             ++items;
         }
-        else if (SP_IS_FLOWTEXT (item_list->data))
+        else if (SP_IS_FLOWTEXT (*i))
             // no need to set sodipodi:linespacing, because Inkscape never supported it on flowtext
             ++items;
     }
@@ -648,6 +660,19 @@ void TextEdit::onFontChange(SPFontSelector * /*fontsel*/, gchar* fontspec, TextE
 
 }
 
+void TextEdit::onFontVariantChange(TextEdit *self)
+{
+    if( self->blocked )
+        return;
+
+    SPItem *text = self->getSelectedTextItem ();
+
+    if (text) {
+        self->apply_button.set_sensitive ( true );
+    }
+    self->setasdefault_button.set_sensitive ( true );
+}
+
 void TextEdit::onStartOffsetChange(GtkTextBuffer * /*text_buffer*/, TextEdit *self)
 {
     SPItem *text = self->getSelectedTextItem();
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.h b/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.h
index 8683d80a3..cfe612268 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/text-edit.h
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/notebook.h>
 #include <gtkmm/button.h>
@@ -36,9 +32,11 @@
 #include "ui/widget/panel.h"
 #include "ui/widget/frame.h"
 #include "ui/dialog/desktop-tracker.h"
+#include "ui/widget/font-variants.h"
 
 class SPItem;
 struct SPFontSelector;
+//class FontVariants;
 class font_instance;
 class SPCSSAttr;
 
@@ -115,6 +113,17 @@ protected:
     static void onFontChange (SPFontSelector *fontsel, gchar* fontspec, TextEdit *self);
 
     /**
+     * Callback invoked when the user modifies the font variant through the dialog.
+     *
+     * onFontChange updates the dialog UI. The subfunction setPreviewText updates the preview label.
+     *
+     * @param fontsel pointer to FontVariant (currently not used).
+     * @param fontspec for the text to be previewed.
+     * @param self pointer to the current instance of the dialog.
+     */
+    static void onFontVariantChange (TextEdit *self);
+
+    /**
      * Callback invoked when the user modifies the startOffset of text on a path.
      *
      * @param text_buffer pointer to the GtkTextBuffer with the text of the selected text object.
@@ -217,6 +226,9 @@ private:
     GtkWidget *text_view; // TODO - Convert this to a Gtk::TextView, but GtkSpell doesn't seem to work with it
     GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer;
 
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::FontVariants vari_vbox;
+    Gtk::Label vari_label;
+    
     Gtk::HBox button_row;
     Gtk::Button setasdefault_button;
     Gtk::Button close_button;
@@ -228,6 +240,7 @@ private:
     sigc::connection selectChangedConn;
     sigc::connection subselChangedConn;
     sigc::connection selectModifiedConn;
+    sigc::connection fontVariantChangedConn;
 
     bool blocked;
     const Glib::ustring samplephrase;
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/tile.h b/src/ui/dialog/tile.h
index 2f75a8922..de1d3028b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/tile.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/tile.h
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/notebook.h>
 #include <gtkmm/checkbutton.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
index 233d99750..498ad7822 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 #include <gtkmm/stock.h>
 #include <2geom/transforms.h>
@@ -655,7 +651,7 @@ void Transformation::updatePageTransform(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
 {
     if (selection && !selection->isEmpty()) {
         if (_check_replace_matrix.get_active()) {
-            Geom::Affine current (SP_ITEM(selection->itemList()->data)->transform); // take from the first item in selection
+            Geom::Affine current (selection->itemList()[0]->transform); // take from the first item in selection
 
             Geom::Affine new_displayed = current;
 
@@ -740,20 +736,19 @@ void Transformation::applyPageMove(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
 
         if (_check_move_relative.get_active()) {
             // shift each object relatively to the previous one
-            using Inkscape::Util::GSListConstIterator;
-            std::list<SPItem *> selected;
-            selected.insert<GSListConstIterator<SPItem *> >(selected.end(), selection->itemList(), NULL);
+            std::vector<SPItem*> selected(selection->itemList());
             if (selected.empty()) return;
 
             if (fabs(x) > 1e-6) {
                 std::vector< BBoxSort  > sorted;
-                for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
+                for (std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it(selected.begin());
                      it != selected.end();
                      ++it)
                 {
-                    Geom::OptRect bbox = (*it)->desktopPreferredBounds();
+                	SPItem* item = *it;
+                    Geom::OptRect bbox = item->desktopPreferredBounds();
                     if (bbox) {
-                        sorted.push_back(BBoxSort(*it, *bbox, Geom::X, x > 0? 1. : 0., x > 0? 0. : 1.));
+                        sorted.push_back(BBoxSort(item, *bbox, Geom::X, x > 0? 1. : 0., x > 0? 0. : 1.));
                     }
                 }
                 //sort bbox by anchors
@@ -771,13 +766,14 @@ void Transformation::applyPageMove(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
             }
             if (fabs(y) > 1e-6) {
                 std::vector< BBoxSort  > sorted;
-                for (std::list<SPItem *>::iterator it(selected.begin());
+                for (std::vector<SPItem*>::iterator it(selected.begin());
                      it != selected.end();
                      ++it)
                 {
-                    Geom::OptRect bbox = (*it)->desktopPreferredBounds();
+                	SPItem* item = *it;
+                	Geom::OptRect bbox = item->desktopPreferredBounds();
                     if (bbox) {
-                        sorted.push_back(BBoxSort(*it, *bbox, Geom::Y, y > 0? 1. : 0., y > 0? 0. : 1.));
+                        sorted.push_back(BBoxSort(item, *bbox, Geom::Y, y > 0? 1. : 0., y > 0? 0. : 1.));
                     }
                 }
                 //sort bbox by anchors
@@ -815,8 +811,9 @@ void Transformation::applyPageScale(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
     bool transform_stroke = prefs->getBool("/options/transform/stroke", true);
     bool preserve = prefs->getBool("/options/preservetransform/value", false);
     if (prefs->getBool("/dialogs/transformation/applyseparately")) {
-        for (GSList const *l = selection->itemList(); l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-            SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(l->data);
+    	std::vector<SPItem*> tmp=selection->itemList();
+    	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=tmp.begin();i!=tmp.end();i++){
+            SPItem *item = *i;
             Geom::OptRect bbox_pref = item->desktopPreferredBounds();
             Geom::OptRect bbox_geom = item->desktopGeometricBounds();
             if (bbox_pref && bbox_geom) {
@@ -878,8 +875,9 @@ void Transformation::applyPageRotate(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
     }
 
     if (prefs->getBool("/dialogs/transformation/applyseparately")) {
-        for (GSList const *l = selection->itemList(); l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-            SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(l->data);
+    	std::vector<SPItem*> tmp=selection->itemList();
+    	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=tmp.begin();i!=tmp.end();i++){
+            SPItem *item = *i;
             sp_item_rotate_rel(item, Geom::Rotate (angle*M_PI/180.0));
         }
     } else {
@@ -897,8 +895,9 @@ void Transformation::applyPageSkew(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
 {
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     if (prefs->getBool("/dialogs/transformation/applyseparately")) {
-        for (GSList const *l = selection->itemList(); l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-            SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(l->data);
+    	std::vector<SPItem*> items=selection->itemList();
+    	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+            SPItem *item = *i;
 
             if (!_units_skew.isAbsolute()) { // percentage
                 double skewX = _scalar_skew_horizontal.getValue("%");
@@ -998,10 +997,11 @@ void Transformation::applyPageTransform(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
     }
 
     if (_check_replace_matrix.get_active()) {
-        for (GSList const *l = selection->itemList(); l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-            SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(l->data);
+    	std::vector<SPItem*> tmp=selection->itemList();
+    	for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=tmp.begin();i!=tmp.end();i++){
+            SPItem *item = *i;
             item->set_item_transform(displayed);
-            SP_OBJECT(item)->updateRepr();
+            item->updateRepr();
         }
     } else {
         sp_selection_apply_affine(selection, displayed); // post-multiply each object's transform
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ void Transformation::onReplaceMatrixToggled()
     double f = _scalar_transform_f.getValue();
 
     Geom::Affine displayed (a, b, c, d, e, f);
-    Geom::Affine current = SP_ITEM(selection->itemList()->data)->transform; // take from the first item in selection
+    Geom::Affine current = selection->itemList()[0]->transform; // take from the first item in selection
 
     Geom::Affine new_displayed;
     if (_check_replace_matrix.get_active()) {
diff --git a/src/ui/interface.cpp b/src/ui/interface.cpp
index 87438ac01..a129d4b92 100644
--- a/src/ui/interface.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/interface.cpp
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ sp_ui_dialog_title_string(Inkscape::Verb *verb, gchar *c)
         gchar* key = sp_shortcut_get_label(shortcut);
         s = g_stpcpy(s, " (");
         s = g_stpcpy(s, key);
-        s = g_stpcpy(s, ")");
+        g_stpcpy(s, ")");
         g_free(key);
     }
 }
@@ -1906,11 +1906,10 @@ void ContextMenu::ActivateGroup(void)
 
 void ContextMenu::ActivateUngroup(void)
 {
-    GSList *children = NULL;
+	std::vector<SPItem*> children;
 
-    sp_item_group_ungroup(static_cast<SPGroup*>(_item), &children);
+    sp_item_group_ungroup(static_cast<SPGroup*>(_item), children);
     _desktop->selection->setList(children);
-    g_slist_free(children);
 }
 
 void ContextMenu::MakeAnchorMenu(void)
@@ -1959,10 +1958,9 @@ void ContextMenu::AnchorLinkFollow(void)
 
 void ContextMenu::AnchorLinkRemove(void)
 {
-    GSList *children = NULL;
-    sp_item_group_ungroup(static_cast<SPAnchor*>(_item), &children, false);
+	std::vector<SPItem*> children;
+    sp_item_group_ungroup(static_cast<SPAnchor*>(_item), children, false);
     DocumentUndo::done(_desktop->doc(), SP_VERB_NONE, _("Remove link"));
-    g_slist_free(children);
 }
 
 void ContextMenu::MakeImageMenu (void)
@@ -2051,8 +2049,6 @@ void ContextMenu::ImageEdit(void)
         _desktop->selection->set(_item);
     }
 
-    GSList const *selected = _desktop->selection->itemList();
-
     GError* errThing = 0;
     Glib::ustring cmdline = getImageEditorName();
     Glib::ustring name;
@@ -2079,8 +2075,9 @@ void ContextMenu::ImageEdit(void)
     }
 #endif
 
-    for (GSList const *iter = selected; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
-        Inkscape::XML::Node *ir = SP_ITEM(iter->data)->getRepr();
+    std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist=_desktop->selection->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=itemlist.begin();i!=itemlist.end();i++){
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *ir = (*i)->getRepr();
         const gchar *href = ir->attribute("xlink:href");
         
         if (strncmp (href,"file:",5) == 0) {
diff --git a/src/ui/previewholder.h b/src/ui/previewholder.h
index f9f923be4..f6d1985cc 100644
--- a/src/ui/previewholder.h
+++ b/src/ui/previewholder.h
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/bin.h>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/selected-color.cpp b/src/ui/selected-color.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c37ee7e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/selected-color.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/** @file
+ * Color selected in color selector widget.
+ * This file was created during the refactoring of SPColorSelector
+ *//*
+ * Authors:
+ *	 bulia byak <buliabyak@users.sf.net>
+ *   Jon A. Cruz <jon@joncruz.org>
+ *   Tomasz Boczkowski <penginsbacon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <glibmm/ustring.h>
+#include <cmath>
+
+#include "svg/svg-icc-color.h"
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+
+double const SelectedColor::_EPSILON = 1e-4;
+
+SelectedColor::SelectedColor()
+	: _color(0)
+    , _alpha(1.0)
+    , _held(false)
+    , _virgin(true)
+    , _updating(false)
+{
+
+}
+
+SelectedColor::~SelectedColor() {
+
+}
+
+void SelectedColor::setColor(SPColor const &color)
+{
+    setColorAlpha( color, _alpha);
+}
+
+SPColor SelectedColor::color() const
+{
+    return _color;
+}
+
+void SelectedColor::setAlpha(gfloat alpha)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail( ( 0.0 <= alpha ) && ( alpha <= 1.0 ) );
+    setColorAlpha( _color, alpha);
+}
+
+gfloat SelectedColor::alpha() const
+{
+    return _alpha;
+}
+
+void SelectedColor::setValue(guint32 value)
+{
+    SPColor color(value);
+    gfloat alpha = SP_RGBA32_A_F(value);
+    setColorAlpha(color, alpha);
+}
+
+guint32 SelectedColor::value() const
+{
+    return color().toRGBA32(_alpha);
+}
+
+void SelectedColor::setColorAlpha(SPColor const &color, gfloat alpha, bool emit_signal)
+{
+#ifdef DUMP_CHANGE_INFO
+    g_message("SelectedColor::setColorAlpha( this=%p, %f, %f, %f, %s,   %f,   %s)", this, color.v.c[0], color.v.c[1], color.v.c[2], (color.icc?color.icc->colorProfile.c_str():"<null>"), alpha, (emit_signal?"YES":"no"));
+#endif
+    g_return_if_fail( ( 0.0 <= alpha ) && ( alpha <= 1.0 ) );
+
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+#ifdef DUMP_CHANGE_INFO
+    g_message("---- SelectedColor::setColorAlpha    virgin:%s   !close:%s    alpha is:%s",
+              (_virgin?"YES":"no"),
+              (!color.isClose( _color, _EPSILON )?"YES":"no"),
+              ((fabs((_alpha) - (alpha)) >= _EPSILON )?"YES":"no")
+              );
+#endif
+
+    if ( _virgin || !color.isClose( _color, _EPSILON ) ||
+         (fabs((_alpha) - (alpha)) >= _EPSILON )) {
+
+        _virgin = false;
+
+        _color = color;
+        _alpha = alpha;
+
+        if (emit_signal)
+        {
+            _updating = true;
+            if (_held) {
+                signal_dragged.emit();
+            } else {
+                signal_changed.emit();
+            }
+            _updating = false;
+        }
+
+#ifdef DUMP_CHANGE_INFO
+    } else {
+        g_message("++++ SelectedColor::setColorAlpha   color:%08x  ==>  _color:%08X   isClose:%s", color.toRGBA32(alpha), _color.toRGBA32(_alpha),
+                  (color.isClose( _color, _EPSILON )?"YES":"no"));
+#endif
+    }
+}
+
+void SelectedColor::colorAlpha(SPColor &color, gfloat &alpha) const {
+	color = _color;
+	alpha = _alpha;
+}
+
+void SelectedColor::setHeld(bool held) {
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+    bool grabbed = held && !_held;
+    bool released = !held && _held;
+
+    _held = held;
+
+    _updating = true;
+    if (grabbed) {
+        signal_grabbed.emit();
+    }
+
+    if (released) {
+        signal_released.emit();
+        signal_changed.emit();
+    }
+    _updating = false;
+}
+
+void SelectedColor::preserveICC() {
+    _color.icc = _color.icc ? new SVGICCColor(*_color.icc) : 0;
+}
+
+}
+}
+
+/*
+  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/selected-color.h b/src/ui/selected-color.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9e702d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/selected-color.h
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/** @file
+ * Color selected in color selector widget.
+ * This file was created during the refactoring of SPColorSelector
+ *//*
+ * Authors:
+ *	 bulia byak <buliabyak@users.sf.net>
+ *   Jon A. Cruz <jon@joncruz.org>
+ *   Tomasz Boczkowski <penginsbacon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+#ifndef SEEN_SELECTED_COLOR
+#define SEEN_SELECTED_COLOR
+
+#include <sigc++/signal.h>
+#include "color.h"
+
+namespace Gtk
+{
+  class Widget;
+}
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+
+class SelectedColor {
+public:
+    SelectedColor();
+    virtual ~SelectedColor();
+
+    void setColor(SPColor const &color);
+    SPColor color() const;
+
+    void setAlpha(gfloat alpha);
+    gfloat alpha() const;
+
+    void setValue(guint32 value);
+    guint32 value() const;
+
+    void setColorAlpha(SPColor const &color, gfloat alpha, bool emit_signal = true);
+    void colorAlpha(SPColor &color, gfloat &alpha) const;
+
+    void setHeld(bool held);
+
+    void preserveICC();
+
+    sigc::signal<void> signal_grabbed;
+    sigc::signal<void> signal_dragged;
+    sigc::signal<void> signal_released;
+    sigc::signal<void> signal_changed;
+private:
+    // By default, disallow copy constructor and assignment operator
+    SelectedColor(SelectedColor const &obj);
+    SelectedColor& operator=(SelectedColor const &obj);
+
+    SPColor _color;
+    /**
+     * Color alpha value guaranteed to be in [0, 1].
+     */
+    gfloat _alpha;
+
+    bool _held;
+    /**
+     * This flag is true if no color is set yet
+     */
+    bool _virgin;
+
+    bool _updating;
+
+    static double const _EPSILON;
+};
+
+class ColorSelectorFactory {
+public:
+    virtual ~ColorSelectorFactory() {
+    }
+
+    virtual Gtk::Widget* createWidget(SelectedColor &color) const = 0;
+    virtual Glib::ustring modeName() const = 0;
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/control-point.cpp b/src/ui/tool/control-point.cpp
index bcf5c9fce..636595016 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/control-point.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/control-point.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ ControlPoint::ControlPoint(SPDesktop *d, Geom::Point const &initial_pos, SPAncho
     _cset(cset),
     _state(STATE_NORMAL),
     _position(initial_pos),
-    _lurking(false)
+    _lurking(false),
+    _double_clicked(false)
 {
     _canvas_item = sp_canvas_item_new(
         group ? group : _desktop->getControls(), SP_TYPE_CTRL,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ ControlPoint::ControlPoint(SPDesktop *d, Geom::Point const &initial_pos, SPAncho
         "filled", TRUE, "fill_color", _cset.normal.fill,
         "stroked", TRUE, "stroke_color", _cset.normal.stroke,
         "mode", SP_CTRL_MODE_XOR, NULL);
+
     _commonInit();
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ ControlPoint::ControlPoint(SPDesktop *d, Geom::Point const &initial_pos, SPAncho
     _cset(cset),
     _state(STATE_NORMAL),
     _position(initial_pos),
-    _lurking(false)
+    _lurking(false),
+    _double_clicked(false)
 {
     _canvas_item = ControlManager::getManager().createControl(group ? group : _desktop->getControls(), type);
     g_object_set(_canvas_item,
@@ -245,7 +248,8 @@ bool ControlPoint::_eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, G
     static Geom::Point pointer_offset;
     // number of last doubleclicked button
     static unsigned next_release_doubleclick = 0;
-    
+    _double_clicked = false;
+
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     int drag_tolerance = prefs->getIntLimited("/options/dragtolerance/value", 0, 0, 100);
     GdkEventMotion em;
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@ bool ControlPoint::_eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, G
         Ca = _desktop->canvas;
         em = event->motion;
         combine_motion_events(Ca, em, 0);
+
         if (_event_grab && ! event_context->space_panning) {
             _desktop->snapindicator->remove_snaptarget(); 
             bool transferred = false;
@@ -298,6 +303,7 @@ bool ControlPoint::_eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, G
                     _drag_initiated = true;
                 }
             }
+
             if (!transferred) {
                 // dragging in progress
                 Geom::Point new_pos = _desktop->w2d(event_point(event->motion)) + pointer_offset;
@@ -305,7 +311,7 @@ bool ControlPoint::_eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, G
                 dragged(new_pos, &em);
                 move(new_pos);
                 _updateDragTip(&em); // update dragging tip after moving to new position
-                
+
                 _desktop->scroll_to_point(new_pos);
                 _desktop->set_coordinate_status(_position);
                 sp_event_context_snap_delay_handler(event_context, NULL,
@@ -342,6 +348,7 @@ bool ControlPoint::_eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, G
             } else {
                 // it is the end of a click
                 if (next_release_doubleclick) {
+                    _double_clicked = true;
                     return doubleclicked(&event->button);
                 } else {
                     return clicked(&event->button);
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/control-point.h b/src/ui/tool/control-point.h
index b3ed9545e..4a01b9f21 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/control-point.h
+++ b/src/ui/tool/control-point.h
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool _eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, GdkEvent *event);
     SPDesktop *const _desktop; ///< The desktop this control point resides on.
 
+    bool doubleClicked() {return _double_clicked;}
+
 protected:
 
     struct ColorEntry {
@@ -361,6 +363,8 @@ protected:
     /** Events which should be captured when a handle is being dragged. */
     static int const _grab_event_mask;
 
+    static bool _drag_initiated;
+
 private:
 
     ControlPoint(ControlPoint const &other);
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@ private:
 
     static bool _event_grab;
 
-    static bool _drag_initiated;
+    bool _double_clicked;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.cpp b/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.cpp
index 23640456e..e460b0fb7 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.h"
 #include "ui/tool/path-manipulator.h"
 #include "ui/tool/node.h"
+#include "sp-namedview.h"
+#include "snap.h"
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
@@ -77,6 +79,16 @@ void CurveDragPoint::dragged(Geom::Point &new_pos, GdkEventMotion *event)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (_drag_initiated && !(event->state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
+        SnapManager &m = _desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+        SPItem *path = static_cast<SPItem *>(_pm._path);
+        m.setup(_desktop, true, path); // We will not try to snap to "path" itself
+        Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(new_pos, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+        Inkscape::SnappedPoint sp = m.freeSnap(scp, Geom::OptRect(), false);
+        new_pos = sp.getPoint();
+        m.unSetup();
+    }
+
     // Magic Bezier Drag Equations follow!
     // "weight" describes how the influence of the drag should be distributed
     // among the handles; 0 = front handle only, 1 = back handle only.
@@ -166,14 +178,8 @@ void CurveDragPoint::_insertNode(bool take_selection)
     // Otherwise clicks on the new node would only work after the user moves the mouse a bit.
     // PathManipulator will restore visibility when necessary.
     setVisible(false);
-    NodeList::iterator inserted = _pm.subdivideSegment(first, _t);
-    if (take_selection) {
-        _pm._selection.clear();
-    }
-    _pm._selection.insert(inserted.ptr());
 
-    _pm.update(true);
-    _pm._commit(_("Add node"));
+    _pm.insertNode(first, _t, take_selection);
 }
 
 Glib::ustring CurveDragPoint::_getTip(unsigned state) const
@@ -181,6 +187,10 @@ Glib::ustring CurveDragPoint::_getTip(unsigned state) const
     if (_pm.empty()) return "";
     if (!first || !first.next()) return "";
     bool linear = first->front()->isDegenerate() && first.next()->back()->isDegenerate();
+    if(state_held_shift(state) && _pm._isBSpline()){
+        return C_("Path segment tip",
+            "<b>Shift</b>: drag to open or move BSpline handles");
+    }
     if (state_held_shift(state)) {
         return C_("Path segment tip",
             "<b>Shift</b>: click to toggle segment selection");
@@ -189,6 +199,11 @@ Glib::ustring CurveDragPoint::_getTip(unsigned state) const
         return C_("Path segment tip",
             "<b>Ctrl+Alt</b>: click to insert a node");
     }
+    if(_pm._isBSpline()){
+        return C_("Path segment tip",
+            "<b>BSpline segment</b>: drag to shape the segment, doubleclick to insert node, "
+            "click to select (more: Shift, Ctrl+Alt)");
+    }
     if (linear) {
         return C_("Path segment tip",
             "<b>Linear segment</b>: drag to convert to a Bezier segment, "
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.h b/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.h
index ea83978e0..c1d40575f 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.h
+++ b/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ public:
     CurveDragPoint(PathManipulator &pm);
     void setSize(double sz) { _setSize(sz); }
     void setTimeValue(double t) { _t = t; }
+    double getTimeValue() { return _t; }
     void setIterator(NodeList::iterator i) { first = i; }
+    NodeList::iterator getIterator() { return first; }
     virtual bool _eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, GdkEvent *event);
 
 protected:
@@ -47,9 +49,6 @@ protected:
     virtual bool doubleclicked(GdkEventButton *);
 
 private:
-
-    void _insertNode(bool take_selection);
-
     double _t;
     PathManipulator &_pm;
     NodeList::iterator first;
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ private:
     static bool _drags_stroke;
     static bool _segment_was_degenerate;
     static Geom::Point _stroke_drag_origin;
+    void _insertNode(bool take_selection);
 };
 
 } // namespace UI
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp b/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
index f53cef5f4..46c6246a1 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
@@ -339,6 +339,14 @@ void MultiPathManipulator::insertNodesAtExtrema(ExtremumType extremum)
     _done(_("Add extremum nodes"));
 }
 
+void MultiPathManipulator::insertNode(Geom::Point pt)
+{
+    // When double clicking to insert nodes, we might not have a selection of nodes (and we don't need one)
+    // so don't check for "_selection.empty()" here, contrary to the other methods above and below this one
+    invokeForAll(&PathManipulator::insertNode, pt);
+    _done(_("Add nodes"));
+}
+
 void MultiPathManipulator::duplicateNodes()
 {
     if (_selection.empty()) return;
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.h b/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.h
index 1bbcdd7ec..c908cede2 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.h
+++ b/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
 
     void insertNodesAtExtrema(ExtremumType extremum);
     void insertNodes();
+    void insertNode(Geom::Point pt);
     void alertLPE();
     void duplicateNodes();
     void joinNodes();
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/node.cpp b/src/ui/tool/node.cpp
index aa5365265..ca6f5abb1 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/node.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/node.cpp
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ void Handle::dragged(Geom::Point &new_pos, GdkEventMotion *event)
         Geom::Line perp_line(parent_pos, parent_pos + Geom::rot90(origin - parent_pos));
         Geom::Point snap_pos = parent_pos + Geom::constrain_angle(
             Geom::Point(0,0), new_pos - parent_pos, snaps, Geom::Point(1,0));
-        Geom::Point orig_pos = original_line.pointAt(original_line.nearestPoint(new_pos));
-        Geom::Point perp_pos = perp_line.pointAt(perp_line.nearestPoint(new_pos));
+        Geom::Point orig_pos = original_line.pointAt(original_line.nearestTime(new_pos));
+        Geom::Point perp_pos = perp_line.pointAt(perp_line.nearestTime(new_pos));
 
         Geom::Point result = snap_pos;
         ctrl_constraint = Inkscape::Snapper::SnapConstraint(parent_pos, parent_pos - snap_pos);
@@ -1464,13 +1464,14 @@ Glib::ustring Node::_getTip(unsigned state) const
 
     // No modifiers: assemble tip from node type
     char const *nodetype = node_type_to_localized_string(_type);
+    double power = _pm()._bsplineHandlePosition(h,h2);
     if (_selection.transformHandlesEnabled() && selected()) {
         if (_selection.size() == 1 && !isBSpline) {
             return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
                 "<b>%s</b>: drag to shape the path (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"), nodetype);
         }else if(_selection.size() == 1){
             return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
-                "<b>BSpline node</b>: drag to shape the path (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt). %g power"),_pm()._bsplineHandlePosition(h,h2));
+                "<b>BSpline node</b>: drag to shape the path (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt). %g power"), power);
         }
         return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
             "<b>%s</b>: drag to shape the path, click to toggle scale/rotation handles (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"), nodetype);
@@ -1480,7 +1481,7 @@ Glib::ustring Node::_getTip(unsigned state) const
             "<b>%s</b>: drag to shape the path, click to select only this node (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"), nodetype);
     }else{
         return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
-            "<b>BSpline node</b>: drag to shape the path, click to select only this node (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt). %g power"),_pm()._bsplineHandlePosition(h,h2));
+            "<b>BSpline node</b>: drag to shape the path, click to select only this node (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt). %g power"), power);
     
     }
 }
@@ -1567,6 +1568,13 @@ NodeList::iterator NodeList::before(double t, double *fracpart)
     return ret;
 }
 
+NodeList::iterator NodeList::before(Geom::PathTime const &pvp)
+{
+    iterator ret = begin();
+    std::advance(ret, pvp.curve_index);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 NodeList::iterator NodeList::insert(iterator pos, Node *x)
 {
     ListNode *ins = pos._node;
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/node.h b/src/ui/tool/node.h
index 101af4817..025c460e2 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/node.h
+++ b/src/ui/tool/node.h
@@ -406,9 +406,13 @@ public:
 
     void setClosed(bool c) { _closed = c; }
     iterator before(double t, double *fracpart = NULL);
+    iterator before(Geom::PathTime const &pvp);
     const_iterator before(double t, double *fracpart = NULL) const {
         return const_iterator(before(t, fracpart)._node);
     }
+    const_iterator before(Geom::PathTime const &pvp) const {
+        return const_iterator(before(pvp)._node);
+    }
 
     // list operations
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
index 6b0c95f68..848b10373 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ bool PathManipulator::event(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase * /*event_context*/, G
     case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
         _updateDragPoint(event_point(event->motion));
         break;
-    default: break;
+    default:
+        break;
     }
     return false;
 }
@@ -275,6 +276,27 @@ void PathManipulator::insertNodes()
     }
 }
 
+void PathManipulator::insertNode(Geom::Point pt)
+{
+    Geom::Coord dist = _updateDragPoint(pt);
+    if (dist < 1e-5) { // 1e-6 is too small, as observed occasionally when inserting a node at a snapped intersection of paths
+        insertNode(_dragpoint->getIterator(), _dragpoint->getTimeValue(), true);
+    }
+}
+
+void PathManipulator::insertNode(NodeList::iterator first, double t, bool take_selection)
+{
+    NodeList::iterator inserted = subdivideSegment(first, t);
+    if (take_selection) {
+        _selection.clear();
+    }
+    _selection.insert(inserted.ptr());
+
+    update(true);
+    _commit(_("Add node"));
+}
+
+
 static void
 add_or_replace_if_extremum(std::vector< std::pair<NodeList::iterator, double> > &vec,
                            double & extrvalue, double testvalue, NodeList::iterator const& node, double t)
@@ -996,7 +1018,7 @@ NodeList::iterator PathManipulator::subdivideSegment(NodeList::iterator first, d
         Geom::CubicBezier temp(first->position(), first->front()->position(),
             second->back()->position(), second->position());
         std::pair<Geom::CubicBezier, Geom::CubicBezier> div = temp.subdivide(t);
-        std::vector<Geom::Point> seg1 = div.first.points(), seg2 = div.second.points();
+        std::vector<Geom::Point> seg1 = div.first.controlPoints(), seg2 = div.second.controlPoints();
 
         // set new handle positions
         Node *n = new Node(_multi_path_manipulator._path_data.node_data, seg2[0]);
@@ -1141,22 +1163,22 @@ void PathManipulator::_createControlPointsFromGeometry()
     pathv *= (_edit_transform * _i2d_transform);
 
     // in this loop, we know that there are no zero-segment subpaths
-    for (Geom::PathVector::const_iterator pit = pathv.begin(); pit != pathv.end(); ++pit) {
+    for (Geom::PathVector::iterator pit = pathv.begin(); pit != pathv.end(); ++pit) {
         // prepare new subpath
         SubpathPtr subpath(new NodeList(_subpaths));
         _subpaths.push_back(subpath);
 
         Node *previous_node = new Node(_multi_path_manipulator._path_data.node_data, pit->initialPoint());
         subpath->push_back(previous_node);
-        Geom::Curve const &cseg = pit->back_closed();
-        bool fuse_ends = pit->closed()
-            && Geom::are_near(cseg.initialPoint(), cseg.finalPoint());
-        for (Geom::Path::const_iterator cit = pit->begin(); cit != pit->end_open(); ++cit) {
+
+        bool closed = pit->closed();
+
+        for (Geom::Path::iterator cit = pit->begin(); cit != pit->end(); ++cit) {
             Geom::Point pos = cit->finalPoint();
             Node *current_node;
             // if the closing segment is degenerate and the path is closed, we need to move
             // the handle of the first node instead of creating a new one
-            if (fuse_ends && cit == --(pit->end_open())) {
+            if (closed && cit == --(pit->end())) {
                 current_node = subpath->begin().get_pointer();
             } else {
                 /* regardless of segment type, create a new node at the end
@@ -1271,7 +1293,7 @@ double PathManipulator::_bsplineHandlePosition(Handle *h, Handle *h2)
         line_inside_nodes->moveto(n->position());
         line_inside_nodes->lineto(next_node->position());
         if(!are_near(h->position(), n->position())){
-            pos = Geom::nearest_point(Geom::Point(h->position()[X] - HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP, h->position()[Y] - HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP), *line_inside_nodes->first_segment());
+            pos = Geom::nearest_time(Geom::Point(h->position()[X] - HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP, h->position()[Y] - HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP), *line_inside_nodes->first_segment());
         }
     }
     if (pos == NO_POWER && !h2){
@@ -1425,7 +1447,7 @@ void PathManipulator::_updateOutline()
         Geom::PathVector arrows;
         for (Geom::PathVector::iterator i = pv.begin(); i != pv.end(); ++i) {
             Geom::Path &path = *i;
-            for (Geom::Path::const_iterator j = path.begin(); j != path.end_default(); ++j) {
+            for (Geom::Path::iterator j = path.begin(); j != path.end_default(); ++j) {
                 Geom::Point at = j->pointAt(0.5);
                 Geom::Point ut = j->unitTangentAt(0.5);
                 // rotate the point 
@@ -1643,33 +1665,40 @@ void PathManipulator::_commit(Glib::ustring const &annotation, gchar const *key)
 
 /** Update the position of the curve drag point such that it is over the nearest
  * point of the path. */
-void PathManipulator::_updateDragPoint(Geom::Point const &evp)
+Geom::Coord PathManipulator::_updateDragPoint(Geom::Point const &evp)
 {
+    Geom::Coord dist = HUGE_VAL;
+
     Geom::Affine to_desktop = _edit_transform * _i2d_transform;
     Geom::PathVector pv = _spcurve->get_pathvector();
-    boost::optional<Geom::PathVectorPosition> pvp
-        = Geom::nearestPoint(pv, _desktop->w2d(evp) * to_desktop.inverse());
-    if (!pvp) return;
-    Geom::Point nearest_point = _desktop->d2w(pv.at(pvp->path_nr).pointAt(pvp->t) * to_desktop);
-    
-    double fracpart;
+
+    boost::optional<Geom::PathVectorTime> pvp =
+        pv.nearestTime(_desktop->w2d(evp) * to_desktop.inverse());
+    if (!pvp) return dist;
+    Geom::Point nearest_pt = _desktop->d2w(pv.pointAt(*pvp) * to_desktop);
+
+    double fracpart = pvp->t;
     std::list<SubpathPtr>::iterator spi = _subpaths.begin();
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < pvp->path_nr; ++i, ++spi) {}
-    NodeList::iterator first = (*spi)->before(pvp->t, &fracpart);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < pvp->path_index; ++i, ++spi) {}
+    NodeList::iterator first = (*spi)->before(pvp->asPathTime());
     
+    dist = Geom::distance(evp, nearest_pt);
+
     double stroke_tolerance = _getStrokeTolerance();
     if (first && first.next() &&
         fracpart != 0.0 &&
-        Geom::distance(evp, nearest_point) < stroke_tolerance)
+        dist < stroke_tolerance)
     {
         _dragpoint->setVisible(true);
-        _dragpoint->setPosition(_desktop->w2d(nearest_point));
+        _dragpoint->setPosition(_desktop->w2d(nearest_pt));
         _dragpoint->setSize(2 * stroke_tolerance);
         _dragpoint->setTimeValue(fracpart);
         _dragpoint->setIterator(first);
     } else {
         _dragpoint->setVisible(false);
     }
+
+    return dist;
 }
 
 /// This is called on zoom change to update the direction arrows
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.h b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.h
index 2219af849..4c6f74ba4 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.h
+++ b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ public:
 
     void insertNodeAtExtremum(ExtremumType extremum);
     void insertNodes();
+    void insertNode(Geom::Point);
+    void insertNode(NodeList::iterator first, double t, bool take_selection);
     void duplicateNodes();
     void weldNodes(NodeList::iterator preserve_pos = NodeList::iterator());
     void weldSegments();
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ private:
     void _removeNodesFromSelection();
     void _commit(Glib::ustring const &annotation);
     void _commit(Glib::ustring const &annotation, gchar const *key);
-    void _updateDragPoint(Geom::Point const &);
+    Geom::Coord _updateDragPoint(Geom::Point const &);
     void _updateOutlineOnZoomChange();
     double _getStrokeTolerance();
     Handle *_chooseHandle(Node *n, int which);
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ private:
     SPPath *_path; ///< can be an SPPath or an Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect  !!!
     SPCurve *_spcurve; // in item coordinates
     SPCanvasItem *_outline;
-    CurveDragPoint *_dragpoint; // an invisible control point hoverng over curve
+    CurveDragPoint *_dragpoint; // an invisible control point hovering over curve
     PathManipulatorObserver *_observer;
     Geom::Affine _d2i_transform; ///< desktop-to-item transform
     Geom::Affine _i2d_transform; ///< item-to-desktop transform, inverse of _d2i_transform
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/selector.cpp b/src/ui/tool/selector.cpp
index e4e701785..051cb41ae 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/selector.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/selector.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ bool Selector::event(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, GdkEvent *eve
     return false;
 }
 
+bool Selector::doubleClicked() {
+    return _dragger->doubleClicked();
+}
+
 } // namespace UI
 } // namespace Inkscape
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/selector.h b/src/ui/tool/selector.h
index dbe751ede..bd8d3e1aa 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/selector.h
+++ b/src/ui/tool/selector.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
     Selector(SPDesktop *d);
     virtual ~Selector();
     virtual bool event(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *, GdkEvent *);
+    virtual bool doubleClicked();
     
     sigc::signal<void, Geom::Rect const &, GdkEventButton*> signal_area;
     sigc::signal<void, Geom::Point const &, GdkEventButton*> signal_point;
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/box3d-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/box3d-tool.cpp
index 538e0c7e2..27e755add 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/box3d-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/box3d-tool.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ bool Box3dTool::item_handler(SPItem* item, GdkEvent* event) {
     case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS:
         if ( event->button.button == 1 && !this->space_panning) {
             Inkscape::setup_for_drag_start(desktop, this, event);
-            ret = TRUE;
+            //ret = TRUE;
         }
         break;
         // motion and release are always on root (why?)
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/calligraphic-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/calligraphic-tool.cpp
index 15e6527a3..28195eb75 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/calligraphic-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/calligraphic-tool.cpp
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ void CalligraphicTool::setup() {
 
     {
         /* TODO: have a look at DropperTool::setup where the same is done.. generalize? */
-        Geom::PathVector path;
-        Geom::Circle(0, 0, 1).getPath(path);
+        Geom::PathVector path = Geom::Path(Geom::Circle(0,0,1));
 
         SPCurve *c = new SPCurve(path);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/connector-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/connector-tool.cpp
index c3ef19507..0a36877ff 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/connector-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/connector-tool.cpp
@@ -1303,12 +1303,12 @@ void cc_selection_set_avoid(bool const set_avoid)
 
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
 
-    GSList *l = const_cast<GSList *>(selection->itemList());
 
     int changes = 0;
 
-    while (l) {
-        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(l->data);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> l = selection->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=l.begin();i!=l.end();i++) {
+        SPItem *item = *i;
 
         char const *value = (set_avoid) ? "true" : NULL;
 
@@ -1317,8 +1317,6 @@ void cc_selection_set_avoid(bool const set_avoid)
             item->avoidRef->handleSettingChange();
             changes++;
         }
-
-        l = l->next;
     }
 
     if (changes == 0) {
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/dropper-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/dropper-tool.cpp
index bda9d8e8a..c838c27d5 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/dropper-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/dropper-tool.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ void DropperTool::setup() {
     ToolBase::setup();
 
     /* TODO: have a look at CalligraphicTool::setup where the same is done.. generalize? */
-    Geom::PathVector path;
-    Geom::Circle(0, 0, 1).getPath(path);
+    Geom::PathVector path = Geom::Path(Geom::Circle(0,0,1));
 
     SPCurve *c = new SPCurve(path);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/eraser-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/eraser-tool.cpp
index af0cbcb78..e416fd7ef 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/eraser-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/eraser-tool.cpp
@@ -666,8 +666,7 @@ void EraserTool::set_to_accumulated() {
             Geom::OptRect eraserBbox = acid->visualBounds();
             Geom::Rect bounds = (*eraserBbox) * desktop->doc2dt();
             std::vector<SPItem*> remainingItems;
-            GSList* toWorkOn = 0;
-
+            std::vector<SPItem*> toWorkOn;
             if (selection->isEmpty()) {
                 if ( eraserMode ) {
                     toWorkOn = desktop->getDocument()->getItemsPartiallyInBox(desktop->dkey, bounds);
@@ -675,17 +674,16 @@ void EraserTool::set_to_accumulated() {
                     Inkscape::Rubberband *r = Inkscape::Rubberband::get(desktop);
                     toWorkOn = desktop->getDocument()->getItemsAtPoints(desktop->dkey, r->getPoints());
                 }
-
-                toWorkOn = g_slist_remove( toWorkOn, acid );
+                toWorkOn.erase(std::remove(toWorkOn.begin(), toWorkOn.end(), acid), toWorkOn.end());
             } else {
-                toWorkOn = g_slist_copy(const_cast<GSList*>(selection->itemList()));
+                toWorkOn= selection->itemList();
                 wasSelection = true;
             }
 
-            if ( g_slist_length(toWorkOn) > 0 ) {
+            if ( !toWorkOn.empty() ) {
                 if ( eraserMode ) {
-                    for (GSList *i = toWorkOn ; i ; i = i->next ) {
-                        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(i->data);
+                    for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = toWorkOn.begin(); i != toWorkOn.end(); i++){
+                    SPItem *item = *i;
 
                         if ( eraserMode ) {
                             Geom::OptRect bbox = item->visualBounds();
@@ -702,13 +700,10 @@ void EraserTool::set_to_accumulated() {
 
                                 if ( !selection->isEmpty() ) {
                                     // If the item was not completely erased, track the new remainder.
-                                    GSList *nowSel = g_slist_copy(const_cast<GSList *>(selection->itemList()));
-
-                                    for (GSList const *i2 = nowSel ; i2 ; i2 = i2->next ) {
-                                        remainingItems.push_back(SP_ITEM(i2->data));
+                                	std::vector<SPItem*> nowSel(selection->itemList());
+                                    for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i2 = nowSel.begin();i2!=nowSel.end();i2++) {
+                                        remainingItems.push_back(*i2);
                                     }
-
-                                    g_slist_free(nowSel);
                                 }
                             } else {
                                 remainingItems.push_back(item);
@@ -716,20 +711,18 @@ void EraserTool::set_to_accumulated() {
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
-                    for (GSList *i = toWorkOn ; i ; i = i->next ) {
-                        sp_object_ref( SP_ITEM(i->data), 0 );
+                    for (std::vector<SPItem*> ::const_iterator i = toWorkOn.begin();i!=toWorkOn.end();i++) {
+                        sp_object_ref( *i, 0 );
                     }
 
-                    for (GSList *i = toWorkOn ; i ; i = i->next ) {
-                        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(i->data);
+                    for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = toWorkOn.begin();i!=toWorkOn.end();i++) {
+                        SPItem *item = *i;
                         item->deleteObject(true);
                         sp_object_unref(item);
                         workDone = true;
                     }
                 }
 
-                g_slist_free(toWorkOn);
-
                 if ( !eraserMode ) {
                     //sp_selection_delete(desktop);
                     remainingItems.clear();
@@ -796,6 +789,8 @@ add_cap(SPCurve *curve,
 }
 
 void EraserTool::accumulate() {
+    // construct a crude outline of the eraser's path.
+    // this desperately needs to be rewritten to use the path outliner...
     if ( !this->cal1->is_empty() && !this->cal2->is_empty() ) {
         this->accumulated->reset(); /*  Is this required ?? */
         SPCurve *rev_cal2 = this->cal2->create_reverse();
@@ -805,10 +800,10 @@ void EraserTool::accumulate() {
         g_assert( ! this->cal1->first_path()->closed() );
         g_assert( ! rev_cal2->first_path()->closed() );
 
-        Geom::CubicBezier const * dc_cal1_firstseg  = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>( this->cal1->first_segment() );
-        Geom::CubicBezier const * rev_cal2_firstseg = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>( rev_cal2->first_segment() );
-        Geom::CubicBezier const * dc_cal1_lastseg   = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>( this->cal1->last_segment() );
-        Geom::CubicBezier const * rev_cal2_lastseg  = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>( rev_cal2->last_segment() );
+        Geom::BezierCurve const * dc_cal1_firstseg  = dynamic_cast<Geom::BezierCurve const *>( this->cal1->first_segment() );
+        Geom::BezierCurve const * rev_cal2_firstseg = dynamic_cast<Geom::BezierCurve const *>( rev_cal2->first_segment() );
+        Geom::BezierCurve const * dc_cal1_lastseg   = dynamic_cast<Geom::BezierCurve const *>( this->cal1->last_segment() );
+        Geom::BezierCurve const * rev_cal2_lastseg  = dynamic_cast<Geom::BezierCurve const *>( rev_cal2->last_segment() );
 
         g_assert( dc_cal1_firstseg );
         g_assert( rev_cal2_firstseg );
@@ -817,11 +812,21 @@ void EraserTool::accumulate() {
 
         this->accumulated->append(this->cal1, FALSE);
 
-        add_cap(this->accumulated, (*dc_cal1_lastseg)[2], (*dc_cal1_lastseg)[3], (*rev_cal2_firstseg)[0], (*rev_cal2_firstseg)[1], this->cap_rounding);
+        add_cap(this->accumulated,
+                dc_cal1_lastseg->finalPoint() - dc_cal1_lastseg->unitTangentAt(1),
+                dc_cal1_lastseg->finalPoint(),
+                rev_cal2_firstseg->initialPoint(),
+                rev_cal2_firstseg->initialPoint() + rev_cal2_firstseg->unitTangentAt(0),
+                this->cap_rounding);
 
         this->accumulated->append(rev_cal2, TRUE);
 
-        add_cap(this->accumulated, (*rev_cal2_lastseg)[2], (*rev_cal2_lastseg)[3], (*dc_cal1_firstseg)[0], (*dc_cal1_firstseg)[1], this->cap_rounding);
+        add_cap(this->accumulated,
+                rev_cal2_lastseg->finalPoint() - rev_cal2_lastseg->unitTangentAt(1),
+                rev_cal2_lastseg->finalPoint(),
+                dc_cal1_firstseg->initialPoint(),
+                dc_cal1_firstseg->initialPoint() + dc_cal1_firstseg->unitTangentAt(0),
+                this->cap_rounding);
 
         this->accumulated->closepath();
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/flood-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/flood-tool.cpp
index bb8782dfa..748c82717 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/flood-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/flood-tool.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,28 @@ const std::string& FloodTool::getPrefsPath() {
 
 const std::string FloodTool::prefsPath = "/tools/paintbucket";
 
+// TODO: Replace by C++11 initialization
+// Must match PaintBucketChannels enum
+Glib::ustring ch_init[8] = {
+    _("Visible Colors"),
+    _("Red"),
+    _("Green"),
+    _("Blue"),
+    _("Hue"),
+    _("Saturation"),
+    _("Lightness"),
+    _("Alpha"),
+};
+const std::vector<Glib::ustring> FloodTool::channel_list( ch_init, ch_init+8 );
+
+Glib::ustring gap_init[4] = {
+    C_("Flood autogap", "None"),
+    C_("Flood autogap", "Small"),
+    C_("Flood autogap", "Medium"),
+    C_("Flood autogap", "Large")
+};
+const std::vector<Glib::ustring> FloodTool::gap_list( gap_init, gap_init+4 );
+
 FloodTool::FloodTool()
     : ToolBase(cursor_paintbucket_xpm, 11, 30)
     , item(NULL)
@@ -174,38 +196,6 @@ inline unsigned char * get_trace_pixel(guchar *trace_px, int x, int y, int width
 }
 
 /**
- * Generate the list of trace channel selection entries.
- */
-GList * flood_channels_dropdown_items_list() {
-    GList *glist = NULL;
-
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, _("Visible Colors"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, _("Red"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, _("Green"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, _("Blue"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, _("Hue"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, _("Saturation"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, _("Lightness"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, _("Alpha"));
-
-    return glist;
-}
-
-/**
- * Generate the list of autogap selection entries.
- */
-GList * flood_autogap_dropdown_items_list() {
-    GList *glist = NULL;
-
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, (void*) C_("Flood autogap", "None"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, (void*) C_("Flood autogap", "Small"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, (void*) C_("Flood autogap", "Medium"));
-    glist = g_list_append (glist, (void*) C_("Flood autogap", "Large"));
-
-    return glist;
-}
-
-/**
  * Compare a pixel in a pixel buffer with another pixel to determine if a point should be included in the fill operation.
  * @param check The pixel in the pixel buffer to check.
  * @param orig The original selected pixel to use as the fill target color.
@@ -942,7 +932,7 @@ static void sp_flood_do_flood_fill(ToolBase *event_context, GdkEvent *event, boo
                         std::deque<Geom::Point>::iterator start_sort = fill_queue.begin();
                         std::deque<Geom::Point>::iterator end_sort = fill_queue.begin();
                         unsigned int sort_y = (unsigned int)cp[Geom::Y];
-                        unsigned int current_y = sort_y;
+                        unsigned int current_y;
                         
                         for (std::deque<Geom::Point>::iterator i = fill_queue.begin(); i != fill_queue.end(); ++i) {
                             Geom::Point current = *i;
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/flood-tool.h b/src/ui/tools/flood-tool.h
index 5104a42e9..100875f22 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/flood-tool.h
+++ b/src/ui/tools/flood-tool.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <sigc++/connection.h>
 #include "ui/tools/tool-base.h"
+#include <vector>
 
 #define SP_FLOOD_CONTEXT(obj) (dynamic_cast<Inkscape::UI::Tools::FloodTool*>((Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase*)obj))
 #define SP_IS_FLOOD_CONTEXT(obj) (dynamic_cast<const Inkscape::UI::Tools::FloodTool*>((const Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase*)obj) != NULL)
@@ -39,15 +40,14 @@ public:
 	virtual const std::string& getPrefsPath();
 
 	static void set_channels(gint channels);
+	static const std::vector<Glib::ustring> channel_list;
+	static const std::vector<Glib::ustring> gap_list;
 
 private:
 	void selection_changed(Inkscape::Selection* selection);
 	void finishItem();
 };
 
-GList* flood_channels_dropdown_items_list (void);
-GList* flood_autogap_dropdown_items_list (void);
-
 enum PaintBucketChannels {
     FLOOD_CHANNELS_RGB,
     FLOOD_CHANNELS_R,
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/gradient-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/gradient-tool.cpp
index b27859ebb..603458983 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/gradient-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/gradient-tool.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void GradientTool::selection_changed(Inkscape::Selection*) {
     if (selection == NULL) {
         return;
     }
-    guint n_obj = g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+    guint n_obj = selection->itemList().size();
 
     if (!drag->isNonEmpty() || selection->isEmpty())
         return;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ sp_gradient_context_is_over_line (GradientTool *rc, SPItem *item, Geom::Point ev
         SPCtrlLine* line = SP_CTRLLINE(item);
 
         Geom::LineSegment ls(line->s, line->e);
-        Geom::Point nearest = ls.pointAt(ls.nearestPoint(rc->mousepoint_doc));
+        Geom::Point nearest = ls.pointAt(ls.nearestTime(rc->mousepoint_doc));
         double dist_screen = Geom::L2 (rc->mousepoint_doc - nearest) * desktop->current_zoom();
 
         double tolerance = (double) SP_EVENT_CONTEXT(rc)->tolerance;
@@ -492,10 +492,11 @@ bool GradientTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
             if (over_line) {
                 // we take the first item in selection, because with doubleclick, the first click
                 // always resets selection to the single object under cursor
-                sp_gradient_context_add_stop_near_point(this, SP_ITEM(selection->itemList()->data), this->mousepoint_doc, event->button.time);
+                sp_gradient_context_add_stop_near_point(this, SP_ITEM(selection->itemList().front()), this->mousepoint_doc, event->button.time);
             } else {
-                for (GSList const* i = selection->itemList(); i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-                    SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(i->data);
+            	std::vector<SPItem*>  items=selection->itemList();
+                for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = items.begin();i!=items.end();i++) {
+                    SPItem *item = *i;
                     SPGradientType new_type = (SPGradientType) prefs->getInt("/tools/gradient/newgradient", SP_GRADIENT_TYPE_LINEAR);
                     Inkscape::PaintTarget fsmode = (prefs->getInt("/tools/gradient/newfillorstroke", 1) != 0) ? Inkscape::FOR_FILL : Inkscape::FOR_STROKE;
 
@@ -898,32 +899,32 @@ static void sp_gradient_drag(GradientTool &rc, Geom::Point const pt, guint /*sta
         } else {
             // Starting from empty space:
             // Sort items so that the topmost comes last
-            GSList *items = g_slist_copy ((GSList *) selection->itemList());
-            items = g_slist_sort(items, (GCompareFunc) sp_item_repr_compare_position);
+        	std::vector<SPItem*> items(selection->itemList());
+            sort(items.begin(),items.end(),sp_item_repr_compare_position);
             // take topmost
-            vector = sp_gradient_vector_for_object(document, desktop, SP_ITEM(g_slist_last(items)->data), fill_or_stroke);
-            g_slist_free (items);
+            vector = sp_gradient_vector_for_object(document, desktop, SP_ITEM(items.back()), fill_or_stroke);
         }
 
         // HACK: reset fill-opacity - that 0.75 is annoying; BUT remove this when we have an opacity slider for all tabs
         SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_new();
         sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "fill-opacity", "1.0");
 
-        for (GSList const *i = selection->itemList(); i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+        std::vector<SPItem*> itemlist = selection->itemList();
+        for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i = itemlist.begin();i!=itemlist.end();i++) {
 
             //FIXME: see above
-            sp_repr_css_change_recursive(SP_OBJECT(i->data)->getRepr(), css, "style");
+            sp_repr_css_change_recursive((*i)->getRepr(), css, "style");
 
-            sp_item_set_gradient(SP_ITEM(i->data), vector, (SPGradientType) type, fill_or_stroke);
+            sp_item_set_gradient(*i, vector, (SPGradientType) type, fill_or_stroke);
 
             if (type == SP_GRADIENT_TYPE_LINEAR) {
-                sp_item_gradient_set_coords (SP_ITEM(i->data), POINT_LG_BEGIN, 0, rc.origin, fill_or_stroke, true, false);
-                sp_item_gradient_set_coords (SP_ITEM(i->data), POINT_LG_END, 0, pt, fill_or_stroke, true, false);
+                sp_item_gradient_set_coords (*i, POINT_LG_BEGIN, 0, rc.origin, fill_or_stroke, true, false);
+                sp_item_gradient_set_coords (*i, POINT_LG_END, 0, pt, fill_or_stroke, true, false);
             } else if (type == SP_GRADIENT_TYPE_RADIAL) {
-                sp_item_gradient_set_coords (SP_ITEM(i->data), POINT_RG_CENTER, 0, rc.origin, fill_or_stroke, true, false);
-                sp_item_gradient_set_coords (SP_ITEM(i->data), POINT_RG_R1, 0, pt, fill_or_stroke, true, false);
+                sp_item_gradient_set_coords (*i, POINT_RG_CENTER, 0, rc.origin, fill_or_stroke, true, false);
+                sp_item_gradient_set_coords (*i, POINT_RG_R1, 0, pt, fill_or_stroke, true, false);
             }
-            SP_OBJECT(i->data)->requestModified(SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG);
+            (*i)->requestModified(SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG);
         }
         if (ec->_grdrag) {
             ec->_grdrag->updateDraggers();
@@ -932,7 +933,7 @@ static void sp_gradient_drag(GradientTool &rc, Geom::Point const pt, guint /*sta
             ec->_grdrag->local_change = true;
             // give the grab out-of-bounds values of xp/yp because we're already dragging
             // and therefore are already out of tolerance
-            ec->_grdrag->grabKnot (SP_ITEM(selection->itemList()->data),
+            ec->_grdrag->grabKnot (selection->itemList()[0],
                                    type == SP_GRADIENT_TYPE_LINEAR? POINT_LG_END : POINT_RG_R1,
                                    -1, // ignore number (though it is always 1)
                                    fill_or_stroke, 99999, 99999, etime);
@@ -941,7 +942,7 @@ static void sp_gradient_drag(GradientTool &rc, Geom::Point const pt, guint /*sta
 
         // status text; we do not track coords because this branch is run once, not all the time
         // during drag
-        int n_objects = g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+        int n_objects = selection->itemList().size();
         rc.message_context->setF(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE,
                                   ngettext("<b>Gradient</b> for %d object; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle",
                                            "<b>Gradient</b> for %d objects; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle", n_objects),
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/lpe-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/lpe-tool.cpp
index c0517578d..13e47f3a6 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/lpe-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/lpe-tool.cpp
@@ -396,10 +396,10 @@ lpetool_create_measuring_items(LpeTool *lc, Inkscape::Selection *selection)
     SPCanvasGroup *tmpgrp = lc->desktop->getTempGroup();
     gchar *arc_length;
     double lengthval;
-
-    for (GSList const *i = selection->itemList(); i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-        if (SP_IS_PATH(i->data)) {
-            path = SP_PATH(i->data);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> items=selection->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+        if (SP_IS_PATH(*i)) {
+            path = SP_PATH(*i);
             curve = path->getCurve();
             Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > pwd2 = paths_to_pw(curve->get_pathvector());
             canvas_text = (SPCanvasText *) sp_canvastext_new(tmpgrp, lc->desktop, Geom::Point(0,0), "");
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
index 0875c29e0..570f3e796 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
@@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ bool MeasureTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
                 // TODO switch to a different variable name. The single letter 'l' is easy to misread.
 
                 //select elements crossed by line segment:
-                GSList *items = desktop->getDocument()->getItemsAtPoints(desktop->dkey, points);
+                std::vector<SPItem*> items = desktop->getDocument()->getItemsAtPoints(desktop->dkey, points);
                 std::vector<double> intersection_times;
-                for (GSList *l = items; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-                    SPItem *item = static_cast<SPItem*>(l->data);
+                for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++) {
+                    SPItem *item = *i;
 
                     if (SP_IS_SHAPE(item)) {
                        calculate_intersections(desktop, item, lineseg, SP_SHAPE(item)->getCurve(), intersection_times);
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/mesh-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/mesh-tool.cpp
index 67ed7aef1..813d6ae5b 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/mesh-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/mesh-tool.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void MeshTool::selection_changed(Inkscape::Selection* /*sel*/) {
         return;
     }
 
-    guint n_obj = g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+    guint n_obj = selection->itemList().size();
 
     if (!drag->isNonEmpty() || selection->isEmpty()) {
         return;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ sp_mesh_context_is_over_line (MeshTool *rc, SPItem *item, Geom::Point event_p)
 
     SPCtrlCurve *curve = SP_CTRLCURVE(item);
     Geom::BezierCurveN<3> b( curve->p0, curve->p1, curve->p2, curve->p3 );
-    Geom::Coord coord = b.nearestPoint( rc->mousepoint_doc ); // Coord == double
+    Geom::Coord coord = b.nearestTime( rc->mousepoint_doc ); // Coord == double
     Geom::Point nearest = b( coord );
 
     double dist_screen = Geom::L2 (rc->mousepoint_doc - nearest) * desktop->current_zoom();
@@ -467,11 +467,12 @@ bool MeshTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
             if (over_line) {
                 // We take the first item in selection, because with doubleclick, the first click
                 // always resets selection to the single object under cursor
-                sp_mesh_context_split_near_point(this, SP_ITEM(selection->itemList()->data), this->mousepoint_doc, event->button.time);
+                sp_mesh_context_split_near_point(this, selection->itemList()[0], this->mousepoint_doc, event->button.time);
             } else {
                 // Create a new gradient with default coordinates.
-                for (GSList const* i = selection->itemList(); i != NULL; i = i->next) {
-                    SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(i->data);
+            	std::vector<SPItem*> items=selection->itemList();
+                for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+                    SPItem *item = *i;
                     SPGradientType new_type = SP_GRADIENT_TYPE_MESH;
                     Inkscape::PaintTarget fsmode = (prefs->getInt("/tools/gradient/newfillorstroke", 1) != 0) ? Inkscape::FOR_FILL : Inkscape::FOR_STROKE;
 
@@ -940,27 +941,27 @@ static void sp_mesh_drag(MeshTool &rc, Geom::Point const /*pt*/, guint /*state*/
         } else {
             // Starting from empty space:
             // Sort items so that the topmost comes last
-            GSList *items = g_slist_copy ((GSList *) selection->itemList());
-            items = g_slist_sort(items, (GCompareFunc) sp_item_repr_compare_position);
+        	std::vector<SPItem*> items(selection->itemList());
+            sort(items.begin(),items.end(),sp_item_repr_compare_position);
             // take topmost
-            vector = sp_gradient_vector_for_object(document, desktop, SP_ITEM(g_slist_last(items)->data), fill_or_stroke);
-            g_slist_free (items);
+            vector = sp_gradient_vector_for_object(document, desktop, SP_ITEM(items.back()), fill_or_stroke);
         }
 
         // HACK: reset fill-opacity - that 0.75 is annoying; BUT remove this when we have an opacity slider for all tabs
         SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_new();
         sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "fill-opacity", "1.0");
 
-        for (GSList const *i = selection->itemList(); i != NULL; i = i->next) {
+        std::vector<SPItem*> items=selection->itemList();
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
 
             //FIXME: see above
-            sp_repr_css_change_recursive(SP_OBJECT(i->data)->getRepr(), css, "style");
+            sp_repr_css_change_recursive((*i)->getRepr(), css, "style");
 
-            sp_item_set_gradient(SP_ITEM(i->data), vector, (SPGradientType) type, fill_or_stroke);
+            sp_item_set_gradient(*i, vector, (SPGradientType) type, fill_or_stroke);
 
             // We don't need to do anything. Mesh is already sized appropriately.
  
-            SP_OBJECT(i->data)->requestModified(SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG);
+            (*i)->requestModified(SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG);
         }
         // if (ec->_grdrag) {
         //     ec->_grdrag->updateDraggers();
@@ -978,7 +979,7 @@ static void sp_mesh_drag(MeshTool &rc, Geom::Point const /*pt*/, guint /*state*/
 
         // status text; we do not track coords because this branch is run once, not all the time
         // during drag
-        int n_objects = g_slist_length((GSList *) selection->itemList());
+        int n_objects = selection->itemList().size();
         rc.message_context->setF(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE,
                                   ngettext("<b>Gradient</b> for %d object; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle",
                                            "<b>Gradient</b> for %d objects; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle", n_objects),
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/node-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/node-tool.cpp
index a4b903960..6a6ca0b26 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/node-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/node-tool.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "ui/shape-editor.h" // temporary!
 #include "live_effects/effect.h"
 #include "display/curve.h"
+#include "snap.h"
+#include "sp-namedview.h"
 #include "sp-clippath.h"
 #include "sp-item-group.h"
 #include "sp-mask.h"
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ namespace UI {
 namespace Tools {
 
 const std::string& NodeTool::getPrefsPath() {
-	return NodeTool::prefsPath;
+    return NodeTool::prefsPath;
 }
 
 const std::string NodeTool::prefsPath = "/tools/nodes";
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ void NodeTool::setup() {
         Inkscape::UI::ControlPoint::signal_mouseover_change.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &NodeTool::mouseover_changed));
 
     this->_sizeUpdatedConn = ControlManager::getManager().connectCtrlSizeChanged(
-    		sigc::mem_fun(this, &NodeTool::handleControlUiStyleChange)
+            sigc::mem_fun(this, &NodeTool::handleControlUiStyleChange)
     );
     
     this->_selected_nodes = new Inkscape::UI::ControlPointSelection(this->desktop, this->_transform_handle_group);
@@ -236,14 +238,14 @@ void NodeTool::setup() {
     );
 
     this->_selected_nodes->signal_selection_changed.connect(
-		// Hide both signal parameters and bind the function parameter to 0
-		// sigc::signal<void, SelectableControlPoint *, bool>
-		// <=>
-		// void update_tip(GdkEvent *event)
-		sigc::hide(sigc::hide(sigc::bind(
-				sigc::mem_fun(this, &NodeTool::update_tip),
-				(GdkEvent*)NULL
-		)))
+        // Hide both signal parameters and bind the function parameter to 0
+        // sigc::signal<void, SelectableControlPoint *, bool>
+        // <=>
+        // void update_tip(GdkEvent *event)
+        sigc::hide(sigc::hide(sigc::bind(
+                sigc::mem_fun(this, &NodeTool::update_tip),
+                (GdkEvent*)NULL
+        )))
     );
 
     this->helperpath_tmpitem = NULL;
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ void NodeTool::set(const Inkscape::Preferences::Entry& value) {
         this->edit_masks = value.getBool();
         this->selection_changed(this->desktop->selection);
     } else {
-    	ToolBase::set(value);
+        ToolBase::set(value);
     }
 }
 
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ void gather_items(NodeTool *nt, SPItem *base, SPObject *obj, Inkscape::UI::Shape
     using namespace Inkscape::UI;
 
     if (!obj) {
-    	return;
+        return;
     }
 
     //XML Tree being used directly here while it shouldn't be.
@@ -410,10 +412,9 @@ void NodeTool::selection_changed(Inkscape::Selection *sel) {
 
     std::set<ShapeRecord> shapes;
 
-    GSList const *ilist = sel->itemList();
-
-    for (GSList *i = const_cast<GSList*>(ilist); i; i = i->next) {
-        SPObject *obj = static_cast<SPObject*>(i->data);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> items=sel->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+        SPObject *obj = *i;
 
         if (SP_IS_ITEM(obj)) {
             gather_items(this, NULL, static_cast<SPItem*>(obj), SHAPE_ROLE_NORMAL, shapes);
@@ -447,6 +448,9 @@ void NodeTool::selection_changed(Inkscape::Selection *sel) {
         }
     }
 
+    _previous_selection = _current_selection;
+    _current_selection = sel->itemList();
+
     this->_multipath->setItems(shapes);
     this->update_tip(NULL);
     this->desktop->updateNow();
@@ -459,31 +463,47 @@ bool NodeTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
      * 3. some keybindings
      */
     using namespace Inkscape::UI; // pull in event helpers
-    
+
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->selection;
     static Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
 
     if (this->_multipath->event(this, event)) {
-    	return true;
+        return true;
     }
 
     if (this->_selector->event(this, event)) {
-    	return true;
+        return true;
     }
 
     if (this->_selected_nodes->event(this, event)) {
-    	return true;
+        return true;
     }
 
     switch (event->type)
     {
     case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY: {
-	this->update_helperpath();
+        this->update_helperpath();
         combine_motion_events(desktop->canvas, event->motion, 0);
         this->update_helperpath();
         SPItem *over_item = sp_event_context_find_item (desktop, event_point(event->button),
                 FALSE, TRUE);
 
+        Geom::Point const motion_w(event->motion.x, event->motion.y);
+        Geom::Point const motion_dt(this->desktop->w2d(motion_w));
+
+        SnapManager &m = this->desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+
+        // We will show a pre-snap indication for when the user adds a node through double-clicking
+        // Adding a node will only work when a path has been selected; if that's not the case then snapping is useless
+        if (not this->desktop->selection->isEmpty()) {
+            if (!(event->motion.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
+                m.setup(this->desktop);
+                Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(motion_dt, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+                m.preSnap(scp, true);
+                m.unSetup();
+            }
+        }
+
         if (over_item != this->_last_over) {
             this->_last_over = over_item;
             //ink_node_tool_update_tip(nt, event);
@@ -492,11 +512,11 @@ bool NodeTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
         // create pathflash outline
         if (prefs->getBool("/tools/nodes/pathflash_enabled")) {
             if (over_item == this->flashed_item) {
-            	break;
+                break;
             }
 
             if (!prefs->getBool("/tools/nodes/pathflash_selected") && selection->includes(over_item)) {
-            	break;
+                break;
             }
 
             if (this->flash_tempitem) {
@@ -506,14 +526,14 @@ bool NodeTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
             }
 
             if (!SP_IS_SHAPE(over_item)) {
-            	break; // for now, handle only shapes
+                break; // for now, handle only shapes
             }
 
             this->flashed_item = over_item;
             SPCurve *c = SP_SHAPE(over_item)->getCurveBeforeLPE();
 
             if (!c) {
-            	break; // break out when curve doesn't exist
+                break; // break out when curve doesn't exist
             }
 
             c->transform(over_item->i2dt_affine());
@@ -576,11 +596,42 @@ bool NodeTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
 
     case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
         //ink_node_tool_update_tip(nt, event);
-    	this->update_tip(event);
+        this->update_tip(event);
+        break;
+
+    case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+        if (this->_selector->doubleClicked()) {
+            // If the selector received the doubleclick event, then we're at some distance from
+            // the path; otherwise, the doubleclick event would have been received by
+            // CurveDragPoint; we will insert nodes into the path anyway but only if we can snap
+            // to the path. Otherwise the position would not be very well defined.
+            if (!(event->motion.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
+                Geom::Point const motion_w(event->motion.x, event->motion.y);
+                Geom::Point const motion_dt(this->desktop->w2d(motion_w));
+
+                SnapManager &m = this->desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+                m.setup(this->desktop);
+                Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(motion_dt, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+                Inkscape::SnappedPoint sp = m.freeSnap(scp, Geom::OptRect(), true);
+                m.unSetup();
+
+                if (sp.getSnapped()) {
+                    // The first click of the double click will have cleared the path selection, because
+                    // we clicked aside of the path. We need to undo this on double click
+                    Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
+                    selection->addList(_previous_selection);
+
+                    // The selection has been restored, and the signal selection_changed has been emitted,
+                    // which has again forced a restore of the _mmap variable of the MultiPathManipulator (this->_multipath)
+                    // Now we can insert the new nodes as if nothing has happened!
+                    this->_multipath->insertNode(this->desktop->d2w(sp.getPoint()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
         break;
 
     default:
-    	break;
+        break;
     }
     
     return ToolBase::root_handler(event);
@@ -593,7 +644,7 @@ void NodeTool::update_tip(GdkEvent *event) {
         unsigned new_state = state_after_event(event);
 
         if (new_state == event->key.state) {
-        	return;
+            return;
         }
 
         if (state_held_shift(new_state)) {
@@ -614,9 +665,27 @@ void NodeTool::update_tip(GdkEvent *event) {
     unsigned total = this->_selected_nodes->allPoints().size();
 
     if (sz != 0) {
-        char *nodestring = g_strdup_printf(
-            ngettext("<b>%u of %u</b> node selected.", "<b>%u of %u</b> nodes selected.", total),
-            sz, total);
+        char *nodestring; 
+        if (sz == 2) {
+            // if there are only two nodes selected, display the angle
+            // of a line going through them relative to the X axis.
+            Inkscape::UI::ControlPointSelection::Set &selection_nodes = this->_selected_nodes->allPoints();
+            std::vector<Geom::Point> positions;
+            for (Inkscape::UI::ControlPointSelection::Set::iterator i = selection_nodes.begin(); i != selection_nodes.end(); ++i) {
+                if ((*i)->selected()) {
+                    Inkscape::UI::Node *n = dynamic_cast<Inkscape::UI::Node *>(*i);
+                    positions.push_back(n->position());
+                }
+            }
+            g_assert(positions.size() == 2);
+            const double angle = Geom::rad_to_deg(Geom::Line(positions[0], positions[1]).angle());
+            nodestring = g_strdup_printf("<b>%u of %u</b> nodes selected, angle: %.2f°.", sz, total, angle);
+        }
+        else {
+            nodestring = g_strdup_printf(
+                ngettext("<b>%u of %u</b> node selected.", "<b>%u of %u</b> nodes selected.", total),
+                sz, total);
+        }
 
         if (this->_last_over) {
             // TRANSLATORS: The %s below is where the "%u of %u nodes selected" sentence gets put
@@ -658,12 +727,11 @@ void NodeTool::select_area(Geom::Rect const &sel, GdkEventButton *event) {
     if (this->_multipath->empty()) {
         // if multipath is empty, select rubberbanded items rather than nodes
         Inkscape::Selection *selection = this->desktop->selection;
-        GSList *items = this->desktop->getDocument()->getItemsInBox(this->desktop->dkey, sel);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> items = this->desktop->getDocument()->getItemsInBox(this->desktop->dkey, sel);
         selection->setList(items);
-        g_slist_free(items);
     } else {
         if (!held_shift(*event)) {
-        	this->_selected_nodes->clear();
+            this->_selected_nodes->clear();
         }
 
         this->_selected_nodes->selectArea(sel);
@@ -674,11 +742,11 @@ void NodeTool::select_point(Geom::Point const &/*sel*/, GdkEventButton *event) {
     using namespace Inkscape::UI; // pull in event helpers
 
     if (!event) {
-    	return;
+        return;
     }
 
     if (event->button != 1) {
-    	return;
+        return;
     }
 
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = this->desktop->selection;
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/node-tool.h b/src/ui/tools/node-tool.h
index 20375e869..8342d66a6 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/node-tool.h
+++ b/src/ui/tools/node-tool.h
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@
 #include "selection.h"
 
 namespace Inkscape {
-	namespace Display {
-		class TemporaryItem;
-	}
-
-	namespace UI {
-		class MultiPathManipulator;
-		class ControlPointSelection;
-		class Selector;
-		class ControlPoint;
-
-		struct PathSharedData;
-	}
+    namespace Display {
+        class TemporaryItem;
+    }
+
+    namespace UI {
+        class MultiPathManipulator;
+        class ControlPointSelection;
+        class Selector;
+        class ControlPoint;
+
+        struct PathSharedData;
+    }
 }
 
 struct SPCanvasGroup;
@@ -44,26 +44,26 @@ namespace Tools {
 
 class NodeTool : public ToolBase {
 public:
-	NodeTool();
-	virtual ~NodeTool();
+    NodeTool();
+    virtual ~NodeTool();
 
-	Inkscape::UI::ControlPointSelection* _selected_nodes;
+    Inkscape::UI::ControlPointSelection* _selected_nodes;
     Inkscape::UI::MultiPathManipulator* _multipath;
 
     bool edit_clipping_paths;
     bool edit_masks;
 
-	static const std::string prefsPath;
+    static const std::string prefsPath;
 
-	virtual void setup();
-	virtual void update_helperpath();
-	virtual void set(const Inkscape::Preferences::Entry& val);
-	virtual bool root_handler(GdkEvent* event);
+    virtual void setup();
+    virtual void update_helperpath();
+    virtual void set(const Inkscape::Preferences::Entry& val);
+    virtual bool root_handler(GdkEvent* event);
 
-	virtual const std::string& getPrefsPath();
+    virtual const std::string& getPrefsPath();
 
 private:
-	sigc::connection _selection_changed_connection;
+    sigc::connection _selection_changed_connection;
     sigc::connection _mouseover_changed_connection;
     sigc::connection _sizeUpdatedConn;
 
@@ -85,13 +85,16 @@ private:
     bool show_transform_handles;
     bool single_node_transform_handles;
 
-	void selection_changed(Inkscape::Selection *sel);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> _current_selection;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> _previous_selection;
 
-	void select_area(Geom::Rect const &sel, GdkEventButton *event);
-	void select_point(Geom::Point const &sel, GdkEventButton *event);
-	void mouseover_changed(Inkscape::UI::ControlPoint *p);
-	void update_tip(GdkEvent *event);
-	void handleControlUiStyleChange();
+    void selection_changed(Inkscape::Selection *sel);
+
+    void select_area(Geom::Rect const &sel, GdkEventButton *event);
+    void select_point(Geom::Point const &sel, GdkEventButton *event);
+    void mouseover_changed(Inkscape::UI::ControlPoint *p);
+    void update_tip(GdkEvent *event);
+    void handleControlUiStyleChange();
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.cpp
index daffc7032..827dbf5c3 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@
 #include <typeinfo>
 #include <2geom/pathvector.h>
 #include <2geom/affine.h>
-#include <2geom/bezier-curve.h>
-#include <2geom/hvlinesegment.h>
+#include <2geom/curves.h>
 #include "helper/geom-nodetype.h"
 #include "helper/geom-curves.h"
 
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@
 
 #define INKSCAPE_LPE_BSPLINE_C
 #include "live_effects/lpe-bspline.h"
-#include <2geom/nearest-point.h>
+#include <2geom/nearest-time.h>
 
 #include "live_effects/effect.h"
 
@@ -762,14 +761,12 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                             }
                         }
                         this->state = PenTool::CONTROL;
-                        ret = true;
                         break;
                     case PenTool::CONTROL:
                         // End current segment
                         this->_endpointSnap(p, revent.state);
                         this->_finishSegment(p, revent.state);
                         this->state = PenTool::POINT;
-                        ret = true;
                         break;
                     case PenTool::CLOSE:
                         // End current segment
@@ -783,12 +780,10 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                         }
                         this->_finish(true);
                         this->state = PenTool::POINT;
-                        ret = true;
                         break;
                     case PenTool::STOP:
                         // This is allowed, if we just canceled curve
                         this->state = PenTool::POINT;
-                        ret = true;
                         break;
                     default:
                         break;
@@ -823,7 +818,6 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                         break;
                 }
                 this->state = PenTool::POINT;
-                ret = true;
                 break;
             default:
                 break;
@@ -1357,8 +1351,9 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroColor()
 
 void PenTool::_bsplineSpiro(bool shift)
 {
-    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline)
+    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline){
         return;
+    }
 
     shift?this->_bsplineSpiroOff():this->_bsplineSpiroOn();
     this->_bsplineSpiroBuild();
@@ -1419,21 +1414,26 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroStartAnchor(bool shift)
     }else{
         this->spiro = false;
     }
-    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline)
+    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline){
+        SPCurve *tmp_curve = this->sa->curve->copy();
+        if (this->sa->start) {
+            tmp_curve  = tmp_curve ->create_reverse();
+        }
+        this->overwrite_curve = tmp_curve ;
         return;
-
-    if(shift)
+    }
+    if(shift){
         this->_bsplineSpiroStartAnchorOff();
-    else
+    } else {
         this->_bsplineSpiroStartAnchorOn();
+    }
 }
 
 void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroStartAnchorOn()
 {
     using Geom::X;
     using Geom::Y;
-    SPCurve *tmp_curve  = new SPCurve();
-    tmp_curve  = this->sa->curve->copy();
+    SPCurve *tmp_curve = this->sa->curve->copy();
     if(this->sa->start)
         tmp_curve  = tmp_curve ->create_reverse();
     Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*tmp_curve ->last_segment());
@@ -1465,8 +1465,7 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroStartAnchorOn()
 
 void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroStartAnchorOff()
 {
-    SPCurve *tmp_curve  = new SPCurve();
-    tmp_curve  = this->sa->curve->copy();
+    SPCurve *tmp_curve  = this->sa->curve->copy();
     if(this->sa->start)
         tmp_curve  = tmp_curve ->create_reverse();
     Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*tmp_curve ->last_segment());
@@ -1490,9 +1489,9 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroStartAnchorOff()
 }
 
 void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroMotion(bool shift){
-    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline)
+    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline){
         return;
-
+    }
     using Geom::X;
     using Geom::Y;
     if(this->red_curve->is_empty()) return;
@@ -1522,7 +1521,7 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroMotion(bool shift){
                 Geom::D2< Geom::SBasis > SBasisweight_power;
                 weight_power->moveto(tmp_curve ->last_segment()->finalPoint());
                 weight_power->lineto(tmp_curve ->last_segment()->initialPoint());
-                float WP = Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2],*weight_power->first_segment());
+                float WP = Geom::nearest_time((*cubic)[2],*weight_power->first_segment());
                 weight_power->reset();
                 weight_power->moveto(this->red_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint());
                 weight_power->lineto(this->red_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint());
@@ -1564,7 +1563,7 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroEndAnchorOn()
     using Geom::Y;
     this->p[2] = this->p[3] + (1./3)*(this->p[0] - this->p[3]);
     this->p[2] = Geom::Point(this->p[2][X] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP,this->p[2][Y] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP);
-    SPCurve *tmp_curve  = new SPCurve();
+    SPCurve *tmp_curve;
     SPCurve *last_segment = new SPCurve();
     Geom::Point point_c(0,0);
     bool reverse = false;
@@ -1621,7 +1620,7 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroEndAnchorOn()
 void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroEndAnchorOff()
 {
 
-    SPCurve *tmp_curve  = new SPCurve();
+    SPCurve *tmp_curve;
     SPCurve *last_segment = new SPCurve();
     bool reverse = false;
     this->p[2] = this->p[3];
@@ -1744,7 +1743,7 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineSpiroBuild()
 //from LPE BSPLINE:
 void PenTool::_bsplineDoEffect(SPCurve * curve)
 {
-    const double NO_POWER = 0.0;
+    //const double NO_POWER = 0.0;
     const double DEFAULT_START_POWER = 0.3334;
     const double DEFAULT_END_POWER = 0.6667;
     if (curve->get_segment_count() < 1) {
@@ -1798,12 +1797,12 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineDoEffect(SPCurve * curve)
                 if(are_near((*cubic)[1],(*cubic)[0]) && !are_near((*cubic)[2],(*cubic)[3])) {
                     point_at1 = sbasis_in.valueAt(DEFAULT_START_POWER);
                 } else {
-                    point_at1 = sbasis_in.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1], *in->first_segment()));
+                    point_at1 = sbasis_in.valueAt(Geom::nearest_time((*cubic)[1], *in->first_segment()));
                 }
                 if(are_near((*cubic)[2],(*cubic)[3]) && !are_near((*cubic)[1],(*cubic)[0])) {
                     point_at2 = sbasis_in.valueAt(DEFAULT_END_POWER);
                 } else {
-                    point_at2 = sbasis_in.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2], *in->first_segment()));
+                    point_at2 = sbasis_in.valueAt(Geom::nearest_time((*cubic)[2], *in->first_segment()));
                 }
             } else {
                 point_at1 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
@@ -1821,7 +1820,7 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineDoEffect(SPCurve * curve)
                     if(are_near((*cubic)[1],(*cubic)[0]) && !are_near((*cubic)[2],(*cubic)[3])) {
                         next_point_at1 = sbasis_in.valueAt(DEFAULT_START_POWER);
                     } else {
-                        next_point_at1 = sbasis_out.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1], *out->first_segment()));
+                        next_point_at1 = sbasis_out.valueAt(Geom::nearest_time((*cubic)[1], *out->first_segment()));
                     }
                 } else {
                     next_point_at1 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
@@ -1838,7 +1837,7 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineDoEffect(SPCurve * curve)
                 cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(&*path_it->begin());
                 if (cubic) {
                     line_helper->moveto(sbasis_start.valueAt(
-                                           Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1], *start->first_segment())));
+                                           Geom::nearest_time((*cubic)[1], *start->first_segment())));
                 } else {
                     line_helper->moveto(start->first_segment()->initialPoint());
                 }
@@ -1852,7 +1851,7 @@ void PenTool::_bsplineDoEffect(SPCurve * curve)
                 cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(&*curve_it1);
                 if (cubic) {
                     line_helper->lineto(sbasis_end.valueAt(
-                                           Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2], *end->first_segment())));
+                                           Geom::nearest_time((*cubic)[2], *end->first_segment())));
                 } else {
                     line_helper->lineto(end->first_segment()->finalPoint());
                 }
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp
index 008804162..16c26546f 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static Geom::Point pencil_drag_origin_w(0, 0);
 static bool pencil_within_tolerance = false;
 
 static bool in_svg_plane(Geom::Point const &p) { return Geom::LInfty(p) < 1e18; }
+const double HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP = 0.01;
 
 const std::string& PencilTool::getPrefsPath() {
 	return PencilTool::prefsPath;
@@ -357,7 +358,6 @@ bool PencilTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                     // Ctrl+click creates a single point so only set context in ADDLINE mode when Ctrl isn't pressed
                     this->state = SP_PENCIL_CONTEXT_ADDLINE;
                 }
-                ret = true;
                 break;
             case SP_PENCIL_CONTEXT_ADDLINE:
                 /* Finish segment now */
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ bool PencilTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                 this->_finishEndpoint();
                 this->state = SP_PENCIL_CONTEXT_IDLE;
                 sp_event_context_discard_delayed_snap_event(this);
-                ret = true;
                 break;
             case SP_PENCIL_CONTEXT_FREEHAND:
                 if (revent.state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
@@ -413,7 +412,6 @@ bool PencilTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                     // reset sketch mode too
                     this->sketch_n = 0;
                 }
-                ret = true;
                 break;
             case SP_PENCIL_CONTEXT_SKETCH:
             default:
@@ -663,10 +661,10 @@ void PencilTool::_interpolate() {
         for (int c = 0; c < n_segs; c++) {
             // if we are in BSpline we modify the trace to create adhoc nodes 
             if(mode == 2){
-                Geom::Point point_at1 = b[4*c+0] + (1./3)*(b[4*c+3] - b[4*c+0]);
-                point_at1 = Geom::Point(point_at1[X] + 0.0001,point_at1[Y] + 0.0001);
-                Geom::Point point_at2 = b[4*c+3] + (1./3)*(b[4*c+0] - b[4*c+3]);
-                point_at2 = Geom::Point(point_at2[X] + 0.0001,point_at2[Y] + 0.0001);
+                Geom::Point point_at1 = b[4 * c + 0] + (1./3) * (b[4 * c + 3] - b[4 * c + 0]);
+                point_at1 = Geom::Point(point_at1[X] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP, point_at1[Y] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP);
+                Geom::Point point_at2 = b[4 * c + 3] + (1./3) * (b[4 * c + 0] - b[4 * c + 3]);
+                point_at2 = Geom::Point(point_at2[X] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP, point_at2[Y] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP);
                 this->green_curve->curveto(point_at1,point_at2,b[4*c+3]);
             }else{
                 this->green_curve->curveto(b[4 * c + 1], b[4 * c + 2], b[4 * c + 3]);
@@ -811,9 +809,9 @@ void PencilTool::_fitAndSplit() {
         guint mode = prefs->getInt("/tools/freehand/pencil/freehand-mode", 0);
         if(mode == 2){
             Geom::Point point_at1 = b[0] + (1./3)*(b[3] - b[0]);
-            point_at1 = Geom::Point(point_at1[X] + 0.0001,point_at1[Y] + 0.0001);
+            point_at1 = Geom::Point(point_at1[X] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP, point_at1[Y] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP);
             Geom::Point point_at2 = b[3] + (1./3)*(b[0] - b[3]);
-            point_at2 = Geom::Point(point_at2[X] + 0.0001,point_at2[Y] + 0.0001);
+            point_at2 = Geom::Point(point_at2[X] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP, point_at2[Y] + HANDLE_CUBIC_GAP);
             this->red_curve->curveto(point_at1,point_at2,b[3]);
         }else{
             this->red_curve->curveto(b[1], b[2], b[3]);
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/rect-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/rect-tool.cpp
index 62a9006ea..844965c4d 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/rect-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/rect-tool.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ bool RectTool::item_handler(SPItem* item, GdkEvent* event) {
     case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS:
         if ( event->button.button == 1 && !this->space_panning) {
             Inkscape::setup_for_drag_start(desktop, this, event);
-            ret = TRUE;
         }
         break;
         // motion and release are always on root (why?)
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/select-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/select-tool.cpp
index 40b994968..f06b03d91 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/select-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/select-tool.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ bool SelectTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
         case GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS:
             if (event->button.button == 1) {
                 if (!selection->isEmpty()) {
-                    SPItem *clicked_item = static_cast<SPItem *>(selection->itemList()->data);
+                    SPItem *clicked_item = selection->itemList()[0];
 
                     if (dynamic_cast<SPGroup *>(clicked_item) && !dynamic_cast<SPBox3D *>(clicked_item)) { // enter group if it's not a 3D box
                         desktop->setCurrentLayer(clicked_item);
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ bool SelectTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
 
                     if (r->is_started() && !within_tolerance) {
                         // this was a rubberband drag
-                        GSList *items = NULL;
+                    	std::vector<SPItem*> items;
 
                         if (r->getMode() == RUBBERBAND_MODE_RECT) {
                             Geom::OptRect const b = r->getRectangle();
@@ -730,7 +730,6 @@ bool SelectTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
                             selection->setList (items);
                         }
 
-                        g_slist_free (items);
                     } else { // it was just a click, or a too small rubberband
                         r->stop();
 
@@ -778,7 +777,6 @@ bool SelectTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
                                 }
 
                                 rb_escaped = 0;
-                                ret = TRUE;
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/spray-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/spray-tool.cpp
index 0399b1e55..e2be5ca4b 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/spray-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/spray-tool.cpp
@@ -133,14 +133,13 @@ SprayTool::SprayTool()
     : ToolBase(cursor_spray_xpm, 4, 4, false)
     , pressure(TC_DEFAULT_PRESSURE)
     , dragging(false)
-    , usepressure(0)
-    , usetilt(0)
+    , usepressure(false)
+    , usetilt(false)
     , usetext(false)
     , width(0.2)
     , ratio(0)
     , tilt(0)
     , rotation_variation(0)
-    , force(0.2)
     , population(0)
     , scale_variation(1)
     , scale(1)
@@ -165,20 +164,12 @@ SprayTool::~SprayTool() {
     }
 }
 
-static bool is_transform_modes(gint mode)
-{
-    return (mode == SPRAY_MODE_COPY ||
-            mode == SPRAY_MODE_CLONE ||
-            mode == SPRAY_MODE_SINGLE_PATH ||
-            mode == SPRAY_OPTION);
-}
-
 void SprayTool::update_cursor(bool /*with_shift*/) {
     guint num = 0;
     gchar *sel_message = NULL;
 
     if (!desktop->selection->isEmpty()) {
-        num = g_slist_length(const_cast<GSList *>(desktop->selection->itemList()));
+        num = desktop->selection->itemList().size();
         sel_message = g_strdup_printf(ngettext("<b>%i</b> object selected","<b>%i</b> objects selected",num), num);
     } else {
         sel_message = g_strdup_printf("%s", _("<b>Nothing</b> selected"));
@@ -207,8 +198,7 @@ void SprayTool::setup() {
 
     {
         /* TODO: have a look at sp_dyna_draw_context_setup where the same is done.. generalize? at least make it an arcto! */
-        Geom::PathVector path;
-        Geom::Circle(0, 0, 1).getPath(path);
+        Geom::PathVector path = Geom::Path(Geom::Circle(0,0,1));
 
         SPCurve *c = new SPCurve(path);
 
@@ -229,7 +219,6 @@ void SprayTool::setup() {
     sp_event_context_read(this, "scale_variation");
     sp_event_context_read(this, "mode");
     sp_event_context_read(this, "population");
-    sp_event_context_read(this, "force");
     sp_event_context_read(this, "mean");
     sp_event_context_read(this, "standard_deviation");
     sp_event_context_read(this, "usepressure");
@@ -271,9 +260,7 @@ void SprayTool::set(const Inkscape::Preferences::Entry& val) {
         this->tilt = CLAMP(val.getDouble(0.1), 0, 1000.0);
     } else if (path == "ratio") {
         this->ratio = CLAMP(val.getDouble(), 0.0, 0.9);
-    } else if (path == "force") {
-        this->force = CLAMP(val.getDouble(1.0), 0, 1.0);
-    } 
+    }
 }
 
 static void sp_spray_extinput(SprayTool *tc, GdkEvent *event)
@@ -290,16 +277,6 @@ static double get_dilate_radius(SprayTool *tc)
     return 250 * tc->width/SP_EVENT_CONTEXT(tc)->desktop->current_zoom();
 }
 
-static double get_path_force(SprayTool *tc)
-{
-    double force = 8 * (tc->usepressure? tc->pressure : TC_DEFAULT_PRESSURE)
-        /sqrt(SP_EVENT_CONTEXT(tc)->desktop->current_zoom());
-    if (force > 3) {
-        force += 4 * (force - 3);
-    }
-    return force * tc->force;
-}
-
 static double get_path_mean(SprayTool *tc)
 {
     return tc->mean;
@@ -310,10 +287,11 @@ static double get_path_standard_deviation(SprayTool *tc)
     return tc->standard_deviation;
 }
 
-static double get_move_force(SprayTool *tc)
+static double get_population(SprayTool *tc)
 {
-    double force = (tc->usepressure? tc->pressure : TC_DEFAULT_PRESSURE);
-    return force * tc->force;
+    double pressure = (tc->usepressure? tc->pressure / TC_DEFAULT_PRESSURE : 1);
+    //g_warning("Pressure, population: %f, %f", pressure, pressure * tc->population);
+    return pressure * tc->population;
 }
 
 static double get_move_mean(SprayTool *tc)
@@ -361,7 +339,6 @@ static bool sp_spray_recursive(SPDesktop *desktop,
                                Geom::Point /*vector*/,
                                gint mode,
                                double radius,
-                               double /*force*/,
                                double population,
                                double &scale,
                                double scale_variation,
@@ -426,11 +403,9 @@ static bool sp_spray_recursive(SPDesktop *desktop,
         SPItem *unionResult = NULL;    // Previous union
 
         int i=1;
-        for (GSList *items = g_slist_copy(const_cast<GSList *>(selection->itemList()));
-                items != NULL;
-                items = items->next) {
-
-            SPItem *item1 = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(static_cast<SPObject *>(items->data));
+        std::vector<SPItem*> items=selection->itemList();
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator it=items.begin();it!=items.end();it++){
+            SPItem *item1 = *it;
             if (i == 1) {
                 parent_item = item1;
             }
@@ -527,8 +502,8 @@ static bool sp_spray_dilate(SprayTool *tc, Geom::Point /*event_p*/, Geom::Point
 
     bool did = false;
     double radius = get_dilate_radius(tc);
-    double path_force = get_path_force(tc);
-    if (radius == 0 || path_force == 0) {
+    double population = get_population(tc);
+    if (radius == 0 || population == 0) {
         return false;
     }
     double path_mean = get_path_mean(tc);
@@ -539,42 +514,29 @@ static bool sp_spray_dilate(SprayTool *tc, Geom::Point /*event_p*/, Geom::Point
     if (radius == 0 || path_standard_deviation == 0) {
         return false;
     }
-    double move_force = get_move_force(tc);
     double move_mean = get_move_mean(tc);
     double move_standard_deviation = get_move_standard_deviation(tc);
 
     {
-        GSList *const original_selection = g_slist_copy(const_cast<GSList *>(selection->itemList()));
+        std::vector<SPItem*> const items(selection->itemList());
 
-        for (GSList *items = original_selection;
-                items != NULL;
-                items = items->next) {
-            SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(static_cast<SPObject *>(items->data));
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+            SPItem *item = *i;
             g_assert(item != NULL);
             sp_object_ref(item);
         }
 
-        for (GSList *items = original_selection;
-                items != NULL;
-                items = items->next) {
-            SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(static_cast<SPObject *>(items->data));
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+            SPItem *item = *i;
             g_assert(item != NULL);
 
-            if (is_transform_modes(tc->mode)) {
-                if (sp_spray_recursive(desktop, selection, item, p, vector, tc->mode, radius, move_force, tc->population, tc->scale, tc->scale_variation, reverse, move_mean, move_standard_deviation, tc->ratio, tc->tilt, tc->rotation_variation, tc->distrib)) {
-                    did = true;
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (sp_spray_recursive(desktop, selection, item, p, vector, tc->mode, radius, path_force, tc->population, tc->scale, tc->scale_variation, reverse, path_mean, path_standard_deviation, tc->ratio, tc->tilt, tc->rotation_variation, tc->distrib)) {
-                    did = true;
-                }
+            if (sp_spray_recursive(desktop, selection, item, p, vector, tc->mode, radius, population, tc->scale, tc->scale_variation, reverse, move_mean, move_standard_deviation, tc->ratio, tc->tilt, tc->rotation_variation, tc->distrib)) {
+                did = true;
             }
         }
 
-        for (GSList *items = original_selection;
-                items != NULL;
-                items = items->next) {
-            SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(static_cast<SPObject *>(items->data));
+        for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+            SPItem *item = *i;
             g_assert(item != NULL);
             sp_object_unref(item);
         }
@@ -650,7 +612,7 @@ bool SprayTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
 
             guint num = 0;
             if (!desktop->selection->isEmpty()) {
-                num = g_slist_length(const_cast<GSList *>(desktop->selection->itemList()));
+                num = desktop->selection->itemList().size();
             }
             if (num == 0) {
                 this->message_context->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("<b>Nothing selected!</b> Select objects to spray."));
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/spray-tool.h b/src/ui/tools/spray-tool.h
index 1a8f98006..8df730201 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/spray-tool.h
+++ b/src/ui/tools/spray-tool.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ enum {
 
 class SprayTool : public ToolBase {
 public:
-	SprayTool();
-	virtual ~SprayTool();
+    SprayTool();
+    virtual ~SprayTool();
 
     //ToolBase event_context;
     //Inkscape::UI::Dialog::Dialog *dialog_option;//Attribut de type SprayOptionClass, localisé dans scr/ui/dialog    
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ public:
     double ratio;
     double tilt;
     double rotation_variation;
-    double force;
     double population;
     double scale_variation;
     double scale;
@@ -90,16 +89,16 @@ public:
 
     sigc::connection style_set_connection;
 
-	static const std::string prefsPath;
+    static const std::string prefsPath;
 
-	virtual void setup();
-	virtual void set(const Inkscape::Preferences::Entry& val);
-	virtual bool root_handler(GdkEvent* event);
+    virtual void setup();
+    virtual void set(const Inkscape::Preferences::Entry& val);
+    virtual bool root_handler(GdkEvent* event);
 
-	virtual const std::string& getPrefsPath();
+    virtual const std::string& getPrefsPath();
 
 
-	void update_cursor(bool /*with_shift*/);
+    void update_cursor(bool /*with_shift*/);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/text-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/text-tool.cpp
index a2c0c81ae..1888551cf 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/text-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/text-tool.cpp
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ int TextTool::_styleQueried(SPStyle *style, int property)
     }
     sp_text_context_validate_cursor_iterators(this);
 
-    GSList *styles_list = NULL;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> styles_list;
 
     Inkscape::Text::Layout::iterator begin_it, end_it;
     if (this->text_sel_start < this->text_sel_end) {
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ int TextTool::_styleQueried(SPStyle *style, int property)
         }
     }
     for (Inkscape::Text::Layout::iterator it = begin_it ; it < end_it ; it.nextStartOfSpan()) {
-        SPObject const *pos_obj = 0;
+        SPObject *pos_obj = 0;
         void *rawptr = 0;
         layout->getSourceOfCharacter(it, &rawptr);
         if (!rawptr || !SP_IS_OBJECT(rawptr)) {
@@ -1487,12 +1487,11 @@ int TextTool::_styleQueried(SPStyle *style, int property)
         while (SP_IS_STRING(pos_obj) && pos_obj->parent) {
            pos_obj = pos_obj->parent;   // SPStrings don't have style
         }
-        styles_list = g_slist_prepend(styles_list, (gpointer)pos_obj);
+        styles_list.insert(styles_list.begin(),(SPItem*)pos_obj);
     }
 
     int result = sp_desktop_query_style_from_list (styles_list, style, property);
 
-    g_slist_free(styles_list);
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/tool-base.cpp b/src/ui/tools/tool-base.cpp
index a07f2fb86..0f9b3ee7a 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/tool-base.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/tool-base.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "widgets/desktop-widget.h"
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "shortcuts.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "ui/tools/tool-base.h"
@@ -1178,11 +1174,9 @@ SPItem *sp_event_context_find_item(SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point const &p,
 SPItem *
 sp_event_context_over_item(SPDesktop *desktop, SPItem *item,
         Geom::Point const &p) {
-    GSList *temp = NULL;
-    temp = g_slist_prepend(temp, item);
+	std::vector<SPItem*> temp;
+    temp.push_back(item);
     SPItem *item_at_point = desktop->getItemFromListAtPointBottom(temp, p);
-    g_slist_free(temp);
-
     return item_at_point;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/tweak-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/tweak-tool.cpp
index 80b52fba6..94f7aa135 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/tweak-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/tweak-tool.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void TweakTool::update_cursor (bool with_shift) {
     gchar *sel_message = NULL;
 
     if (!desktop->selection->isEmpty()) {
-        num = g_slist_length(const_cast<GSList *>(desktop->selection->itemList()));
+        num = desktop->selection->itemList().size();
         sel_message = g_strdup_printf(ngettext("<b>%i</b> object selected","<b>%i</b> objects selected",num), num);
     } else {
         sel_message = g_strdup_printf("%s", _("<b>Nothing</b> selected"));
@@ -259,8 +259,7 @@ void TweakTool::setup() {
 
     {
         /* TODO: have a look at sp_dyna_draw_context_setup where the same is done.. generalize? at least make it an arcto! */
-        Geom::PathVector path;
-        Geom::Circle(0, 0, 1).getPath(path);
+        Geom::PathVector path = Geom::Path(Geom::Circle(0,0,1));
 
         SPCurve *c = new SPCurve(path);
 
@@ -372,14 +371,13 @@ sp_tweak_dilate_recursive (Inkscape::Selection *selection, SPItem *item, Geom::P
     }
 
     if (dynamic_cast<SPText *>(item) || dynamic_cast<SPFlowtext *>(item)) {
-        GSList *items = g_slist_prepend (NULL, item);
-        GSList *selected = NULL;
-        GSList *to_select = NULL;
+    	std::vector<SPItem*> items;
+        items.push_back(item);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> selected;
+        std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node*> to_select;
         SPDocument *doc = item->document;
-        sp_item_list_to_curves (items, &selected, &to_select);
-        g_slist_free (items);
-        SPObject* newObj = doc->getObjectByRepr(static_cast<Inkscape::XML::Node *>(to_select->data));
-        g_slist_free (to_select);
+        sp_item_list_to_curves (items, selected, to_select);
+        SPObject* newObj = doc->getObjectByRepr(to_select[0]);
         item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(newObj);
         g_assert(item != NULL);
         selection->add(item);
@@ -1078,11 +1076,9 @@ sp_tweak_dilate (TweakTool *tc, Geom::Point event_p, Geom::Point p, Geom::Point
     double move_force = get_move_force(tc);
     double color_force = MIN(sqrt(path_force)/20.0, 1);
 
-    for (GSList *items = g_slist_copy(const_cast<GSList *>(selection->itemList()));
-         items != NULL;
-         items = items->next) {
-
-        SPItem *item = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(static_cast<SPObject *>(items->data));
+    std::vector<SPItem*> items=selection->itemList();
+    for(std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++){
+        SPItem *item = *i;
 
         if (is_color_mode (tc->mode)) {
             if (do_fill || do_stroke || do_opacity) {
@@ -1189,7 +1185,7 @@ bool TweakTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
 
                 guint num = 0;
                 if (!desktop->selection->isEmpty()) {
-                    num = g_slist_length(const_cast<GSList *>(desktop->selection->itemList()));
+                    num = desktop->selection->itemList().size();
                 }
                 if (num == 0) {
                     this->message_context->flash(Inkscape::ERROR_MESSAGE, _("<b>Nothing selected!</b> Select objects to tweak."));
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/Makefile_insert b/src/ui/widget/Makefile_insert
index e18b790bd..eb98e6872 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/Makefile_insert
+++ b/src/ui/widget/Makefile_insert
@@ -6,10 +6,22 @@ ink_common_sources +=	\
 	ui/widget/attr-widget.h	\
 	ui/widget/button.h	\
 	ui/widget/button.cpp	\
+	ui/widget/color-entry.cpp    \
+	ui/widget/color-entry.h     \
+	ui/widget/color-icc-selector.cpp	\
+	ui/widget/color-icc-selector.h	\
+	ui/widget/color-notebook.cpp   \
+	ui/widget/color-notebook.h  \
+	ui/widget/color-wheel-selector.cpp    \
+	ui/widget/color-wheel-selector.h    \
 	ui/widget/color-picker.cpp     \
 	ui/widget/color-picker.h        \
 	ui/widget/color-preview.cpp     \
 	ui/widget/color-preview.h       \
+	ui/widget/color-slider.cpp      \
+	ui/widget/color-slider.h       \
+	ui/widget/color-scales.cpp   \
+	ui/widget/color-scales.h    \
 	ui/widget/combo-enums.h \
 	ui/widget/dock.h		\
 	ui/widget/dock.cpp		\
@@ -21,8 +33,10 @@ ink_common_sources +=	\
 	ui/widget/entry.h        \
 	ui/widget/filter-effect-chooser.h \
 	ui/widget/filter-effect-chooser.cpp \
-	ui/widget/gimpspinscale.c      \
-	ui/widget/gimpspinscale.h        \
+	ui/widget/font-variants.h      	\
+	ui/widget/font-variants.cpp     \
+	ui/widget/gimpspinscale.c	\
+	ui/widget/gimpspinscale.h       \
 	ui/widget/gimpcolorwheel.c \
 	ui/widget/gimpcolorwheel.h \
 	ui/widget/frame.cpp      \
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/addtoicon.cpp b/src/ui/widget/addtoicon.cpp
index f15d7abf7..823e24a00 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/addtoicon.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/addtoicon.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-# include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "ui/widget/addtoicon.h"
 
 #include <gtkmm/icontheme.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/button.h b/src/ui/widget/button.h
index 471b7d8a2..d3c9afa02 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/button.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/button.h
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_BUTTON_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_BUTTON_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/checkbutton.h>
 #include <gtkmm/radiobutton.h>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/clipmaskicon.cpp b/src/ui/widget/clipmaskicon.cpp
index 943b1bebc..421f1df1e 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/clipmaskicon.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/clipmaskicon.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-# include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "ui/widget/clipmaskicon.h"
 
 #include <gtkmm/icontheme.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-entry.cpp b/src/ui/widget/color-entry.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5658c3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-entry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/** @file
+ * Entry widget for typing color value in css form
+ *//*
+ * Authors:
+ *   Tomasz Boczkowski <penginsbacon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+#include <glibmm.h>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include <iomanip>
+
+#include "color-entry.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+ColorEntry::ColorEntry(SelectedColor &color)
+    : _color(color)
+    , _updating(false)
+    , _updatingrgba(false)
+{
+    _color_changed_connection = color.signal_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorEntry::_onColorChanged));
+    _color_dragged_connection = color.signal_dragged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorEntry::_onColorChanged));
+    _onColorChanged();
+
+    set_max_length(8);
+    set_width_chars(8);
+    set_tooltip_text(_("Hexadecimal RGBA value of the color"));
+}
+
+ColorEntry::~ColorEntry()
+{
+    _color_changed_connection.disconnect();
+    _color_dragged_connection.disconnect();
+}
+
+void ColorEntry::on_changed()
+{
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (_updatingrgba) {
+        return;  // Typing text into entry box
+    }
+
+    Glib::ustring text = get_text();
+    bool changed = false;
+
+    // Coerce the value format to eight hex digits
+    if (!text.empty() && text[0] == '#') {
+        changed = true;
+        text.erase(0, 1);
+        if (text.size() == 6) {
+            // it was a standard RGB hex
+            unsigned int alpha = SP_COLOR_F_TO_U(_color.alpha());
+            text += Glib::ustring::format(std::hex, std::setw(2), std::setfill(L'0'), alpha);
+        }
+    }
+
+    gchar *str = g_strdup(text.c_str());
+    gchar *end = 0;
+    guint64 rgba = g_ascii_strtoull(str, &end, 16);
+    if (end != str) {
+        ptrdiff_t len = end - str;
+        if (len < 8) {
+            rgba = rgba << (4 * (8 - len));
+        }
+        _updatingrgba = true;
+        if (changed) {
+            set_text(str);
+        }
+        SPColor color(rgba);
+        _color.setColorAlpha(color, SP_RGBA32_A_F(rgba));
+        _updatingrgba = false;
+    }
+    g_free(str);
+}
+
+
+void ColorEntry::_onColorChanged()
+{
+    if (_updatingrgba) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SPColor color = _color.color();
+    gdouble alpha = _color.alpha();
+
+    guint32 rgba = color.toRGBA32(alpha);
+    Glib::ustring text = Glib::ustring::format(std::hex, std::setw(8), std::setfill(L'0'), rgba);
+
+    Glib::ustring old_text = get_text();
+    if (old_text != text) {
+        _updating = true;
+        set_text(text);
+        _updating = false;
+    }
+}
+}
+}
+}
+/*
+  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/widget/color-entry.h b/src/ui/widget/color-entry.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edabe1980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-entry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/** @file
+ * Entry widget for typing color value in css form
+ *//*
+ * Authors:
+ *   Tomasz Boczkowski <penginsbacon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Authors
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+#ifndef SEEN_COLOR_ENTRY_H
+#define SEEN_COLOR_ENTRY_H_
+
+#include <gtkmm/entry.h>
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+class ColorEntry : public Gtk::Entry
+{
+public:
+    ColorEntry(SelectedColor &color);
+    virtual ~ColorEntry();
+
+protected:
+    void on_changed();
+
+private:
+    void _onColorChanged();
+
+    SelectedColor &_color;
+    sigc::connection _color_changed_connection;
+    sigc::connection _color_dragged_connection;
+    bool _updating;
+    bool _updatingrgba;
+};
+
+}
+}
+}
+
+#endif
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-icc-selector.cpp b/src/ui/widget/color-icc-selector.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c31ae33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-icc-selector.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,1079 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <math.h>
+#include <gtkmm/adjustment.h>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "ui/dialog-events.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-icc-selector.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-scales.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-slider.h"
+#include "svg/svg-icc-color.h"
+#include "colorspace.h"
+#include "document.h"
+#include "inkscape.h"
+#include "profile-manager.h"
+#include "widgets/gradient-vector.h"
+
+#define noDEBUG_LCMS
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+#include "color-profile.h"
+#include "cms-system.h"
+#include "color-profile-cms-fns.h"
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+#include "preferences.h"
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+extern guint update_in_progress;
+#define DEBUG_MESSAGE(key, ...)                                                                                        \
+    {                                                                                                                  \
+        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();                                                   \
+        bool dump = prefs->getBool("/options/scislac/" #key);                                                          \
+        bool dumpD = prefs->getBool("/options/scislac/" #key "D");                                                     \
+        bool dumpD2 = prefs->getBool("/options/scislac/" #key "D2");                                                   \
+        dumpD && = ((update_in_progress == 0) || dumpD2);                                                              \
+        if (dump) {                                                                                                    \
+            g_message(__VA_ARGS__);                                                                                    \
+        }                                                                                                              \
+        if (dumpD) {                                                                                                   \
+            GtkWidget *dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new(NULL, GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT, GTK_MESSAGE_INFO,         \
+                                                       GTK_BUTTONS_OK, __VA_ARGS__);                                   \
+            g_signal_connect_swapped(dialog, "response", G_CALLBACK(gtk_widget_destroy), dialog);                      \
+            gtk_widget_show_all(dialog);                                                                               \
+        }                                                                                                              \
+    }
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+
+
+#define XPAD 4
+#define YPAD 1
+
+namespace {
+
+size_t maxColorspaceComponentCount = 0;
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+/**
+ * Internal variable to track all known colorspaces.
+ */
+std::set<cmsUInt32Number> knownColorspaces;
+
+#endif
+
+
+/**
+ * Simple helper to allow bitwise or on GtkAttachOptions.
+ */
+GtkAttachOptions operator|(GtkAttachOptions lhs, GtkAttachOptions rhs)
+{
+    return static_cast<GtkAttachOptions>(static_cast<int>(lhs) | static_cast<int>(rhs));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to handle GTK2/GTK3 attachment #ifdef code.
+ */
+void attachToGridOrTable(GtkWidget *parent, GtkWidget *child, guint left, guint top, guint width, guint height,
+                         bool hexpand = false, bool centered = false, guint xpadding = XPAD, guint ypadding = YPAD)
+{
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_start(child, xpadding);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_end(child, xpadding);
+  #else
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_left(child, xpadding);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_right(child, xpadding);
+  #endif
+
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_top(child, ypadding);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(child, ypadding);
+    if (hexpand) {
+        gtk_widget_set_hexpand(child, TRUE);
+    }
+    if (centered) {
+        gtk_widget_set_halign(child, GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
+        gtk_widget_set_valign(child, GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
+    }
+    gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(parent), child, left, top, width, height);
+#else
+    GtkAttachOptions xoptions =
+        centered ? static_cast<GtkAttachOptions>(0) : hexpand ? (GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL) : GTK_FILL;
+    GtkAttachOptions yoptions = centered ? static_cast<GtkAttachOptions>(0) : GTK_FILL;
+
+    gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(parent), child, left, left + width, top, top + height, xoptions, yoptions, xpadding,
+                     ypadding);
+#endif
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+/*
+icSigRgbData
+icSigCmykData
+icSigCmyData
+*/
+#define SPACE_ID_RGB 0
+#define SPACE_ID_CMY 1
+#define SPACE_ID_CMYK 2
+
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+static cmsUInt16Number *getScratch()
+{
+    // bytes per pixel * input channels * width
+    static cmsUInt16Number *scritch = static_cast<cmsUInt16Number *>(g_new(cmsUInt16Number, 4 * 1024));
+
+    return scritch;
+}
+
+colorspace::Component::Component()
+    : name()
+    , tip()
+    , scale(1)
+{
+}
+
+colorspace::Component::Component(std::string const &name, std::string const &tip, guint scale)
+    : name(name)
+    , tip(tip)
+    , scale(scale)
+{
+}
+
+std::vector<colorspace::Component> colorspace::getColorSpaceInfo(uint32_t space)
+{
+    static std::map<cmsUInt32Number, std::vector<Component> > sets;
+    if (sets.empty()) {
+        sets[cmsSigXYZData].push_back(Component("_X", "X", 2)); //  TYPE_XYZ_16
+        sets[cmsSigXYZData].push_back(Component("_Y", "Y", 1));
+        sets[cmsSigXYZData].push_back(Component("_Z", "Z", 2));
+
+        sets[cmsSigLabData].push_back(Component("_L", "L", 100)); // TYPE_Lab_16
+        sets[cmsSigLabData].push_back(Component("_a", "a", 256));
+        sets[cmsSigLabData].push_back(Component("_b", "b", 256));
+
+        // cmsSigLuvData
+
+        sets[cmsSigYCbCrData].push_back(Component("_Y", "Y", 1)); // TYPE_YCbCr_16
+        sets[cmsSigYCbCrData].push_back(Component("C_b", "Cb", 1));
+        sets[cmsSigYCbCrData].push_back(Component("C_r", "Cr", 1));
+
+        sets[cmsSigYxyData].push_back(Component("_Y", "Y", 1)); // TYPE_Yxy_16
+        sets[cmsSigYxyData].push_back(Component("_x", "x", 1));
+        sets[cmsSigYxyData].push_back(Component("y", "y", 1));
+
+        sets[cmsSigRgbData].push_back(Component(_("_R:"), _("Red"), 1)); // TYPE_RGB_16
+        sets[cmsSigRgbData].push_back(Component(_("_G:"), _("Green"), 1));
+        sets[cmsSigRgbData].push_back(Component(_("_B:"), _("Blue"), 1));
+
+        sets[cmsSigGrayData].push_back(Component(_("G:"), _("Gray"), 1)); // TYPE_GRAY_16
+
+        sets[cmsSigHsvData].push_back(Component(_("_H:"), _("Hue"), 360)); // TYPE_HSV_16
+        sets[cmsSigHsvData].push_back(Component(_("_S:"), _("Saturation"), 1));
+        sets[cmsSigHsvData].push_back(Component("_V:", "Value", 1));
+
+        sets[cmsSigHlsData].push_back(Component(_("_H:"), _("Hue"), 360)); // TYPE_HLS_16
+        sets[cmsSigHlsData].push_back(Component(_("_L:"), _("Lightness"), 1));
+        sets[cmsSigHlsData].push_back(Component(_("_S:"), _("Saturation"), 1));
+
+        sets[cmsSigCmykData].push_back(Component(_("_C:"), _("Cyan"), 1)); // TYPE_CMYK_16
+        sets[cmsSigCmykData].push_back(Component(_("_M:"), _("Magenta"), 1));
+        sets[cmsSigCmykData].push_back(Component(_("_Y:"), _("Yellow"), 1));
+        sets[cmsSigCmykData].push_back(Component(_("_K:"), _("Black"), 1));
+
+        sets[cmsSigCmyData].push_back(Component(_("_C:"), _("Cyan"), 1)); // TYPE_CMY_16
+        sets[cmsSigCmyData].push_back(Component(_("_M:"), _("Magenta"), 1));
+        sets[cmsSigCmyData].push_back(Component(_("_Y:"), _("Yellow"), 1));
+
+        for (std::map<cmsUInt32Number, std::vector<Component> >::iterator it = sets.begin(); it != sets.end(); ++it) {
+            knownColorspaces.insert(it->first);
+            maxColorspaceComponentCount = std::max(maxColorspaceComponentCount, it->second.size());
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::vector<Component> target;
+
+    if (sets.find(space) != sets.end()) {
+        target = sets[space];
+    }
+    return target;
+}
+
+
+std::vector<colorspace::Component> colorspace::getColorSpaceInfo(Inkscape::ColorProfile *prof)
+{
+    return getColorSpaceInfo(asICColorSpaceSig(prof->getColorSpace()));
+}
+
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+/**
+ * Class containing the parts for a single color component's UI presence.
+ */
+class ComponentUI {
+  public:
+    ComponentUI()
+        : _component()
+        , _adj(0)
+        , _slider(0)
+        , _btn(0)
+        , _label(0)
+        , _map(0)
+    {
+    }
+
+    ComponentUI(colorspace::Component const &component)
+        : _component(component)
+        , _adj(0)
+        , _slider(0)
+        , _btn(0)
+        , _label(0)
+        , _map(0)
+    {
+    }
+
+    colorspace::Component _component;
+    GtkAdjustment *_adj; // Component adjustment
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorSlider *_slider;
+    GtkWidget *_btn;   // spinbutton
+    GtkWidget *_label; // Label
+    guchar *_map;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Class that implements the internals of the selector.
+ */
+class ColorICCSelectorImpl {
+  public:
+    ColorICCSelectorImpl(ColorICCSelector *owner, SelectedColor &color);
+
+    ~ColorICCSelectorImpl();
+
+    static void _adjustmentChanged(GtkAdjustment *adjustment, ColorICCSelectorImpl *cs);
+
+    void _sliderGrabbed();
+    void _sliderReleased();
+    void _sliderChanged();
+
+    static void _profileSelected(GtkWidget *src, gpointer data);
+    static void _fixupHit(GtkWidget *src, gpointer data);
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    void _setProfile(SVGICCColor *profile);
+    void _switchToProfile(gchar const *name);
+#endif
+    void _updateSliders(gint ignore);
+    void _profilesChanged(std::string const &name);
+
+    ColorICCSelector *_owner;
+    SelectedColor &_color;
+
+    gboolean _updating : 1;
+    gboolean _dragging : 1;
+
+    guint32 _fixupNeeded;
+    GtkWidget *_fixupBtn;
+    GtkWidget *_profileSel;
+
+    std::vector<ComponentUI> _compUI;
+
+    GtkAdjustment *_adj; // Channel adjustment
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorSlider *_slider;
+    GtkWidget *_sbtn;  // Spinbutton
+    GtkWidget *_label; // Label
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    std::string _profileName;
+    Inkscape::ColorProfile *_prof;
+    guint _profChannelCount;
+    gulong _profChangedID;
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+};
+
+
+
+const gchar *ColorICCSelector::MODE_NAME = N_("CMS");
+
+ColorICCSelector::ColorICCSelector(SelectedColor &color)
+    : _impl(NULL)
+{
+    _impl = new ColorICCSelectorImpl(this, color);
+    init();
+    color.signal_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorICCSelector::_colorChanged));
+    // color.signal_dragged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorICCSelector::_colorChanged));
+}
+
+ColorICCSelector::~ColorICCSelector()
+{
+    if (_impl) {
+        delete _impl;
+        _impl = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+ColorICCSelectorImpl::ColorICCSelectorImpl(ColorICCSelector *owner, SelectedColor &color)
+    : _owner(owner)
+    , _color(color)
+    , _updating(FALSE)
+    , _dragging(FALSE)
+    , _fixupNeeded(0)
+    , _fixupBtn(0)
+    , _profileSel(0)
+    , _compUI()
+    , _adj(0)
+    , _slider(0)
+    , _sbtn(0)
+    , _label(0)
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    , _profileName()
+    , _prof(0)
+    , _profChannelCount(0)
+    , _profChangedID(0)
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+{
+}
+
+ColorICCSelectorImpl::~ColorICCSelectorImpl()
+{
+    _adj = 0;
+    _sbtn = 0;
+    _label = 0;
+}
+
+void ColorICCSelector::init()
+{
+    gint row = 0;
+
+    _impl->_updating = FALSE;
+    _impl->_dragging = FALSE;
+
+    GtkWidget *t = GTK_WIDGET(gobj());
+
+    _impl->_compUI.clear();
+
+    // Create components
+    row = 0;
+
+
+    _impl->_fixupBtn = gtk_button_new_with_label(_("Fix"));
+    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_impl->_fixupBtn), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(ColorICCSelectorImpl::_fixupHit),
+                     (gpointer)_impl);
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_impl->_fixupBtn, FALSE);
+    gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_impl->_fixupBtn, _("Fix RGB fallback to match icc-color() value."));
+    // gtk_misc_set_alignment( GTK_MISC (_impl->_fixupBtn), 1.0, 0.5 );
+    gtk_widget_show(_impl->_fixupBtn);
+
+    attachToGridOrTable(t, _impl->_fixupBtn, 0, row, 1, 1);
+
+    // Combobox and store with 2 columns : label (0) and full name (1)
+    GtkListStore *store = gtk_list_store_new(2, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_STRING);
+    _impl->_profileSel = gtk_combo_box_new_with_model(GTK_TREE_MODEL(store));
+
+    GtkCellRenderer *renderer = gtk_cell_renderer_text_new();
+    gtk_cell_layout_pack_start(GTK_CELL_LAYOUT(_impl->_profileSel), renderer, TRUE);
+    gtk_cell_layout_set_attributes(GTK_CELL_LAYOUT(_impl->_profileSel), renderer, "text", 0, NULL);
+
+    GtkTreeIter iter;
+    gtk_list_store_append(store, &iter);
+    gtk_list_store_set(store, &iter, 0, _("<none>"), 1, _("<none>"), -1);
+
+    gtk_widget_show(_impl->_profileSel);
+    gtk_combo_box_set_active(GTK_COMBO_BOX(_impl->_profileSel), 0);
+
+    attachToGridOrTable(t, _impl->_profileSel, 1, row, 1, 1);
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    _impl->_profChangedID = g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_impl->_profileSel), "changed",
+                                             G_CALLBACK(ColorICCSelectorImpl::_profileSelected), (gpointer)_impl);
+#else
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_impl->_profileSel, false);
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+
+    row++;
+
+// populate the data for colorspaces and channels:
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    std::vector<colorspace::Component> things = colorspace::getColorSpaceInfo(cmsSigRgbData);
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < maxColorspaceComponentCount; i++) {
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+        if (i < things.size()) {
+            _impl->_compUI.push_back(ComponentUI(things[i]));
+        }
+        else {
+            _impl->_compUI.push_back(ComponentUI());
+        }
+
+        std::string labelStr = (i < things.size()) ? things[i].name.c_str() : "";
+#else
+        _impl->_compUI.push_back(ComponentUI());
+
+        std::string labelStr = ".";
+#endif
+
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._label = gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic(labelStr.c_str());
+        gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(_impl->_compUI[i]._label), 1.0, 0.5);
+        gtk_widget_show(_impl->_compUI[i]._label);
+        gtk_widget_set_no_show_all(_impl->_compUI[i]._label, TRUE);
+
+        attachToGridOrTable(t, _impl->_compUI[i]._label, 0, row, 1, 1);
+
+        // Adjustment
+        guint scaleValue = _impl->_compUI[i]._component.scale;
+        gdouble step = static_cast<gdouble>(scaleValue) / 100.0;
+        gdouble page = static_cast<gdouble>(scaleValue) / 10.0;
+        gint digits = (step > 0.9) ? 0 : 2;
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._adj = GTK_ADJUSTMENT(gtk_adjustment_new(0.0, 0.0, scaleValue, step, page, page));
+
+        // Slider
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._slider =
+            Gtk::manage(new Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorSlider(Glib::wrap(_impl->_compUI[i]._adj, true)));
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._slider->set_tooltip_text((i < things.size()) ? things[i].tip.c_str() : "");
+#else
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._slider->set_tooltip_text(".");
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._slider->show();
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._slider->set_no_show_all();
+
+        attachToGridOrTable(t, _impl->_compUI[i]._slider->gobj(), 1, row, 1, 1, true);
+
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._btn = gtk_spin_button_new(_impl->_compUI[i]._adj, step, digits);
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+        gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_impl->_compUI[i]._btn, (i < things.size()) ? things[i].tip.c_str() : "");
+#else
+        gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_impl->_compUI[i]._btn, ".");
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+        sp_dialog_defocus_on_enter(_impl->_compUI[i]._btn);
+        gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(_impl->_compUI[i]._label), _impl->_compUI[i]._btn);
+        gtk_widget_show(_impl->_compUI[i]._btn);
+        gtk_widget_set_no_show_all(_impl->_compUI[i]._btn, TRUE);
+
+        attachToGridOrTable(t, _impl->_compUI[i]._btn, 2, row, 1, 1, false, true);
+
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._map = g_new(guchar, 4 * 1024);
+        memset(_impl->_compUI[i]._map, 0x0ff, 1024 * 4);
+
+
+        // Signals
+        g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_impl->_compUI[i]._adj), "value_changed",
+                         G_CALLBACK(ColorICCSelectorImpl::_adjustmentChanged), _impl);
+
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._slider->signal_grabbed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(_impl, &ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderGrabbed));
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._slider->signal_released.connect(
+            sigc::mem_fun(_impl, &ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderReleased));
+        _impl->_compUI[i]._slider->signal_value_changed.connect(
+            sigc::mem_fun(_impl, &ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderChanged));
+
+        row++;
+    }
+
+    // Label
+    _impl->_label = gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic(_("_A:"));
+    gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(_impl->_label), 1.0, 0.5);
+    gtk_widget_show(_impl->_label);
+
+    attachToGridOrTable(t, _impl->_label, 0, row, 1, 1);
+
+    // Adjustment
+    _impl->_adj = GTK_ADJUSTMENT(gtk_adjustment_new(0.0, 0.0, 255.0, 1.0, 10.0, 10.0));
+
+    // Slider
+    _impl->_slider = Gtk::manage(new Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorSlider(Glib::wrap(_impl->_adj, true)));
+    _impl->_slider->set_tooltip_text(_("Alpha (opacity)"));
+    _impl->_slider->show();
+
+    attachToGridOrTable(t, _impl->_slider->gobj(), 1, row, 1, 1, true);
+
+    _impl->_slider->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0), SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5),
+                              SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+
+
+    // Spinbutton
+    _impl->_sbtn = gtk_spin_button_new(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(_impl->_adj), 1.0, 0);
+    gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_impl->_sbtn, _("Alpha (opacity)"));
+    sp_dialog_defocus_on_enter(_impl->_sbtn);
+    gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(_impl->_label), _impl->_sbtn);
+    gtk_widget_show(_impl->_sbtn);
+
+    attachToGridOrTable(t, _impl->_sbtn, 2, row, 1, 1, false, true);
+
+    // Signals
+    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_impl->_adj), "value_changed", G_CALLBACK(ColorICCSelectorImpl::_adjustmentChanged),
+                     _impl);
+
+    _impl->_slider->signal_grabbed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(_impl, &ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderGrabbed));
+    _impl->_slider->signal_released.connect(sigc::mem_fun(_impl, &ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderReleased));
+    _impl->_slider->signal_value_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(_impl, &ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderChanged));
+
+    gtk_widget_show(t);
+}
+
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_fixupHit(GtkWidget * /*src*/, gpointer data)
+{
+    ColorICCSelectorImpl *self = reinterpret_cast<ColorICCSelectorImpl *>(data);
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(self->_fixupBtn, FALSE);
+    self->_adjustmentChanged(self->_compUI[0]._adj, self);
+}
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_profileSelected(GtkWidget * /*src*/, gpointer data)
+{
+    ColorICCSelectorImpl *self = reinterpret_cast<ColorICCSelectorImpl *>(data);
+
+    GtkTreeIter iter;
+    if (gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter(GTK_COMBO_BOX(self->_profileSel), &iter)) {
+        GtkTreeModel *store = gtk_combo_box_get_model(GTK_COMBO_BOX(self->_profileSel));
+        gchar *name = 0;
+
+        gtk_tree_model_get(store, &iter, 1, &name, -1);
+        self->_switchToProfile(name);
+        gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(self->_profileSel, name);
+
+        if (name) {
+            g_free(name);
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_switchToProfile(gchar const *name)
+{
+    bool dirty = false;
+    SPColor tmp(_color.color());
+
+    if (name) {
+        if (tmp.icc && tmp.icc->colorProfile == name) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+            g_message("Already at name [%s]", name);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+        }
+        else {
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+            g_message("Need to switch to profile [%s]", name);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+            if (tmp.icc) {
+                tmp.icc->colors.clear();
+            }
+            else {
+                tmp.icc = new SVGICCColor();
+            }
+            tmp.icc->colorProfile = name;
+            Inkscape::ColorProfile *newProf = SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT->profileManager->find(name);
+            if (newProf) {
+                cmsHTRANSFORM trans = newProf->getTransfFromSRGB8();
+                if (trans) {
+                    guint32 val = _color.color().toRGBA32(0);
+                    guchar pre[4] = {
+                        static_cast<guchar>(SP_RGBA32_R_U(val)),
+                        static_cast<guchar>(SP_RGBA32_G_U(val)),
+                        static_cast<guchar>(SP_RGBA32_B_U(val)),
+                        255};
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+                    g_message("Shoving in [%02x] [%02x] [%02x]", pre[0], pre[1], pre[2]);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+                    cmsUInt16Number post[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+                    cmsDoTransform(trans, pre, post, 1);
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+                    g_message("got on out [%04x] [%04x] [%04x] [%04x]", post[0], post[1], post[2], post[3]);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+#if HAVE_LIBLCMS1
+                    guint count = _cmsChannelsOf(asICColorSpaceSig(newProf->getColorSpace()));
+#elif HAVE_LIBLCMS2
+                    guint count = cmsChannelsOf(asICColorSpaceSig(newProf->getColorSpace()));
+#endif
+
+                    std::vector<colorspace::Component> things =
+                        colorspace::getColorSpaceInfo(asICColorSpaceSig(newProf->getColorSpace()));
+
+                    for (guint i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                        gdouble val =
+                            (((gdouble)post[i]) / 65535.0) * (gdouble)((i < things.size()) ? things[i].scale : 1);
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+                        g_message("     scaled %d by %d to be %f", i, ((i < things.size()) ? things[i].scale : 1), val);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+                        tmp.icc->colors.push_back(val);
+                    }
+                    cmsHTRANSFORM retrans = newProf->getTransfToSRGB8();
+                    if (retrans) {
+                        cmsDoTransform(retrans, post, pre, 1);
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+                        g_message("  back out [%02x] [%02x] [%02x]", pre[0], pre[1], pre[2]);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+                        tmp.set(SP_RGBA32_U_COMPOSE(pre[0], pre[1], pre[2], 0xff));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            dirty = true;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+        g_message("NUKE THE ICC");
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+        if (tmp.icc) {
+            delete tmp.icc;
+            tmp.icc = 0;
+            dirty = true;
+            _fixupHit(0, this);
+        }
+        else {
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+            g_message("No icc to nuke");
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (dirty) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+        g_message("+----------------");
+        g_message("+   new color is [%s]", tmp.toString().c_str());
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+        _setProfile(tmp.icc);
+        //_adjustmentChanged( _compUI[0]._adj, SP_COLOR_ICC_SELECTOR(_csel) );
+        _color.setColor(tmp);
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+        g_message("+_________________");
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+    }
+}
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_profilesChanged(std::string const &name)
+{
+    GtkComboBox *combo = GTK_COMBO_BOX(_profileSel);
+
+    g_signal_handler_block(G_OBJECT(_profileSel), _profChangedID);
+
+    GtkListStore *store = GTK_LIST_STORE(gtk_combo_box_get_model(combo));
+    gtk_list_store_clear(store);
+
+    GtkTreeIter iter;
+    gtk_list_store_append(store, &iter);
+    gtk_list_store_set(store, &iter, 0, _("<none>"), 1, _("<none>"), -1);
+
+    gtk_combo_box_set_active(combo, 0);
+
+    int index = 1;
+    const GSList *current = SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT->getResourceList("iccprofile");
+    while (current) {
+        SPObject *obj = SP_OBJECT(current->data);
+        Inkscape::ColorProfile *prof = reinterpret_cast<Inkscape::ColorProfile *>(obj);
+
+        gtk_list_store_append(store, &iter);
+        gtk_list_store_set(store, &iter, 0, gr_ellipsize_text(prof->name, 25).c_str(), 1, prof->name, -1);
+
+        if (name == prof->name) {
+            gtk_combo_box_set_active(combo, index);
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_profileSel, prof->name);
+        }
+
+        index++;
+        current = g_slist_next(current);
+    }
+
+    g_signal_handler_unblock(G_OBJECT(_profileSel), _profChangedID);
+}
+#else
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_profilesChanged(std::string const & /*name*/) {}
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+void ColorICCSelector::on_show()
+{
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    Gtk::Grid::on_show();
+#else
+    Gtk::Table::on_show();
+#endif
+    _colorChanged();
+}
+
+// Helpers for setting color value
+
+void ColorICCSelector::_colorChanged()
+{
+    _impl->_updating = TRUE;
+// sp_color_icc_set_color( SP_COLOR_ICC( _icc ), &color );
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+    g_message("/^^^^^^^^^  %p::_colorChanged(%08x:%s)", this, _impl->_color.color().toRGBA32(_impl->_color.alpha()),
+              ((_impl->_color.color().icc) ? _impl->_color.color().icc->colorProfile.c_str() : "<null>"));
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+    g_message("FLIPPIES!!!!     %p   '%s'", _impl->_color.color().icc,
+              (_impl->_color.color().icc ? _impl->_color.color().icc->colorProfile.c_str() : "<null>"));
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+
+    _impl->_profilesChanged((_impl->_color.color().icc) ? _impl->_color.color().icc->colorProfile : std::string(""));
+    ColorScales::setScaled(_impl->_adj, _impl->_color.alpha());
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    _impl->_setProfile(_impl->_color.color().icc);
+    _impl->_fixupNeeded = 0;
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_impl->_fixupBtn, FALSE);
+
+    if (_impl->_prof) {
+        if (_impl->_prof->getTransfToSRGB8()) {
+            cmsUInt16Number tmp[4];
+            for (guint i = 0; i < _impl->_profChannelCount; i++) {
+                gdouble val = 0.0;
+                if (_impl->_color.color().icc->colors.size() > i) {
+                    if (_impl->_compUI[i]._component.scale == 256) {
+                        val = (_impl->_color.color().icc->colors[i] + 128.0) /
+                              static_cast<gdouble>(_impl->_compUI[i]._component.scale);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        val = _impl->_color.color().icc->colors[i] /
+                              static_cast<gdouble>(_impl->_compUI[i]._component.scale);
+                    }
+                }
+                tmp[i] = val * 0x0ffff;
+            }
+            guchar post[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+            cmsHTRANSFORM trans = _impl->_prof->getTransfToSRGB8();
+            if (trans) {
+                cmsDoTransform(trans, tmp, post, 1);
+                guint32 other = SP_RGBA32_U_COMPOSE(post[0], post[1], post[2], 255);
+                if (other != _impl->_color.color().toRGBA32(255)) {
+                    _impl->_fixupNeeded = other;
+                    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_impl->_fixupBtn, TRUE);
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+                    g_message("Color needs to change 0x%06x to 0x%06x", _color.toRGBA32(255) >> 8, other >> 8);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#else
+//(void)color;
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    _impl->_updateSliders(-1);
+
+
+    _impl->_updating = FALSE;
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+    g_message("\\_________  %p::_colorChanged()", this);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+}
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_setProfile(SVGICCColor *profile)
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+    g_message("/^^^^^^^^^  %p::_setProfile(%s)", this, ((profile) ? profile->colorProfile.c_str() : "<null>"));
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+    bool profChanged = false;
+    if (_prof && (!profile || (_profileName != profile->colorProfile))) {
+        // Need to clear out the prior one
+        profChanged = true;
+        _profileName.clear();
+        _prof = 0;
+        _profChannelCount = 0;
+    }
+    else if (profile && !_prof) {
+        profChanged = true;
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < _compUI.size(); i++) {
+        gtk_widget_hide(_compUI[i]._label);
+        _compUI[i]._slider->hide();
+        gtk_widget_hide(_compUI[i]._btn);
+    }
+
+    if (profile) {
+        _prof = SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT->profileManager->find(profile->colorProfile.c_str());
+        if (_prof && (asICColorProfileClassSig(_prof->getProfileClass()) != cmsSigNamedColorClass)) {
+#if HAVE_LIBLCMS1
+            _profChannelCount = _cmsChannelsOf(asICColorSpaceSig(_prof->getColorSpace()));
+#elif HAVE_LIBLCMS2
+            _profChannelCount = cmsChannelsOf(asICColorSpaceSig(_prof->getColorSpace()));
+#endif
+
+            if (profChanged) {
+                std::vector<colorspace::Component> things =
+                    colorspace::getColorSpaceInfo(asICColorSpaceSig(_prof->getColorSpace()));
+                for (size_t i = 0; (i < things.size()) && (i < _profChannelCount); ++i) {
+                    _compUI[i]._component = things[i];
+                }
+
+                for (guint i = 0; i < _profChannelCount; i++) {
+                    gtk_label_set_text_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_compUI[i]._label),
+                                                     (i < things.size()) ? things[i].name.c_str() : "");
+
+                    _compUI[i]._slider->set_tooltip_text((i < things.size()) ? things[i].tip.c_str() : "");
+                    gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_compUI[i]._btn, (i < things.size()) ? things[i].tip.c_str() : "");
+
+                    _compUI[i]._slider->setColors(SPColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0).toRGBA32(0xff),
+                                                  SPColor(0.5, 0.5, 0.5).toRGBA32(0xff),
+                                                  SPColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0).toRGBA32(0xff));
+                    /*
+                                        _compUI[i]._adj = GTK_ADJUSTMENT( gtk_adjustment_new( val, 0.0, _fooScales[i],
+                       step, page, page ) );
+                                        g_signal_connect( G_OBJECT( _compUI[i]._adj ), "value_changed", G_CALLBACK(
+                       _adjustmentChanged ), _csel );
+
+                                        sp_color_slider_set_adjustment( SP_COLOR_SLIDER(_compUI[i]._slider),
+                       _compUI[i]._adj );
+                                        gtk_spin_button_set_adjustment( GTK_SPIN_BUTTON(_compUI[i]._btn),
+                       _compUI[i]._adj );
+                                        gtk_spin_button_set_digits( GTK_SPIN_BUTTON(_compUI[i]._btn), digits );
+                    */
+                    gtk_widget_show(_compUI[i]._label);
+                    _compUI[i]._slider->show();
+                    gtk_widget_show(_compUI[i]._btn);
+                    // gtk_adjustment_set_value( _compUI[i]._adj, 0.0 );
+                    // gtk_adjustment_set_value( _compUI[i]._adj, val );
+                }
+                for (size_t i = _profChannelCount; i < _compUI.size(); i++) {
+                    gtk_widget_hide(_compUI[i]._label);
+                    _compUI[i]._slider->hide();
+                    gtk_widget_hide(_compUI[i]._btn);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            // Give up for now on named colors
+            _prof = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+    g_message("\\_________  %p::_setProfile()", this);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+}
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_updateSliders(gint ignore)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    if (_color.color().icc) {
+        for (guint i = 0; i < _profChannelCount; i++) {
+            gdouble val = 0.0;
+            if (_color.color().icc->colors.size() > i) {
+                if (_compUI[i]._component.scale == 256) {
+                    val = (_color.color().icc->colors[i] + 128.0) / static_cast<gdouble>(_compUI[i]._component.scale);
+                }
+                else {
+                    val = _color.color().icc->colors[i] / static_cast<gdouble>(_compUI[i]._component.scale);
+                }
+            }
+            gtk_adjustment_set_value(_compUI[i]._adj, val);
+        }
+
+        if (_prof) {
+            if (_prof->getTransfToSRGB8()) {
+                for (guint i = 0; i < _profChannelCount; i++) {
+                    if (static_cast<gint>(i) != ignore) {
+                        cmsUInt16Number *scratch = getScratch();
+                        cmsUInt16Number filler[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+                        for (guint j = 0; j < _profChannelCount; j++) {
+                            filler[j] = 0x0ffff * ColorScales::getScaled(_compUI[j]._adj);
+                        }
+
+                        cmsUInt16Number *p = scratch;
+                        for (guint x = 0; x < 1024; x++) {
+                            for (guint j = 0; j < _profChannelCount; j++) {
+                                if (j == i) {
+                                    *p++ = x * 0x0ffff / 1024;
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    *p++ = filler[j];
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        cmsHTRANSFORM trans = _prof->getTransfToSRGB8();
+                        if (trans) {
+                            cmsDoTransform(trans, scratch, _compUI[i]._map, 1024);
+                            if (_compUI[i]._slider)
+                            {
+                                _compUI[i]._slider->setMap(_compUI[i]._map);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    (void)ignore;
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+    guint32 start = _color.color().toRGBA32(0x00);
+    guint32 mid = _color.color().toRGBA32(0x7f);
+    guint32 end = _color.color().toRGBA32(0xff);
+
+    _slider->setColors(start, mid, end);
+}
+
+
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_adjustmentChanged(GtkAdjustment *adjustment, ColorICCSelectorImpl *cs)
+{
+// // TODO check this. It looks questionable:
+//     // if a value is entered between 0 and 1 exclusive, normalize it to (int) 0..255  or 0..100
+//     if (adjustment->value > 0.0 && adjustment->value < 1.0) {
+//         gtk_adjustment_set_value( adjustment, floor ((adjustment->value) * adjustment->upper + 0.5) );
+//     }
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+    g_message("/^^^^^^^^^  %p::_adjustmentChanged()", cs);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+
+    ColorICCSelector *iccSelector = cs->_owner;
+    if (iccSelector->_impl->_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    iccSelector->_impl->_updating = TRUE;
+
+    gint match = -1;
+
+    SPColor newColor(iccSelector->_impl->_color.color());
+    gfloat scaled = ColorScales::getScaled(iccSelector->_impl->_adj);
+    if (iccSelector->_impl->_adj == adjustment) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+        g_message("ALPHA");
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+    }
+    else {
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < iccSelector->_impl->_compUI.size(); i++) {
+            if (iccSelector->_impl->_compUI[i]._adj == adjustment) {
+                match = i;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (match >= 0) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+            g_message(" channel %d", match);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+        }
+
+
+        cmsUInt16Number tmp[4];
+        for (guint i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+            tmp[i] = ColorScales::getScaled(iccSelector->_impl->_compUI[i]._adj) * 0x0ffff;
+        }
+        guchar post[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+
+        cmsHTRANSFORM trans = iccSelector->_impl->_prof->getTransfToSRGB8();
+        if (trans) {
+            cmsDoTransform(trans, tmp, post, 1);
+        }
+
+        SPColor other(SP_RGBA32_U_COMPOSE(post[0], post[1], post[2], 255));
+        other.icc = new SVGICCColor();
+        if (iccSelector->_impl->_color.color().icc) {
+            other.icc->colorProfile = iccSelector->_impl->_color.color().icc->colorProfile;
+        }
+
+        guint32 prior = iccSelector->_impl->_color.color().toRGBA32(255);
+        guint32 newer = other.toRGBA32(255);
+
+        if (prior != newer) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+            g_message("Transformed color from 0x%08x to 0x%08x", prior, newer);
+            g_message("      ~~~~ FLIP");
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+            newColor = other;
+            newColor.icc->colors.clear();
+            for (guint i = 0; i < iccSelector->_impl->_profChannelCount; i++) {
+                gdouble val = ColorScales::getScaled(iccSelector->_impl->_compUI[i]._adj);
+                val *= iccSelector->_impl->_compUI[i]._component.scale;
+                if (iccSelector->_impl->_compUI[i]._component.scale == 256) {
+                    val -= 128;
+                }
+                newColor.icc->colors.push_back(val);
+            }
+        }
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    }
+    iccSelector->_impl->_color.setColorAlpha(newColor, scaled);
+    // iccSelector->_updateInternals( newColor, scaled, iccSelector->_impl->_dragging );
+    iccSelector->_impl->_updateSliders(match);
+
+    iccSelector->_impl->_updating = FALSE;
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+    g_message("\\_________  %p::_adjustmentChanged()", cs);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+}
+
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderGrabbed()
+{
+    //    ColorICCSelector* iccSelector = dynamic_cast<ColorICCSelector*>(SP_COLOR_SELECTOR(cs)->base);
+    //     if (!iccSelector->_dragging) {
+    //         iccSelector->_dragging = TRUE;
+    //         iccSelector->_grabbed();
+    //         iccSelector->_updateInternals( iccSelector->_color, ColorScales::getScaled( iccSelector->_impl->_adj ),
+    //         iccSelector->_dragging );
+    //     }
+}
+
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderReleased()
+{
+    //     ColorICCSelector* iccSelector = dynamic_cast<ColorICCSelector*>(SP_COLOR_SELECTOR(cs)->base);
+    //     if (iccSelector->_dragging) {
+    //         iccSelector->_dragging = FALSE;
+    //         iccSelector->_released();
+    //         iccSelector->_updateInternals( iccSelector->_color, ColorScales::getScaled( iccSelector->_adj ),
+    //         iccSelector->_dragging );
+    //     }
+}
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderChanged(SPColorSlider *slider, SPColorICCSelector *cs)
+#else
+void ColorICCSelectorImpl::_sliderChanged()
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG_LCMS
+    g_message("Changed  %p and %p", slider, cs);
+#endif // DEBUG_LCMS
+    //     ColorICCSelector* iccSelector = dynamic_cast<ColorICCSelector*>(SP_COLOR_SELECTOR(cs)->base);
+
+    //     iccSelector->_updateInternals( iccSelector->_color, ColorScales::getScaled( iccSelector->_adj ),
+    //     iccSelector->_dragging );
+}
+
+Gtk::Widget *ColorICCSelectorFactory::createWidget(Inkscape::UI::SelectedColor &color) const
+{
+    Gtk::Widget *w = Gtk::manage(new ColorICCSelector(color));
+    return w;
+}
+
+Glib::ustring ColorICCSelectorFactory::modeName() const { return gettext(ColorICCSelector::MODE_NAME); }
+}
+}
+}
+/*
+  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/widget/color-icc-selector.h b/src/ui/widget/color-icc-selector.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bcb0a540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-icc-selector.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#ifndef SEEN_SP_COLOR_ICC_SELECTOR_H
+#define SEEN_SP_COLOR_ICC_SELECTOR_H
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <gtkmm/widget.h>
+#if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
+#include <gtkmm/grid.h>
+#else
+#include <gtkmm/table.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+
+class ColorProfile;
+
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+class ColorICCSelectorImpl;
+
+class ColorICCSelector
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    : public Gtk::Grid
+#else
+    : public Gtk::Table
+#endif
+      {
+  public:
+    static const gchar *MODE_NAME;
+
+    ColorICCSelector(SelectedColor &color);
+    virtual ~ColorICCSelector();
+
+    virtual void init();
+
+  protected:
+    void on_show();
+
+    virtual void _colorChanged();
+
+    void _recalcColor(gboolean changing);
+
+  private:
+    friend class ColorICCSelectorImpl;
+
+    // By default, disallow copy constructor and assignment operator
+    ColorICCSelector(const ColorICCSelector &obj);
+    ColorICCSelector &operator=(const ColorICCSelector &obj);
+
+    ColorICCSelectorImpl *_impl;
+};
+
+
+class ColorICCSelectorFactory : public ColorSelectorFactory {
+  public:
+    Gtk::Widget *createWidget(SelectedColor &color) const;
+    Glib::ustring modeName() const;
+};
+}
+}
+}
+#endif // SEEN_SP_COLOR_ICC_SELECTOR_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/widget/color-notebook.cpp b/src/ui/widget/color-notebook.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60abf43bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-notebook.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+/**
+ * @file
+ * A notebook with RGB, CMYK, CMS, HSL, and Wheel pages - implementation
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Lauris Kaplinski <lauris@kaplinski.com>
+ *   bulia byak <buliabyak@users.sf.net>
+ *   Tomasz Boczkowski <penginsbacon@gmail.com> (c++-sification)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Authors
+ *
+ * This code is in public domain
+ */
+
+#undef SPCS_PREVIEW
+#define noDUMP_CHANGE_INFO
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "widgets/icon.h"
+#include <cstring>
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include <gtkmm/label.h>
+#include <gtkmm/notebook.h>
+
+#include "preferences.h"
+#include "widgets/spw-utilities.h"
+#include "svg/svg-icc-color.h"
+#include "inkscape.h"
+#include "document.h"
+#include "profile-manager.h"
+#include "color-profile.h"
+#include "cms-system.h"
+#include "ui/dialog-events.h"
+#include "ui/tools-switch.h"
+#include "ui/tools/tool-base.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-entry.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-icc-selector.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-notebook.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-scales.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-wheel-selector.h"
+
+using Inkscape::CMSSystem;
+
+#define XPAD 4
+#define YPAD 1
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+
+ColorNotebook::ColorNotebook(SelectedColor &color)
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    : Gtk::Grid()
+#else
+    : Gtk::Table(2, 3, false)
+#endif
+    , _selected_color(color)
+
+{
+    Page *page;
+
+    page = new Page(new ColorScalesFactory(SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB), true);
+    _available_pages.push_back(page);
+    page = new Page(new ColorScalesFactory(SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV), true);
+    _available_pages.push_back(page);
+    page = new Page(new ColorScalesFactory(SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK), true);
+    _available_pages.push_back(page);
+    page = new Page(new ColorWheelSelectorFactory, true);
+    _available_pages.push_back(page);
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    page = new Page(new ColorICCSelectorFactory, true);
+    _available_pages.push_back(page);
+#endif
+
+    _initUI();
+
+    _selected_color.signal_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorNotebook::_onSelectedColorChanged));
+    _selected_color.signal_dragged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorNotebook::_onSelectedColorChanged));
+}
+
+ColorNotebook::~ColorNotebook()
+{
+    if (_buttons) {
+        delete[] _buttons;
+        _buttons = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+ColorNotebook::Page::Page(Inkscape::UI::ColorSelectorFactory *selector_factory, bool enabled_full)
+    : selector_factory(selector_factory)
+    , enabled_full(enabled_full)
+{
+}
+
+
+void ColorNotebook::_initUI()
+{
+    guint row = 0;
+
+    Gtk::Notebook *notebook = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Notebook);
+    notebook->show();
+    notebook->set_show_border(false);
+    notebook->set_show_tabs(false);
+    _book = GTK_WIDGET(notebook->gobj());
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    _buttonbox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 2);
+    gtk_box_set_homogeneous(GTK_BOX(_buttonbox), TRUE);
+#else
+    _buttonbox = gtk_hbox_new(TRUE, 2);
+#endif
+
+    gtk_widget_show(_buttonbox);
+    _buttons = new GtkWidget *[_available_pages.size()];
+
+    for (int i = 0; static_cast<size_t>(i) < _available_pages.size(); i++) {
+        _addPage(_available_pages[i]);
+    }
+
+    sp_set_font_size_smaller(_buttonbox);
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_start(_buttonbox, XPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_end(_buttonbox, XPAD);
+  #else
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_left(_buttonbox, XPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_right(_buttonbox, XPAD);
+  #endif
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_top(_buttonbox, YPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(_buttonbox, YPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_hexpand(_buttonbox, TRUE);
+    gtk_widget_set_valign(_buttonbox, GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
+    attach(*Glib::wrap(_buttonbox), 0, row, 2, 1);
+#else
+    attach(*Glib::wrap(_buttonbox), 0, 2, row, row + 1, Gtk::EXPAND | Gtk::FILL, static_cast<Gtk::AttachOptions>(0),
+           XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+    row++;
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_start(_book, XPAD * 2);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_end(_book, XPAD * 2);
+#else
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_left(_book, XPAD * 2);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_right(_book, XPAD * 2);
+#endif
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_top(_book, YPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(_book, YPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_hexpand(_book, TRUE);
+    gtk_widget_set_vexpand(_book, TRUE);
+    attach(*notebook, 0, row, 2, 1);
+#else
+    attach(*notebook, 0, 2, row, row + 1, Gtk::EXPAND | Gtk::FILL, Gtk::EXPAND | Gtk::FILL, XPAD * 2, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+    // restore the last active page
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    _setCurrentPage(prefs->getInt("/colorselector/page", 0));
+    row++;
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    GtkWidget *rgbabox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0);
+#else
+    GtkWidget *rgbabox = gtk_hbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    /* Create color management icons */
+    _box_colormanaged = gtk_event_box_new();
+    GtkWidget *colormanaged = gtk_image_new_from_icon_name("color-management-icon", GTK_ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
+    gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(_box_colormanaged), colormanaged);
+    gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_box_colormanaged, _("Color Managed"));
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_box_colormanaged, false);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(rgbabox), _box_colormanaged, FALSE, FALSE, 2);
+
+    _box_outofgamut = gtk_event_box_new();
+    GtkWidget *outofgamut = gtk_image_new_from_icon_name("out-of-gamut-icon", GTK_ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
+    gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(_box_outofgamut), outofgamut);
+    gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_box_outofgamut, _("Out of gamut!"));
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_box_outofgamut, false);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(rgbabox), _box_outofgamut, FALSE, FALSE, 2);
+
+    _box_toomuchink = gtk_event_box_new();
+    GtkWidget *toomuchink = gtk_image_new_from_icon_name("too-much-ink-icon", GTK_ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
+    gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(_box_toomuchink), toomuchink);
+    gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_box_toomuchink, _("Too much ink!"));
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_box_toomuchink, false);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(rgbabox), _box_toomuchink, FALSE, FALSE, 2);
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+
+    /* Color picker */
+    GtkWidget *picker = gtk_image_new_from_icon_name("color-picker", GTK_ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
+    _btn_picker = gtk_button_new();
+    gtk_button_set_relief(GTK_BUTTON(_btn_picker), GTK_RELIEF_NONE);
+    gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(_btn_picker), picker);
+    gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_btn_picker, _("Pick colors from image"));
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(rgbabox), _btn_picker, FALSE, FALSE, 2);
+    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_btn_picker), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(ColorNotebook::_onPickerClicked), this);
+
+    /* Create RGBA entry and color preview */
+    _rgbal = gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic(_("RGBA_:"));
+    gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(_rgbal), 1.0, 0.5);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(rgbabox), _rgbal, TRUE, TRUE, 2);
+
+    ColorEntry *rgba_entry = Gtk::manage(new ColorEntry(_selected_color));
+    sp_dialog_defocus_on_enter(GTK_WIDGET(rgba_entry->gobj()));
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(rgbabox), GTK_WIDGET(rgba_entry->gobj()), FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+    gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(_rgbal), GTK_WIDGET(rgba_entry->gobj()));
+
+    sp_set_font_size_smaller(rgbabox);
+    gtk_widget_show_all(rgbabox);
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    // the "too much ink" icon is initially hidden
+    gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(_box_toomuchink));
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_start(rgbabox, XPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_end(rgbabox, XPAD);
+  #else
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_left(rgbabox, XPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_right(rgbabox, XPAD);
+  #endif
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_top(rgbabox, YPAD);
+    gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(rgbabox, YPAD);
+    attach(*Glib::wrap(rgbabox), 0, row, 2, 1);
+#else
+    attach(*Glib::wrap(rgbabox), 0, 2, row, row + 1, Gtk::FILL, Gtk::SHRINK, XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef SPCS_PREVIEW
+    _p = sp_color_preview_new(0xffffffff);
+    gtk_widget_show(_p);
+    attach(*Glib::wrap(_p), 2, 3, row, row + 1, Gtk::FILL, Gtk::FILL, XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_book), "switch-page", G_CALLBACK(ColorNotebook::_onPageSwitched), this);
+}
+
+void ColorNotebook::_onPickerClicked(GtkWidget * /*widget*/, ColorNotebook * /*colorbook*/)
+{
+    // Set the dropper into a "one click" mode, so it reverts to the previous tool after a click
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    prefs->setBool("/tools/dropper/onetimepick", true);
+    Inkscape::UI::Tools::sp_toggle_dropper(SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP);
+}
+
+void ColorNotebook::_onButtonClicked(GtkWidget *widget, ColorNotebook *nb)
+{
+    if (!gtk_toggle_button_get_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(widget))) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (gint i = 0; i < gtk_notebook_get_n_pages(GTK_NOTEBOOK(nb->_book)); i++) {
+        if (nb->_buttons[i] == widget) {
+            gtk_notebook_set_current_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(nb->_book), i);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorNotebook::_onSelectedColorChanged() { _updateICCButtons(); }
+
+void ColorNotebook::_onPageSwitched(GtkNotebook *notebook, GtkWidget *page, guint page_num, ColorNotebook *colorbook)
+{
+    if (colorbook->get_visible()) {
+        // remember the page we switched to
+        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+        prefs->setInt("/colorselector/page", page_num);
+    }
+}
+
+
+// TODO pass in param so as to avoid the need for SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT
+void ColorNotebook::_updateICCButtons()
+{
+    SPColor color = _selected_color.color();
+    gfloat alpha = _selected_color.alpha();
+
+    g_return_if_fail((0.0 <= alpha) && (alpha <= 1.0));
+
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    /* update color management icon*/
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_box_colormanaged, color.icc != NULL);
+
+    /* update out-of-gamut icon */
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_box_outofgamut, false);
+    if (color.icc) {
+        Inkscape::ColorProfile *target_profile =
+            SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT->profileManager->find(color.icc->colorProfile.c_str());
+        if (target_profile)
+            gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_box_outofgamut, target_profile->GamutCheck(color));
+    }
+
+    /* update too-much-ink icon */
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_box_toomuchink, false);
+    if (color.icc) {
+        Inkscape::ColorProfile *prof = SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT->profileManager->find(color.icc->colorProfile.c_str());
+        if (prof && CMSSystem::isPrintColorSpace(prof)) {
+            gtk_widget_show(GTK_WIDGET(_box_toomuchink));
+            double ink_sum = 0;
+            for (unsigned int i = 0; i < color.icc->colors.size(); i++) {
+                ink_sum += color.icc->colors[i];
+            }
+
+            /* Some literature states that when the sum of paint values exceed 320%, it is considered to be a satured
+               color,
+                which means the paper can get too wet due to an excessive ammount of ink. This may lead to several
+               issues
+                such as misalignment and poor quality of printing in general.*/
+            if (ink_sum > 3.2)
+                gtk_widget_set_sensitive(_box_toomuchink, true);
+        }
+        else {
+            gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(_box_toomuchink));
+        }
+    }
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+}
+
+void ColorNotebook::_setCurrentPage(int i)
+{
+    gtk_notebook_set_current_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(_book), i);
+
+    if (_buttons && (static_cast<size_t>(i) < _available_pages.size())) {
+        gtk_toggle_button_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(_buttons[i]), TRUE);
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorNotebook::_addPage(Page &page)
+{
+    Gtk::Widget *selector_widget;
+
+    selector_widget = page.selector_factory->createWidget(_selected_color);
+    if (selector_widget) {
+        selector_widget->show();
+
+        Glib::ustring mode_name = page.selector_factory->modeName();
+        Gtk::Widget *tab_label = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Label(mode_name));
+        gint page_num = gtk_notebook_append_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(_book), selector_widget->gobj(), tab_label->gobj());
+
+        _buttons[page_num] = gtk_radio_button_new_with_label(NULL, mode_name.c_str());
+        gtk_toggle_button_set_mode(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(_buttons[page_num]), FALSE);
+        if (page_num > 0) {
+            GSList *group = gtk_radio_button_get_group(GTK_RADIO_BUTTON(_buttons[0]));
+            gtk_radio_button_set_group(GTK_RADIO_BUTTON(_buttons[page_num]), group);
+        }
+        gtk_widget_show(_buttons[page_num]);
+        gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(_buttonbox), _buttons[page_num], TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+
+        g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_buttons[page_num]), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(_onButtonClicked), this);
+    }
+}
+}
+}
+}
+
+/*
+  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/widget/color-notebook.h b/src/ui/widget/color-notebook.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d28028c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-notebook.h
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/**
+ * @file
+ * A notebook with RGB, CMYK, CMS, HSL, and Wheel pages
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Lauris Kaplinski <lauris@kaplinski.com>
+ *   bulia byak <buliabyak@users.sf.net>
+ *   Tomasz Boczkowski <penginsbacon@gmail.com> (c++-sification)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Authors
+ *
+ * This code is in public domain
+ */
+#ifndef SEEN_SP_COLOR_NOTEBOOK_H
+#define SEEN_SP_COLOR_NOTEBOOK_H
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>
+#if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
+#include <gtkmm/grid.h>
+#else
+#include <gtkmm/table.h>
+#endif
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "color.h"
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+class ColorNotebook
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    : public Gtk::Grid
+#else
+    : public Gtk::Table
+#endif
+{
+public:
+    ColorNotebook(SelectedColor &color);
+    virtual ~ColorNotebook();
+
+protected:
+    struct Page {
+        Page(Inkscape::UI::ColorSelectorFactory *selector_factory, bool enabled_full);
+
+        Inkscape::UI::ColorSelectorFactory *selector_factory;
+        bool enabled_full;
+    };
+
+    virtual void _initUI();
+    void _addPage(Page &page);
+
+    static void _onButtonClicked(GtkWidget *widget, ColorNotebook *colorbook);
+    static void _onPickerClicked(GtkWidget *widget, ColorNotebook *colorbook);
+    static void _onPageSwitched(GtkNotebook *notebook, GtkWidget *page, guint page_num, ColorNotebook *colorbook);
+    virtual void _onSelectedColorChanged();
+
+    void _updateICCButtons();
+    void _setCurrentPage(int i);
+
+    Inkscape::UI::SelectedColor &_selected_color;
+    gulong _entryId;
+    GtkWidget *_book;
+    GtkWidget *_buttonbox;
+    GtkWidget **_buttons;
+    GtkWidget *_rgbal; /* RGBA entry */
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    GtkWidget *_box_outofgamut, *_box_colormanaged, *_box_toomuchink;
+#endif // defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS1) || defined(HAVE_LIBLCMS2)
+    GtkWidget *_btn_picker;
+    GtkWidget *_p; /* Color preview */
+    boost::ptr_vector<Page> _available_pages;
+
+private:
+    // By default, disallow copy constructor and assignment operator
+    ColorNotebook(const ColorNotebook &obj);
+    ColorNotebook &operator=(const ColorNotebook &obj);
+};
+}
+}
+}
+#endif // SEEN_SP_COLOR_NOTEBOOK_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/widget/color-picker.cpp b/src/ui/widget/color-picker.cpp
index d4c4d394e..a66fbfc9c 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/color-picker.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-picker.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "document-undo.h"
 #include "ui/dialog-events.h"
 
-#include "widgets/sp-color-notebook.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-notebook.h"
 #include "verbs.h"
 
 
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
 namespace Widget {
 
-void sp_color_picker_color_mod(SPColorSelector *csel, GObject *cp);
-
 ColorPicker::ColorPicker (const Glib::ustring& title, const Glib::ustring& tip,
                           guint32 rgba, bool undo)
           : _preview(rgba), _title(title), _rgba(rgba), _undo(undo),
@@ -39,12 +37,15 @@ ColorPicker::ColorPicker (const Glib::ustring& title, const Glib::ustring& tip,
     _preview.show();
     add (_preview);
     set_tooltip_text (tip);
+
+    _selected_color.signal_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorPicker::_onSelectedColorChanged));
+    _selected_color.signal_dragged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorPicker::_onSelectedColorChanged));
+    _selected_color.signal_released.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorPicker::_onSelectedColorChanged));
 }
 
 ColorPicker::~ColorPicker()
 {
     closeWindow();
-    _colorSelector = NULL;
 }
 
 void ColorPicker::setupDialog(const Glib::ustring &title)
@@ -55,25 +56,17 @@ void ColorPicker::setupDialog(const Glib::ustring &title)
     _colorSelectorDialog.hide();
     _colorSelectorDialog.set_title (title);
     _colorSelectorDialog.set_border_width (4);
-    _colorSelector = SP_COLOR_SELECTOR(sp_color_selector_new(SP_TYPE_COLOR_NOTEBOOK));
+
+    _color_selector = Gtk::manage(new ColorNotebook(_selected_color));
 
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
     _colorSelectorDialog.get_content_area()->pack_start (
-              *Glib::wrap(&_colorSelector->vbox), true, true, 0);
+              *_color_selector, true, true, 0);
 #else
     _colorSelectorDialog.get_vbox()->pack_start (
-              *Glib::wrap(&_colorSelector->vbox), true, true, 0);
+              *_color_selector, true, true, 0);
 #endif
-
-    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_colorSelector), "dragged",
-                         G_CALLBACK(sp_color_picker_color_mod), (void *)this);
-    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_colorSelector), "released",
-                         G_CALLBACK(sp_color_picker_color_mod), (void *)this);
-    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_colorSelector), "changed",
-                         G_CALLBACK(sp_color_picker_color_mod), (void *)this);
-
-    gtk_widget_show(GTK_WIDGET(_colorSelector));
-
+    _color_selector->show();
 }
 
 void ColorPicker::setRgba32 (guint32 rgba)
@@ -82,11 +75,11 @@ void ColorPicker::setRgba32 (guint32 rgba)
 
     _preview.setRgba32 (rgba);
     _rgba = rgba;
-    if (_colorSelector)
+    if (_color_selector)
     {
-        SPColor color;
-        color.set( rgba );
-        _colorSelector->base->setColorAlpha(color, SP_RGBA32_A_F(rgba));
+        _updating = true;
+        _selected_color.setValue(rgba);
+        _updating = false;
     }
 }
 
@@ -97,11 +90,11 @@ void ColorPicker::closeWindow()
 
 void ColorPicker::on_clicked()
 {
-    if (_colorSelector)
+    if (_color_selector)
     {
-        SPColor color;
-        color.set( _rgba );
-        _colorSelector->base->setColorAlpha(color, SP_RGBA32_A_F(_rgba));
+        _updating = true;
+        _selected_color.setValue(_rgba);
+        _updating = false;
     }
     _colorSelectorDialog.show();
 }
@@ -110,34 +103,31 @@ void ColorPicker::on_changed (guint32)
 {
 }
 
-void sp_color_picker_color_mod(SPColorSelector *csel, GObject *cp)
-{
+void ColorPicker::_onSelectedColorChanged() {
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (_in_use) {
         return;
     } else {
         _in_use = true;
     }
 
-    SPColor color;
-    float alpha = 0;
-    csel->base->getColorAlpha(color, alpha);
-    guint32 rgba = color.toRGBA32( alpha );
-
-    ColorPicker *ptr = reinterpret_cast<ColorPicker *>(cp);
-
-    (ptr->_preview).setRgba32 (rgba);
+    guint32 rgba = _selected_color.value();
+    _preview.setRgba32(rgba);
 
-    if (ptr->_undo && SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP)
+    if (_undo && SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP) {
         DocumentUndo::done(SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getDocument(), SP_VERB_NONE,
                            /* TODO: annotate */ "color-picker.cpp:130");
+    }
 
-    ptr->on_changed (rgba);
+    on_changed(rgba);
     _in_use = false;
-    ptr->_changed_signal.emit (rgba);
-    ptr->_rgba = rgba;
+    _changed_signal.emit(rgba);
+    _rgba = rgba;
 }
 
-
 }//namespace Widget
 }//namespace UI
 }//namespace Inkscape
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-picker.h b/src/ui/widget/color-picker.h
index b4da5dbf2..e8a738b5b 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/color-picker.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-picker.h
@@ -13,19 +13,12 @@
 #ifndef __COLOR_PICKER_H__
 #define __COLOR_PICKER_H__
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <stddef.h>
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h>
 #include <gtkmm/button.h>
 #include <sigc++/sigc++.h>
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
 #include "ui/widget/color-preview.h"
 
 struct SPColorSelector;
@@ -57,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 
-    friend void sp_color_picker_color_mod(SPColorSelector *csel, GObject *cp);
+    void _onSelectedColorChanged();
     virtual void on_clicked();
     virtual void on_changed (guint32);
 
@@ -67,13 +60,14 @@ protected:
     sigc::signal<void,guint32> _changed_signal;
     guint32             _rgba;
     bool                _undo;
-
+    bool                _updating;
 
     //Dialog
     void setupDialog(const Glib::ustring &title);
     //Inkscape::UI::Dialog::Dialog _colorSelectorDialog;
     Gtk::Dialog _colorSelectorDialog;
-    SPColorSelector *_colorSelector;
+    SelectedColor _selected_color;
+    Gtk::Widget *_color_selector;
 };
 
 }//namespace Widget
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-preview.h b/src/ui/widget/color-preview.h
index 959b5e09b..caddfb9a2 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/color-preview.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-preview.h
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/widget.h>
 
 namespace Inkscape {
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-scales.cpp b/src/ui/widget/color-scales.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..170f83887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-scales.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,677 @@
+/*
+ *   bulia byak <buliabyak@users.sf.net>
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <math.h>
+#include <gtkmm/adjustment.h>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
+#include "svg/svg-icc-color.h"
+#include "ui/dialog-events.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-scales.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-slider.h"
+
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_R (1 << 0)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_G (1 << 1)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_B (1 << 2)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_A (1 << 3)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_H (1 << 0)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_S (1 << 1)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_V (1 << 2)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_C (1 << 0)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_M (1 << 1)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_Y (1 << 2)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_K (1 << 3)
+#define CSC_CHANNEL_CMYKA (1 << 4)
+
+#define CSC_CHANNELS_ALL 0
+
+#define XPAD 4
+#define YPAD 1
+
+#define noDUMP_CHANGE_INFO 1
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+
+static const gchar *sp_color_scales_hue_map();
+
+const gchar *ColorScales::SUBMODE_NAMES[] = { N_("None"), N_("RGB"), N_("HSL"), N_("CMYK") };
+
+ColorScales::ColorScales(SelectedColor &color, SPColorScalesMode mode)
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    : Gtk::Grid()
+#else
+    : Gtk::Table(5, 3, false)
+#endif
+    , _color(color)
+    , _rangeLimit(255.0)
+    , _updating(FALSE)
+    , _dragging(FALSE)
+{
+    for (gint i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        _l[i] = 0;
+        _a[i] = 0;
+        _s[i] = 0;
+        _b[i] = 0;
+    }
+
+    _initUI(mode);
+
+    _color.signal_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorScales::_onColorChanged));
+    _color.signal_dragged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorScales::_onColorChanged));
+}
+
+ColorScales::~ColorScales()
+{
+    for (gint i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        _l[i] = 0;
+        _a[i] = 0;
+        _s[i] = 0;
+        _b[i] = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_initUI(SPColorScalesMode mode)
+{
+    gint i;
+
+    _updating = FALSE;
+    _dragging = FALSE;
+
+    GtkWidget *t = GTK_WIDGET(gobj());
+
+    /* Create components */
+    for (i = 0; i < static_cast<gint>(G_N_ELEMENTS(_a)); i++) {
+        /* Label */
+        _l[i] = gtk_label_new("");
+        gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(_l[i]), 1.0, 0.5);
+        gtk_widget_show(_l[i]);
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_start(_l[i], XPAD);
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_end(_l[i], XPAD);
+  #else
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_left(_l[i], XPAD);
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_right(_l[i], XPAD);
+  #endif
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_top(_l[i], YPAD);
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(_l[i], YPAD);
+        gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(t), _l[i], 0, i, 1, 1);
+#else
+        gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(t), _l[i], 0, 1, i, i + 1, GTK_FILL, GTK_FILL, XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+        /* Adjustment */
+        _a[i] = GTK_ADJUSTMENT(gtk_adjustment_new(0.0, 0.0, _rangeLimit, 1.0, 10.0, 10.0));
+        /* Slider */
+        _s[i] = Gtk::manage(new Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorSlider(Glib::wrap(_a[i], true)));
+        _s[i]->show();
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+        _s[i]->set_margin_start(XPAD);
+        _s[i]->set_margin_end(XPAD);
+  #else
+        _s[i]->set_margin_left(XPAD);
+        _s[i]->set_margin_right(XPAD);
+  #endif
+        _s[i]->set_margin_top(YPAD);
+        _s[i]->set_margin_bottom(YPAD);
+        _s[i]->set_hexpand(true);
+        gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(t), _s[i]->gobj(), 1, i, 1, 1);
+#else
+        gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(t), _s[i]->gobj(), 1, 2, i, i + 1, (GtkAttachOptions)(GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL),
+                         GTK_FILL, XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+        /* Spinbutton */
+        _b[i] = gtk_spin_button_new(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(_a[i]), 1.0, 0);
+        sp_dialog_defocus_on_enter(_b[i]);
+        gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(_l[i]), _b[i]);
+        gtk_widget_show(_b[i]);
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_start(_b[i], XPAD);
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_end(_b[i], XPAD);
+  #else
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_left(_b[i], XPAD);
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_right(_b[i], XPAD);
+  #endif
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_top(_b[i], YPAD);
+        gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(_b[i], YPAD);
+        gtk_widget_set_halign(_b[i], GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
+        gtk_widget_set_valign(_b[i], GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
+        gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(t), _b[i], 2, i, 1, 1);
+#else
+        gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(t), _b[i], 2, 3, i, i + 1, (GtkAttachOptions)0, (GtkAttachOptions)0, XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+        /* Attach channel value to adjustment */
+        g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(_a[i]), "channel", GINT_TO_POINTER(i));
+        /* Signals */
+        g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_a[i]), "value_changed", G_CALLBACK(_adjustmentAnyChanged), this);
+        _s[i]->signal_grabbed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorScales::_sliderAnyGrabbed));
+        _s[i]->signal_released.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorScales::_sliderAnyReleased));
+        _s[i]->signal_value_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorScales::_sliderAnyChanged));
+    }
+
+    //Prevent 5th bar from being shown by PanelDialog::show_all_children
+    gtk_widget_set_no_show_all(_l[4], TRUE);
+    _s[4]->set_no_show_all(true);
+    gtk_widget_set_no_show_all(_b[4], TRUE);
+
+    /* Initial mode is none, so it works */
+    setMode(mode);
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_recalcColor()
+{
+    SPColor color;
+    gfloat alpha = 1.0;
+    gfloat c[5];
+
+    switch (_mode) {
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB:
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV:
+            _getRgbaFloatv(c);
+            color.set(c[0], c[1], c[2]);
+            alpha = c[3];
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK: {
+            _getCmykaFloatv(c);
+
+            float rgb[3];
+            sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb, c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3]);
+            color.set(rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2]);
+            alpha = c[4];
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+            g_warning("file %s: line %d: Illegal color selector mode %d", __FILE__, __LINE__, _mode);
+            break;
+    }
+
+    _color.preserveICC();
+    _color.setColorAlpha(color, alpha);
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_updateDisplay()
+{
+#ifdef DUMP_CHANGE_INFO
+    g_message("ColorScales::_onColorChanged( this=%p, %f, %f, %f,   %f)", this, _color.color().v.c[0],
+              _color.color().v.c[1], _color.color().v.c[2], _color.alpha());
+#endif
+    gfloat tmp[3];
+    gfloat c[5] = { 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 };
+
+    SPColor color = _color.color();
+
+    switch (_mode) {
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB:
+            sp_color_get_rgb_floatv(&color, c);
+            c[3] = _color.alpha();
+            c[4] = 0.0;
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV:
+            sp_color_get_rgb_floatv(&color, tmp);
+            sp_color_rgb_to_hsl_floatv(c, tmp[0], tmp[1], tmp[2]);
+            c[3] = _color.alpha();
+            c[4] = 0.0;
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK:
+            sp_color_get_cmyk_floatv(&color, c);
+            c[4] = _color.alpha();
+            break;
+        default:
+            g_warning("file %s: line %d: Illegal color selector mode %d", __FILE__, __LINE__, _mode);
+            break;
+    }
+
+    _updating = TRUE;
+    setScaled(_a[0], c[0]);
+    setScaled(_a[1], c[1]);
+    setScaled(_a[2], c[2]);
+    setScaled(_a[3], c[3]);
+    setScaled(_a[4], c[4]);
+    _updateSliders(CSC_CHANNELS_ALL);
+    _updating = FALSE;
+}
+
+/* Helpers for setting color value */
+gfloat ColorScales::getScaled(const GtkAdjustment *a)
+{
+    gfloat val = gtk_adjustment_get_value(const_cast<GtkAdjustment *>(a)) /
+                 gtk_adjustment_get_upper(const_cast<GtkAdjustment *>(a));
+    return val;
+}
+
+void ColorScales::setScaled(GtkAdjustment *a, gfloat v)
+{
+    gfloat val = v * gtk_adjustment_get_upper(a);
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(a, val);
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_setRangeLimit(gdouble upper)
+{
+    _rangeLimit = upper;
+    for (gint i = 0; i < static_cast<gint>(G_N_ELEMENTS(_a)); i++) {
+        gtk_adjustment_set_upper(_a[i], upper);
+        gtk_adjustment_changed(_a[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_onColorChanged()
+{
+    if (!get_visible()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _updateDisplay();
+}
+
+void ColorScales::on_show()
+{
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    Gtk::Grid::on_show();
+#else
+    Gtk::Table::on_show();
+#endif
+    _updateDisplay();
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_getRgbaFloatv(gfloat *rgba)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(rgba != NULL);
+
+    switch (_mode) {
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB:
+            rgba[0] = getScaled(_a[0]);
+            rgba[1] = getScaled(_a[1]);
+            rgba[2] = getScaled(_a[2]);
+            rgba[3] = getScaled(_a[3]);
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV:
+            sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgba, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]));
+            rgba[3] = getScaled(_a[3]);
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK:
+            sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgba, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), getScaled(_a[3]));
+            rgba[3] = getScaled(_a[4]);
+            break;
+        default:
+            g_warning("file %s: line %d: Illegal color selector mode", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_getCmykaFloatv(gfloat *cmyka)
+{
+    gfloat rgb[3];
+
+    g_return_if_fail(cmyka != NULL);
+
+    switch (_mode) {
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB:
+            sp_color_rgb_to_cmyk_floatv(cmyka, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]));
+            cmyka[4] = getScaled(_a[3]);
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV:
+            sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgb, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]));
+            sp_color_rgb_to_cmyk_floatv(cmyka, rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2]);
+            cmyka[4] = getScaled(_a[3]);
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK:
+            cmyka[0] = getScaled(_a[0]);
+            cmyka[1] = getScaled(_a[1]);
+            cmyka[2] = getScaled(_a[2]);
+            cmyka[3] = getScaled(_a[3]);
+            cmyka[4] = getScaled(_a[4]);
+            break;
+        default:
+            g_warning("file %s: line %d: Illegal color selector mode", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+guint32 ColorScales::_getRgba32()
+{
+    gfloat c[4];
+    guint32 rgba;
+
+    _getRgbaFloatv(c);
+
+    rgba = SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3]);
+
+    return rgba;
+}
+
+void ColorScales::setMode(SPColorScalesMode mode)
+{
+    gfloat rgba[4];
+    gfloat c[4];
+
+    if (_mode == mode)
+        return;
+
+    if ((_mode == SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB) || (_mode == SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV) ||
+        (_mode == SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK)) {
+        _getRgbaFloatv(rgba);
+    }
+    else {
+        rgba[0] = rgba[1] = rgba[2] = rgba[3] = 1.0;
+    }
+
+    _mode = mode;
+
+    switch (mode) {
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB:
+            _setRangeLimit(255.0);
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[0]), _("_R:"));
+            _s[0]->set_tooltip_text(_("Red"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[0], _("Red"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[1]), _("_G:"));
+            _s[1]->set_tooltip_text(_("Green"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[1], _("Green"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[2]), _("_B:"));
+            _s[2]->set_tooltip_text(_("Blue"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[2], _("Blue"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[3]), _("_A:"));
+            _s[3]->set_tooltip_text(_("Alpha (opacity)"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[3], _("Alpha (opacity)"));
+            _s[0]->setMap(NULL);
+            gtk_widget_hide(_l[4]);
+            _s[4]->hide();
+            gtk_widget_hide(_b[4]);
+            _updating = TRUE;
+            setScaled(_a[0], rgba[0]);
+            setScaled(_a[1], rgba[1]);
+            setScaled(_a[2], rgba[2]);
+            setScaled(_a[3], rgba[3]);
+            _updateSliders(CSC_CHANNELS_ALL);
+            _updating = FALSE;
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV:
+            _setRangeLimit(255.0);
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[0]), _("_H:"));
+            _s[0]->set_tooltip_text(_("Hue"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[0], _("Hue"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[1]), _("_S:"));
+            _s[1]->set_tooltip_text(_("Saturation"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[1], _("Saturation"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[2]), _("_L:"));
+            _s[2]->set_tooltip_text(_("Lightness"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[2], _("Lightness"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[3]), _("_A:"));
+            _s[3]->set_tooltip_text(_("Alpha (opacity)"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[3], _("Alpha (opacity)"));
+            _s[0]->setMap((guchar *)(sp_color_scales_hue_map()));
+            gtk_widget_hide(_l[4]);
+            _s[4]->hide();
+            gtk_widget_hide(_b[4]);
+            _updating = TRUE;
+            c[0] = 0.0;
+            sp_color_rgb_to_hsl_floatv(c, rgba[0], rgba[1], rgba[2]);
+            setScaled(_a[0], c[0]);
+            setScaled(_a[1], c[1]);
+            setScaled(_a[2], c[2]);
+            setScaled(_a[3], rgba[3]);
+            _updateSliders(CSC_CHANNELS_ALL);
+            _updating = FALSE;
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK:
+            _setRangeLimit(100.0);
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[0]), _("_C:"));
+            _s[0]->set_tooltip_text(_("Cyan"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[0], _("Cyan"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[1]), _("_M:"));
+            _s[1]->set_tooltip_text(_("Magenta"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[1], _("Magenta"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[2]), _("_Y:"));
+            _s[2]->set_tooltip_text(_("Yellow"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[2], _("Yellow"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[3]), _("_K:"));
+            _s[3]->set_tooltip_text(_("Black"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[3], _("Black"));
+            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL(_l[4]), _("_A:"));
+            _s[4]->set_tooltip_text(_("Alpha (opacity)"));
+            gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(_b[4], _("Alpha (opacity)"));
+            _s[0]->setMap(NULL);
+            gtk_widget_show(_l[4]);
+            _s[4]->show();
+            gtk_widget_show(_b[4]);
+            _updating = TRUE;
+
+            sp_color_rgb_to_cmyk_floatv(c, rgba[0], rgba[1], rgba[2]);
+            setScaled(_a[0], c[0]);
+            setScaled(_a[1], c[1]);
+            setScaled(_a[2], c[2]);
+            setScaled(_a[3], c[3]);
+
+            setScaled(_a[4], rgba[3]);
+            _updateSliders(CSC_CHANNELS_ALL);
+            _updating = FALSE;
+            break;
+        default:
+            g_warning("file %s: line %d: Illegal color selector mode", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+SPColorScalesMode ColorScales::getMode() const { return _mode; }
+
+void ColorScales::_adjustmentAnyChanged(GtkAdjustment *adjustment, ColorScales *cs)
+{
+    gint channel = GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(adjustment), "channel"));
+
+    _adjustmentChanged(cs, channel);
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_sliderAnyGrabbed()
+{
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!_dragging) {
+        _dragging = TRUE;
+        _color.setHeld(true);
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_sliderAnyReleased()
+{
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (_dragging) {
+        _dragging = FALSE;
+        _color.setHeld(false);
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_sliderAnyChanged()
+{
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _recalcColor();
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_adjustmentChanged(ColorScales *scales, guint channel)
+{
+    if (scales->_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    scales->_updateSliders((1 << channel));
+    scales->_recalcColor();
+}
+
+void ColorScales::_updateSliders(guint channels)
+{
+    gfloat rgb0[3], rgbm[3], rgb1[3];
+#ifdef SPCS_PREVIEW
+    guint32 rgba;
+#endif
+    switch (_mode) {
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB:
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_R) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_A)) {
+                /* Update red */
+                _s[0]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(0.0, getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(0.5, getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(1.0, getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 1.0));
+            }
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_G) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_A)) {
+                /* Update green */
+                _s[1]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), 0.0, getScaled(_a[2]), 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), 0.5, getScaled(_a[2]), 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), 1.0, getScaled(_a[2]), 1.0));
+            }
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_B) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_A)) {
+                /* Update blue */
+                _s[2]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 0.0, 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 0.5, 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 1.0, 1.0));
+            }
+            if (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_A) {
+                /* Update alpha */
+                _s[3]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 0.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 0.5),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 1.0));
+            }
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV:
+            /* Hue is never updated */
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_S) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_A)) {
+                /* Update saturation */
+                sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgb0, getScaled(_a[0]), 0.0, getScaled(_a[2]));
+                sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgbm, getScaled(_a[0]), 0.5, getScaled(_a[2]));
+                sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgb1, getScaled(_a[0]), 1.0, getScaled(_a[2]));
+                _s[1]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgbm[0], rgbm[1], rgbm[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb1[0], rgb1[1], rgb1[2], 1.0));
+            }
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_V) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_A)) {
+                /* Update value */
+                sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgb0, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 0.0);
+                sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgbm, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 0.5);
+                sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgb1, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 1.0);
+                _s[2]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgbm[0], rgbm[1], rgbm[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb1[0], rgb1[1], rgb1[2], 1.0));
+            }
+            if (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_A) {
+                /* Update alpha */
+                sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgb0, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]));
+                _s[3]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 0.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 0.5),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 1.0));
+            }
+            break;
+        case SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK:
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_C) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_CMYKA)) {
+                /* Update C */
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb0, 0.0, getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), getScaled(_a[3]));
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgbm, 0.5, getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), getScaled(_a[3]));
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb1, 1.0, getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), getScaled(_a[3]));
+                _s[0]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgbm[0], rgbm[1], rgbm[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb1[0], rgb1[1], rgb1[2], 1.0));
+            }
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_M) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_CMYKA)) {
+                /* Update M */
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb0, getScaled(_a[0]), 0.0, getScaled(_a[2]), getScaled(_a[3]));
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgbm, getScaled(_a[0]), 0.5, getScaled(_a[2]), getScaled(_a[3]));
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb1, getScaled(_a[0]), 1.0, getScaled(_a[2]), getScaled(_a[3]));
+                _s[1]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgbm[0], rgbm[1], rgbm[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb1[0], rgb1[1], rgb1[2], 1.0));
+            }
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_Y) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_CMYKA)) {
+                /* Update Y */
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb0, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 0.0, getScaled(_a[3]));
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgbm, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 0.5, getScaled(_a[3]));
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb1, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), 1.0, getScaled(_a[3]));
+                _s[2]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgbm[0], rgbm[1], rgbm[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb1[0], rgb1[1], rgb1[2], 1.0));
+            }
+            if ((channels != CSC_CHANNEL_K) && (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_CMYKA)) {
+                /* Update K */
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb0, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 0.0);
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgbm, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 0.5);
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb1, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]), 1.0);
+                _s[3]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgbm[0], rgbm[1], rgbm[2], 1.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb1[0], rgb1[1], rgb1[2], 1.0));
+            }
+            if (channels != CSC_CHANNEL_CMYKA) {
+                /* Update alpha */
+                sp_color_cmyk_to_rgb_floatv(rgb0, getScaled(_a[0]), getScaled(_a[1]), getScaled(_a[2]),
+                                            getScaled(_a[3]));
+                _s[4]->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 0.0),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 0.5),
+                                 SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(rgb0[0], rgb0[1], rgb0[2], 1.0));
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            g_warning("file %s: line %d: Illegal color selector mode", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+            break;
+    }
+
+#ifdef SPCS_PREVIEW
+    rgba = sp_color_scales_get_rgba32(cs);
+    sp_color_preview_set_rgba32(SP_COLOR_PREVIEW(_p), rgba);
+#endif
+}
+
+static const gchar *sp_color_scales_hue_map(void)
+{
+    static gchar *map = NULL;
+
+    if (!map) {
+        gchar *p;
+        gint h;
+        map = g_new(gchar, 4 * 1024);
+        p = map;
+        for (h = 0; h < 1024; h++) {
+            gfloat rgb[3];
+            sp_color_hsl_to_rgb_floatv(rgb, h / 1024.0, 1.0, 0.5);
+            *p++ = SP_COLOR_F_TO_U(rgb[0]);
+            *p++ = SP_COLOR_F_TO_U(rgb[1]);
+            *p++ = SP_COLOR_F_TO_U(rgb[2]);
+            *p++ = 255;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return map;
+}
+
+ColorScalesFactory::ColorScalesFactory(SPColorScalesMode submode)
+    : _submode(submode)
+{
+}
+
+ColorScalesFactory::~ColorScalesFactory() {}
+
+Gtk::Widget *ColorScalesFactory::createWidget(Inkscape::UI::SelectedColor &color) const
+{
+    Gtk::Widget *w = Gtk::manage(new ColorScales(color, _submode));
+    return w;
+}
+
+Glib::ustring ColorScalesFactory::modeName() const {
+    return gettext(ColorScales::SUBMODE_NAMES[_submode]);
+}
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-scales.h b/src/ui/widget/color-scales.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aeacfbcc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-scales.h
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#ifndef SEEN_SP_COLOR_SCALES_H
+#define SEEN_SP_COLOR_SCALES_H
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
+#include <gtkmm/grid.h>
+#else
+#include <gtkmm/table.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+class ColorSlider;
+
+typedef enum {
+    SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_NONE = 0,
+    SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_RGB = 1,
+    SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_HSV = 2,
+    SP_COLOR_SCALES_MODE_CMYK = 3
+} SPColorScalesMode;
+
+class ColorScales
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    : public Gtk::Grid
+#else
+    : public Gtk::Table
+#endif
+{
+public:
+    static const gchar *SUBMODE_NAMES[];
+
+    static gfloat getScaled(const GtkAdjustment *a);
+    static void setScaled(GtkAdjustment *a, gfloat v);
+
+    ColorScales(SelectedColor &color, SPColorScalesMode mode);
+    virtual ~ColorScales();
+
+    virtual void _initUI(SPColorScalesMode mode);
+
+    void setMode(SPColorScalesMode mode);
+    SPColorScalesMode getMode() const;
+
+protected:
+    void _onColorChanged();
+    void on_show();
+
+    static void _adjustmentAnyChanged(GtkAdjustment *adjustment, ColorScales *cs);
+    void _sliderAnyGrabbed();
+    void _sliderAnyReleased();
+    void _sliderAnyChanged();
+    static void _adjustmentChanged(ColorScales *cs, guint channel);
+
+    void _getRgbaFloatv(gfloat *rgba);
+    void _getCmykaFloatv(gfloat *cmyka);
+    guint32 _getRgba32();
+    void _updateSliders(guint channels);
+    void _recalcColor();
+    void _updateDisplay();
+
+    void _setRangeLimit(gdouble upper);
+
+    SelectedColor &_color;
+    SPColorScalesMode _mode;
+    gdouble _rangeLimit;
+    gboolean _updating : 1;
+    gboolean _dragging : 1;
+    GtkAdjustment *_a[5];                     /* Channel adjustments */
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorSlider *_s[5]; /* Channel sliders */
+    GtkWidget *_b[5];                         /* Spinbuttons */
+    GtkWidget *_l[5];                         /* Labels */
+
+private:
+    // By default, disallow copy constructor and assignment operator
+    ColorScales(ColorScales const &obj);
+    ColorScales &operator=(ColorScales const &obj);
+};
+
+class ColorScalesFactory : public Inkscape::UI::ColorSelectorFactory
+{
+public:
+    ColorScalesFactory(SPColorScalesMode submode);
+    ~ColorScalesFactory();
+
+    Gtk::Widget *createWidget(Inkscape::UI::SelectedColor &color) const;
+    Glib::ustring modeName() const;
+
+private:
+    SPColorScalesMode _submode;
+};
+
+}
+}
+}
+
+#endif /* !SEEN_SP_COLOR_SCALES_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 :
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-slider.cpp b/src/ui/widget/color-slider.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c9586a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-slider.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,633 @@
+/**
+ * @file
+ * A slider with colored background - implementation.
+ */
+/* Author:
+ *   Lauris Kaplinski <lauris@kaplinski.com>
+ *   bulia byak <buliabyak@users.sf.net>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Lauris Kaplinski
+ *
+ * This code is in public domain
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <gdkmm/cursor.h>
+#include <gdkmm/screen.h>
+#include <gdkmm/general.h>
+#include <gtkmm/adjustment.h>
+#if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
+#include <gtkmm/stylecontext.h>
+#else
+#include <gtkmm/style.h>
+#endif
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
+#include "ui/widget/color-scales.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-slider.h"
+#include "preferences.h"
+
+static const gint SLIDER_WIDTH = 96;
+static const gint SLIDER_HEIGHT = 8;
+static const gint ARROW_SIZE = 7;
+
+static const guchar *sp_color_slider_render_gradient(gint x0, gint y0, gint width, gint height, gint c[], gint dc[],
+                                                     guint b0, guint b1, guint mask);
+static const guchar *sp_color_slider_render_map(gint x0, gint y0, gint width, gint height, guchar *map, gint start,
+                                                gint step, guint b0, guint b1, guint mask);
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+ColorSlider::ColorSlider(Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> adjustment)
+    : _dragging(false)
+#else
+ColorSlider::ColorSlider(Gtk::Adjustment *adjustment)
+    : _dragging(false)
+    , _adjustment(NULL)
+#endif
+    , _value(0.0)
+    , _oldvalue(0.0)
+    , _mapsize(0)
+    , _map(NULL)
+{
+    _c0[0] = 0x00;
+    _c0[1] = 0x00;
+    _c0[2] = 0x00;
+    _c0[3] = 0xff;
+
+    _cm[0] = 0xff;
+    _cm[1] = 0x00;
+    _cm[2] = 0x00;
+    _cm[3] = 0xff;
+
+    _c0[0] = 0xff;
+    _c0[1] = 0xff;
+    _c0[2] = 0xff;
+    _c0[3] = 0xff;
+
+    _b0 = 0x5f;
+    _b1 = 0xa0;
+    _bmask = 0x08;
+
+    setAdjustment(adjustment);
+}
+
+ColorSlider::~ColorSlider()
+{
+    if (_adjustment) {
+        _adjustment_changed_connection.disconnect();
+        _adjustment_value_changed_connection.disconnect();
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        _adjustment.reset();
+#else
+        _adjustment->unreference();
+        _adjustment = NULL;
+#endif
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::on_realize()
+{
+    set_realized();
+
+    if (!_gdk_window) {
+        GdkWindowAttr attributes;
+        gint attributes_mask;
+        Gtk::Allocation allocation = get_allocation();
+
+        memset(&attributes, 0, sizeof(attributes));
+        attributes.x = allocation.get_x();
+        attributes.y = allocation.get_y();
+        attributes.width = allocation.get_width();
+        attributes.height = allocation.get_height();
+        attributes.window_type = GDK_WINDOW_CHILD;
+        attributes.wclass = GDK_INPUT_OUTPUT;
+        attributes.visual = gdk_screen_get_system_visual(gdk_screen_get_default());
+#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        attributes.colormap = gdk_screen_get_system_colormap(gdk_screen_get_default());
+#endif
+        attributes.event_mask = get_events();
+        attributes.event_mask |= (Gdk::EXPOSURE_MASK | Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | Gdk::BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK |
+                                  Gdk::POINTER_MOTION_MASK | Gdk::ENTER_NOTIFY_MASK | Gdk::LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK);
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        attributes_mask = GDK_WA_X | GDK_WA_Y | GDK_WA_VISUAL;
+#else
+        attributes_mask = GDK_WA_X | GDK_WA_Y | GDK_WA_VISUAL | GDK_WA_COLORMAP;
+#endif
+
+        _gdk_window = Gdk::Window::create(get_parent_window(), &attributes, attributes_mask);
+        set_window(_gdk_window);
+        _gdk_window->set_user_data(gobj());
+
+#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        style_attach();
+#endif
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::on_unrealize()
+{
+    _gdk_window.reset();
+
+    Gtk::Widget::on_unrealize();
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::on_size_allocate(Gtk::Allocation &allocation)
+{
+    set_allocation(allocation);
+
+    if (get_realized()) {
+        _gdk_window->move_resize(allocation.get_x(), allocation.get_y(), allocation.get_width(),
+                                 allocation.get_height());
+    }
+}
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+
+void ColorSlider::get_preferred_width_vfunc(int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const
+{
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::StyleContext> style_context = get_style_context();
+    Gtk::Border padding = style_context->get_padding(get_state_flags());
+    int width = SLIDER_WIDTH + padding.get_left() + padding.get_right();
+    minimum_width = natural_width = width;
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::get_preferred_width_for_height_vfunc(int /*height*/, int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const
+{
+    get_preferred_width(minimum_width, natural_width);
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::get_preferred_height_vfunc(int &minimum_height, int &natural_height) const
+{
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::StyleContext> style_context = get_style_context();
+    Gtk::Border padding = style_context->get_padding(get_state_flags());
+    int height = SLIDER_HEIGHT + padding.get_top() + padding.get_bottom();
+    minimum_height = natural_height = height;
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::get_preferred_height_for_width_vfunc(int /*width*/, int &minimum_height, int &natural_height) const
+{
+    get_preferred_height(minimum_height, natural_height);
+}
+
+#else
+
+void ColorSlider::on_size_request(Gtk::Requisition *requisition)
+{
+    GtkStyle *style = gtk_widget_get_style(gobj());
+    requisition->width = SLIDER_WIDTH + style->xthickness * 2;
+    requisition->height = SLIDER_HEIGHT + style->ythickness * 2;
+}
+
+bool ColorSlider::on_expose_event(GdkEventExpose *event)
+{
+    bool result = false;
+
+    if (get_is_drawable()) {
+        Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> cr = _gdk_window->create_cairo_context();
+        result = on_draw(cr);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+bool ColorSlider::on_button_press_event(GdkEventButton *event)
+{
+    if (event->button == 1) {
+        Gtk::Allocation allocation = get_allocation();
+        gint cx, cw;
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        cx = get_style_context()->get_padding(get_state_flags()).get_left();
+#else
+        cx = get_style()->get_xthickness();
+#endif
+        cw = allocation.get_width() - 2 * cx;
+        signal_grabbed.emit();
+        _dragging = true;
+        _oldvalue = _value;
+        ColorScales::setScaled(_adjustment->gobj(), CLAMP((gfloat)(event->x - cx) / cw, 0.0, 1.0));
+        signal_dragged.emit();
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        gdk_device_grab(
+            gdk_event_get_device(reinterpret_cast<GdkEvent *>(event)), _gdk_window->gobj(), GDK_OWNERSHIP_NONE, FALSE,
+            static_cast<GdkEventMask>(GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK), NULL, event->time);
+#else
+        gdk_pointer_grab(get_window()->gobj(), FALSE,
+                         static_cast<GdkEventMask>(GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK), NULL, NULL,
+                         event->time);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool ColorSlider::on_button_release_event(GdkEventButton *event)
+{
+    if (event->button == 1) {
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        gdk_device_ungrab(gdk_event_get_device(reinterpret_cast<GdkEvent *>(event)),
+                          gdk_event_get_time(reinterpret_cast<GdkEvent *>(event)));
+#else
+        get_window()->pointer_ungrab(event->time);
+#endif
+
+        _dragging = false;
+        signal_released.emit();
+        if (_value != _oldvalue) {
+            signal_value_changed.emit();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool ColorSlider::on_motion_notify_event(GdkEventMotion *event)
+{
+    if (_dragging) {
+        gint cx, cw;
+        Gtk::Allocation allocation = get_allocation();
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        cx = get_style_context()->get_padding(get_state_flags()).get_left();
+#else
+        cx = get_style()->get_xthickness();
+#endif
+        cw = allocation.get_width() - 2 * cx;
+        ColorScales::setScaled(_adjustment->gobj(), CLAMP((gfloat)(event->x - cx) / cw, 0.0, 1.0));
+        signal_dragged.emit();
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+void ColorSlider::setAdjustment(Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> adjustment)
+{
+#else
+void ColorSlider::setAdjustment(Gtk::Adjustment *adjustment)
+{
+#endif
+    if (!adjustment) {
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        _adjustment = Gtk::Adjustment::create(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.01, 0.0, 0.0);
+#else
+        _adjustment = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Adjustment(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.01, 0.0, 0.0));
+#endif
+    }
+    else {
+        adjustment->set_page_increment(0.0);
+        adjustment->set_page_size(0.0);
+    }
+
+    if (_adjustment != adjustment) {
+        if (_adjustment) {
+            _adjustment_changed_connection.disconnect();
+            _adjustment_value_changed_connection.disconnect();
+#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+            _adjustment->unreference();
+#endif
+        }
+
+        _adjustment = adjustment;
+        _adjustment_changed_connection =
+            _adjustment->signal_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorSlider::_onAdjustmentChanged));
+        _adjustment_value_changed_connection =
+            _adjustment->signal_value_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorSlider::_onAdjustmentValueChanged));
+
+        _value = ColorScales::getScaled(_adjustment->gobj());
+
+        _onAdjustmentChanged();
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::_onAdjustmentChanged() { queue_draw(); }
+
+void ColorSlider::_onAdjustmentValueChanged()
+{
+    if (_value != ColorScales::getScaled(_adjustment->gobj())) {
+        gint cx, cy, cw, ch;
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::StyleContext> style_context = get_style_context();
+        Gtk::Allocation allocation = get_allocation();
+        Gtk::Border padding = style_context->get_padding(get_state_flags());
+        cx = padding.get_left();
+        cy = padding.get_top();
+#else
+        Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Style> style = get_style();
+        Gtk::Allocation allocation = get_allocation();
+        cx = style->get_xthickness();
+        cy = style->get_ythickness();
+#endif
+        cw = allocation.get_width() - 2 * cx;
+        ch = allocation.get_height() - 2 * cy;
+        if ((gint)(ColorScales::getScaled(_adjustment->gobj()) * cw) != (gint)(_value * cw)) {
+            gint ax, ay;
+            gfloat value;
+            value = _value;
+            _value = ColorScales::getScaled(_adjustment->gobj());
+            ax = (int)(cx + value * cw - ARROW_SIZE / 2 - 2);
+            ay = cy;
+            queue_draw_area(ax, ay, ARROW_SIZE + 4, ch);
+            ax = (int)(cx + _value * cw - ARROW_SIZE / 2 - 2);
+            ay = cy;
+            queue_draw_area(ax, ay, ARROW_SIZE + 4, ch);
+        }
+        else {
+            _value = ColorScales::getScaled(_adjustment->gobj());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::setColors(guint32 start, guint32 mid, guint32 end)
+{
+    // Remove any map, if set
+    _map = 0;
+
+    _c0[0] = start >> 24;
+    _c0[1] = (start >> 16) & 0xff;
+    _c0[2] = (start >> 8) & 0xff;
+    _c0[3] = start & 0xff;
+
+    _cm[0] = mid >> 24;
+    _cm[1] = (mid >> 16) & 0xff;
+    _cm[2] = (mid >> 8) & 0xff;
+    _cm[3] = mid & 0xff;
+
+    _c1[0] = end >> 24;
+    _c1[1] = (end >> 16) & 0xff;
+    _c1[2] = (end >> 8) & 0xff;
+    _c1[3] = end & 0xff;
+
+    queue_draw();
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::setMap(const guchar *map)
+{
+    _map = const_cast<guchar *>(map);
+
+    queue_draw();
+}
+
+void ColorSlider::setBackground(guint dark, guint light, guint size)
+{
+    _b0 = dark;
+    _b1 = light;
+    _bmask = size;
+
+    queue_draw();
+}
+
+bool ColorSlider::on_draw(const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> &cr)
+{
+    gboolean colorsOnTop = Inkscape::Preferences::get()->getBool("/options/workarounds/colorsontop", false);
+
+    Gtk::Allocation allocation = get_allocation();
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::StyleContext> style_context = get_style_context();
+#else
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Window> window = get_window();
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Style> style = get_style();
+#endif
+
+    // Draw shadow
+    if (colorsOnTop) {
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        style_context->render_frame(cr, 0, 0, allocation.get_width(), allocation.get_height());
+#else
+        gtk_paint_shadow(style->gobj(), window->gobj(), gtk_widget_get_state(gobj()), GTK_SHADOW_IN, NULL, gobj(),
+                         "colorslider", 0, 0, allocation.get_width(), allocation.get_height());
+#endif
+    }
+
+    /* Paintable part of color gradient area */
+    Gdk::Rectangle carea;
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    Gtk::Border padding;
+
+    padding = style_context->get_padding(get_state_flags());
+
+    carea.set_x(padding.get_left());
+    carea.set_y(padding.get_top());
+    ;
+#else
+    carea.set_x(style->get_xthickness());
+    carea.set_y(style->get_ythickness());
+#endif
+
+    carea.set_width(allocation.get_width() - 2 * carea.get_x());
+    carea.set_height(allocation.get_height() - 2 * carea.get_y());
+
+    if (_map) {
+        /* Render map pixelstore */
+        gint d = (1024 << 16) / carea.get_width();
+        gint s = 0;
+
+        const guchar *b =
+            sp_color_slider_render_map(0, 0, carea.get_width(), carea.get_height(), _map, s, d, _b0, _b1, _bmask);
+
+        if (b != NULL && carea.get_width() > 0) {
+            Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> pb = Gdk::Pixbuf::create_from_data(
+                b, Gdk::COLORSPACE_RGB, false, 8, carea.get_width(), carea.get_height(), carea.get_width() * 3);
+
+            Gdk::Cairo::set_source_pixbuf(cr, pb, carea.get_x(), carea.get_y());
+            cr->paint();
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        gint c[4], dc[4];
+
+        /* Render gradient */
+
+        // part 1: from c0 to cm
+        if (carea.get_width() > 0) {
+            for (gint i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                c[i] = _c0[i] << 16;
+                dc[i] = ((_cm[i] << 16) - c[i]) / (carea.get_width() / 2);
+            }
+            guint wi = carea.get_width() / 2;
+            const guchar *b = sp_color_slider_render_gradient(0, 0, wi, carea.get_height(), c, dc, _b0, _b1, _bmask);
+
+            /* Draw pixelstore 1 */
+            if (b != NULL && wi > 0) {
+                Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> pb =
+                    Gdk::Pixbuf::create_from_data(b, Gdk::COLORSPACE_RGB, false, 8, wi, carea.get_height(), wi * 3);
+
+                Gdk::Cairo::set_source_pixbuf(cr, pb, carea.get_x(), carea.get_y());
+                cr->paint();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // part 2: from cm to c1
+        if (carea.get_width() > 0) {
+            for (gint i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                c[i] = _cm[i] << 16;
+                dc[i] = ((_c1[i] << 16) - c[i]) / (carea.get_width() / 2);
+            }
+            guint wi = carea.get_width() / 2;
+            const guchar *b = sp_color_slider_render_gradient(carea.get_width() / 2, 0, wi, carea.get_height(), c, dc,
+                                                              _b0, _b1, _bmask);
+
+            /* Draw pixelstore 2 */
+            if (b != NULL && wi > 0) {
+                Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> pb =
+                    Gdk::Pixbuf::create_from_data(b, Gdk::COLORSPACE_RGB, false, 8, wi, carea.get_height(), wi * 3);
+
+                Gdk::Cairo::set_source_pixbuf(cr, pb, carea.get_width() / 2 + carea.get_x(), carea.get_y());
+                cr->paint();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Draw shadow */
+    if (!colorsOnTop) {
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+        style_context->render_frame(cr, 0, 0, allocation.get_width(), allocation.get_height());
+#else
+        gtk_paint_shadow(style->gobj(), window->gobj(), gtk_widget_get_state(gobj()), GTK_SHADOW_IN, NULL, gobj(),
+                         "colorslider", 0, 0, allocation.get_width(), allocation.get_height());
+#endif
+    }
+
+    /* Draw arrow */
+    gint x = (int)(_value * (carea.get_width() - 1) - ARROW_SIZE / 2 + carea.get_x());
+    gint y1 = carea.get_y();
+    gint y2 = carea.get_y() + carea.get_height() - 1;
+    cr->set_line_width(1.0);
+
+    // Define top arrow
+    cr->move_to(x - 0.5, y1 + 0.5);
+    cr->line_to(x + ARROW_SIZE - 0.5, y1 + 0.5);
+    cr->line_to(x + (ARROW_SIZE - 1) / 2.0, y1 + ARROW_SIZE / 2.0 + 0.5);
+    cr->line_to(x - 0.5, y1 + 0.5);
+
+    // Define bottom arrow
+    cr->move_to(x - 0.5, y2 + 0.5);
+    cr->line_to(x + ARROW_SIZE - 0.5, y2 + 0.5);
+    cr->line_to(x + (ARROW_SIZE - 1) / 2.0, y2 - ARROW_SIZE / 2.0 + 0.5);
+    cr->line_to(x - 0.5, y2 + 0.5);
+
+    // Render both arrows
+    cr->set_source_rgb(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    cr->stroke_preserve();
+    cr->set_source_rgb(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+    cr->fill();
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+} // namespace Widget
+} // namespace UI
+} // namespace Inkscape
+
+/* Colors are << 16 */
+
+static const guchar *sp_color_slider_render_gradient(gint x0, gint y0, gint width, gint height, gint c[], gint dc[],
+                                                     guint b0, guint b1, guint mask)
+{
+    static guchar *buf = NULL;
+    static gint bs = 0;
+    guchar *dp;
+    gint x, y;
+    guint r, g, b, a;
+
+    if (buf && (bs < width * height)) {
+        g_free(buf);
+        buf = NULL;
+    }
+    if (!buf) {
+        buf = g_new(guchar, width * height * 3);
+        bs = width * height;
+    }
+
+    dp = buf;
+    r = c[0];
+    g = c[1];
+    b = c[2];
+    a = c[3];
+    for (x = x0; x < x0 + width; x++) {
+        gint cr, cg, cb, ca;
+        guchar *d;
+        cr = r >> 16;
+        cg = g >> 16;
+        cb = b >> 16;
+        ca = a >> 16;
+        d = dp;
+        for (y = y0; y < y0 + height; y++) {
+            guint bg, fc;
+            /* Background value */
+            bg = ((x & mask) ^ (y & mask)) ? b0 : b1;
+            fc = (cr - bg) * ca;
+            d[0] = bg + ((fc + (fc >> 8) + 0x80) >> 8);
+            fc = (cg - bg) * ca;
+            d[1] = bg + ((fc + (fc >> 8) + 0x80) >> 8);
+            fc = (cb - bg) * ca;
+            d[2] = bg + ((fc + (fc >> 8) + 0x80) >> 8);
+            d += 3 * width;
+        }
+        r += dc[0];
+        g += dc[1];
+        b += dc[2];
+        a += dc[3];
+        dp += 3;
+    }
+
+    return buf;
+}
+
+/* Positions are << 16 */
+
+static const guchar *sp_color_slider_render_map(gint x0, gint y0, gint width, gint height, guchar *map, gint start,
+                                                gint step, guint b0, guint b1, guint mask)
+{
+    static guchar *buf = NULL;
+    static gint bs = 0;
+    guchar *dp;
+    gint x, y;
+
+    if (buf && (bs < width * height)) {
+        g_free(buf);
+        buf = NULL;
+    }
+    if (!buf) {
+        buf = g_new(guchar, width * height * 3);
+        bs = width * height;
+    }
+
+    dp = buf;
+    for (x = x0; x < x0 + width; x++) {
+        gint cr, cg, cb, ca;
+        guchar *d = dp;
+        guchar *sp = map + 4 * (start >> 16);
+        cr = *sp++;
+        cg = *sp++;
+        cb = *sp++;
+        ca = *sp++;
+        for (y = y0; y < y0 + height; y++) {
+            guint bg, fc;
+            /* Background value */
+            bg = ((x & mask) ^ (y & mask)) ? b0 : b1;
+            fc = (cr - bg) * ca;
+            d[0] = bg + ((fc + (fc >> 8) + 0x80) >> 8);
+            fc = (cg - bg) * ca;
+            d[1] = bg + ((fc + (fc >> 8) + 0x80) >> 8);
+            fc = (cb - bg) * ca;
+            d[2] = bg + ((fc + (fc >> 8) + 0x80) >> 8);
+            d += 3 * width;
+        }
+        dp += 3;
+        start += step;
+    }
+
+    return buf;
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-slider.h b/src/ui/widget/color-slider.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..253f3123c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-slider.h
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * A slider with colored background
+ *
+ * Author:
+ *   Lauris Kaplinski <lauris@kaplinski.com>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Lauris Kaplinski
+ *
+ * This code is in public domain
+ */
+
+#ifndef SEEN_COLOR_SLIDER_H
+#define SEEN_COLOR_SLIDER_H
+
+#include <gtkmm/widget.h>
+#include <sigc++/signal.h>
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+/*
+ * A slider with colored background
+ */
+class ColorSlider : public Gtk::Widget {
+public:
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    ColorSlider(Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> adjustment);
+#else
+    ColorSlider(Gtk::Adjustment *adjustment);
+#endif
+    ~ColorSlider();
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    void setAdjustment(Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> adjustment);
+#else
+    void setAdjustment(Gtk::Adjustment *adjustment);
+#endif
+
+    void setColors(guint32 start, guint32 mid, guint32 end);
+
+    void setMap(const guchar *map);
+
+    void setBackground(guint dark, guint light, guint size);
+
+    sigc::signal<void> signal_grabbed;
+    sigc::signal<void> signal_dragged;
+    sigc::signal<void> signal_released;
+    sigc::signal<void> signal_value_changed;
+
+protected:
+    void on_size_allocate(Gtk::Allocation &allocation);
+    void on_realize();
+    void on_unrealize();
+    bool on_button_press_event(GdkEventButton *event);
+    bool on_button_release_event(GdkEventButton *event);
+    bool on_motion_notify_event(GdkEventMotion *event);
+    bool on_draw(const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> &cr);
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    void get_preferred_width_vfunc(int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const;
+    void get_preferred_width_for_height_vfunc(int height, int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const;
+    void get_preferred_height_vfunc(int &minimum_height, int &natural_height) const;
+    void get_preferred_height_for_width_vfunc(int width, int &minimum_height, int &natural_height) const;
+#else
+    void on_size_request(Gtk::Requisition *requisition);
+    bool on_expose_event(GdkEventExpose *event);
+#endif
+
+private:
+    void _onAdjustmentChanged();
+    void _onAdjustmentValueChanged();
+
+    bool _dragging;
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> _adjustment;
+#else
+    Gtk::Adjustment *_adjustment;
+#endif
+    sigc::connection _adjustment_changed_connection;
+    sigc::connection _adjustment_value_changed_connection;
+
+    gfloat _value;
+    gfloat _oldvalue;
+    guchar _c0[4], _cm[4], _c1[4];
+    guchar _b0, _b1;
+    guchar _bmask;
+
+    gint _mapsize;
+    guchar *_map;
+
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Window> _gdk_window;
+};
+
+} // namespace Widget
+} // namespace UI
+} // namespace Inkscape
+
+#endif
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/color-wheel-selector.cpp b/src/ui/widget/color-wheel-selector.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed3400bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-wheel-selector.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "color-wheel-selector.h"
+
+#include <math.h>
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include <gtkmm/adjustment.h>
+#include <gtkmm/label.h>
+#include <gtkmm/spinbutton.h>
+#include "svg/svg-icc-color.h"
+#include "ui/dialog-events.h"
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-scales.h"
+#include "ui/widget/color-slider.h"
+#include "ui/widget/gimpcolorwheel.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+
+#define XPAD 4
+#define YPAD 1
+
+
+const gchar *ColorWheelSelector::MODE_NAME = N_("Wheel");
+
+ColorWheelSelector::ColorWheelSelector(SelectedColor &color)
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    : Gtk::Grid()
+#else
+    : Gtk::Table(5, 3, false)
+#endif
+    , _color(color)
+    , _updating(false)
+#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    , _alpha_adjustment(NULL)
+#endif
+    , _wheel(0)
+    , _slider(0)
+{
+    _initUI();
+    _color_changed_connection = color.signal_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorWheelSelector::_colorChanged));
+    _color_dragged_connection = color.signal_dragged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorWheelSelector::_colorChanged));
+}
+
+ColorWheelSelector::~ColorWheelSelector()
+{
+    _wheel = 0;
+#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    delete _alpha_adjustment;
+#endif
+
+    _color_changed_connection.disconnect();
+    _color_dragged_connection.disconnect();
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::_initUI()
+{
+    /* Create components */
+    gint row = 0;
+
+    _wheel = gimp_color_wheel_new();
+    gtk_widget_show(_wheel);
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    gtk_widget_set_halign(_wheel, GTK_ALIGN_FILL);
+    gtk_widget_set_valign(_wheel, GTK_ALIGN_FILL);
+    gtk_widget_set_hexpand(_wheel, TRUE);
+    gtk_widget_set_vexpand(_wheel, TRUE);
+    gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(gobj()), _wheel, 0, row, 3, 1);
+#else
+    gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(gobj()), _wheel, 0, 3, row, row + 1, (GtkAttachOptions)(GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL),
+                     (GtkAttachOptions)(GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL), 0, 0);
+#endif
+
+    row++;
+
+    /* Label */
+    Gtk::Label *label = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Label(_("_A:"), true));
+    label->set_alignment(1.0, 0.5);
+    label->show();
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+    label->set_margin_start(XPAD);
+    label->set_margin_end(XPAD);
+  #else
+    label->set_margin_left(XPAD);
+    label->set_margin_right(XPAD);
+  #endif
+    label->set_margin_top(YPAD);
+    label->set_margin_bottom(YPAD);
+    label->set_halign(Gtk::ALIGN_FILL);
+    label->set_valign(Gtk::ALIGN_FILL);
+    attach(*label, 0, row, 1, 1);
+#else
+    attach(*label, 0, 1, row, row + 1, Gtk::FILL, Gtk::FILL, XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+/* Adjustment */
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    _alpha_adjustment = Gtk::Adjustment::create(0.0, 0.0, 255.0, 1.0, 10.0, 10.0);
+#else
+    _alpha_adjustment = new Gtk::Adjustment(0.0, 0.0, 255.0, 1.0, 10.0, 10.0);
+#endif
+    /* Slider */
+    _slider = Gtk::manage(new Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorSlider(_alpha_adjustment));
+    _slider->set_tooltip_text(_("Alpha (opacity)"));
+    _slider->show();
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+    _slider->set_margin_start(XPAD);
+    _slider->set_margin_end(XPAD);
+  #else
+    _slider->set_margin_left(XPAD);
+    _slider->set_margin_right(XPAD);
+  #endif
+    _slider->set_margin_top(YPAD);
+    _slider->set_margin_bottom(YPAD);
+    _slider->set_hexpand(true);
+    _slider->set_halign(Gtk::ALIGN_FILL);
+    _slider->set_valign(Gtk::ALIGN_FILL);
+    attach(*_slider, 1, row, 1, 1);
+#else
+    attach(*_slider, 1, 2, row, row + 1, Gtk::EXPAND | Gtk::FILL, Gtk::FILL, XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+    _slider->setColors(SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0), SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5),
+                       SP_RGBA32_F_COMPOSE(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+
+/* Spinbutton */
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    Gtk::SpinButton *spin_button = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SpinButton(_alpha_adjustment, 1.0, 0));
+#else
+    Gtk::SpinButton *spin_button = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SpinButton(*_alpha_adjustment, 1.0, 0));
+#endif
+    spin_button->set_tooltip_text(_("Alpha (opacity)"));
+    sp_dialog_defocus_on_enter(GTK_WIDGET(spin_button->gobj()));
+    label->set_mnemonic_widget(*spin_button);
+    spin_button->show();
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+  #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 12, 0)
+    spin_button->set_margin_start(XPAD);
+    spin_button->set_margin_end(XPAD);
+  #else
+    spin_button->set_margin_left(XPAD);
+    spin_button->set_margin_right(XPAD);
+  #endif
+    spin_button->set_margin_top(YPAD);
+    spin_button->set_margin_bottom(YPAD);
+    spin_button->set_halign(Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER);
+    spin_button->set_valign(Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER);
+    attach(*spin_button, 2, row, 1, 1);
+#else
+    attach(*spin_button, 2, 3, row, row + 1, (Gtk::AttachOptions)0, (Gtk::AttachOptions)0, XPAD, YPAD);
+#endif
+
+    /* Signals */
+    _alpha_adjustment->signal_value_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &ColorWheelSelector::_adjustmentChanged));
+    _slider->signal_grabbed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ColorWheelSelector::_sliderGrabbed));
+    _slider->signal_released.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ColorWheelSelector::_sliderReleased));
+    _slider->signal_value_changed.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ColorWheelSelector::_sliderChanged));
+
+    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(_wheel), "changed", G_CALLBACK(_wheelChanged), this);
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::on_show()
+{
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    Gtk::Grid::on_show();
+#else
+    Gtk::Table::on_show();
+#endif
+    _updateDisplay();
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::_colorChanged()
+{
+    _updateDisplay();
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::_adjustmentChanged()
+{
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // TODO check this. It looks questionable:
+    // if a value is entered between 0 and 1 exclusive, normalize it to (int) 0..255  or 0..100
+    gdouble value = _alpha_adjustment->get_value();
+    gdouble upper = _alpha_adjustment->get_upper();
+    if (value > 0.0 && value < 1.0) {
+        _alpha_adjustment->set_value(floor(value * upper + 0.5));
+    }
+
+    _color.preserveICC();
+    _color.setAlpha(ColorScales::getScaled(_alpha_adjustment->gobj()));
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::_sliderGrabbed()
+{
+    _color.preserveICC();
+    _color.setHeld(true);
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::_sliderReleased()
+{
+    _color.preserveICC();
+    _color.setHeld(false);
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::_sliderChanged()
+{
+    if (_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _color.preserveICC();
+    _color.setAlpha(ColorScales::getScaled(_alpha_adjustment->gobj()));
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::_wheelChanged(GimpColorWheel *wheel, ColorWheelSelector *wheelSelector)
+{
+    if (wheelSelector->_updating) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    gdouble h = 0;
+    gdouble s = 0;
+    gdouble v = 0;
+    gimp_color_wheel_get_color(wheel, &h, &s, &v);
+
+    float rgb[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
+    sp_color_hsv_to_rgb_floatv(rgb, h, s, v);
+
+    SPColor color(rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2]);
+
+    guint32 start = color.toRGBA32(0x00);
+    guint32 mid = color.toRGBA32(0x7f);
+    guint32 end = color.toRGBA32(0xff);
+
+    wheelSelector->_slider->setColors(start, mid, end);
+
+    wheelSelector->_color.preserveICC();
+
+    wheelSelector->_color.setHeld(gimp_color_wheel_is_adjusting(wheel));
+    wheelSelector->_color.setColor(color);
+}
+
+void ColorWheelSelector::_updateDisplay()
+{
+#ifdef DUMP_CHANGE_INFO
+    g_message("ColorWheelSelector::_colorChanged( this=%p, %f, %f, %f,   %f)", this, _color.color().v.c[0],
+              _color.color().v.c[1], _color.color().v.c[2], alpha);
+#endif
+
+    bool oldval = _updating;
+    _updating = true;
+    {
+        float hsv[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
+        sp_color_rgb_to_hsv_floatv(hsv, _color.color().v.c[0], _color.color().v.c[1], _color.color().v.c[2]);
+        gimp_color_wheel_set_color(GIMP_COLOR_WHEEL(_wheel), hsv[0], hsv[1], hsv[2]);
+    }
+
+    guint32 start = _color.color().toRGBA32(0x00);
+    guint32 mid = _color.color().toRGBA32(0x7f);
+    guint32 end = _color.color().toRGBA32(0xff);
+
+    _slider->setColors(start, mid, end);
+
+    ColorScales::setScaled(_alpha_adjustment->gobj(), _color.alpha());
+
+    _updating = oldval;
+}
+
+
+Gtk::Widget *ColorWheelSelectorFactory::createWidget(Inkscape::UI::SelectedColor &color) const
+{
+    Gtk::Widget *w = Gtk::manage(new ColorWheelSelector(color));
+    return w;
+}
+
+Glib::ustring ColorWheelSelectorFactory::modeName() const { return gettext(ColorWheelSelector::MODE_NAME); }
+}
+}
+}
+/*
+  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/widget/color-wheel-selector.h b/src/ui/widget/color-wheel-selector.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5711d417c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/color-wheel-selector.h
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Color selector widget containing GIMP color wheel and slider
+ */
+/* Authors:
+ *   Tomasz Boczkowski <penginsbacon@gmail.com> (c++-sification)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Authors
+ *
+ * This code is in public domain
+ */
+#ifndef SEEN_SP_COLOR_WHEEL_SELECTOR_H
+#define SEEN_SP_COLOR_WHEEL_SELECTOR_H
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
+#include <gtkmm/grid.h>
+#else
+#include <gtkmm/table.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "ui/selected-color.h"
+
+typedef struct _GimpColorWheel GimpColorWheel;
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+class ColorSlider;
+
+class ColorWheelSelector
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    : public Gtk::Grid
+#else
+    : public Gtk::Table
+#endif
+{
+public:
+    static const gchar *MODE_NAME;
+
+    ColorWheelSelector(SelectedColor &color);
+    virtual ~ColorWheelSelector();
+
+protected:
+    void _initUI();
+
+    void on_show();
+
+    void _colorChanged();
+    void _adjustmentChanged();
+    void _sliderGrabbed();
+    void _sliderReleased();
+    void _sliderChanged();
+    static void _wheelChanged(GimpColorWheel *wheel, ColorWheelSelector *cs);
+
+    void _updateDisplay();
+
+    SelectedColor &_color;
+    bool _updating;
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Adjustment> _alpha_adjustment;
+#else
+    Gtk::Adjustment *_alpha_adjustment;
+#endif
+    GtkWidget *_wheel;
+    Inkscape::UI::Widget::ColorSlider *_slider;
+
+private:
+    // By default, disallow copy constructor and assignment operator
+    ColorWheelSelector(const ColorWheelSelector &obj);
+    ColorWheelSelector &operator=(const ColorWheelSelector &obj);
+
+    sigc::connection _color_changed_connection;
+    sigc::connection _color_dragged_connection;
+};
+
+class ColorWheelSelectorFactory : public ColorSelectorFactory {
+public:
+    Gtk::Widget *createWidget(SelectedColor &color) const;
+    Glib::ustring modeName() const;
+};
+}
+}
+}
+
+#endif // SEEN_SP_COLOR_WHEEL_SELECTOR_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/widget/dock-item.h b/src/ui/widget/dock-item.h
index cc0c13eea..25a69d94c 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/dock-item.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/dock-item.h
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/frame.h>
 #include <gtkmm/window.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/dock.h b/src/ui/widget/dock.h
index 33e60b836..74b072d22 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/dock.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/dock.h
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_DOCK_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_DOCK_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <list>
 #include "ui/widget/dock-item.h"
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/entity-entry.cpp b/src/ui/widget/entity-entry.cpp
index c7d5efe29..a8de2f384 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/entity-entry.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/entity-entry.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/scrolledwindow.h>
 #include <gtkmm/entry.h>
 
@@ -192,8 +188,7 @@ EntityMultiLineEntry::on_changed()
     Gtk::TextView *tv = static_cast<Gtk::TextView*>(s->get_child());
     Glib::ustring text = tv->get_buffer()->get_text();
     if (rdf_set_work_entity (doc, _entity, text.c_str())) {
-        DocumentUndo::done(doc, SP_VERB_NONE,
-                            /* TODO: annotate */ "entity-entry.cpp:146");
+        DocumentUndo::done(doc, SP_VERB_NONE, "Document metadata updated");
     }
     _wr->setUpdating (false);
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/filter-effect-chooser.h b/src/ui/widget/filter-effect-chooser.h
index 6092c61a5..0bcf97433 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/filter-effect-chooser.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/filter-effect-chooser.h
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/combobox.h>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/font-variants.cpp b/src/ui/widget/font-variants.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d1e40971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/font-variants.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,719 @@
+/*
+ * Author:
+ *   Tavmjong Bah <tavmjong@free.fr>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Tavmong Bah
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL.  Read the file 'COPYING' for more information.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <gtkmm.h>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include <libnrtype/font-instance.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "font-variants.h"
+
+// For updating from selection
+#include "desktop.h"
+#include "selection.h"
+#include "style.h"
+#include "sp-text.h"
+#include "sp-tspan.h"
+#include "sp-tref.h"
+#include "sp-textpath.h"
+#include "sp-item-group.h"
+#include "xml/repr.h"
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+  FontVariants::FontVariants () :
+    Gtk::VBox (),
+    _ligatures_frame          ( Glib::ustring(_("Ligatures"    )) ),
+    _ligatures_common         ( Glib::ustring(_("Common"       )) ),
+    _ligatures_discretionary  ( Glib::ustring(_("Discretionary")) ),
+    _ligatures_historical     ( Glib::ustring(_("Historical"   )) ),
+    _ligatures_contextual     ( Glib::ustring(_("Contextual"   )) ),
+
+    _position_frame           ( Glib::ustring(_("Position"     )) ),
+    _position_normal          ( Glib::ustring(_("Normal"       )) ),
+    _position_sub             ( Glib::ustring(_("Subscript"    )) ),
+    _position_super           ( Glib::ustring(_("Superscript"  )) ),
+
+    _caps_frame               ( Glib::ustring(_("Capitals"     )) ),
+    _caps_normal              ( Glib::ustring(_("Normal"       )) ),
+    _caps_small               ( Glib::ustring(_("Small"        )) ),
+    _caps_all_small           ( Glib::ustring(_("All small"    )) ),
+    _caps_petite              ( Glib::ustring(_("Petite"       )) ),
+    _caps_all_petite          ( Glib::ustring(_("All petite"   )) ),
+    _caps_unicase             ( Glib::ustring(_("Unicase"      )) ),
+    _caps_titling             ( Glib::ustring(_("Titling"      )) ),
+
+    _numeric_frame            ( Glib::ustring(_("Numeric"      )) ),
+    _numeric_lining           ( Glib::ustring(_("Lining"       )) ),
+    _numeric_old_style        ( Glib::ustring(_("Old Style"    )) ),
+    _numeric_default_style    ( Glib::ustring(_("Default Style")) ),
+    _numeric_proportional     ( Glib::ustring(_("Proportional" )) ),
+    _numeric_tabular          ( Glib::ustring(_("Tabular"      )) ),
+    _numeric_default_width    ( Glib::ustring(_("Default Width")) ),
+    _numeric_diagonal         ( Glib::ustring(_("Diagonal"     )) ),
+    _numeric_stacked          ( Glib::ustring(_("Stacked"      )) ),
+    _numeric_default_fractions( Glib::ustring(_("Default Fractions")) ),
+    _numeric_ordinal          ( Glib::ustring(_("Ordinal"      )) ),
+    _numeric_slashed_zero     ( Glib::ustring(_("Slashed Zero" )) ),
+
+    _feature_frame            ( Glib::ustring(_("Feature Settings")) ),
+    _feature_label            ( Glib::ustring(_("Selection has different Feature Settings!")) ),
+    
+    _ligatures_changed( false ),
+    _position_changed( false ),
+    _caps_changed( false ),
+    _numeric_changed( false )
+
+  {
+
+    // Ligatures --------------------------
+
+    // Add tooltips
+    _ligatures_common.set_tooltip_text(
+      _("Common ligatures. On by default. OpenType tables: 'liga', 'clig'"));
+    _ligatures_discretionary.set_tooltip_text(
+      _("Discretionary ligatures. Off by default. OpenType table: 'dlig'"));
+    _ligatures_historical.set_tooltip_text(
+      _("Historical ligatures. Off by default. OpenType table: 'hlig'"));
+    _ligatures_contextual.set_tooltip_text(
+      _("Contextual forms. On by default. OpenType table: 'calt'"));
+
+    // Add signals
+    _ligatures_common.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::ligatures_callback) );
+    _ligatures_discretionary.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::ligatures_callback) );
+    _ligatures_historical.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::ligatures_callback) );
+    _ligatures_contextual.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::ligatures_callback) );
+
+    // Add to frame
+    _ligatures_vbox.add( _ligatures_common );
+    _ligatures_vbox.add( _ligatures_discretionary );
+    _ligatures_vbox.add( _ligatures_historical );
+    _ligatures_vbox.add( _ligatures_contextual );
+    _ligatures_frame.add( _ligatures_vbox );
+    add( _ligatures_frame );
+
+    ligatures_init();
+    
+    // Position ----------------------------------
+
+    // Add tooltips
+    _position_normal.set_tooltip_text( _("Normal position."));
+    _position_sub.set_tooltip_text( _("Subscript. OpenType table: 'subs'") );
+    _position_super.set_tooltip_text( _("Superscript. OpenType table: 'sups'") );
+
+    // Group buttons
+    Gtk::RadioButton::Group position_group = _position_normal.get_group();
+    _position_sub.set_group(position_group);
+    _position_super.set_group(position_group);
+
+    // Add signals
+    _position_normal.signal_pressed().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::position_callback) );
+    _position_sub.signal_pressed().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::position_callback) );
+    _position_super.signal_pressed().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::position_callback) );
+
+    // Add to frame
+    _position_vbox.add( _position_normal );
+    _position_vbox.add( _position_sub );
+    _position_vbox.add( _position_super );
+    _position_frame.add( _position_vbox );
+    add( _position_frame );
+
+    position_init();
+
+    // Caps ----------------------------------
+
+    // Add tooltips
+    _caps_normal.set_tooltip_text( _("Normal capitalization."));
+    _caps_small.set_tooltip_text( _("Small-caps (lowercase). OpenType table: 'smcp'"));
+    _caps_all_small.set_tooltip_text( _("All small-caps (uppercase and lowercase). OpenType tables: 'c2sc' and 'smcp'"));
+    _caps_petite.set_tooltip_text( _("Petite-caps (lowercase). OpenType table: 'pcap'"));
+    _caps_all_petite.set_tooltip_text( _("All petite-caps (uppercase and lowercase). OpenType tables: 'c2sc' and 'pcap'"));
+    _caps_unicase.set_tooltip_text( _("Unicase (small caps for uppercase, normal for lowercase). OpenType table: 'unic'"));
+    _caps_titling.set_tooltip_text( _("Titling caps (lighter-weight uppercase for use in titles). OpenType table: 'titl'"));
+
+    // Group buttons
+    Gtk::RadioButton::Group caps_group = _caps_normal.get_group();
+    _caps_small.set_group(caps_group);
+    _caps_all_small.set_group(caps_group);
+    _caps_petite.set_group(caps_group);
+    _caps_all_petite.set_group(caps_group);
+    _caps_unicase.set_group(caps_group);
+    _caps_titling.set_group(caps_group);
+
+    // Add signals
+    _caps_normal.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::caps_callback) );
+    _caps_small.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::caps_callback) );
+    _caps_all_small.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::caps_callback) );
+    _caps_petite.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::caps_callback) );
+    _caps_all_petite.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::caps_callback) );
+    _caps_unicase.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::caps_callback) );
+    _caps_titling.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::caps_callback) );
+
+    // Add to frame
+    _caps_vbox.add( _caps_normal );
+    _caps_vbox.add( _caps_small );
+    _caps_vbox.add( _caps_all_small );
+    _caps_vbox.add( _caps_petite );
+    _caps_vbox.add( _caps_all_petite );
+    _caps_vbox.add( _caps_unicase );
+    _caps_vbox.add( _caps_titling );
+    _caps_frame.add( _caps_vbox );
+    add( _caps_frame );
+
+    caps_init();
+
+    // Numeric ------------------------------
+
+    // Add tooltips
+    _numeric_default_style.set_tooltip_text( _("Normal style."));
+    _numeric_lining.set_tooltip_text( _("Lining numerals. OpenType table: 'lnum'"));
+    _numeric_old_style.set_tooltip_text( _("Old style numerals. OpenType table: 'onum'"));
+    _numeric_default_width.set_tooltip_text( _("Normal widths."));
+    _numeric_proportional.set_tooltip_text( _("Proportional width numerals. OpenType table: 'pnum'"));
+    _numeric_tabular.set_tooltip_text( _("Same width numerals. OpenType table: 'tnum'"));
+    _numeric_default_fractions.set_tooltip_text( _("Normal fractions."));
+    _numeric_diagonal.set_tooltip_text( _("Diagonal fractions. OpenType table: 'frac'"));
+    _numeric_stacked.set_tooltip_text( _("Stacked fractions. OpenType table: 'afrc'"));
+    _numeric_ordinal.set_tooltip_text( _("Ordinals (raised 'th', etc.). OpenType table: 'ordn'"));
+    _numeric_slashed_zero.set_tooltip_text( _("Slashed zeros. OpenType table: 'zero'"));
+
+    // Group buttons
+    Gtk::RadioButton::Group style_group = _numeric_default_style.get_group();
+    _numeric_lining.set_group(style_group);
+    _numeric_old_style.set_group(style_group);
+
+    Gtk::RadioButton::Group width_group = _numeric_default_width.get_group();
+    _numeric_proportional.set_group(width_group);
+    _numeric_tabular.set_group(width_group);
+
+    Gtk::RadioButton::Group fraction_group = _numeric_default_fractions.get_group();
+    _numeric_diagonal.set_group(fraction_group);
+    _numeric_stacked.set_group(fraction_group);
+
+    // Add signals
+    _numeric_default_style.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_lining.signal_clicked().connect (        sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_old_style.signal_clicked().connect (     sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_default_width.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_proportional.signal_clicked().connect (  sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_tabular.signal_clicked().connect (       sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_default_fractions.signal_clicked().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_diagonal.signal_clicked().connect (      sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_stacked.signal_clicked().connect (       sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_ordinal.signal_clicked().connect (       sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+    _numeric_slashed_zero.signal_clicked().connect (  sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::numeric_callback) );
+
+    // Add to frame
+    _numeric_stylebox.add( _numeric_default_style );
+    _numeric_stylebox.add( _numeric_lining );
+    _numeric_stylebox.add( _numeric_old_style );
+    _numeric_vbox.add( _numeric_stylebox );
+    _numeric_widthbox.add( _numeric_default_width );
+    _numeric_widthbox.add( _numeric_proportional );
+    _numeric_widthbox.add( _numeric_tabular );
+    _numeric_vbox.add( _numeric_widthbox );
+    _numeric_fractionbox.add( _numeric_default_fractions );
+    _numeric_fractionbox.add( _numeric_diagonal );
+    _numeric_fractionbox.add( _numeric_stacked );
+    _numeric_vbox.add( _numeric_fractionbox );
+    _numeric_vbox.add( _numeric_ordinal );
+    _numeric_vbox.add( _numeric_slashed_zero );
+    _numeric_frame.add( _numeric_vbox );
+    add( _numeric_frame );
+    
+
+    // Feature settings ---------------------
+
+    // Add tooltips
+    _feature_entry.set_tooltip_text( _("Feature settings in CSS form. No sanity checking is performed."));
+
+    // Add to frame
+    _feature_vbox.add( _feature_entry );
+    _feature_vbox.add( _feature_label );
+    _feature_frame.add( _feature_vbox );
+    add( _feature_frame );
+
+    // Add signals
+    //_feature_entry.signal_key_press_event().connect ( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::feature_callback) );
+    _feature_entry.signal_changed().connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FontVariants::feature_callback) );
+    
+    show_all_children();
+
+  }
+
+  void
+  FontVariants::ligatures_init() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::ligatures_init()" << std::endl;
+  }
+  
+  void
+  FontVariants::ligatures_callback() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::ligatures_callback()" << std::endl;
+      _ligatures_changed = true;
+      _changed_signal.emit();
+  }
+
+  void
+  FontVariants::position_init() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::position_init()" << std::endl;
+  }
+  
+  void
+  FontVariants::position_callback() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::position_callback()" << std::endl;
+      _position_changed = true;
+      _changed_signal.emit();
+  }
+
+  void
+  FontVariants::caps_init() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::caps_init()" << std::endl;
+  }
+  
+  void
+  FontVariants::caps_callback() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::caps_callback()" << std::endl;
+      _caps_changed = true;
+      _changed_signal.emit();
+  }
+
+  void
+  FontVariants::numeric_init() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::numeric_init()" << std::endl;
+  }
+  
+  void
+  FontVariants::numeric_callback() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::numeric_callback()" << std::endl;
+      _numeric_changed = true;
+      _changed_signal.emit();
+  }
+
+  void
+  FontVariants::feature_init() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::feature_init()" << std::endl;
+  }
+  
+  void
+  FontVariants::feature_callback() {
+      // std::cout << "FontVariants::feature_callback()" << std::endl;
+      _feature_changed = true;
+      _changed_signal.emit();
+  }
+
+  // Update GUI based on query.
+  void
+  FontVariants::update( SPStyle const *query, bool different_features, Glib::ustring& font_spec ) {
+
+      _ligatures_all = query->font_variant_ligatures.computed;
+      _ligatures_mix = query->font_variant_ligatures.value;
+
+      _ligatures_common.set_active(       _ligatures_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_LIGATURES_COMMON );
+      _ligatures_discretionary.set_active(_ligatures_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_LIGATURES_DISCRETIONARY );
+      _ligatures_historical.set_active(   _ligatures_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_LIGATURES_HISTORICAL );
+      _ligatures_contextual.set_active(   _ligatures_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_LIGATURES_CONTEXTUAL );
+      
+      _ligatures_common.set_inconsistent(        _ligatures_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_LIGATURES_COMMON );
+      _ligatures_discretionary.set_inconsistent( _ligatures_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_LIGATURES_DISCRETIONARY );
+      _ligatures_historical.set_inconsistent(    _ligatures_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_LIGATURES_HISTORICAL );
+      _ligatures_contextual.set_inconsistent(    _ligatures_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_LIGATURES_CONTEXTUAL );
+
+      _position_all = query->font_variant_position.computed;
+      _position_mix = query->font_variant_position.value;
+      
+      _position_normal.set_active( _position_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_NORMAL );
+      _position_sub.set_active(    _position_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_SUB );
+      _position_super.set_active(  _position_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_SUPER );
+
+      _position_normal.set_inconsistent( _position_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_NORMAL );
+      _position_sub.set_inconsistent(    _position_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_SUB );
+      _position_super.set_inconsistent(  _position_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_SUPER );
+
+      _caps_all = query->font_variant_caps.computed;
+      _caps_mix = query->font_variant_caps.value;
+
+      _caps_normal.set_active(     _caps_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_NORMAL );
+      _caps_small.set_active(      _caps_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_SMALL );
+      _caps_all_small.set_active(  _caps_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_ALL_SMALL );
+      _caps_petite.set_active(     _caps_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_PETITE );
+      _caps_all_petite.set_active( _caps_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_ALL_PETITE );
+      _caps_unicase.set_active(    _caps_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_UNICASE );
+      _caps_titling.set_active(    _caps_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_TITLING );
+
+      _caps_normal.set_inconsistent(     _caps_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_NORMAL );
+      _caps_small.set_inconsistent(      _caps_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_SMALL );
+      _caps_all_small.set_inconsistent(  _caps_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_ALL_SMALL );
+      _caps_petite.set_inconsistent(     _caps_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_PETITE );
+      _caps_all_petite.set_inconsistent( _caps_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_ALL_PETITE );
+      _caps_unicase.set_inconsistent(    _caps_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_UNICASE );
+      _caps_titling.set_inconsistent(    _caps_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_TITLING );
+
+      _numeric_all = query->font_variant_numeric.computed;
+      _numeric_mix = query->font_variant_numeric.value;
+
+      if (_numeric_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_LINING_NUMS) {
+          _numeric_lining.set_active();
+      } else if (_numeric_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_OLDSTYLE_NUMS) {
+          _numeric_old_style.set_active();
+      } else {
+          _numeric_default_style.set_active();
+      }
+
+      if (_numeric_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_PROPORTIONAL_NUMS) {
+          _numeric_proportional.set_active();
+      } else if (_numeric_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_TABULAR_NUMS) {
+          _numeric_tabular.set_active();
+      } else {
+          _numeric_default_width.set_active();
+      }
+
+      if (_numeric_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_DIAGONAL_FRACTIONS) {
+          _numeric_diagonal.set_active();
+      } else if (_numeric_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_STACKED_FRACTIONS) {
+          _numeric_stacked.set_active();
+      } else {
+          _numeric_default_fractions.set_active();
+      }
+
+      _numeric_ordinal.set_active(      _numeric_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_ORDINAL );
+      _numeric_slashed_zero.set_active( _numeric_all & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_SLASHED_ZERO );
+
+
+      _numeric_lining.set_inconsistent(       _numeric_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_LINING_NUMS );
+      _numeric_old_style.set_inconsistent(    _numeric_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_OLDSTYLE_NUMS );
+      _numeric_proportional.set_inconsistent( _numeric_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_PROPORTIONAL_NUMS );
+      _numeric_tabular.set_inconsistent(      _numeric_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_TABULAR_NUMS );
+      _numeric_diagonal.set_inconsistent(     _numeric_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_DIAGONAL_FRACTIONS );
+      _numeric_stacked.set_inconsistent(      _numeric_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_STACKED_FRACTIONS );
+      _numeric_ordinal.set_inconsistent(      _numeric_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_ORDINAL );
+      _numeric_slashed_zero.set_inconsistent( _numeric_mix & SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_NUMERIC_SLASHED_ZERO );
+
+      if( query->font_feature_settings.value )
+          _feature_entry.set_text( query->font_feature_settings.value );
+      if( different_features ) {
+          _feature_label.show();
+      } else {
+          _feature_label.hide();
+      }
+
+
+      // Disable/Enable based on available OpenType tables.
+      font_instance* res = font_factory::Default()->FaceFromFontSpecification( font_spec.c_str() );
+      if( res ) {
+
+          std::map<Glib::ustring,int>::iterator it;
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("liga"))!= res->openTypeTables.end() ||
+             (it = res->openTypeTables.find("clig"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _ligatures_common.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _ligatures_common.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("dlig"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _ligatures_discretionary.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _ligatures_discretionary.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("hlig"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _ligatures_historical.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _ligatures_historical.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("calt"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _ligatures_contextual.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _ligatures_contextual.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("subs"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _position_sub.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _position_sub.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("sups"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _position_super.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _position_super.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("smcp"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _caps_small.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _caps_small.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("c2sc"))!= res->openTypeTables.end() &&
+             (it = res->openTypeTables.find("smcp"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _caps_all_small.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _caps_all_small.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("pcap"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _caps_petite.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _caps_petite.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("c2sc"))!= res->openTypeTables.end() &&
+             (it = res->openTypeTables.find("pcap"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _caps_all_petite.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _caps_all_petite.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("unic"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _caps_unicase.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _caps_unicase.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("titl"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _caps_titling.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _caps_titling.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("lnum"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _numeric_lining.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _numeric_lining.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("onum"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _numeric_old_style.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _numeric_old_style.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("pnum"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _numeric_proportional.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _numeric_proportional.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("tnum"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _numeric_tabular.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _numeric_tabular.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("frac"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _numeric_diagonal.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _numeric_diagonal.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("afrac"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _numeric_stacked.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _numeric_stacked.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("ordn"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _numeric_ordinal.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _numeric_ordinal.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          if((it = res->openTypeTables.find("zero"))!= res->openTypeTables.end()) {
+              _numeric_slashed_zero.set_sensitive();
+          } else {
+              _numeric_slashed_zero.set_sensitive( false );
+          }
+
+          // Make list of tables not handled above... eventually add Gtk::Label with
+          // this info.
+          // std::map<Glib::ustring,int> table_copy = res->openTypeTables;
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("liga")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("clig")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("dlig")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("hlig")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("calt")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("subs")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("sups")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("smcp")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("c2sc")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("pcap")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("unic")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("titl")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("lnum")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("onum")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("pnum")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("tnum")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("frac")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("afrc")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("ordn")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // if( (it = table_copy.find("zero")) != table_copy.end() ) table_copy.erase( it );
+          // for(it = table_copy.begin(); it != table_copy.end(); ++it) {
+          //     std::cout << "Other: " << it->first << "  Occurances: " << it->second << std::endl;
+          // }
+
+      } else {
+          std::cerr << "FontVariants::update(): Couldn't find font_instance for: "
+                    << font_spec << std::endl;
+      }
+
+
+      _ligatures_changed = false;
+      _position_changed  = false;
+      _caps_changed      = false;
+      _numeric_changed   = false;
+      _feature_changed   = false;
+  }
+
+  void
+  FontVariants::fill_css( SPCSSAttr *css ) {
+
+      // Ligatures
+      bool common        = _ligatures_common.get_active();
+      bool discretionary = _ligatures_discretionary.get_active();
+      bool historical    = _ligatures_historical.get_active();
+      bool contextual    = _ligatures_contextual.get_active();
+
+      if( !common && !discretionary && !historical && !contextual ) {
+          sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "font-variant-ligatures", "none" );
+      } else if ( common && !discretionary && !historical && contextual ) {
+          sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "font-variant-ligatures", "normal" );
+      } else {
+          Glib::ustring css_string;
+          if ( !common )
+              css_string += "no-common-ligatures ";
+          if ( discretionary )
+              css_string += "discretionary-ligatures ";
+          if ( historical )
+              css_string += "historical-ligatures ";
+          if ( !contextual )
+              css_string += "no-contextual ";
+          sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "font-variant-ligatures", css_string.c_str() );
+      }
+
+      // Position
+      {
+          unsigned position_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_NORMAL;
+          Glib::ustring css_string;
+          if( _position_normal.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "normal";
+          } else if( _position_sub.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "sub";
+              position_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_SUB;
+          } else if( _position_super.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "super";
+              position_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_POSITION_SUPER;
+          }
+
+          // 'if' may not be necessary... need to test.
+          if( (_position_all != position_new) || ((_position_mix != 0) && _position_changed) ) {
+              sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "font-variant-position", css_string.c_str() );
+          }
+      }
+      
+      // Caps
+      {
+          unsigned caps_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_NORMAL;
+          Glib::ustring css_string;
+          if( _caps_normal.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "normal";
+              caps_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_NORMAL;
+          } else if( _caps_small.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "small-caps";
+              caps_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_SMALL;
+          } else if( _caps_all_small.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "all-small-caps";
+              caps_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_ALL_SMALL;
+          } else if( _caps_all_petite.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "petite";
+              caps_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_PETITE;
+          } else if( _caps_all_petite.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "all-petite";
+              caps_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_ALL_PETITE;
+          } else if( _caps_unicase.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "unicase";
+              caps_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_UNICASE;
+          } else if( _caps_titling.get_active() ) {
+              css_string = "titling";
+              caps_new = SP_CSS_FONT_VARIANT_CAPS_TITLING;
+          }
+
+          // May not be necessary... need to test.
+          //if( (_caps_all != caps_new) || ((_caps_mix != 0) && _caps_changed) ) {
+          sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "font-variant-caps", css_string.c_str() );
+          //}
+      }
+
+      // Numeric
+      bool default_style = _numeric_default_style.get_active();
+      bool lining        = _numeric_lining.get_active();
+      bool old_style     = _numeric_old_style.get_active();
+
+      bool default_width = _numeric_default_width.get_active();
+      bool proportional  = _numeric_proportional.get_active();
+      bool tabular       = _numeric_tabular.get_active();
+
+      bool default_fractions = _numeric_default_fractions.get_active();
+      bool diagonal          = _numeric_diagonal.get_active();
+      bool stacked           = _numeric_stacked.get_active();
+
+      bool ordinal           = _numeric_ordinal.get_active();
+      bool slashed_zero      = _numeric_slashed_zero.get_active();
+
+      if (default_style & default_width & default_fractions & !ordinal & !slashed_zero) {
+          sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "font-variant-numeric", "normal");
+      } else {
+          Glib::ustring css_string;
+          if ( lining )
+              css_string += "lining-nums ";
+          if ( old_style )
+              css_string += "oldstyle-nums ";
+          if ( proportional )
+              css_string += "proportional-nums ";
+          if ( tabular )
+              css_string += "tabular-nums ";
+          if ( diagonal )
+              css_string += "diagonal-fractions ";
+          if ( stacked )
+              css_string += "stacked-fractions ";
+          if ( ordinal )
+              css_string += "ordinal ";
+          if ( slashed_zero )
+              css_string += "slashed-zero ";
+          sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "font-variant-numeric", css_string.c_str() );
+      }
+
+      // Feature settings
+      Glib::ustring feature_string = _feature_entry.get_text();
+      if( !feature_string.empty() || feature_string.compare( "normal" ) ) {
+          sp_repr_css_set_property(css, "font-feature-settings", feature_string.c_str());
+      }
+  }
+   
+} // namespace Widget
+} // namespace UI
+} // namespace Inkscape
+
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0))
+  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/widget/font-variants.h b/src/ui/widget/font-variants.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4329feff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/widget/font-variants.h
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+/*
+ * Author:
+ *   Tavmjong Bah <tavmjong@free.fr>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Tavmong Bah
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL.  Read the file 'COPYING' for more information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_FONT_VARIANT_H
+#define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_FONT_VARIANT_H
+
+#include <gtkmm/expander.h>
+#include <gtkmm/checkbutton.h>
+#include <gtkmm/radiobutton.h>
+#include <gtkmm/entry.h>
+
+class SPDesktop;
+class SPObject;
+class SPStyle;
+class SPCSSAttr;
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace UI {
+namespace Widget {
+
+/**
+ * A container for selecting font variants (OpenType Features).
+ */
+class FontVariants : public Gtk::VBox
+{
+
+public:
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     */
+    FontVariants();
+
+protected:
+    // To start, use four check buttons.
+    Gtk::Expander       _ligatures_frame;
+    Gtk::VBox           _ligatures_vbox;
+    Gtk::CheckButton    _ligatures_common;
+    Gtk::CheckButton    _ligatures_discretionary;
+    Gtk::CheckButton    _ligatures_historical;
+    Gtk::CheckButton    _ligatures_contextual;
+
+    // Exclusive options
+    Gtk::Expander       _position_frame;
+    Gtk::VBox           _position_vbox;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _position_normal;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _position_sub;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _position_super;
+    
+    // Exclusive options (maybe a dropdown menu to save space?)
+    Gtk::Expander       _caps_frame;
+    Gtk::VBox           _caps_vbox;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _caps_normal;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _caps_small;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _caps_all_small;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _caps_petite;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _caps_all_petite;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _caps_unicase;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _caps_titling;
+
+    // Complicated!
+    Gtk::Expander       _numeric_frame;
+    Gtk::VBox           _numeric_vbox;
+    Gtk::HBox           _numeric_stylebox;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_lining;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_old_style;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_default_style;
+    Gtk::HBox           _numeric_widthbox;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_proportional;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_tabular;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_default_width;
+    Gtk::HBox           _numeric_fractionbox;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_diagonal;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_stacked;
+    Gtk::RadioButton    _numeric_default_fractions;
+    Gtk::CheckButton    _numeric_ordinal;
+    Gtk::CheckButton    _numeric_slashed_zero;
+
+    Gtk::Expander       _feature_frame;
+    Gtk::VBox           _feature_vbox;
+    Gtk::Entry          _feature_entry;
+    Gtk::Label          _feature_label;
+    
+private:
+    void ligatures_init();
+    void ligatures_callback();
+
+    void position_init();
+    void position_callback();
+
+    void caps_init();
+    void caps_callback();
+
+    void numeric_init();
+    void numeric_callback();
+
+    void feature_init();
+    void feature_callback();
+
+    // To determine if we need to write out property (may not be necessary)
+    unsigned _ligatures_all;
+    unsigned _position_all;
+    unsigned _caps_all;
+    unsigned _numeric_all;
+    
+    unsigned _ligatures_mix;
+    unsigned _position_mix;
+    unsigned _caps_mix;
+    unsigned _numeric_mix;
+
+    bool _ligatures_changed;
+    bool _position_changed;
+    bool _caps_changed;
+    bool _numeric_changed;
+    bool _feature_changed;
+
+    sigc::signal<void> _changed_signal;
+
+public:
+
+    /**
+     * Update GUI based on query results.
+     */
+    void update( SPStyle const *query, bool different_features, Glib::ustring& font_spec );
+
+    /**
+     * Fill SPCSSAttr based on settings of buttons.
+     */
+    void fill_css( SPCSSAttr* css );
+
+    /**
+     * Let others know that user has changed GUI settings.
+     * (Used to enable 'Apply' and 'Default' buttons.)
+     */
+    sigc::connection connectChanged(sigc::slot<void> slot) {
+        return _changed_signal.connect(slot);
+    }
+};
+
+ 
+} // namespace Widget
+} // namespace UI
+} // namespace Inkscape
+
+#endif // INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_FONT_VARIANT_H
+
+/* 
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0))
+  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/widget/frame.h b/src/ui/widget/frame.h
index 55638ad40..a04666651 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/frame.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/frame.h
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_FRAME_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_FRAME_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/alignment.h>
 #include <gtkmm/frame.h>
 #include <gtkmm/label.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/imageicon.h b/src/ui/widget/imageicon.h
index 8faf13cb1..2ea8b8533 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/imageicon.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/imageicon.h
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <glibmm/ustring.h>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/imagetoggler.h b/src/ui/widget/imagetoggler.h
index df6eb7ded..7b02fa4dc 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/imagetoggler.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/imagetoggler.h
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/cellrendererpixbuf.h>
 #include <gtkmm/widget.h>
 #include <glibmm/property.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/insertordericon.h b/src/ui/widget/insertordericon.h
index fb3412d3f..bf8ac4fa7 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/insertordericon.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/insertordericon.h
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <glibmm.h>
 #include <gtkmm/cellrendererpixbuf.h>
 #include <gtkmm/widget.h>
 
+#include <glibmm/property.h>
+
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
 namespace Widget {
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/labelled.h b/src/ui/widget/labelled.h
index 5334454bc..88eb3ce19 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/labelled.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/labelled.h
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_LABELLED_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_LABELLED_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 
 namespace Gtk {
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/layertypeicon.cpp b/src/ui/widget/layertypeicon.cpp
index 3d6182bf8..672c607e5 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/layertypeicon.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/layertypeicon.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-# include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "ui/widget/layertypeicon.h"
 
 #include <gtkmm/icontheme.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/licensor.h b/src/ui/widget/licensor.h
index c75c5fe9e..b96162589 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/licensor.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/licensor.h
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_LICENSOR_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_LICENSOR_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 
 class SPDocument;
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/notebook-page.h b/src/ui/widget/notebook-page.h
index 4f7915423..c11de1b5b 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/notebook-page.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/notebook-page.h
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 
 namespace Gtk {
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/object-composite-settings.cpp b/src/ui/widget/object-composite-settings.cpp
index 00a74c4fe..8acf083d0 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/object-composite-settings.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/object-composite-settings.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ ObjectCompositeSettings::_blendBlurValueChanged()
     const Glib::ustring blendmode = _fe_cb.get_blend_mode();
 
     //apply created filter to every selected item
-    for (StyleSubject::iterator i = _subject->begin() ; i != _subject->end() ; ++i ) {
+    std::vector<SPObject*> sel=_subject->list();
+    for (std::vector<SPObject*>::const_iterator i = sel.begin() ; i != sel.end() ; ++i ) {
         if (!SP_IS_ITEM(*i)) {
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/object-composite-settings.h b/src/ui/widget/object-composite-settings.h
index 5a723a2fd..ae16564e1 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/object-composite-settings.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/object-composite-settings.h
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/alignment.h>
 #include <gtkmm/adjustment.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/page-sizer.cpp b/src/ui/widget/page-sizer.cpp
index 0a5697661..19ab1a280 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/page-sizer.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/page-sizer.cpp
@@ -266,12 +266,14 @@ PageSizer::PageSizer(Registry & _wr)
     _viewboxW.setDigits(2);
     _viewboxH.setDigits(2);
 
+    _dimensionWidth.setRange( 0.00001, 10000000 );
+    _dimensionHeight.setRange( 0.00001, 10000000 );
     _scaleX.setRange( 0.00001, 100000 );
     _scaleY.setRange( 0.00001, 100000 );
     _viewboxX.setRange( -100000, 100000 );
     _viewboxY.setRange( -100000, 100000 );
-    _viewboxW.setRange( 0, 200000 );
-    _viewboxH.setRange( 0, 200000 );
+    _viewboxW.setRange( 0.01, 200000 );
+    _viewboxH.setRange( 0.01, 200000 );
 
     _scaleY.set_sensitive (false); // We only want to display Y scale.
 
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/panel.cpp b/src/ui/widget/panel.cpp
index 0cff25d88..8a1e98a63 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/panel.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/dialog.h> // for Gtk::RESPONSE_*
 #include <gtkmm/menu.h>
 #include <gtkmm/stock.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/panel.h b/src/ui/widget/panel.h
index 5680cac30..a90060e17 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/panel.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/panel.h
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/arrow.h>
 #include <gtkmm/button.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
index 98028ed78..72597e4d9 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/frame.h>
 #include <gtkmm/alignment.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.h b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.h
index 5d9816e74..8b75b8368 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.h
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/filechooserbutton.h>
 #include "ui/widget/spinbutton.h"
 #include <stddef.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/rotateable.cpp b/src/ui/widget/rotateable.cpp
index 2d7597d7c..5e938dee6 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/rotateable.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/rotateable.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/eventbox.h>
 #include <glibmm/i18n.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/selected-style.h b/src/ui/widget/selected-style.h
index 0b6a14762..804a6fef6 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/selected-style.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/selected-style.h
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/spin-scale.h b/src/ui/widget/spin-scale.h
index d0447e4a6..50e4fc953 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/spin-scale.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/spin-scale.h
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/adjustment.h>
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/scale.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/spin-slider.h b/src/ui/widget/spin-slider.h
index 74982ea58..a5999f14f 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/spin-slider.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/spin-slider.h
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/adjustment.h>
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/scale.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/spinbutton.h b/src/ui/widget/spinbutton.h
index cbe33e8ea..30ffc7d77 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/spinbutton.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/spinbutton.h
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_SPINBUTTON_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_SPINBUTTON_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/spinbutton.h>
 
 namespace Inkscape {
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/style-subject.cpp b/src/ui/widget/style-subject.cpp
index a48370d9b..da3bbcd20 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/style-subject.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/style-subject.cpp
@@ -55,13 +55,11 @@ Inkscape::Selection *StyleSubject::Selection::_getSelection() const {
     }
 }
 
-StyleSubject::iterator StyleSubject::Selection::begin() {
+std::vector<SPObject*> StyleSubject::Selection::list(){
     Inkscape::Selection *selection = _getSelection();
-    if (selection) {
-        return iterator(selection->list());
-    } else {
-        return iterator(NULL);
-    }
+    if(selection)
+        return selection->list();
+    else return std::vector<SPObject*>();
 }
 
 Geom::OptRect StyleSubject::Selection::getBounds(SPItem::BBoxType type) {
@@ -104,8 +102,7 @@ void StyleSubject::Selection::setCSS(SPCSSAttr *css) {
 }
 
 StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::CurrentLayer() {
-    _element.data = NULL;
-    _element.next = NULL;
+    _element = NULL;
 }
 
 StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::~CurrentLayer() {
@@ -114,10 +111,10 @@ StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::~CurrentLayer() {
 void StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::_setLayer(SPObject *layer) {
     _layer_release.disconnect();
     _layer_modified.disconnect();
-    if (_element.data) {
-        sp_object_unref(static_cast<SPObject *>(_element.data), NULL);
+    if (_element) {
+        sp_object_unref(_element, NULL);
     }
-    _element.data = layer;
+    _element = layer;
     if (layer) {
         sp_object_ref(layer, NULL);
         _layer_release = layer->connectRelease(sigc::hide(sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &CurrentLayer::_setLayer), (SPObject *)NULL)));
@@ -127,19 +124,18 @@ void StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::_setLayer(SPObject *layer) {
 }
 
 SPObject *StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::_getLayer() const {
-    return static_cast<SPObject *>(_element.data);
+    return _element;
 }
 
-GSList *StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::_getLayerSList() const {
-    if (_element.data) {
-        return &_element;
-    } else {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+SPObject *StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::_getLayerSList() const {
+        return _element;
+
 }
 
-StyleSubject::iterator StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::begin() {
-    return iterator(_getLayerSList());
+std::vector<SPObject*> StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::list(){
+    std::vector<SPObject*> list;
+    list.push_back(_element);
+    return list;
 }
 
 Geom::OptRect StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::getBounds(SPItem::BBoxType type) {
@@ -152,8 +148,10 @@ Geom::OptRect StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::getBounds(SPItem::BBoxType type) {
 }
 
 int StyleSubject::CurrentLayer::queryStyle(SPStyle *query, int property) {
-    GSList *list = _getLayerSList();
-    if (list) {
+	std::vector<SPItem*> list;
+    SPObject* i=_getLayerSList();
+    if (i) {
+		list.push_back((SPItem*)i);
         return sp_desktop_query_style_from_list(list, query, property);
     } else {
         return QUERY_STYLE_NOTHING;
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/style-subject.h b/src/ui/widget/style-subject.h
index 47da91732..15a072f44 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/style-subject.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/style-subject.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef SEEN_INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_STYLE_SUBJECT_H
 #define SEEN_INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_STYLE_SUBJECT_H
 
-#include "util/glib-list-iterators.h"
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <2geom/rect.h>
 #include "sp-item.h"
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ public:
     class Selection;
     class CurrentLayer;
 
-    typedef Util::GSListConstIterator<SPObject *> iterator;
 
     StyleSubject();
     virtual ~StyleSubject();
@@ -43,11 +41,10 @@ public:
     void setDesktop(SPDesktop *desktop);
     SPDesktop *getDesktop() const { return _desktop; }
 
-    virtual iterator begin() = 0;
-    virtual iterator end() { return iterator(NULL); }
     virtual Geom::OptRect getBounds(SPItem::BBoxType type) = 0;
     virtual int queryStyle(SPStyle *query, int property) = 0;
     virtual void setCSS(SPCSSAttr *css) = 0;
+    virtual std::vector<SPObject*> list(){return std::vector<SPObject*>();};
 
     sigc::connection connectChanged(sigc::signal<void>::slot_type slot) {
         return _changed_signal.connect(slot);
@@ -67,10 +64,10 @@ public:
     Selection();
     ~Selection();
 
-    virtual iterator begin();
     virtual Geom::OptRect getBounds(SPItem::BBoxType type);
     virtual int queryStyle(SPStyle *query, int property);
     virtual void setCSS(SPCSSAttr *css);
+    virtual std::vector<SPObject*> list();
 
 protected:
     virtual void _afterDesktopSwitch(SPDesktop *desktop);
@@ -88,10 +85,10 @@ public:
     CurrentLayer();
     ~CurrentLayer();
 
-    virtual iterator begin();
     virtual Geom::OptRect getBounds(SPItem::BBoxType type);
     virtual int queryStyle(SPStyle *query, int property);
     virtual void setCSS(SPCSSAttr *css);
+    virtual std::vector<SPObject*> list();
 
 protected:
     virtual void _afterDesktopSwitch(SPDesktop *desktop);
@@ -99,12 +96,12 @@ protected:
 private:
     SPObject *_getLayer() const;
     void _setLayer(SPObject *layer);
-    GSList *_getLayerSList() const;
+    SPObject *_getLayerSList() const;
 
     sigc::connection _layer_switched;
     sigc::connection _layer_release;
     sigc::connection _layer_modified;
-    mutable GSList _element;
+    mutable SPObject* _element;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/style-swatch.h b/src/ui/widget/style-swatch.h
index 582d2ebb3..0016e0256 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/style-swatch.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/style-swatch.h
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/label.h>
 #include <gtkmm/eventbox.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.cpp b/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.cpp
index ff525c679..ced811c57 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/adjustment.h>
 #include <gtkmm/box.h>
 #include <gtkmm/label.h>
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/unit-menu.h b/src/ui/widget/unit-menu.h
index 2fd25a6a9..f414660f7 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/unit-menu.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/unit-menu.h
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_UNIT_H
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_UNIT_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#if GLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED && HAVE_GLIBMM_THREADS_H
-#include <glibmm/threads.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <gtkmm/comboboxtext.h>
 #include "util/units.h"