Allow svg elements to be ungrouped

Fixed bugs:
  - https://launchpad.net/bugs/166327

(bzr r12373)

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/selection-chemistry.cpp b/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
index cd0001175..0fea43e30 100644
--- a/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
+++ b/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
@@ -784,8 +784,10 @@ void sp_selection_ungroup(SPDesktop *desktop)
             continue;
         }
 
-        /* We do not allow ungrouping <svg> etc. (lauris) */
-        if (strcmp(group->getRepr()->name(), "svg:g") && strcmp(group->getRepr()->name(), "svg:switch")) {
+        // This check reflects the g_return_if_fail in sp_item_group_ungroup and
+        // may be a redundent. It also allows ungrouping of 'a' tags and we dont
+        if (strcmp(group->getRepr()->name(), "svg:g") && strcmp(group->getRepr()->name(), "svg:switch") &&
+                strcmp(group->getRepr()->name(), "svg:svg")) {
             // keep the non-group item in the new selection
             new_select = g_slist_append(new_select, group);
             continue;
diff --git a/src/sp-item-group.cpp b/src/sp-item-group.cpp
index 3ba1ecd5f..a2eda6625 100644
--- a/src/sp-item-group.cpp
+++ b/src/sp-item-group.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,10 @@ sp_item_group_ungroup (SPGroup *group, GSList **children, bool do_done)
     SPItem *gitem = group;
     Inkscape::XML::Node *grepr = gitem->getRepr();
 
-    g_return_if_fail (!strcmp (grepr->name(), "svg:g") || !strcmp (grepr->name(), "svg:a") || !strcmp (grepr->name(), "svg:switch"));
+    g_return_if_fail (!strcmp (grepr->name(), "svg:g")
+                   || !strcmp (grepr->name(), "svg:a")
+                   || !strcmp (grepr->name(), "svg:switch")
+                   || !strcmp (grepr->name(), "svg:svg"));
 
     // this converts the gradient/pattern fill/stroke on the group, if any, to userSpaceOnUse
     gitem->adjust_paint_recursive (Geom::identity(), Geom::identity(), false);