Make optional convert clone to path by a prefs option

3 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/path-chemistry.cpp b/src/path-chemistry.cpp
index 9ad6c8c76..d87dd96cd 100644
--- a/src/path-chemistry.cpp
+++ b/src/path-chemistry.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ ObjectSet::combine(bool skip_undo)
 {
     //Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
     SPDocument *doc = document();
-    unlinkRecursive(true);
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    if (prefs->getBool("/options/pathoperationsunlink/value", true)) {
+        unlinkRecursive(true);
+    }
     std::vector<SPItem*> items_copy(items().begin(), items().end());
     
     if (items_copy.size() < 1) {
@@ -306,7 +309,10 @@ void ObjectSet::toCurves(bool skip_undo)
         // set "busy" cursor
         desktop()->setWaitingCursor();
     }
-    unlinkRecursive(true);
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    if (prefs->getBool("/options/pathoperationsunlink/value", true)) {
+        unlinkRecursive(true);
+    }
     std::vector<SPItem*> selected(items().begin(), items().end());
     std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node*> to_select;
     clear();
@@ -337,7 +343,10 @@ void ObjectSet::toLPEItems()
     if (isEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
-    unlinkRecursive(true);
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    if (prefs->getBool("/options/pathoperationsunlink/value", true)) {
+        unlinkRecursive(true);
+    }
     std::vector<SPItem*> selected(items().begin(), items().end());
     std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node*> to_select;
     clear();
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
index b2d4c5837..803dede7e 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
@@ -1394,6 +1394,11 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageBehavior()
     _page_clones.add_line(true, "", _clone_relink_on_duplicate, "",
                         _("When duplicating a selection containing both a clone and its original (possibly in groups), relink the duplicated clone to the duplicated original instead of the old original"));
 
+    _page_clones.add_group_header( _("Unlinking clones"));
+    _clone_to_curves.init ( _("Paths operations unlink clones"), "/options/pathoperationsunlink/value", true);
+    _page_clones.add_line(true, "", _clone_to_curves, "",
+                        _("This paths operations unlink clones: stroke to path, boolops operations, to curves, combine"));
+
     //TRANSLATORS: Heading for the Inkscape Preferences "Clones" Page
     this->AddPage(_page_clones, _("Clones"), iter_behavior, PREFS_PAGE_BEHAVIOR_CLONES);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
index a197a8e65..58e61470c 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ protected:
     UI::Widget::PrefRadioButton _clone_option_unlink;
     UI::Widget::PrefRadioButton _clone_option_delete;
     UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton _clone_relink_on_duplicate;
+    UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton _clone_to_curves;
 
     UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton _mask_mask_on_top;
     UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton _mask_mask_remove;