2 files changed, 34 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/src/object/sp-anchor.cpp b/src/object/sp-anchor.cpp
index 9fd556945..d4361a4ef 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-anchor.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-anchor.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "xml/repr.h"
 #include "attributes.h"
 #include "sp-anchor.h"
-#include "ui/view/view.h"
+#include "ui/view/svg-view.h"
 #include "document.h"
 
 SPAnchor::SPAnchor() : SPGroup() {
@@ -153,22 +153,34 @@ gchar* SPAnchor::description() const {
 }
 
 /* fixme: We should forward event to appropriate container/view */
+/* The only use of SPEvent appears to be here, to change the cursor in Inkview when over a link (and
+ * which hasn't worked since at least 0.48). */
 gint SPAnchor::event(SPEvent* event) {
     switch (event->type) {
-	case SP_EVENT_ACTIVATE:
+	case SPEvent::ACTIVATE:
             if (this->href) {
                 g_print("Activated xlink:href=\"%s\"\n", this->href);
                 return TRUE;
             }
             break;
 
-	case SP_EVENT_MOUSEOVER:
-            (static_cast<Inkscape::UI::View::View*>(event->data))->mouseover();
+	case SPEvent::MOUSEOVER:
+        {
+            auto view = dynamic_cast<Inkscape::UI::View::SVGView*>(event->view);
+            if (view) {
+                view->mouseover();
+            }
             break;
+        }
 
-	case SP_EVENT_MOUSEOUT:
-            (static_cast<Inkscape::UI::View::View*>(event->data))->mouseout();
+	case SPEvent::MOUSEOUT:
+        {
+            auto view = dynamic_cast<Inkscape::UI::View::SVGView*>(event->view);
+            if (view) {
+                view->mouseout();
+            }
             break;
+        }
 
 	default:
             break;
diff --git a/src/object/sp-item.h b/src/object/sp-item.h
index 2bd8f2215..068571d85 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-item.h
+++ b/src/object/sp-item.h
@@ -46,15 +46,12 @@ class Drawing;
 class DrawingItem;
 class URIReference;
 
+namespace UI {
+namespace View {
+class View;
+}
+}
 }
-
-enum {
-    SP_EVENT_INVALID,
-    SP_EVENT_NONE,
-    SP_EVENT_ACTIVATE,
-    SP_EVENT_MOUSEOVER,
-    SP_EVENT_MOUSEOUT
-};
 
 // TODO make a completely new function that transforms either the fill or
 // stroke of any SPItem  without adding an extra parameter to adjust_pattern.
@@ -75,9 +72,18 @@ enum PatternTransform {
  *
  */
 class SPEvent {
+
 public:
-    unsigned int type;
-    void* data;
+    enum Type {
+        INVALID,
+        NONE,
+        ACTIVATE,
+        MOUSEOVER,
+        MOUSEOUT
+    };
+
+    Type type;
+    Inkscape::UI::View::View* view;
 };
 
 class SPItemView {