2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
index f5b447e26..b3eac4336 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageTools()
     _path_tools = _page_list.get_model()->get_path(iter_tools);
 
     _calligrapy_use_abs_size.init ( _("Width is in absolute units"), "tools.calligraphic", "abs_width", false);
+    _calligrapy_keep_selected.init ( _("Keep selected"), "tools.calligraphic", "keep_selected", true);
     _connector_ignore_text.init( _("Don't attach connectors to text objects"), "tools.connector", "ignoretext", true);
 
     //Selector
@@ -374,6 +375,8 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageTools()
     this->AddNewObjectsStyle(_page_calligraphy, "tools.calligraphic");
     _page_calligraphy.add_line( false, "", _calligrapy_use_abs_size, "", 
                             _("If on, pen width is in absolute units (px) independent of zoom; otherwise pen width depends on zoom so that it looks the same at any zoom"));
+    _page_calligraphy.add_line( false, "", _calligrapy_keep_selected, "", 
+                            _("If on, each object created with this tool will remain selected after you finish drawing it"));
     //Text
     this->AddPage(_page_text, _("Text"), iter_tools, PREFS_PAGE_TOOLS_TEXT);
     this->AddSelcueCheckbox(_page_text, "tools.text", true);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
index c3a3c0c9e..077c2c416 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ protected:
     PrefCheckButton _win_save_geom, _win_hide_task, _win_zoom_resize;
 
     PrefCheckButton _calligrapy_use_abs_size;
+    PrefCheckButton _calligrapy_keep_selected;
 
     PrefCheckButton _connector_ignore_text;