Sometimes, in Inkscape, when you attempt to select an object, the layer name will change to a number, the other layer names will change to a smaller text size, and the object will become unselectable from then on. This is happening when I am placing highway shields on my maps
Any ideas on how to solve this?
Never have heard of this error.
Maybe you'd want to post about it here: https://launchpad.net/inkscape
Probably memory issues.
Try asking on an Inkscape forum. Duh.
Quote from: Brian556 on June 29, 2017, 07:51:27 PM
Sometimes, in Inkscape, when you attempt to select an object, the layer name will change to a number, the other layer names will change to a smaller text size, and the object will become unselectable from then on. This is happening when I am placing highway shields on my maps
Any ideas on how to solve this?
It sounds as if you are entering a group (as the layer selector will show the group's object number when you enter a group). If you import a file into an Inkscape document, it will import all of the objects into the file as a grouped object. If you double click on a group, you will then be "inside" it and can only select items inside of the group.
Try pressing ESC a few times to exit the group and see if that "fixes" it.