>I finally tried the new align dialog. I realize it's a work in=0D=0A>pro=
gress but still here are some comments:=0D=0A>=0D=0A>- BUG: when I open t=
he align dialog, then switch to another=0D=0A>non-Inkscape window and the=
n back to Inkscape, the dialog=0D=0A>disappears.=0D=0A>Even when I switch=
focus to the editing window, the dialog=0D=0A>disappears=0D=0A>(not only=
sinks but disappears completely). This does not=0D=0Ahappen >with=0D=0A>=
e.g. Fill&Stroke dialog, and it must be fixed as soon as=0D=0Apossible.=0D=
=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AYes, I know. This is because the dialog must be made=0D=0A=
transient (in the Docker.cpp init() method). But as the=0D=0Awindow is st=
il old c GTK, I can't perform it. I tried a=0D=0Afirst approach to conver=
t the window (AFAIK, the widget=0D=0Amember in SPCanvas struct) to a Gtk:=
:Window, but failed to=0D=0Ado it in the time I had.=0D=0A=0D=0A>- mergin=
g the two tabs into one makes sense, but then remove=0D=0A>the lone=0D=0A=
>"Align" tab=0D=0A=0D=0AMy objective is to have drag and dropable toolbox=
es from one=0D=0Adocker to another. Maybe Layout is a better tab name ?=0D=
=0A=0D=0A>- the new title "Docker" tells me nothing - Align and=0D=0A>Dis=
tribute is=0D=0A>what it does, so that is the title it should use; also d=
on't=0D=0A>lose the=0D=0A>shortcut listed in the dialog title, as in all =
other dialogs=0D=0A=0D=0AI was wondering how to name the dialog : the nam=
e of the=0D=0Acurrently shown toolbox, or something like "InkScape Toolbo=
x" ?=0D=0A=0D=0A>- the anchor menu must have an appropriate label, e.g.=0D=
=0A>"Relative to:"=0D=0A=0D=0AI agree=0D=0A=0D=0A>- the anchor meny only =
applies to alignment, not=0D=0A>distribution, and=0D=0A>therefore must be=
inside the Align frame=0D=0A=0D=0AAgree too, I've already done this on m=
y local copy=0D=0A=0D=0A>- the old behavior corresponds to Selection, and=
therefore=0D=0A>Selection=0D=0A>must be the first and the default select=
ed item in the=0D=0A>anchor menu;=0D=0A>it's also the most intuitive=0D=0A=
=0D=0AOK, I did not noticed that=0D=0A=0D=0A>- the Last/First Selected it=
ems may be confusing, because in=0D=0A>many=0D=0A>cases the order or sele=
ction is undefined (e.g. when you do a=0D=0A>rubberband around several ob=
jects), so please remove them=0D=0A>and add=0D=0A>Top/Bottom Object (refe=
rring to z-order) instead=0D=0A=0D=0AGood idea !=0D=0A=0D=0A>- in the nod=
e mode, none of the anchor menu items make sense=0D=0A>(nodes=0D=0A>have =
no bigger/smaller, no z-order, etc) so the menu must be=0D=0A>removed,=0D=
=0A>instead it should always align within the bounding box of=0D=0A>the s=
elected=0D=0A>nodes=0D=0A=0D=0AAgree too, I've already done this on my lo=
cal copy=0D=0A=0D=0A>It looks very promising, so I look forward to your f=
urther=0D=0A>work on this! :)=0D=0A=0D=0AGlad to see you like it. Unfortu=
naltely (at least for you),=0D=0AI'll be on holydays for the next 3 weeks=
. I will not have=0D=0Anetwork access and higly doubt I'll have time to c=
ode [hwo=0D=0Aknows, I it rains all the day ?]. But as soon as it's=0D=0A=
finished, I 'll be back onboard.=0D=0A=0D=0ALet me know your thoughts, =0D=
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