Comment 6 for bug 1077000

Note that you can export the image (right-clic -> export; inkscape will automatically turn the embedded object into a link to that external file), edit it externally and then re-embed it (right-clic -> embed) when you're done. Just wanted to share that work-around. Fundamentally I agree that the feature request (either show a message or implement the temporary exporting/editing/re-embedding straight away) would make things more intuitive.