Import Clip Art Box disappears or opens on other files

thank you for taking the time to issue a report.

- so, just to double-check, are you running multiple instances of Inkscape when this happens?
- if so, how many?

I'm not quite sure what you mean - but what I am doing is working on
several Inkscape files at the same time but to my knowledge I only have one
program open, ie I open Inkscape and then open 1-4 Inkscape files, now I am
not sure if that opens the program multiple times or just multiple files.
I guess I never thought of it before since I thought programs can work on
several files at once.

Thanks,
Brenda

On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 5:45 AM, Alvin Penner <email address hidden> wrote:

> thank you for taking the time to issue a report.
>
> - so, just to double-check, are you running multiple instances of Inkscape
> when this happens?
> - if so, how many?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1739938
>
> Title:
> Import Clip Art Box disappears or opens on other files
>
> Status in Inkscape:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> First a huge thanks to the Inkscape programmers! I recently updated
> to 92.2 and it is a dream! It is running so smoothly and has such a
> wide assortment of features that I would probably never master them
> all in my lifetime!
>
> I want to especially thank those that made the improvements to the
> printing functions! It is leaps and bounds better than previous
> versions! I design print projects exclusively so the improvements have
> had a profound effect on my workflow! I can now print directly from
> my svg file with precision accuracy with no distortion or loss of
> design elements! Kudos!!!
>
> I also want to thank everyone that contributed to the Clip Art
> library. I have been using it so much lately and I really appreciate
> the wide assortment of images available right inside the program!
>
> That being said because I use it so much I also have been having a lot
> of trouble getting the popup box to appear on my current file or to
> appear at all.
>
> I have seen two different issues -
>
> 1) I attempt to open > import clip art and it seems to stall and then
> it opens in another file rather than the current document I am working
> in. I then have to try to get it open on my current file which
> involves lots of clicking, opening, closing and cycling through open
> Inkscape files to get the box on my current file. Worst case I've had
> to close every file and restart Inkscape and try again with just one
> file open.
>
> 2) Another scenario is that the clip art box opens but then disappears
> from view and I can not find it nor reopen it because it is open, just
> not anywhere I can find it. Sometimes if I minimize it to goes to the
> task bar but other times it just flat out disappears. I even tried
> looking through task manager and services & processes but I could not
> locate it. End result - I had to close inkscape and try again!
>
> System Info
> window 7 home premium
> Inkscape 92.2
>
> Thanks again,
> Brenda
>
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