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Adjust multiple text frame handles

Inkscape 1.4.2 (f4327f4, 2025-05-13) Windows 11

Summary:

When working with columns of text, it would be handy to be able to adjust the text wrapping handles of multiple text entities simultaneously.

Steps to reproduce:

Select a text entity. It has a little, diamond-shaped handle that tells Inkscape where to wrap the text. Now, select a 2nd text entity.

What happened?

Both wrapping handles are gone.

What should have happened?

Both should be visible. If I drag one, the handle of any other selected text entity should snap to the same vertical column and follow the mouse, updating its respective text entity flow accordingly. I'm not sure what, if anything, needs to be done with the vertical position of said handles.

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