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Create duplicate of text on path, duplicated text appears to remain attached to original path

Steps to reproduce:

  • open Inkscape
  • Create a path
  • Crreate some text
  • Put text on path
  • Select both text and path and duplicate it.
  • Drag the duplicated path and text elsewhere to separate them
  • Click and drag the original path

What happened?

Original path moves, with original text attached as expected, but duplicate text moves too.

What should have happened?

Duplicated text should remain where it is. Duplicated text should be attached to the duplicated path, but it appears to be attached to the original path.

Inkscape Version and Operating System:

  • Inkscape Version: 1.0rc1 (09960d6, 2020-04-09)
  • Operating System: MacOS
  • Operating System version: 10.13.6
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