--select can't be used with --actions (processed in wrong order)

Summary:

I am following the instructions in this wiki page, I noticed that all --actions doesn't work, e.g:

 inkscape --with-gui drawing.svg --select="path15" --actions="transform-rotate:45;FileSave;FileQuit"

or

 inkscape --with-gui --select=path15 --actions="ObjectFlipVertically;FileSave;FileQuit" drawing.svg  

Doesn't work

Steps to reproduce:

  • open Inkscape
  • create an object, e.g "an arrow".
  • save the file, e.g drawing.svg.
  • Run the commands above

What happened?

Nothing happens, didn't get the expected results after running the commands.

What should have happened?

For the first command,it should rotate the object, save it, and close Inkscape. For the second, it should flip the object vertically, save it, and close Inkscape

Workaround

Even if it is stated in the wiki page that the verbs are deprecated in favor of actions, the second command can be run successfully when replacing --actions with --verb, as follows:

 inkscape --with-gui --select=path15 --verb="ObjectFlipVertically;FileSave;FileQuit" drawing.svg 

Sample attachments:

Version Info:

- Inkscape Version: 1.0 (1.0+r73+1)
- Operating System: Linux Ubuntu
- Operating System version: 20.04
Edited by Nathan Lee