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Unintended color change when importing SVG into existing document

Summary:

When importing an SVG into an open document already containing objects, the colors of these existing objects unintentionally shift to the colors of the imported SVG.

Steps to reproduce:

  • open Inkscape
  • Open SVG with colors
  • Import another SVG via file > import
  • Colors of original objects shift

What happened?

Color shift and change Example file: image Frog on the right was green before importing newts on the left. Colors from Frog shifted to the colors of the newts.

What should have happened?

Color should not shift or change

Sample attachments:

Version info


Inkscape 1.1.2 (b8e25be833, 2022-02-05)
Edited by Jonathan vonSeiten
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