Swatches: Radial gradients become linear when converting to a swatch

Steps to reproduce:

  • open Inkscape
  • draw a rectangle
  • add a circular gradient
  • convert that gradient to a swatch by clicking on the swatch button in the Fill&Stroke dialog

What happened?

  • the gradient is still a gradient, but it's linear now, no more radial

What should have happened?

  • the gradient geometry should have been kept

Inkscape Version and Operating System:

  • Inkscape Version: 1.0alpha2 (d5eb03caf5, 2019-07-04)
  • Operating System: Linux Mint 19 (Tara)

(first reported in 2012 in https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1085403)

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