Comment 9 for bug 479553

I'm using Inkscape 0.47pre4 r22446 (Oct 14 2009) on Ubuntu 9.10 . I can reproduce my symptom at will now. Here's how:

*Run inkscape
 (You're now in a new inkscape drawing)
* Use the diagram connector tool to make a connector, let's say 2 inches long
* Click the select and transform objects tool
* Select the connector you made
* Ctrl+D
* Shift+Right several times, noting the duplicate moves horizontally as expected
* Press Del to delete the dup
* File->Document_properties, change to landscape
* Click the select and transform objects tool
* Select the connector you made
* Ctrl+D
* Shift+Right several times, noting the duplicate moves VERTICALLY, which is bizarre and unexpected

MECHANISM OF THIS ANOMOLY
When you change the paper orientation, it puts a "transform="translate(0,-308.2677)" attribute within the <g> node. If you remove that attribute, the anomoly goes away. If you put the attribute back, the anomoly returns.

WORKAROUND
When starting a new document, do any paper size and orientation settings immediately on the blank line, then remove all transform=translate attributes.

I'm at slitt at troubleshooters.com. If anyone responds, please email me to let me know you've responded.

Thanks

Steve Litt