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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 188794 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/188794

This is probably suited to the linked bug #188794 itself, as whatever
fixes that will fix this bug too.

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 188794
   Broken editing of text with absolute kerning

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/903578

Title:
  'Remove manual kerns' messes up the text locations

Status in Inkscape:
  New
Status in inkscape package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  I have the document imported from pdf having text at different
  locations. I want to edit some piece of text, and not the other parts.
  I select the desired word, click 'Remove manual kerns' menu item and
  observe that whole text block got kerns removed and text locations are
  all messed up.

  See attached testcase. Try selecting any word there (ex. Department),
  use  'Remove manual kerns' and see how all other texts jump.

  1. inkscape should only perform this operation on the selected text.
  2. when text selection includes multiple lines,  'Remove manual kerns' should detect where line and word breaks are and not allow moving large portions of text. Instead it should group characters into individual lines and keep similar to original text positions.
  3. (additional related idea) when user attempts to edit text with manual kerns (which I am sure happens every day) people observe weird behavior (and file PRs like this https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/inkscape/+bug/221201). inkscape should be proactive and warn user that he edits text with manual kerns and he might want to use 'Remove manual kerns' first. In 99% of cases such de-kerning  is what is really desired by user, not jumping texts and other weird behavior.

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