That should be 'text' tool (not test tool). Also.. I can no longer duplicate this bahavour in Inkscape: 0.46
This looked to be due to empty '<FlowRoot>' tags. I removed these tags from the document displayed in the screen shot and the visual defect went away ** Changed in: inkscape (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Text tool creates invisible 'artifacts' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247136 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs