First, I can confirm this is still present in Edgy, 0.44-1ubuntu1. I think considering this report, I would be inclined to go with Michael Vogt, that this is two issues:
The Menu/Nautilus opening of files should perhaps open a new window in the current running instance of inkscape. And also inkscape should place something on the clipboard - perhaps XML? That may be a non-trivial thing to fix, and may be closer to a new feature than bug in terms of the development effort. -- [upstram] can't copy & paste between two inkscape windows https://launchpad.net/bugs/25779 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
