Adding upstream version 1.2.2.upstream/1.2.2upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/__init__.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/__init__.py
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+"""
+Element based interface provides the bulk of features that allow you to
+interact directly with the SVG xml interface.
+
+See the documentation for each of the elements for details on how it works.
+"""
+
+from ._utils import addNS, NSS
+from ._parser import SVG_PARSER, load_svg
+from ._base import ShapeElement, BaseElement
+from ._svg import SvgDocumentElement
+from ._groups import Group, Layer, Anchor, Marker, ClipPath, Mask
+from ._polygons import PathElement, Polyline, Polygon, Line, Rectangle, Circle, Ellipse
+from ._text import (
+    FlowRegion,
+    FlowRoot,
+    FlowPara,
+    FlowDiv,
+    FlowSpan,
+    TextElement,
+    TextPath,
+    Tspan,
+    SVGfont,
+    FontFace,
+    Glyph,
+    MissingGlyph,
+)
+from ._use import Symbol, Use
+from ._meta import (
+    Defs,
+    StyleElement,
+    Script,
+    Desc,
+    Title,
+    NamedView,
+    Guide,
+    Metadata,
+    ForeignObject,
+    Switch,
+    Grid,
+    Page,
+)
+from ._filters import (
+    Filter,
+    Pattern,
+    Gradient,
+    LinearGradient,
+    RadialGradient,
+    PathEffect,
+    Stop,
+    MeshGradient,
+    MeshRow,
+    MeshPatch,
+)
+from ._image import Image
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_base.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_base.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Sergei Izmailov <sergei.a.izmailov@gmail.com>
+#                    Thomas Holder <thomas.holder@schrodinger.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# pylint: disable=arguments-differ
+"""
+Provide extra utility to each svg element type specific to its type.
+
+This is useful for having a common interface for each element which can
+give path, transform, and property access easily.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from copy import deepcopy
+from typing import Any, Tuple, Optional, overload, TypeVar, List
+from lxml import etree
+
+from ..interfaces.IElement import IBaseElement, ISVGDocumentElement
+
+from ..base import SvgOutputMixin
+from ..paths import Path
+from ..styles import Style, Classes
+from ..transforms import Transform, BoundingBox
+from ..utils import FragmentError
+from ..units import convert_unit, render_unit, parse_unit
+from ._utils import ChildToProperty, NSS, addNS, removeNS, splitNS
+from ..properties import BaseStyleValue, all_properties
+from ._selected import ElementList
+from ._parser import NodeBasedLookup, SVG_PARSER
+
+T = TypeVar("T", bound="BaseElement")  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+
+
+class BaseElement(IBaseElement):
+    """Provide automatic namespaces to all calls"""
+
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
+
+    def __init_subclass__(cls):
+        if cls.tag_name:
+            NodeBasedLookup.register_class(cls)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def is_class_element(  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        cls, elem: etree.Element
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Hook to do more restrictive check in addition to (ns,tag) match
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+            The function has been made public."""
+        return True
+
+    tag_name = ""
+
+    @property
+    def TAG(self):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """Return the tag_name without NS"""
+        if not self.tag_name:
+            return removeNS(super().tag)[-1]
+        return removeNS(self.tag_name)[-1]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, *children, **attrs):
+        """Create a new element, converting attrs values to strings."""
+        obj = cls(*children)
+        obj.update(**attrs)
+        return obj
+
+    NAMESPACE = property(lambda self: splitNS(self.tag_name)[0])
+    """Get namespace of element"""
+
+    PARSER = SVG_PARSER
+    """A reference to the :attr:`inkex.elements._parser.SVG_PARSER`"""
+    WRAPPED_ATTRS = (
+        # (prop_name, [optional: attr_name], cls)
+        ("transform", Transform),
+        ("style", Style),
+        ("classes", "class", Classes),
+    )  # type: Tuple[Tuple[Any, ...], ...]
+    """A list of attributes that are automatically converted to objects."""
+
+    # We do this because python2 and python3 have different ways
+    # of combining two dictionaries that are incompatible.
+    # This allows us to update these with inheritance.
+    @property
+    def wrapped_attrs(self):
+        """Map attributes to property name and wrapper class"""
+        return {row[-2]: (row[0], row[-1]) for row in self.WRAPPED_ATTRS}
+
+    @property
+    def wrapped_props(self):
+        """Map properties to attribute name and wrapper class"""
+        return {row[0]: (row[-2], row[-1]) for row in self.WRAPPED_ATTRS}
+
+    typename = property(lambda self: type(self).__name__)
+    """Type name of the element"""
+    xml_path = property(lambda self: self.getroottree().getpath(self))
+    """XPath representation of the element in its tree
+    
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+    desc = ChildToProperty("svg:desc", prepend=True)
+    """The element's long-form description (for accessibility purposes)
+    
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+    title = ChildToProperty("svg:title", prepend=True)
+    """The element's short-form description (for accessibility purposes)
+    
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        """Get the attribute, but load it if it is not available yet"""
+        if name in self.wrapped_props:
+            (attr, cls) = self.wrapped_props[name]
+            # The reason we do this here and not in _init is because lxml
+            # is inconsistant about when elements are initialised.
+            # So we make this a lazy property.
+            def _set_attr(new_item):
+                if new_item:
+                    self.set(attr, str(new_item))
+                else:
+                    self.attrib.pop(attr, None)  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+            # pylint: disable=no-member
+            value = cls(self.attrib.get(attr, None), callback=_set_attr)
+            if name == "style":
+                value.element = self
+            setattr(self, name, value)
+            return value
+        raise AttributeError(f"Can't find attribute {self.typename}.{name}")
+
+    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
+        """Set the attribute, update it if needed"""
+        if name in self.wrapped_props:
+            (attr, cls) = self.wrapped_props[name]
+            # Don't call self.set or self.get (infinate loop)
+            if value:
+                if not isinstance(value, cls):
+                    value = cls(value)
+                self.attrib[attr] = str(value)
+            else:
+                self.attrib.pop(attr, None)  # pylint: disable=no-member
+        else:
+            super().__setattr__(name, value)
+
+    def get(self, attr, default=None):
+        """Get element attribute named, with addNS support."""
+        if attr in self.wrapped_attrs:
+            (prop, _) = self.wrapped_attrs[attr]
+            value = getattr(self, prop, None)
+            # We check the boolean nature of the value, because empty
+            # transformations and style attributes are equiv to not-existing
+            ret = str(value) if value else (default or None)
+            return ret
+        return super().get(addNS(attr), default)
+
+    def set(self, attr, value):
+        """Set element attribute named, with addNS support"""
+        if attr in self.wrapped_attrs:
+            # Always keep the local wrapped class up to date.
+            (prop, cls) = self.wrapped_attrs[attr]
+            setattr(self, prop, cls(value))
+            value = getattr(self, prop)
+            if not value:
+                return
+        if value is None:
+            self.attrib.pop(addNS(attr), None)  # pylint: disable=no-member
+        else:
+            value = str(value)
+            super().set(addNS(attr), value)
+
+    def update(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Update element attributes using keyword arguments
+
+        Note: double underscore is used as namespace separator,
+        i.e. "namespace__attr" argument name will be treated as "namespace:attr"
+
+        :param kwargs: dict with name=value pairs
+        :return: self
+        """
+        for name, value in kwargs.items():
+            self.set(name, value)
+        return self
+
+    def pop(self, attr, default=None):
+        """Delete/remove the element attribute named, with addNS support."""
+        if attr in self.wrapped_attrs:
+            # Always keep the local wrapped class up to date.
+            (prop, cls) = self.wrapped_attrs[attr]
+            value = getattr(self, prop)
+            setattr(self, prop, cls(None))
+            return value
+        return self.attrib.pop(addNS(attr), default)  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+    @overload
+    def add(
+        self, child1: BaseElement, child2: BaseElement, *children: BaseElement
+    ) -> Tuple[BaseElement]:
+        ...
+
+    @overload
+    def add(self, child: T) -> T:
+        ...
+
+    def add(self, *children):
+        """
+        Like append, but will do multiple children and will return
+        children or only child
+        """
+        for child in children:
+            self.append(child)
+        return children if len(children) != 1 else children[0]
+
+    def tostring(self):
+        """Return this element as it would appear in an svg document"""
+        # This kind of hack is pure maddness, but etree provides very little
+        # in the way of fragment printing, prefering to always output valid xml
+
+        svg = SvgOutputMixin.get_template(width=0, height=0).getroot()
+        svg.append(self.copy())
+        return svg.tostring().split(b">\n    ", 1)[-1][:-6]
+
+    def set_random_id(
+        self,
+        prefix: Optional[str] = None,
+        size: Optional[int] = None,
+        backlinks: bool = False,
+        blacklist: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    ):
+        """Sets the id attribute if it is not already set.
+
+        The id consists of a prefix and an appended random integer of length size.
+        Args:
+            prefix (str, optional): the prefix of the new ID. Defaults to the tag name.
+            size (Optional[int], optional): number of digits of the second part of the
+                id. If None, the length is chosen based on the amount of existing
+                objects. Defaults to None.
+
+                .. versionchanged:: 1.2
+                    The default of this value has been changed from 4 to None.
+            backlinks (bool, optional): Whether to update the links in existing objects
+                that reference this element. Defaults to False.
+            blacklist (List[str], optional): An additional list of ids that are not
+                allowed to be used. This is useful when bulk inserting objects.
+                Defaults to None.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+        """
+        prefix = str(self) if prefix is None else prefix
+        self.set_id(
+            self.root.get_unique_id(prefix, size=size, blacklist=blacklist),
+            backlinks=backlinks,
+        )
+
+    def set_random_ids(
+        self,
+        prefix: Optional[str] = None,
+        levels: int = -1,
+        backlinks: bool = False,
+        blacklist: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    ):
+        """Same as set_random_id, but will apply also to children
+
+        The id consists of a prefix and an appended random integer of length size.
+        Args:
+            prefix (str, optional): the prefix of the new ID. Defaults to the tag name.
+            levels (int, optional): the depth of the tree traversion, if negative, no
+                limit is imposed. Defaults to -1.
+            backlinks (bool, optional): Whether to update the links in existing objects
+                that reference this element. Defaults to False.
+            blacklist (List[str], optional): An additional list of ids that are not
+                allowed to be used. This is useful when bulk inserting objects.
+                Defaults to None.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+        """
+        self.set_random_id(prefix=prefix, backlinks=backlinks, blacklist=blacklist)
+        if levels != 0:
+            for child in self:
+                if hasattr(child, "set_random_ids"):
+                    child.set_random_ids(
+                        prefix=prefix, levels=levels - 1, backlinks=backlinks
+                    )
+
+    eid = property(lambda self: self.get_id())
+    """Property to access the element's id; will set a new unique id if not set."""
+
+    def get_id(self, as_url=0) -> str:
+        """Get the id for the element, will set a new unique id if not set.
+
+        as_url - If set to 1, returns #{id} as a string
+                 If set to 2, returns url(#{id}) as a string
+
+        Args:
+            as_url (int, optional):
+                - If set to 1, returns #{id} as a string
+                - If set to 2, returns url(#{id}) as a string.
+
+                Defaults to 0.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+        Returns:
+            str: formatted id
+        """
+        if "id" not in self.attrib:
+            self.set_random_id(self.TAG)
+        eid = self.get("id")
+        if as_url > 0:
+            eid = "#" + eid
+        if as_url > 1:
+            eid = f"url({eid})"
+        return eid
+
+    def set_id(self, new_id, backlinks=False):
+        """Set the id and update backlinks to xlink and style urls if needed"""
+        old_id = self.get("id", None)
+        self.set("id", new_id)
+        if backlinks and old_id:
+            for elem in self.root.getElementsByHref(old_id):
+                elem.href = self
+            for attr in ["clip-path", "mask"]:
+                for elem in self.root.getElementsByHref(old_id, attribute=attr):
+                    elem.set(attr, self.get_id(2))
+            for elem in self.root.getElementsByStyleUrl(old_id):
+                elem.style.update_urls(old_id, new_id)
+
+    @property
+    def root(self):
+        """Get the root document element from any element descendent"""
+        root, parent = self, self
+        while parent is not None:
+            root, parent = parent, parent.getparent()
+
+        if not isinstance(root, ISVGDocumentElement):
+            raise FragmentError("Element fragment does not have a document root!")
+        return root
+
+    def get_or_create(self, xpath, nodeclass=None, prepend=False):
+        """Get or create the given xpath, pre/append new node if not found.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 1.1
+            The ``nodeclass`` attribute is optional; if not given, it is looked up
+            using :func:`~inkex.elements._parser.NodeBasedLookup.find_class`"""
+        node = self.findone(xpath)
+        if node is None:
+            if nodeclass is None:
+                nodeclass = NodeBasedLookup.find_class(xpath)
+            node = nodeclass()
+            if prepend:
+                self.insert(0, node)
+            else:
+                self.append(node)
+        return node
+
+    def descendants(self):
+        """Walks the element tree and yields all elements, parent first
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 1.1
+            The ``*types`` attribute was removed
+
+        """
+
+        return ElementList(
+            self.root,
+            [
+                element
+                for element in self.iter()
+                if isinstance(element, (BaseElement, str))
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def ancestors(self, elem=None, stop_at=()):
+        """
+        Walk the parents and yield all the ancestor elements, parent first
+
+        Args:
+            elem (BaseElement, optional): If provided, it will stop at the last common
+                ancestor. Defaults to None.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+            stop_at (tuple, optional): If provided, it will stop at the first parent
+                that is in this list. Defaults to ().
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+        Returns:
+            ElementList: list of ancestors
+        """
+
+        return ElementList(self.root, self._ancestors(elem=elem, stop_at=stop_at))
+
+    def _ancestors(self, elem, stop_at):
+        if isinstance(elem, BaseElement):
+            stop_at = list(elem.ancestors())
+        for parent in self.iterancestors():
+            yield parent
+            if parent in stop_at:
+                break
+
+    def backlinks(self, *types):
+        """Get elements which link back to this element, like ancestors but via
+        xlinks"""
+        if not types or isinstance(self, types):
+            yield self
+        my_id = self.get("id")
+        if my_id is not None:
+            elems = list(self.root.getElementsByHref(my_id)) + list(
+                self.root.getElementsByStyleUrl(my_id)
+            )
+            for elem in elems:
+                if hasattr(elem, "backlinks"):
+                    for child in elem.backlinks(*types):
+                        yield child
+
+    def xpath(self, pattern, namespaces=NSS):  # pylint: disable=dangerous-default-value
+        """Wrap xpath call and add svg namespaces"""
+        return super().xpath(pattern, namespaces=namespaces)
+
+    def findall(
+        self, pattern, namespaces=NSS
+    ):  # pylint: disable=dangerous-default-value
+        """Wrap findall call and add svg namespaces"""
+        return super().findall(pattern, namespaces=namespaces)
+
+    def findone(self, xpath):
+        """Gets a single element from the given xpath or returns None"""
+        el_list = self.xpath(xpath)
+        return el_list[0] if el_list else None
+
+    def delete(self):
+        """Delete this node from it's parent node"""
+        if self.getparent() is not None:
+            self.getparent().remove(self)
+
+    def remove_all(self, *types):
+        """Remove all children or child types
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        types = tuple(NodeBasedLookup.find_class(t) for t in types)
+        for child in self:
+            if not types or isinstance(child, types):
+                self.remove(child)
+
+    def replace_with(self, elem):
+        """Replace this element with the given element"""
+        self.addnext(elem)
+        if not elem.get("id") and self.get("id"):
+            elem.set("id", self.get("id"))
+        if not elem.label and self.label:
+            elem.label = self.label
+        self.delete()
+        return elem
+
+    def copy(self):
+        """Make a copy of the element and return it"""
+        elem = deepcopy(self)
+        elem.set("id", None)
+        return elem
+
+    def duplicate(self):
+        """Like copy(), but the copy stays in the tree and sets a random id on the
+        duplicate.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 1.2
+            A random id is also set on all the duplicate's descendants"""
+        elem = self.copy()
+        self.addnext(elem)
+        elem.set_random_ids()
+        return elem
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        # We would do more here, but lxml is VERY unpleseant when it comes to
+        # namespaces, basically over printing details and providing no
+        # supression mechanisms to turn off xml's over engineering.
+        return str(self.tag).split("}", maxsplit=1)[-1]
+
+    @property
+    def href(self):
+        """Returns the referred-to element if available
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 1.1
+            A setter for href was added."""
+        ref = self.get("xlink:href")
+        if not ref:
+            return None
+        return self.root.getElementById(ref.strip("#"))
+
+    @href.setter
+    def href(self, elem):
+        """Set the href object"""
+        if isinstance(elem, BaseElement):
+            elem = elem.get_id()
+        self.set("xlink:href", "#" + elem)
+
+    @property
+    def label(self):
+        """Returns the inkscape label"""
+        return self.get("inkscape:label", None)
+
+    @label.setter
+    def label(self, value):
+        """Sets the inkscape label"""
+        self.set("inkscape:label", str(value))
+
+    def is_sensitive(self):
+        """Return true if this element is sensitive in inkscape
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        return self.get("sodipodi:insensitive", None) != "true"
+
+    def set_sensitive(self, sensitive=True):
+        """Set the sensitivity of the element/layer
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        # Sensitive requires None instead of 'false'
+        self.set("sodipodi:insensitive", ["true", None][sensitive])
+
+    @property
+    def unit(self):
+        """Return the unit being used by the owning document, cached
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        try:
+            return self.root.unit
+        except FragmentError:
+            return "px"  # Don't cache.
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def to_dimensional(value, to_unit="px"):
+        """Convert a value given in user units (px) the given unit type
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return convert_unit(value, to_unit)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def to_dimensionless(value):
+        """Convert a length value into user units (px)
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return convert_unit(value, "px")
+
+    def uutounit(self, value, to_unit="px"):
+        """Convert a unit value to a given unit. If the value does not have a unit,
+        "Document" units are assumed. "Document units" are an Inkscape-specific concept.
+        For most use-cases, :func:`to_dimensional` is more appropriate.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        return convert_unit(value, to_unit, default=self.unit)
+
+    def unittouu(self, value):
+        """Convert a unit value into document units. "Document unit" is an
+        Inkscape-specific concept. For most use-cases, :func:`viewport_to_unit` (when
+        the size of an object given in viewport units is needed) or
+        :func:`to_dimensionless` (when the equivalent value without unit is needed) is
+        more appropriate.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        return convert_unit(value, self.unit)
+
+    def unit_to_viewport(self, value, unit="px"):
+        """Converts a length value to viewport units, as defined by the width/height
+        element on the root (i.e. applies the equivalent transform of the viewport)
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.to_dimensional(
+            self.to_dimensionless(value) * self.root.equivalent_transform_scale, unit
+        )
+
+    def viewport_to_unit(self, value, unit="px"):
+        """Converts a length given on the viewport to the specified unit in the user
+        coordinate system
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.to_dimensional(
+            self.to_dimensionless(value) / self.root.equivalent_transform_scale, unit
+        )
+
+    def add_unit(self, value):
+        """Add document unit when no unit is specified in the string.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        return render_unit(value, self.unit)
+
+    def cascaded_style(self):
+        """Returns the cascaded style of an element (all rules that apply the element
+        itself), based on the stylesheets, the presentation attributes and the inline
+        style using the respective specificity of the style.
+
+        see https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS22/cascade.html#cascading-order
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        Returns:
+            Style: the cascaded style
+
+        """
+        return Style.cascaded_style(self)
+
+    def specified_style(self):
+        """Returns the specified style of an element, i.e. the cascaded style +
+        inheritance, see https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS22/cascade.html#specified-value.
+
+        Returns:
+            Style: the specified style
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+        """
+        return Style.specified_style(self)
+
+    def presentation_style(self):
+        """Return presentation attributes of an element as style
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        style = Style()
+        for key in self.keys():
+            if key in all_properties and all_properties[key][2]:
+                style[key] = BaseStyleValue.factory(
+                    declaration=key + ": " + self.attrib[key]
+                )
+        return style
+
+    def composed_transform(self, other=None):
+        """Calculate every transform down to the other element
+        if none specified the transform is to the root document element
+        """
+        parent = self.getparent()
+        if parent is not None and isinstance(parent, BaseElement):
+            return parent.composed_transform() @ self.transform
+        return self.transform
+
+
+NodeBasedLookup.default = BaseElement
+
+
+class ShapeElement(BaseElement):
+    """Elements which have a visible representation on the canvas"""
+
+    @property
+    def path(self):
+        """Gets the outline or path of the element, this may be a simple bounding box"""
+        return Path(self.get_path())
+
+    @path.setter
+    def path(self, path):
+        self.set_path(path)
+
+    @property
+    def clip(self):
+        """Gets the clip path element (if any)
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        ref = self.get("clip-path")
+        if not ref:
+            return None
+        return self.root.getElementById(ref)
+
+    @clip.setter
+    def clip(self, elem):
+        self.set("clip-path", elem.get_id(as_url=2))
+
+    def get_path(self) -> Path:
+        """Generate a path for this object which can inform the bounding box"""
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"Path should be provided by svg elem {self.typename}."
+        )
+
+    def set_path(self, path):
+        """Set the path for this object (if possible)"""
+        raise AttributeError(
+            f"Path can not be set on this element: {self.typename} <- {path}."
+        )
+
+    def to_path_element(self):
+        """Replace this element with a path element"""
+        from ._polygons import PathElement
+
+        elem = PathElement()
+        elem.path = self.path
+        elem.style = self.effective_style()
+        elem.transform = self.transform
+        return elem
+
+    def effective_style(self):
+        """Without parent styles, what is the effective style is"""
+        return self.style
+
+    def bounding_box(self, transform=None):
+        # type: (Optional[Transform]) -> Optional[BoundingBox]
+        """BoundingBox of the shape
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 1.1
+            result adjusted for element's clip path if applicable."""
+        shape_box = self.shape_box(transform)
+        clip = self.clip
+        if clip is None or shape_box is None:
+            return shape_box
+        return shape_box & clip.bounding_box(Transform(transform) @ self.transform)
+
+    def shape_box(self, transform=None):
+        # type: (Optional[Transform]) -> Optional[BoundingBox]
+        """BoundingBox of the unclipped shape
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1
+            Previous :func:`bounding_box` function, returning the bounding box
+            without computing the effect of a possible clip."""
+        path = self.path.to_absolute()
+        if transform is True:
+            path = path.transform(self.composed_transform())
+        else:
+            path = path.transform(self.transform)
+            if transform:  # apply extra transformation
+                path = path.transform(transform)
+        return path.bounding_box()
+
+    def is_visible(self):
+        """Returns false if the css says this object is invisible
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        if self.style.get("display", "") == "none":
+            return False
+        if not float(self.style.get("opacity", 1.0)):
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def get_line_height_uu(self):
+        """Returns the specified value of line-height, in user units
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        style = self.specified_style()
+        font_size = style("font-size")  # already in uu
+        line_height = style("line-height")
+        parsed = parse_unit(line_height)
+        if parsed is None:
+            return font_size * 1.2
+        if parsed[1] == "%":
+            return font_size * parsed[0] * 0.01
+        return self.to_dimensionless(line_height)
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_filters.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_filters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce86507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_filters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Sergei Izmailov <sergei.a.izmailov@gmail.com>
+#                    Thomas Holder <thomas.holder@schrodinger.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# pylint: disable=arguments-differ
+"""
+Element interface for patterns, filters, gradients and path effects.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import List, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+
+from lxml import etree
+
+from ..transforms import Transform
+from ..utils import parse_percent
+
+from ..styles import Style
+
+from ._utils import addNS
+from ._base import BaseElement
+
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._svg import SvgDocumentElement
+
+
+class Filter(BaseElement):
+    """A filter (usually in defs)"""
+
+    tag_name = "filter"
+
+    def add_primitive(self, fe_type, **args):
+        """Create a filter primitive with the given arguments"""
+        elem = etree.SubElement(self, addNS(fe_type, "svg"))
+        elem.update(**args)
+        return elem
+
+    class Primitive(BaseElement):
+        """Any filter primitive"""
+
+    class Blend(Primitive):
+        """Blend Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feBlend"
+
+    class ColorMatrix(Primitive):
+        """ColorMatrix Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feColorMatrix"
+
+    class ComponentTransfer(Primitive):
+        """ComponentTransfer Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feComponentTransfer"
+
+    class Composite(Primitive):
+        """Composite Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feComposite"
+
+    class ConvolveMatrix(Primitive):
+        """ConvolveMatrix Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feConvolveMatrix"
+
+    class DiffuseLighting(Primitive):
+        """DiffuseLightning Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feDiffuseLighting"
+
+    class DisplacementMap(Primitive):
+        """Flood Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feDisplacementMap"
+
+    class Flood(Primitive):
+        """DiffuseLightning Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feFlood"
+
+    class GaussianBlur(Primitive):
+        """GaussianBlur Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feGaussianBlur"
+
+    class Image(Primitive):
+        """Image Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feImage"
+
+    class Merge(Primitive):
+        """Merge Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feMerge"
+
+    class Morphology(Primitive):
+        """Morphology Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feMorphology"
+
+    class Offset(Primitive):
+        """Offset Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feOffset"
+
+    class SpecularLighting(Primitive):
+        """SpecularLighting Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feSpecularLighting"
+
+    class Tile(Primitive):
+        """Tile Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feTile"
+
+    class Turbulence(Primitive):
+        """Turbulence Filter element"""
+
+        tag_name = "feTurbulence"
+
+
+class Stop(BaseElement):
+    """Gradient stop
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+
+    tag_name = "stop"
+
+    @property
+    def offset(self) -> float:
+        """The offset of the gradient stop"""
+        return self.get("offset")
+
+    @offset.setter
+    def offset(self, number):
+        self.set("offset", number)
+
+    def interpolate(self, other, fraction):
+        """Interpolate gradient stops"""
+        from ..tween import StopInterpolator
+
+        return StopInterpolator(self, other).interpolate(fraction)
+
+
+class Pattern(BaseElement):
+    """Pattern element which is used in the def to control repeating fills"""
+
+    tag_name = "pattern"
+    WRAPPED_ATTRS = BaseElement.WRAPPED_ATTRS + (("patternTransform", Transform),)
+
+
+class Gradient(BaseElement):
+    """A gradient instruction usually in the defs."""
+
+    WRAPPED_ATTRS = BaseElement.WRAPPED_ATTRS + (("gradientTransform", Transform),)
+    """Additional to the :attr:`~inkex.elements._base.BaseElement.WRAPPED_ATTRS` of 
+    :class:`~inkex.elements._base.BaseElement`, ``gradientTransform`` is wrapped."""
+
+    orientation_attributes = ()  # type: Tuple[str, ...]
+    """
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1
+    """
+
+    @property
+    def stops(self):
+        """Return an ordered list of own or linked stop nodes
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        gradcolor = (
+            self.href
+            if isinstance(self.href, (LinearGradient, RadialGradient))
+            else self
+        )
+        return sorted(
+            [child for child in gradcolor if isinstance(child, Stop)],
+            key=lambda x: parse_percent(x.offset),
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def stop_offsets(self):
+        # type: () -> List[float]
+        """Return a list of own or linked stop offsets
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        return [child.offset for child in self.stops]
+
+    @property
+    def stop_styles(self):  # type: () -> List[Style]
+        """Return a list of own or linked offset styles
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        return [child.style for child in self.stops]
+
+    def remove_orientation(self):
+        """Remove all orientation attributes from this element
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        for attr in self.orientation_attributes:
+            self.pop(attr)
+
+    def interpolate(
+        self,
+        other: LinearGradient,
+        fraction: float,
+        svg: Optional[SvgDocumentElement] = None,
+    ):
+        """Interpolate with another gradient.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        from ..tween import GradientInterpolator
+
+        return GradientInterpolator(self, other, svg).interpolate(fraction)
+
+    def stops_and_orientation(self):
+        """Return a copy of all the stops in this gradient
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        stops = self.copy()
+        stops.remove_orientation()
+        orientation = self.copy()
+        orientation.remove_all(Stop)
+        return stops, orientation
+
+
+class LinearGradient(Gradient):
+    """LinearGradient element"""
+
+    tag_name = "linearGradient"
+    orientation_attributes = ("x1", "y1", "x2", "y2")
+    """
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1
+    """
+
+    def apply_transform(self):  # type: () -> None
+        """Apply transform to orientation points and set it to identity.
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1
+        """
+        trans = self.pop("gradientTransform")
+        pt1 = (
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x1")),
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y1")),
+        )
+        pt2 = (
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x2")),
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y2")),
+        )
+        p1t = trans.apply_to_point(pt1)
+        p2t = trans.apply_to_point(pt2)
+        self.update(
+            x1=self.to_dimensionless(p1t[0]),
+            y1=self.to_dimensionless(p1t[1]),
+            x2=self.to_dimensionless(p2t[0]),
+            y2=self.to_dimensionless(p2t[1]),
+        )
+
+
+class RadialGradient(Gradient):
+    """RadialGradient element"""
+
+    tag_name = "radialGradient"
+    orientation_attributes = ("cx", "cy", "fx", "fy", "r")
+    """
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1
+    """
+
+    def apply_transform(self):  # type: () -> None
+        """Apply transform to orientation points and set it to identity.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1
+        """
+        trans = self.pop("gradientTransform")
+        pt1 = (
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("cx")),
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("cy")),
+        )
+        pt2 = (
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("fx")),
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("fy")),
+        )
+        p1t = trans.apply_to_point(pt1)
+        p2t = trans.apply_to_point(pt2)
+        self.update(
+            cx=self.to_dimensionless(p1t[0]),
+            cy=self.to_dimensionless(p1t[1]),
+            fx=self.to_dimensionless(p2t[0]),
+            fy=self.to_dimensionless(p2t[1]),
+        )
+
+
+class PathEffect(BaseElement):
+    """Inkscape LPE element"""
+
+    tag_name = "inkscape:path-effect"
+
+
+class MeshGradient(Gradient):
+    """Usable MeshGradient XML base class
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+
+    tag_name = "meshgradient"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new_mesh(cls, pos=None, rows=1, cols=1, autocollect=True):
+        """Return skeleton of 1x1 meshgradient definition."""
+        # initial point
+        if pos is None or len(pos) != 2:
+            pos = [0.0, 0.0]
+        # create nested elements for rows x cols mesh
+        meshgradient = cls()
+        for _ in range(rows):
+            meshrow: BaseElement = meshgradient.add(MeshRow())
+            for _ in range(cols):
+                meshrow.append(MeshPatch())
+        # set meshgradient attributes
+        meshgradient.set("gradientUnits", "userSpaceOnUse")
+        meshgradient.set("x", pos[0])
+        meshgradient.set("y", pos[1])
+        if autocollect:
+            meshgradient.set("inkscape:collect", "always")
+        return meshgradient
+
+
+class MeshRow(BaseElement):
+    """Each row of a mesh gradient
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+
+    tag_name = "meshrow"
+
+
+class MeshPatch(BaseElement):
+    """Each column or 'patch' in a mesh gradient
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+
+    tag_name = "meshpatch"
+
+    def stops(self, edges, colors):
+        """Add or edit meshpatch stops with path and stop-color."""
+        # iterate stops based on number of edges (path data)
+        for i, edge in enumerate(edges):
+            if i < len(self):
+                stop = self[i]
+            else:
+                stop = self.add(Stop())
+
+            # set edge path data
+            stop.set("path", str(edge))
+            # set stop color
+            stop.style["stop-color"] = str(colors[i % 2])
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_groups.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_groups.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c66bfe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_groups.py
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Sergei Izmailov <sergei.a.izmailov@gmail.com>
+#                    Ryan Jarvis <ryan@shopboxretail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# pylint: disable=arguments-differ
+"""
+Interface for all group based elements such as Groups, Use, Markers etc.
+"""
+
+from lxml import etree  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+
+from ..paths import Path
+from ..transforms import Transform
+
+from ._utils import addNS
+from ._base import ShapeElement
+
+try:
+    from typing import Optional  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+
+class GroupBase(ShapeElement):
+    """Base Group element"""
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        ret = Path()
+        for child in self:
+            if isinstance(child, ShapeElement):
+                ret += child.path.transform(child.transform)
+        return ret
+
+    def shape_box(self, transform=None):
+        bbox = None
+        effective_transform = Transform(transform) @ self.transform
+        for child in self:
+            if isinstance(child, ShapeElement):
+                child_bbox = child.bounding_box(transform=effective_transform)
+                if child_bbox is not None:
+                    bbox += child_bbox
+        return bbox
+
+
+class Group(GroupBase):
+    """Any group element (layer or regular group)"""
+
+    tag_name = "g"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, label, *children, **attrs):
+        attrs["inkscape:label"] = label
+        return super().new(*children, **attrs)
+
+    def effective_style(self):
+        """A blend of each child's style mixed together (last child wins)"""
+        style = self.style
+        for child in self:
+            style.update(child.effective_style())
+        return style
+
+    @property
+    def groupmode(self):
+        """Return the type of group this is"""
+        return self.get("inkscape:groupmode", "group")
+
+
+class Layer(Group):
+    """Inkscape extension of svg:g"""
+
+    def _init(self):
+        self.set("inkscape:groupmode", "layer")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def is_class_element(cls, elem):
+        # type: (etree.Element) -> bool
+        return elem.attrib.get(addNS("inkscape:groupmode"), None) == "layer"
+
+
+class Anchor(GroupBase):
+    """An anchor or link tag"""
+
+    tag_name = "a"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, href, *children, **attrs):
+        attrs["xlink:href"] = href
+        return super().new(*children, **attrs)
+
+
+class ClipPath(GroupBase):
+    """A path used to clip objects"""
+
+    tag_name = "clipPath"
+
+
+class Marker(GroupBase):
+    """The <marker> element defines the graphic that is to be used for drawing
+    arrowheads or polymarkers on a given <path>, <line>, <polyline> or <polygon>
+    element."""
+
+    tag_name = "marker"
+
+
+class Mask(GroupBase):
+    """An alpha mask for compositing an object into the background
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+
+    tag_name = "mask"
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_image.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_image.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9294d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 - Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+"""
+Image element interface.
+"""
+
+from ._polygons import RectangleBase
+
+
+class Image(RectangleBase):
+    """Provide a useful extension for image elements"""
+
+    tag_name = "image"
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_meta.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_meta.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9eeb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_meta.py
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Maren Hachmann <moini>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# pylint: disable=arguments-differ
+"""
+Provide extra utility to each svg element type specific to its type.
+
+This is useful for having a common interface for each element which can
+give path, transform, and property access easily.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import math
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+from lxml import etree
+
+from ..styles import StyleSheet
+from ..transforms import Vector2d, VectorLike, DirectedLineSegment
+
+from ._base import BaseElement
+
+
+class Defs(BaseElement):
+    """A header defs element, one per document"""
+
+    tag_name = "defs"
+
+
+class StyleElement(BaseElement):
+    """A CSS style element containing multiple style definitions"""
+
+    tag_name = "style"
+
+    def set_text(self, content):
+        """Sets the style content text as a CDATA section"""
+        self.text = etree.CDATA(str(content))
+
+    def stylesheet(self):
+        """Return the StyleSheet() object for the style tag"""
+        return StyleSheet(self.text, callback=self.set_text)
+
+
+class Script(BaseElement):
+    """A javascript tag in SVG"""
+
+    tag_name = "script"
+
+    def set_text(self, content):
+        """Sets the style content text as a CDATA section"""
+        self.text = etree.CDATA(str(content))
+
+
+class Desc(BaseElement):
+    """Description element"""
+
+    tag_name = "desc"
+
+
+class Title(BaseElement):
+    """Title element"""
+
+    tag_name = "title"
+
+
+class NamedView(BaseElement):
+    """The NamedView element is Inkscape specific metadata about the file"""
+
+    tag_name = "sodipodi:namedview"
+
+    current_layer = property(lambda self: self.get("inkscape:current-layer"))
+
+    @property
+    def center(self):
+        """Returns view_center in terms of document units"""
+        return Vector2d(
+            self.root.viewport_to_unit(self.get("inkscape:cx") or 0),
+            self.root.viewport_to_unit(self.get("inkscape:cy") or 0),
+        )
+
+    def get_guides(self):
+        """Returns a list of guides"""
+        return self.findall("sodipodi:guide")
+
+    def new_guide(self, position, orient=True, name=None):
+        """Creates a new guide in this namedview
+
+        Args:
+            position: a float containing the y position for ``orient is True``, or
+                the x position for ``orient is False``
+
+                .. versionchanged:: 1.2
+                    Alternatively, the position may be given as Tuple (or VectorLike)
+            orient: True for horizontal, False for Vertical
+
+                .. versionchanged:: 1.2
+                    Tuple / Vector specifying x and y coordinates of the normal vector
+                    of the guide.
+            name: label of the guide
+
+        Returns:
+            the created guide"""
+        if orient is True:
+            elem = Guide().move_to(0, position, (0, 1))
+        elif orient is False:
+            elem = Guide().move_to(position, 0, (1, 0))
+        else:
+            elem = Guide().move_to(*position, orient)
+        if name:
+            elem.set("inkscape:label", str(name))
+        return self.add(elem)
+
+    def new_unique_guide(
+        self, position: VectorLike, orientation: VectorLike
+    ) -> Optional[Guide]:
+        """Add a guide iif there is no guide that looks the same.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        elem = Guide().move_to(position[0], position[1], orientation)
+        return self.add(elem) if self.get_similar_guide(elem) is None else None
+
+    def get_similar_guide(self, other: Guide) -> Optional[Guide]:
+        """Check if the namedview contains a guide that looks identical to one
+        defined by (position, orientation). If such a guide exists, return it;
+        otherwise, return None.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        for guide in self.get_guides():
+            if Guide.guides_coincident(guide, other):
+                return guide
+        return None
+
+    def get_pages(self):
+        """Returns a list of pages
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.findall("inkscape:page")
+
+    def new_page(self, x, y, width, height, label=None):
+        """Creates a new page in this namedview
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        elem = Page(width=width, height=height, x=x, y=y)
+        if label:
+            elem.set("inkscape:label", str(label))
+        return self.add(elem)
+
+
+class Guide(BaseElement):
+    """An inkscape guide"""
+
+    tag_name = "sodipodi:guide"
+
+    @property
+    def orientation(self) -> Vector2d:
+        """Vector normal to the guide
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return Vector2d(self.get("orientation"), fallback=(1, 0))
+
+    is_horizontal = property(
+        lambda self: self.orientation[0] == 0 and self.orientation[1] != 0
+    )
+    is_vertical = property(
+        lambda self: self.orientation[0] != 0 and self.orientation[1] == 0
+    )
+
+    @property
+    def point(self) -> Vector2d:
+        """Position of the guide handle. The y coordinate is flipped and relative
+        to the bottom of the viewbox, this is a remnant of the pre-1.0 coordinate system
+        """
+        return Vector2d(self.get("position"), fallback=(0, 0))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, pos_x, pos_y, angle, **attrs):
+        guide = super().new(**attrs)
+        guide.move_to(pos_x, pos_y, angle=angle)
+        return guide
+
+    def move_to(self, pos_x, pos_y, angle=None):
+        """
+        Move this guide to the given x,y position,
+
+        Angle may be a float or integer, which will change the orientation. Alternately,
+        it may be a pair of numbers (tuple) which will set the orientation directly.
+        If not given at all, the orientation remains unchanged.
+        """
+        self.set("position", f"{float(pos_x):g},{float(pos_y):g}")
+        if isinstance(angle, str):
+            if "," not in angle:
+                angle = float(angle)
+
+        if isinstance(angle, (float, int)):
+            # Generate orientation from angle
+            angle = (math.sin(math.radians(angle)), -math.cos(math.radians(angle)))
+
+        if isinstance(angle, (tuple, list)) and len(angle) == 2:
+            angle = ",".join(f"{i:g}" for i in angle)
+
+        if angle is not None:
+            self.set("orientation", angle)
+        return self
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def guides_coincident(guide1, guide2):
+        """Check if two guides defined by (position, orientation) and (opos, oor) look
+        identical (i.e. the position lies on the other guide AND the guide is
+        (anti)parallel to the other guide).
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        # normalize orientations first
+        orientation = guide1.orientation / guide1.orientation.length
+        oor = guide2.orientation / guide2.orientation.length
+
+        position = guide1.point
+        opos = guide2.point
+
+        return (
+            DirectedLineSegment(
+                position, position + Vector2d(orientation[1], -orientation[0])
+            ).perp_distance(*opos)
+            < 1e-6
+            and abs(abs(orientation[1] * oor[0]) - abs(orientation[0] * oor[1])) < 1e-6
+        )
+
+
+class Metadata(BaseElement):
+    """Inkscape Metadata element"""
+
+    tag_name = "metadata"
+
+
+class ForeignObject(BaseElement):
+    """SVG foreignObject element"""
+
+    tag_name = "foreignObject"
+
+
+class Switch(BaseElement):
+    """A switch element"""
+
+    tag_name = "switch"
+
+
+class Grid(BaseElement):
+    """A namedview grid child"""
+
+    tag_name = "inkscape:grid"
+
+
+class Page(BaseElement):
+    """A namedview page child
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+
+    tag_name = "inkscape:page"
+
+    width = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("width") or 0))
+    height = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("height") or 0))
+    x = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x") or 0))
+    y = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y") or 0))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, width, height, x, y):
+        """Creates a new page element in the namedview"""
+        page = super().new()
+        page.move_to(x, y)
+        page.set("width", width)
+        page.set("height", height)
+        return page
+
+    def move_to(self, x, y):
+        """Move this page to the given x,y position"""
+        self.set("position", f"{float(x):g},{float(y):g}")
+        return self
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_parser.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0357eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Sergei Izmailov <sergei.a.izmailov@gmail.com>
+#                    Thomas Holder <thomas.holder@schrodinger.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+
+"""Utilities for parsing SVG documents.
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.2
+    Separated out from :py:mod:`inkex.elements._base`"""
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import DefaultDict, List, Any, Type
+
+from lxml import etree
+
+from ..interfaces.IElement import IBaseElement
+
+from ._utils import splitNS
+from ..utils import errormsg
+from ..localization import inkex_gettext as _
+
+
+class NodeBasedLookup(etree.PythonElementClassLookup):
+    """
+    We choose what kind of Elements we should return for each element, providing useful
+    SVG based API to our extensions system.
+    """
+
+    default: Type[IBaseElement]
+
+    # (ns,tag) -> list(cls) ; ascending priority
+    lookup_table = defaultdict(list)  # type: DefaultDict[str, List[Any]]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def register_class(cls, klass):
+        """Register the given class using it's attached tag name"""
+        cls.lookup_table[splitNS(klass.tag_name)].append(klass)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def find_class(cls, xpath):
+        """Find the class for this type of element defined by an xpath
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        if isinstance(xpath, type):
+            return xpath
+        for kls in cls.lookup_table[splitNS(xpath.split("/")[-1])]:
+            # TODO: We could create a apply the xpath attrs to the test element
+            # to narrow the search, but this does everything we need right now.
+            test_element = kls()
+            if kls.is_class_element(test_element):
+                return kls
+        raise KeyError(f"Could not find svg tag for '{xpath}'")
+
+    def lookup(self, doc, element):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """Lookup called by lxml when assigning elements their object class"""
+        try:
+            for kls in reversed(self.lookup_table[splitNS(element.tag)]):
+                if kls.is_class_element(element):  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+                    return kls
+        except TypeError:
+            # Handle non-element proxies case
+            # The documentation implies that it's not possible
+            # Didn't found a reliable way to check whether proxy corresponds to element
+            # or not
+            # Look like lxml issue to me.
+            # The troubling element is "<!--Comment-->"
+            return None
+        return NodeBasedLookup.default
+
+
+SVG_PARSER = etree.XMLParser(huge_tree=True, strip_cdata=False, recover=True)
+SVG_PARSER.set_element_class_lookup(NodeBasedLookup())
+
+
+def load_svg(stream):
+    """Load SVG file using the SVG_PARSER"""
+    if (isinstance(stream, str) and stream.lstrip().startswith("<")) or (
+        isinstance(stream, bytes) and stream.lstrip().startswith(b"<")
+    ):
+        parsed = etree.ElementTree(etree.fromstring(stream, parser=SVG_PARSER))
+    else:
+        parsed = etree.parse(stream, parser=SVG_PARSER)
+    if len(SVG_PARSER.error_log) > 0:
+        errormsg(
+            _(
+                "A parsing error occured, which means you are likely working with "
+                "a non-conformant SVG file. The following errors were found:\n"
+            )
+        )
+        for __, element in enumerate(SVG_PARSER.error_log):
+            errormsg(
+                _("{}. Line {}, column {}").format(
+                    element.message, element.line, element.column
+                )
+            )
+        errormsg(
+            _(
+                "\nProcessing will continue; however we encourage you to fix your"
+                " file manually."
+            )
+        )
+    return parsed
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_polygons.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_polygons.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f88a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_polygons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,507 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Sergei Izmailov <sergei.a.izmailov@gmail.com>
+#                    Thomas Holder <thomas.holder@schrodinger.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# pylint: disable=arguments-differ
+"""
+Interface for all shapes/polygons such as lines, paths, rectangles, circles etc.
+"""
+
+from math import cos, pi, sin
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+from ..paths import Arc, Curve, Move, Path, ZoneClose
+from ..paths import Line as PathLine
+from ..transforms import Transform, ImmutableVector2d, Vector2d
+from ..bezier import pointdistance
+
+from ._utils import addNS
+from ._base import ShapeElement
+
+
+class PathElementBase(ShapeElement):
+    """Base element for path based shapes"""
+
+    get_path = lambda self: Path(self.get("d"))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, path, **attrs):
+        return super().new(d=Path(path), **attrs)
+
+    def set_path(self, path):
+        """Set the given data as a path as the 'd' attribute"""
+        self.set("d", str(Path(path)))
+
+    def apply_transform(self):
+        """Apply the internal transformation to this node and delete"""
+        if "transform" in self.attrib:
+            self.path = self.path.transform(self.transform)
+            self.set("transform", Transform())
+
+    @property
+    def original_path(self):
+        """Returns the original path if this is a LPE, or the path if not"""
+        return Path(self.get("inkscape:original-d", self.path))
+
+    @original_path.setter
+    def original_path(self, path):
+        if addNS("inkscape:original-d") in self.attrib:
+            self.set("inkscape:original-d", str(Path(path)))
+        else:
+            self.path = path
+
+
+class PathElement(PathElementBase):
+    """Provide a useful extension for path elements"""
+
+    tag_name = "path"
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _arcpath(
+        cx: float,
+        cy: float,
+        rx: float,
+        ry: float,
+        start: float,
+        end: float,
+        arctype: str,
+    ) -> Optional[Path]:
+        """Compute the path for an arc defined by Inkscape-specific attributes.
+
+        For details on arguments, see :func:`arc`.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        if abs(rx) < 1e-8 or abs(ry) < 1e-8:
+            return None
+        incr = end - start
+        if incr < 0:
+            incr += 2 * pi
+        numsegs = min(1 + int(incr * 2.0 / pi), 4)
+        incr = incr / numsegs
+
+        computed = Path()
+        computed.append(Move(cos(start), sin(start)))
+        for seg in range(1, numsegs + 1):
+            computed.append(
+                Arc(1, 1, 0, 0, 1, cos(start + seg * incr), sin(start + seg * incr))
+            )
+        if abs(incr * numsegs - 2 * pi) > 1e-8 and (
+            arctype in ("slice", "")
+        ):  # slice is default
+            computed.append(PathLine(0, 0))
+        if arctype != "arc":
+            computed.append(ZoneClose())
+        computed.transform(
+            Transform().add_translate(cx, cy).add_scale(rx, ry), inplace=True
+        )
+        return computed.to_relative()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def arc(
+        cls, center, rx, ry=None, arctype="", pathonly=False, **kw
+    ):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """Generates a sodipodi elliptical arc (special type). Also computes the path
+        that Inkscape uses under the hood.
+        All data may be given as parseable strings or using numeric data types.
+
+        Args:
+            center (tuple-like): Coordinates of the star/polygon center as tuple or
+                Vector2d
+            rx (Union[float, str]): Radius in x direction
+            ry (Union[float, str], optional): Radius in y direction. If not given,
+                ry=rx. Defaults to None.
+            arctype (str, optional): "arc", "chord" or "slice". Defaults to "", i.e.
+                "slice".
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+                    Previously set to "arc" as fixed value
+            pathonly (bool, optional): Whether to create the path without
+                Inkscape-specific attributes. Defaults to False.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+        Keyword args:
+            start (Union[float, str]): start angle in radians
+            end (Union[float, str]): end angle in radians
+            open (str): whether the path should be open (true/false). Not used in
+                Inkscape > 1.1
+
+        Returns:
+            PathElement : the created star/polygon
+        """
+        others = [(name, kw.pop(name, None)) for name in ("start", "end", "open")]
+        elem = cls(**kw)
+        elem.set("sodipodi:cx", center[0])
+        elem.set("sodipodi:cy", center[1])
+        elem.set("sodipodi:rx", rx)
+        elem.set("sodipodi:ry", ry or rx)
+        elem.set("sodipodi:type", "arc")
+        if arctype != "":
+            elem.set("sodipodi:arc-type", arctype)
+        for name, value in others:
+            if value is not None:
+                elem.set("sodipodi:" + name, str(value).lower())
+
+        path = cls._arcpath(
+            float(center[0]),
+            float(center[1]),
+            float(rx),
+            float(ry or rx),
+            float(elem.get("sodipodi:start", 0)),
+            float(elem.get("sodipodi:end", 2 * pi)),
+            arctype,
+        )
+        if pathonly:
+            elem = cls(**kw)
+        if path is not None:
+            elem.path = path
+        return elem
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _starpath(
+        c: Tuple[float, float],
+        sides: int,
+        r: Tuple[float, float],  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        arg: Tuple[float, float],
+        rounded: float,
+        flatsided: bool,
+    ):
+        """Helper method to generate the path for an Inkscape star/ polygon; randomized
+        is ignored.
+
+        For details on arguments, see :func:`star`.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+
+        def _star_get_xy(point, index):
+            cur_arg = arg[point] + 2 * pi / sides * (index % sides)
+            return Vector2d(*c) + r[point] * Vector2d(cos(cur_arg), sin(cur_arg))
+
+        def _rot90_rel(origin, other):
+            """Returns a unit length vector at 90 deg from origin to other"""
+            return (
+                1
+                / pointdistance(other, origin)
+                * Vector2d(other.y - origin.y, other.x - origin.x)
+            )
+
+        def _star_get_curvepoint(point, index, is_prev: bool):
+            index = index % sides
+            orig = _star_get_xy(point, index)
+            previ = (index - 1 + sides) % sides
+            nexti = (index + 1) % sides
+            # neighbors of the current point depend on polygon or star
+            prev = (
+                _star_get_xy(point, previ)
+                if flatsided
+                else _star_get_xy(1 - point, index if point == 1 else previ)
+            )
+            nextp = (
+                _star_get_xy(point, nexti)
+                if flatsided
+                else _star_get_xy(1 - point, index if point == 0 else nexti)
+            )
+            mid = 0.5 * (prev + nextp)
+            # direction of bezier handles
+            rot = _rot90_rel(orig, mid + 100000 * _rot90_rel(mid, nextp))
+            ret = (
+                rounded
+                * rot
+                * (
+                    -1 * pointdistance(prev, orig)
+                    if is_prev
+                    else pointdistance(nextp, orig)
+                )
+            )
+            return orig + ret
+
+        pointy = abs(rounded) < 1e-4
+        result = Path()
+        result.append(Move(*_star_get_xy(0, 0)))
+        for i in range(0, sides):
+            # draw to point type 1 for stars
+            if not flatsided:
+                if pointy:
+                    result.append(PathLine(*_star_get_xy(1, i)))
+                else:
+                    result.append(
+                        Curve(
+                            *_star_get_curvepoint(0, i, False),
+                            *_star_get_curvepoint(1, i, True),
+                            *_star_get_xy(1, i),
+                        )
+                    )
+            # draw to point type 0 for both stars and rectangles
+            if pointy and i < sides - 1:
+                result.append(PathLine(*_star_get_xy(0, i + 1)))
+            if not pointy:
+                if not flatsided:
+                    result.append(
+                        Curve(
+                            *_star_get_curvepoint(1, i, False),
+                            *_star_get_curvepoint(0, i + 1, True),
+                            *_star_get_xy(0, i + 1),
+                        )
+                    )
+                else:
+                    result.append(
+                        Curve(
+                            *_star_get_curvepoint(0, i, False),
+                            *_star_get_curvepoint(0, i + 1, True),
+                            *_star_get_xy(0, i + 1),
+                        )
+                    )
+
+        result.append(ZoneClose())
+        return result.to_relative()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def star(
+        cls,
+        center,
+        radii,
+        sides=5,
+        rounded=0,
+        args=(0, 0),
+        flatsided=False,
+        pathonly=False,
+    ):
+        """Generate a sodipodi star / polygon. Also computes the path that Inkscape uses
+        under the hood. The arguments for center, radii, sides, rounded and args can be
+        given as strings or as numeric data.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+        Args:
+            center (Tuple-like): Coordinates of the star/polygon center as tuple or
+                Vector2d
+            radii (tuple): Radii of the control points, i.e. their distances from the
+                center. The control points are specified in polar coordinates. Only the
+                first control point is used for polygons.
+            sides (int, optional): Number of sides / tips of the polygon / star.
+                Defaults to 5.
+            rounded (int, optional): Controls the rounding radius of the polygon / star.
+                For `rounded=0`, only straight lines are used. Defaults to 0.
+            args (tuple, optional): Angle between horizontal axis and control points.
+                Defaults to (0,0).
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+                    Previously fixed to (0.85, 1.3)
+            flatsided (bool, optional): True for polygons, False for stars.
+                Defaults to False.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+            pathonly (bool, optional): Whether to create the path without
+                Inkscape-specific attributes. Defaults to False.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        Returns:
+            PathElement : the created star/polygon
+        """
+        elem = cls()
+        elem.set("sodipodi:cx", center[0])
+        elem.set("sodipodi:cy", center[1])
+        elem.set("sodipodi:r1", radii[0])
+        elem.set("sodipodi:r2", radii[1])
+        elem.set("sodipodi:arg1", args[0])
+        elem.set("sodipodi:arg2", args[1])
+        elem.set("sodipodi:sides", max(sides, 3) if flatsided else max(sides, 2))
+        elem.set("inkscape:rounded", rounded)
+        elem.set("inkscape:flatsided", str(flatsided).lower())
+        elem.set("sodipodi:type", "star")
+
+        path = cls._starpath(
+            (float(center[0]), float(center[1])),
+            int(sides),
+            (float(radii[0]), float(radii[1])),
+            (float(args[0]), float(args[1])),
+            float(rounded),
+            flatsided,
+        )
+        if pathonly:
+            elem = cls()
+        # inkex.errormsg(path)
+        if path is not None:
+            elem.path = path
+
+        return elem
+
+
+class Polyline(ShapeElement):
+    """Like a path, but made up of straight line segments only"""
+
+    tag_name = "polyline"
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        return Path("M" + self.get("points"))
+
+    def set_path(self, path):
+        points = [f"{x:g},{y:g}" for x, y in Path(path).end_points]
+        self.set("points", " ".join(points))
+
+
+class Polygon(ShapeElement):
+    """A closed polyline"""
+
+    tag_name = "polygon"
+    get_path = lambda self: Path("M" + self.get("points") + " Z")
+
+
+class Line(ShapeElement):
+    """A line segment connecting two points"""
+
+    tag_name = "line"
+    x1 = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x1", 0)))
+    y1 = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y1", 0)))
+    x2 = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x2", 0)))
+    y2 = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y2", 0)))
+    get_path = lambda self: Path(f"M{self.x1},{self.y1} L{self.x2},{self.y2}")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, start, end, **attrs):
+        start = Vector2d(start)
+        end = Vector2d(end)
+        return super().new(x1=start.x, y1=start.y, x2=end.x, y2=end.y, **attrs)
+
+
+class RectangleBase(ShapeElement):
+    """Provide a useful extension for rectangle elements"""
+
+    left = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x", "0")))
+    top = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y", "0")))
+    right = property(lambda self: self.left + self.width)
+    bottom = property(lambda self: self.top + self.height)
+    width = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("width", "0")))
+    height = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("height", "0")))
+    rx = property(
+        lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("rx", self.get("ry", 0.0)))
+    )
+    ry = property(
+        lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("ry", self.get("rx", 0.0)))
+    )  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        """Calculate the path as the box around the rect"""
+        if self.rx:
+            rx, ry = self.rx, self.ry  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+            cpts = [self.left + rx, self.right - rx, self.top + ry, self.bottom - ry]
+            return (
+                f"M {cpts[0]},{self.top}"
+                f"L {cpts[1]},{self.top}    "
+                f"A {self.rx},{self.ry} 0 0 1 {self.right},{cpts[2]}"
+                f"L {self.right},{cpts[3]}  "
+                f"A {self.rx},{self.ry} 0 0 1 {cpts[1]},{self.bottom}"
+                f"L {cpts[0]},{self.bottom} "
+                f"A {self.rx},{self.ry} 0 0 1 {self.left},{cpts[3]}"
+                f"L {self.left},{cpts[2]}   "
+                f"A {self.rx},{self.ry} 0 0 1 {cpts[0]},{self.top} z"
+            )
+
+        return f"M {self.left},{self.top} h{self.width}v{self.height}h{-self.width} z"
+
+
+class Rectangle(RectangleBase):
+    """Provide a useful extension for rectangle elements"""
+
+    tag_name = "rect"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, left, top, width, height, **attrs):
+        return super().new(x=left, y=top, width=width, height=height, **attrs)
+
+
+class EllipseBase(ShapeElement):
+    """Absorbs common part of Circle and Ellipse classes"""
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        """Calculate the arc path of this circle"""
+        rx, ry = self._rxry()
+        cx, y = self.center.x, self.center.y - ry
+        return (
+            "M {cx},{y} "
+            "a {rx},{ry} 0 1 0 {rx}, {ry} "
+            "a {rx},{ry} 0 0 0 -{rx}, -{ry} z"
+        ).format(cx=cx, y=y, rx=rx, ry=ry)
+
+    @property
+    def center(self):
+        """Return center of circle/ellipse"""
+        return ImmutableVector2d(
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("cx", "0")),
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("cy", "0")),
+        )
+
+    @center.setter
+    def center(self, value):
+        value = Vector2d(value)
+        self.set("cx", value.x)
+        self.set("cy", value.y)
+
+    def _rxry(self):
+        # type: () -> Vector2d
+        """Helper function"""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, center, radius, **attrs):
+        circle = super().new(**attrs)
+        circle.center = center
+        circle.radius = radius
+        return circle
+
+
+class Circle(EllipseBase):
+    """Provide a useful extension for circle elements"""
+
+    tag_name = "circle"
+
+    @property
+    def radius(self) -> float:
+        """Return radius of circle"""
+        return self.to_dimensionless(self.get("r", "0"))
+
+    @radius.setter
+    def radius(self, value):
+        self.set("r", self.to_dimensionless(value))
+
+    def _rxry(self):
+        r = self.radius
+        return Vector2d(r, r)
+
+
+class Ellipse(EllipseBase):
+    """Provide a similar extension to the Circle interface for ellipses"""
+
+    tag_name = "ellipse"
+
+    @property
+    def radius(self) -> ImmutableVector2d:
+        """Return radii of ellipse"""
+        return ImmutableVector2d(
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("rx", "0")),
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("ry", "0")),
+        )
+
+    @radius.setter
+    def radius(self, value):
+        value = Vector2d(value)
+        self.set("rx", str(value.x))
+        self.set("ry", str(value.y))
+
+    def _rxry(self):
+        return self.radius
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_selected.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_selected.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f23e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_selected.py
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc.,Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+"""
+When elements are selected, these structures provide an advanced API.
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.1
+"""
+
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from typing import Any, overload, Union, Optional
+
+from ..interfaces.IElement import IBaseElement
+from ._utils import natural_sort_key
+from ..localization import inkex_gettext
+from ..utils import AbortExtension
+
+
+class ElementList(OrderedDict):
+    """
+    A list of elements, selected by id, iterator or xpath
+
+    This may look like a dictionary, but it is really a list of elements.
+    The default iterator is the element objects themselves (not keys) and it is
+    possible to key elements by their numerical index.
+
+    It is also possible to look up items by their id and the element object itself.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, svg, _iter=None):
+        self.svg = svg
+        self.ids = OrderedDict()
+        super().__init__()
+        if _iter is not None:
+            self.set(*list(_iter))
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self.values().__iter__()
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        return super().__getitem__(self._to_key(key))
+
+    def __contains__(self, key):
+        return super().__contains__(self._to_key(key))
+
+    def __setitem__(self, orig_key, elem):
+
+        if orig_key != elem and orig_key != elem.get("id"):
+            raise ValueError(f"Refusing to set bad key in ElementList {orig_key}")
+        if isinstance(elem, str):
+            key = elem
+            elem = self.svg.getElementById(elem, literal=True)
+            if elem is None:
+                return
+        if isinstance(elem, IBaseElement):
+            # Selection is a list of elements to select
+            key = elem.xml_path
+            element_id = elem.get("id")
+            if element_id is not None:
+                self.ids[element_id] = key
+            super().__setitem__(key, elem)
+        else:
+            kind = type(elem).__name__
+            raise ValueError(f"Unknown element type: {kind}")
+
+    @overload
+    def _to_key(self, key: None, default: Any) -> Any:
+        ...
+
+    @overload
+    def _to_key(self, key: Union[int, IBaseElement, str], default: Any) -> str:
+        ...
+
+    def _to_key(self, key, default=None) -> str:
+        """Takes a key (id, element, etc) and returns an xml_path key"""
+
+        if self and key is None:
+            key = default
+        if isinstance(key, int):
+            return list(self.keys())[key]
+        if isinstance(key, IBaseElement):
+            return key.xml_path
+        if isinstance(key, str) and key[0] != "/":
+            return self.ids.get(key, key)
+        return key
+
+    def clear(self):
+        """Also clear ids"""
+        self.ids.clear()
+        super().clear()
+
+    def set(self, *ids):
+        """
+        Sets the currently selected elements to these ids, any existing
+        selection is cleared.
+
+        Arguments a list of element ids, element objects or
+        a single xpath expression starting with ``//``.
+
+        All element objects must have an id to be correctly set.
+
+        >>> selection.set("rect123", "path456", "text789")
+        >>> selection.set(elem1, elem2, elem3)
+        >>> selection.set("//rect")
+        """
+        self.clear()
+        self.add(*ids)
+
+    def pop(self, key=None):
+        """Remove the key item or remove the last item selected"""
+        item = super().pop(self._to_key(key, default=-1))
+        self.ids.pop(item.get("id"))
+        return item
+
+    def add(self, *ids):
+        """Like set() but does not clear first"""
+        # Allow selecting of xpath elements directly
+        if len(ids) == 1 and isinstance(ids[0], str) and ids[0].startswith("//"):
+            ids = self.svg.xpath(ids[0])
+
+        for elem in ids:
+            self[elem] = elem  # This doesn't matter
+
+    def rendering_order(self):
+        """Get the selected elements by z-order (stacking order), ordered from bottom to
+        top
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+            :func:`paint_order` has been renamed to :func:`rendering_order`"""
+        new_list = ElementList(self.svg)
+        # the elements are stored with their xpath index, so a natural sort order
+        # '3' < '20' < '100' has to be applied
+        new_list.set(
+            *[
+                elem
+                for _, elem in sorted(
+                    self.items(), key=lambda x: natural_sort_key(x[0])
+                )
+            ]
+        )
+        return new_list
+
+    def filter(self, *types):
+        """Filter selected elements of the given type, returns a new SelectedElements
+        object"""
+        return ElementList(
+            self.svg, [e for e in self if not types or isinstance(e, types)]
+        )
+
+    def filter_nonzero(self, *types, error_msg: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Filter selected elements of the given type, returns a new SelectedElements
+        object. If the selection is empty, abort the extension.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        :param error_msg: e
+        :type error_msg: str, optional
+
+        Args:
+            *types (Type) : type(s) to filter the selection by
+            error_msg (str, optional): error message that is displayed if the selection
+                is empty, defaults to
+                ``_("Please select at least one element of type(s) {}")``.
+                Defaults to None.
+
+        Raises:
+            AbortExtension: if the selection is empty
+
+        Returns:
+            ElementList: filtered selection
+        """
+        filtered = self.filter(*types)
+        if not filtered:
+            if error_msg is None:
+                error_msg = inkex_gettext(
+                    "Please select at least one element of the following type(s): {}"
+                ).format(", ".join([type.__name__ for type in types]))
+            raise AbortExtension(error_msg)
+        return filtered
+
+    def get(self, *types):
+        """Like filter, but will enter each element searching for any child of the given
+        types"""
+
+        def _recurse(elem):
+            if not types or isinstance(elem, types):
+                yield elem
+            for child in elem:
+                yield from _recurse(child)
+
+        return ElementList(
+            self.svg,
+            [
+                r
+                for e in self
+                for r in _recurse(e)
+                if isinstance(r, (IBaseElement, str))
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def id_dict(self):
+        """For compatibility, return regular dictionary of id -> element pairs"""
+        return {eid: self[xid] for eid, xid in self.ids.items()}
+
+    def bounding_box(self):
+        """
+        Gets a :class:`inkex.transforms.BoundingBox` object for the selected items.
+
+        Text objects have a bounding box without width or height that only
+        reflects the coordinate of their anchor. If a text object is a part of
+        the selection's boundary, the bounding box may be inaccurate.
+
+        When no object is selected or when the object's location cannot be
+        determined (e.g. empty group or layer), all coordinates will be None.
+        """
+        return sum([elem.bounding_box() for elem in self], None)
+
+    def first(self):
+        """Returns the first item in the selected list"""
+        for elem in self:
+            return elem
+        return None
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_svg.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_svg.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00228b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_svg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Thomas Holder <thomas.holder@schrodinger.com>
+#                    Sergei Izmailov <sergei.a.izmailov@gmail.com>
+#                    Windell Oskay <windell@oskay.net>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
+#
+"""
+Provide a way to load lxml attributes with an svg API on top.
+"""
+
+import random
+import math
+import re
+
+from lxml import etree
+
+from ..css import ConditionalRule
+from ..interfaces.IElement import ISVGDocumentElement
+
+from ..deprecated.meta import DeprecatedSvgMixin, deprecate
+from ..units import discover_unit, parse_unit
+from ._selected import ElementList
+from ..transforms import BoundingBox
+from ..styles import StyleSheets
+
+from ._base import BaseElement
+from ._meta import StyleElement
+
+from typing import Optional, List
+
+if False:  # pylint: disable=using-constant-test
+    import typing  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+
+
+class SvgDocumentElement(DeprecatedSvgMixin, ISVGDocumentElement, BaseElement):
+    """Provide access to the document level svg functionality"""
+
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
+    tag_name = "svg"
+
+    selection: ElementList
+    """The selection as passed by Inkscape (readonly)"""
+
+    def _init(self):
+        self.current_layer = None
+        self.view_center = (0.0, 0.0)
+        self.selection = ElementList(self)
+        self.ids = {}
+
+    def tostring(self):
+        """Convert document to string"""
+        return etree.tostring(etree.ElementTree(self))
+
+    def get_ids(self):
+        """Returns a set of unique document ids"""
+        if not self.ids:
+            self.ids = set(self.xpath("//@id"))
+        return self.ids
+
+    def get_unique_id(
+        self,
+        prefix: str,
+        size: Optional[int] = None,
+        blacklist: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    ):
+        """Generate a new id from an existing old_id
+
+        The id consists of a prefix and an appended random integer with size digits.
+
+        If size is not given, it is determined automatically from the length of
+        existing ids, i.e. those in the document plus those in the blacklist.
+
+        Args:
+            prefix (str): the prefix of the new ID.
+            size (Optional[int], optional): number of digits of the second part of the
+                id. If None, the length is chosen based on the amount of existing
+                objects. Defaults to None.
+
+                .. versionchanged:: 1.1
+                    The default of this parameter has been changed from 4 to None.
+            blacklist (Optional[Iterable[str]], optional): An additional iterable of ids
+                that are not allowed to be used. This is useful when bulk inserting
+                objects.
+                Defaults to None.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        Returns:
+            _type_: _description_
+        """
+        ids = self.get_ids()
+        if size is None:
+            size = max(math.ceil(math.log10(len(ids) or 1000)) + 1, 4)
+        if blacklist is not None:
+            ids.update(blacklist)
+        new_id = None
+        _from = 10**size - 1
+        _to = 10**size
+        while new_id is None or new_id in ids:
+            # Do not use randint because py2/3 incompatibility
+            new_id = prefix + str(int(random.random() * _from - _to) + _to)
+        self.ids.add(new_id)
+        return new_id
+
+    def get_page_bbox(self):
+        """Gets the page dimensions as a bbox"""
+        return BoundingBox(
+            (0, float(self.viewbox_width)), (0, float(self.viewbox_height))
+        )
+
+    def get_current_layer(self):
+        """Returns the currently selected layer"""
+        layer = self.getElementById(self.namedview.current_layer, "svg:g")
+        if layer is None:
+            return self
+        return layer
+
+    def getElement(self, xpath):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """Gets a single element from the given xpath or returns None"""
+        return self.findone(xpath)
+
+    def getElementById(
+        self, eid: str, elm="*", literal=False
+    ):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """Get an element in this svg document by it's ID attribute.
+
+        Args:
+            eid (str): element id
+            elm (str, optional): element type, including namespace, e.g. ``svg:path``.
+                Defaults to "*".
+            literal (bool, optional): If ``False``, ``#url()`` is stripped from ``eid``.
+                Defaults to False.
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+        Returns:
+            Union[BaseElement, None]: found element
+        """
+        if eid is not None and not literal:
+            eid = eid.strip()[4:-1] if eid.startswith("url(") else eid
+            eid = eid.lstrip("#")
+        return self.getElement(f'//{elm}[@id="{eid}"]')
+
+    def getElementByName(self, name, elm="*"):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """Get an element by it's inkscape:label (aka name)"""
+        return self.getElement(f'//{elm}[@inkscape:label="{name}"]')
+
+    def getElementsByClass(self, class_name):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """Get elements by it's class name"""
+
+        return self.xpath(ConditionalRule(f".{class_name}").to_xpath())
+
+    def getElementsByHref(
+        self, eid: str, attribute="xlink:href"
+    ):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """Get elements that reference the element with id eid.
+
+        Args:
+            eid (str): _description_
+            attribute (str, optional): Attribute to look for.
+                Valid choices: "xlink:href", "mask", "clip-path".
+                Defaults to "xlink:href".
+
+                .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        Returns:
+            Any: list of elements
+        """
+        if attribute == "xlink:href":
+            return self.xpath(f'//*[@xlink:href="#{eid}"]')
+        elif attribute == "mask":
+            return self.xpath(f'//*[@mask="url(#{eid})"]')
+        elif attribute == "clip-path":
+            return self.xpath(f'//*[@clip-path="url(#{eid})"]')
+
+    def getElementsByStyleUrl(self, eid, style=None):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """Get elements by a style attribute url"""
+        url = f"url(#{eid})"
+        if style is not None:
+            url = style + ":" + url
+        return self.xpath(f'//*[contains(@style,"{url}")]')
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Returns the Document Name"""
+        return self.get("sodipodi:docname", "")
+
+    @property
+    def namedview(self):
+        """Return the sp namedview meta information element"""
+        return self.get_or_create("//sodipodi:namedview", prepend=True)
+
+    @property
+    def metadata(self):
+        """Return the svg metadata meta element container"""
+        return self.get_or_create("//svg:metadata", prepend=True)
+
+    @property
+    def defs(self):
+        """Return the svg defs meta element container"""
+        return self.get_or_create("//svg:defs", prepend=True)
+
+    def get_viewbox(self):
+        """Parse and return the document's viewBox attribute"""
+        try:
+            ret = [
+                float(unit) for unit in re.split(r",\s*|\s+", self.get("viewBox", "0"))
+            ]
+        except ValueError:
+            ret = ""
+        if len(ret) != 4:
+            return [0, 0, 0, 0]
+        return ret
+
+    @property
+    def viewbox_width(self) -> float:  # getDocumentWidth(self):
+        """Returns the width of the `user coordinate system
+        <https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2/coords.html#Introduction>`_ in user units, i.e.
+        the width of the viewbox, as defined in the SVG file. If no viewbox is defined,
+        the value of the width attribute is returned. If the height is not defined,
+        returns 0.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.get_viewbox()[2] or self.viewport_width
+
+    @property
+    def viewport_width(self) -> float:
+        """Returns the width of the `viewport coordinate system
+        <https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2/coords.html#Introduction>`_ in user units, i.e. the
+        width attribute of the svg element converted to px
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.to_dimensionless(self.get("width")) or self.get_viewbox()[2]
+
+    @property
+    def viewbox_height(self) -> float:  # getDocumentHeight(self):
+        """Returns the height of the `user coordinate system
+        <https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2/coords.html#Introduction>`_ in user units, i.e. the
+        height of the viewbox, as defined in the SVG file. If no viewbox is defined, the
+        value of the height attribute is returned. If the height is not defined,
+        returns 0.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.get_viewbox()[3] or self.viewport_height
+
+    @property
+    def viewport_height(self) -> float:
+        """Returns the width of the `viewport coordinate system
+        <https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2/coords.html#Introduction>`_ in user units, i.e. the
+        height attribute of the svg element converted to px
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.to_dimensionless(self.get("height")) or self.get_viewbox()[3]
+
+    @property
+    def scale(self):
+        """Returns the ratio between the viewBox width and the page width.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 1.2
+            Previously, the scale as shown by the document properties was computed,
+            but the computation of this in core Inkscape changed in Inkscape 1.2, so
+            this was moved to :attr:`inkscape_scale`."""
+        return self._base_scale()
+
+    @property
+    def inkscape_scale(self):
+        """Returns the ratio between the viewBox width (in width/height units) and the
+        page width, which is displayed as "scale" in the Inkscape document
+        properties.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+
+        viewbox_unit = (
+            parse_unit(self.get("width")) or parse_unit(self.get("height")) or (0, "px")
+        )[1]
+        return self._base_scale(viewbox_unit)
+
+    def _base_scale(self, unit="px"):
+        """Returns what Inkscape shows as "user units per `unit`"
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        try:
+            scale_x = (
+                self.to_dimensional(self.viewport_width, unit) / self.viewbox_width
+            )
+            scale_y = (
+                self.to_dimensional(self.viewport_height, unit) / self.viewbox_height
+            )
+            value = max([scale_x, scale_y])
+            return 1.0 if value == 0 else value
+        except (ValueError, ZeroDivisionError):
+            return 1.0
+
+    @property
+    def equivalent_transform_scale(self) -> float:
+        """Return the scale of the equivalent transform of the svg tag, as defined by
+        https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2/coords.html#ComputingAViewportsTransform
+        (highly simplified)
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.scale
+
+    @property
+    def unit(self):
+        """Returns the unit used for in the SVG document.
+        In the case the SVG document lacks an attribute that explicitly
+        defines what units are used for SVG coordinates, it tries to calculate
+        the unit from the SVG width and viewBox attributes.
+        Defaults to 'px' units."""
+        if not hasattr(self, "_unit"):
+            self._unit = "px"  # Default is px
+            viewbox = self.get_viewbox()
+            if viewbox and set(viewbox) != {0}:
+                self._unit = discover_unit(self.get("width"), viewbox[2], default="px")
+        return self._unit
+
+    @property
+    def document_unit(self):
+        """Returns the display unit (Inkscape-specific attribute) of the document
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+        return self.namedview.get("inkscape:document-units", "px")
+
+    @property
+    def stylesheets(self):
+        """Get all the stylesheets, bound together to one, (for reading)"""
+        sheets = StyleSheets(self)
+        for node in self.xpath("//svg:style"):
+            sheets.append(node.stylesheet())
+        return sheets
+
+    @property
+    def stylesheet(self):
+        """Return the first stylesheet or create one if needed (for writing)"""
+        for sheet in self.stylesheets:
+            return sheet
+
+        style_node = StyleElement()
+        self.defs.append(style_node)
+        return style_node.stylesheet()
+
+
+def width(self):
+    """Use :func:`viewport_width` instead"""
+    return self.viewport_width
+
+
+def height(self):
+    """Use :func:`viewport_height` instead"""
+    return self.viewport_height
+
+
+SvgDocumentElement.width = property(deprecate(width, "1.2"))
+SvgDocumentElement.height = property(deprecate(height, "1.2"))
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_text.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_text.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc1756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_text.py
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Thomas Holder <thomas.holder@schrodinger.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# pylint: disable=arguments-differ
+"""
+Provide text based element classes interface.
+
+Because text is not rendered at all, no information about a text's path
+size or actual location can be generated yet.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+
+from ..interfaces.IElement import BaseElementProtocol
+from ..paths import Path
+from ..transforms import Transform, BoundingBox
+from ..command import inkscape, write_svg
+from ._base import BaseElement, ShapeElement
+from ._polygons import PathElementBase
+
+
+class TextBBMixin:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+    """Mixin to query the bounding box from Inkscape
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.2"""
+
+    def get_inkscape_bbox(self: BaseElementProtocol) -> BoundingBox:
+        """Query the bbbox of a single object. This calls the Inkscape command,
+        so it is rather slow to use in a loop."""
+        with TemporaryDirectory(prefix="inkscape-command") as tmpdir:
+            svg_file = write_svg(self.root, tmpdir, "input.svg")
+            out = inkscape(svg_file, "-X", "-Y", "-W", "-H", query_id=self.get_id())
+            out = list(map(self.root.viewport_to_unit, out.splitlines()))
+            if len(out) != 4:
+                raise ValueError("Error: Bounding box computation failed")
+            return BoundingBox.new_xywh(*out)
+
+
+class FlowRegion(ShapeElement):
+    """SVG Flow Region (SVG 2.0)"""
+
+    tag_name = "flowRegion"
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        # This ignores flowRegionExcludes
+        return sum([child.path for child in self], Path())
+
+
+class FlowRoot(ShapeElement, TextBBMixin):
+    """SVG Flow Root (SVG 2.0)"""
+
+    tag_name = "flowRoot"
+
+    @property
+    def region(self):
+        """Return the first flowRegion in this flowRoot"""
+        return self.findone("svg:flowRegion")
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        region = self.region
+        return region.get_path() if region is not None else Path()
+
+
+class FlowPara(ShapeElement):
+    """SVG Flow Paragraph (SVG 2.0)"""
+
+    tag_name = "flowPara"
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        # XXX: These empty paths mean the bbox for text elements will be nothing.
+        return Path()
+
+
+class FlowDiv(ShapeElement):
+    """SVG Flow Div (SVG 2.0)"""
+
+    tag_name = "flowDiv"
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        # XXX: These empty paths mean the bbox for text elements will be nothing.
+        return Path()
+
+
+class FlowSpan(ShapeElement):
+    """SVG Flow Span (SVG 2.0)"""
+
+    tag_name = "flowSpan"
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        # XXX: These empty paths mean the bbox for text elements will be nothing.
+        return Path()
+
+
+class TextElement(ShapeElement, TextBBMixin):
+    """A Text element"""
+
+    tag_name = "text"
+    x = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x", 0)))
+    y = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y", 0)))
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        return Path()
+
+    def tspans(self):
+        """Returns all children that are tspan elements"""
+        return self.findall("svg:tspan")
+
+    def get_text(self, sep="\n"):
+        """Return the text content including tspans"""
+        nodes = [self] + list(self.tspans())
+        return sep.join([elem.text for elem in nodes if elem.text is not None])
+
+    def shape_box(self, transform=None):
+        """
+        Returns a horrible bounding box that just contains the coord points
+        of the text without width or height (which is impossible to calculate)
+        """
+        effective_transform = Transform(transform) @ self.transform
+        x, y = effective_transform.apply_to_point((self.x, self.y))
+        bbox = BoundingBox(x, y)
+        for tspan in self.tspans():
+            bbox += tspan.bounding_box(effective_transform)
+        return bbox
+
+
+class TextPath(ShapeElement, TextBBMixin):
+    """A textPath element"""
+
+    tag_name = "textPath"
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        return Path()
+
+
+class Tspan(ShapeElement, TextBBMixin):
+    """A tspan text element"""
+
+    tag_name = "tspan"
+    x = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x", 0)))
+    y = property(lambda self: self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y", 0)))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def superscript(cls, text):
+        """Adds a superscript tspan element"""
+        return cls(text, style="font-size:65%;baseline-shift:super")
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        return Path()
+
+    def shape_box(self, transform=None):
+        """
+        Returns a horrible bounding box that just contains the coord points
+        of the text without width or height (which is impossible to calculate)
+        """
+        effective_transform = Transform(transform) @ self.transform
+        x1, y1 = effective_transform.apply_to_point((self.x, self.y))
+        fontsize = self.to_dimensionless(self.style.get("font-size", "12px"))
+        x2 = self.x + 0  # XXX This is impossible to calculate!
+        y2 = self.y + float(fontsize)
+        x2, y2 = effective_transform.apply_to_point((x2, y2))
+        return BoundingBox((x1, x2), (y1, y2))
+
+
+class SVGfont(BaseElement):
+    """An svg font element"""
+
+    tag_name = "font"
+
+
+class FontFace(BaseElement):
+    """An svg font font-face element"""
+
+    tag_name = "font-face"
+
+
+class Glyph(PathElementBase):
+    """An svg font glyph element"""
+
+    tag_name = "glyph"
+
+
+class MissingGlyph(BaseElement):
+    """An svg font missing-glyph element"""
+
+    tag_name = "missing-glyph"
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_use.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_use.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78acb61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_use.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#                    Thomas Holder <thomas.holder@schrodinger.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+"""
+Interface for the Use and Symbol elements
+"""
+
+from ..transforms import Transform
+
+from ._groups import Group, GroupBase
+from ._base import ShapeElement
+
+
+class Symbol(GroupBase):
+    """SVG symbol element"""
+
+    tag_name = "symbol"
+
+
+class Use(ShapeElement):
+    """A 'use' element that links to another in the document"""
+
+    tag_name = "use"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, elem, x, y, **attrs):  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
+        ret = super().new(x=x, y=y, **attrs)
+        ret.href = elem
+        return ret
+
+    def get_path(self):
+        """Returns the path of the cloned href plus any transformation"""
+        path = self.href.path
+        path.transform(self.href.transform)
+        return path
+
+    def effective_style(self):
+        """Href's style plus this object's own styles"""
+        style = self.href.effective_style()
+        style.update(self.style)
+        return style
+
+    def unlink(self):
+        """Unlink this clone, replacing it with a copy of the original"""
+        copy = self.href.copy()
+        if isinstance(copy, Symbol):
+            group = Group(**copy.attrib)
+            group.extend(copy)
+            copy = group
+        copy.transform = self.transform @ copy.transform
+        copy.transform.add_translate(
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("x", 0)),
+            self.to_dimensionless(self.get("y", 0)),
+        )
+        copy.style = self.style + copy.style
+        self.replace_with(copy)
+        copy.set_random_ids()
+        return copy
+
+    def shape_box(self, transform=None):
+        """BoundingBox of the unclipped shape
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.1"""
+        effective_transform = Transform(transform) @ self.transform
+        return self.href.bounding_box(effective_transform)
diff --git a/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_utils.py b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56e1e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/extensions/inkex/elements/_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Martin Owens <doctormo@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+"""
+Useful utilities specifically for elements (that aren't base classes)
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.1
+    Most of the methods in this module were moved from inkex.utils.
+"""
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+import re
+
+# a dictionary of all of the xmlns prefixes in a standard inkscape doc
+NSS = {
+    "sodipodi": "http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd",
+    "cc": "http://creativecommons.org/ns#",
+    "ccOLD": "http://web.resource.org/cc/",
+    "svg": "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",
+    "dc": "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/",
+    "rdf": "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#",
+    "inkscape": "http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape",
+    "xlink": "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink",
+    "xml": "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace",
+}
+SSN = dict((b, a) for (a, b) in NSS.items())
+
+
+def addNS(tag, ns=None):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    """Add a known namespace to a name for use with lxml"""
+    if tag.startswith("{") and ns:
+        _, tag = removeNS(tag)
+    if not tag.startswith("{"):
+        tag = tag.replace("__", ":")
+        if ":" in tag:
+            (ns, tag) = tag.rsplit(":", 1)
+        ns = NSS.get(ns, None) or ns
+        if ns is not None:
+            return f"{{{ns}}}{tag}"
+    return tag
+
+
+def removeNS(name):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    """The reverse of addNS, finds any namespace and returns tuple (ns, tag)"""
+    if name[0] == "{":
+        (url, tag) = name[1:].split("}", 1)
+        return SSN.get(url, "svg"), tag
+    if ":" in name:
+        return name.rsplit(":", 1)
+    return "svg", name
+
+
+def splitNS(name):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    """Like removeNS, but returns a url instead of a prefix"""
+    (prefix, tag) = removeNS(name)
+    return (NSS[prefix], tag)
+
+
+def natural_sort_key(key, _nsre=re.compile("([0-9]+)")):
+    """Helper for a natural sort, see
+    https://stackoverflow.com/a/16090640/3298143"""
+    return [int(text) if text.isdigit() else text.lower() for text in _nsre.split(key)]
+
+
+class ChildToProperty(property):
+    """Use when you have a singleton child element who's text
+    content is the canonical value for the property"""
+
+    def __init__(self, tag, prepend=False):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.tag = tag
+        self.prepend = prepend
+
+    def __get__(self, obj, klass=None):
+        elem = obj.findone(self.tag)
+        return elem.text if elem is not None else None
+
+    def __set__(self, obj, value):
+        elem = obj.get_or_create(self.tag, prepend=self.prepend)
+        elem.text = value
+
+    def __delete__(self, obj):
+        obj.remove_all(self.tag)
+
+    @property
+    def __doc__(self):
+        return f"Get, set or delete the {self.tag} property."
+
+
+class CloningVat:
+    """
+    When modifying defs, sometimes we want to know if every backlink would have
+    needed changing, or it was just some of them.
+
+    This tracks the def elements, their promises and creates clones if needed.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, svg):
+        self.svg = svg
+        self.tracks = defaultdict(set)
+        self.set_ids = defaultdict(list)
+
+    def track(self, elem, parent, set_id=None, **kwargs):
+        """Track the element and connected parent"""
+        elem_id = elem.get("id")
+        parent_id = parent.get("id")
+        self.tracks[elem_id].add(parent_id)
+        self.set_ids[elem_id].append((set_id, kwargs))
+
+    def process(self, process, types=(), make_clones=True, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Process each tracked item if the backlinks match the parents
+
+        Optionally make clones, process the clone and set the new id.
+        """
+        for elem_id in list(self.tracks):
+            parents = self.tracks[elem_id]
+            elem = self.svg.getElementById(elem_id)
+            backlinks = {blk.get("id") for blk in elem.backlinks(*types)}
+            if backlinks == parents:
+                # No need to clone, we're processing on-behalf of all parents
+                process(elem, **kwargs)
+            elif make_clones:
+                clone = elem.copy()
+                elem.getparent().append(clone)
+                clone.set_random_id()
+                for update, upkw in self.set_ids.get(elem_id, ()):
+                    update(elem.get("id"), clone.get("id"), **upkw)
+                process(clone, **kwargs)