OK. It must be the cross-layer grouping, since the "funny" behavior" is items being visible/invisible when the layer of the other part of the group is visible/invisible. OS is LINUX 3.1.6 on KDE 4.14.2, IS version 0.48.5 r10040. I guess I'll work around this. Thanks!

I am an old GM, but new to using Inkscape (IS) as a mapping tool. I'm familiar with vector graphics programs in general. My question is this. I'm beginning to draw a largish village (1,000 people, a couple of hundred buildings). I'm doing a learning-IS-on-the-fly and creating this village as my play...