Here seems to be the answer: Text elements in the svg-file in question contain attributes called "textLength" (e.g., textLength='187.44px'). Upon removal of these attributes, the default behaviour of the text elements resumed.

Here is the xml-code of the file I am refering to (and which I just shared): <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?> <svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' viewBox='0 0 720.00 576.00'> <defs> <style type='text/css'><![CDATA[ line, polyline, path, rect, cir...

Here's an example file: https://file.io/pohWIL It was generated via R package svglite . You can ignore the overlaying text in the lower half of the svg-file. If you try to delete a letter or two in any of the text in the upper half of the svg-file, you will notice that the entire text is stretched t...

Assume a text object in Inkscape that contains the text "foo bar baz". This text object was generated via R package svglite . When I delete characters in this object, the width of the text object does not change automatically but is maintained. At the same time, the text is stretched. How ...