I was wondering what is the most effecient way to find objects when multiple objects appear grouped together. I mean take for instance this tutorial. Now when all of those objects are aligned together what is the easier way to find each object?

I find Alt+Click the easiest. Each click cycles through selected objects beneath the cursor. Pay attention to the stroke and fill to identify which object you have selected.

If your diligent, you could name every object and then search for them (Ctrl + F).

None this would be a problem though if Inkscape had what ryanlerch has suggested.

For some reason the ALT+Click is not working for me in Linux (haven't tried in Windows yet). I use the TAB key though and that seems to work. Been spending some time with the InkScape Manual that is linked under help. Good stuff in there.

i use a weird technique where i move each object so they are spread out willy nilly, i then select the ones i want and edit>undo until they are back in place. (edit>undo does not undo selection of an object...)

this works good for me...

i use a weird technique where i move each object so they are spread out willy nilly, i then select the ones i want and edit>undo until they are back in place. (edit>undo does not undo selection of an object...)

This is the way that I have doing it also, but figured there had to be an easier way

Another way is to open the XML Editor (Shift+Ctrl+X) and navigate here the objects, expanding the groups and so on.

Very funy to read your ways selecting a covered object. I'd like to present the one i do :

Alt + clic don't work for me on mac OSX.

When i have for exemple 5 superposed objects, i play with the Z order. That mean i move each object from the top to the botom until i get the one i want. I do the modification and then i move the objects to the botom again until i have the good one on the top.

It's very annoying i have to say, and it suppose you work whit layers,

I will try the idea of Ryan the next time,

I find Alt+Click the easiest. Each click cycles through selected objects beneath the cursor

When using this method are the selections supposed to remain selection or are they supposed to change to nodes?

capnhud wrote:

I find Alt+Click the easiest. Each click cycles through selected objects beneath the cursor

When using this method are the selections supposed to remain selection or are they supposed to change to nodes?

You can use Shift+Alt+Click to select multiple objects

My new method : the TAB key (mentioned by Garth_Gimp). TAB select the next object in the Z order. It's very powerfull for those wo cannot use the Alt+click. You can put all exactly covering object in the same layer to make it easyer.