5 files changed, 75 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/extensions/__init__.py b/lib/extensions/__init__.py
index 64e6af02..83a522f2 100644
--- a/lib/extensions/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/extensions/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from .params import Params
 from .print_pdf import Print
 from .remove_embroidery_settings import RemoveEmbroiderySettings
 from .reorder import Reorder
+from .selection_to_pattern import SelectionToPattern
 from .simulator import Simulator
 from .stitch_plan_preview import StitchPlanPreview
 from .zip import Zip
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ __all__ = extensions = [StitchPlanPreview,
                         Output,
                         Zip,
                         Flip,
+                        SelectionToPattern,
                         ObjectCommands,
                         LayerCommands,
                         GlobalCommands,
diff --git a/lib/extensions/base.py b/lib/extensions/base.py
index 057a0e63..476e4969 100644
--- a/lib/extensions/base.py
+++ b/lib/extensions/base.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from ..commands import is_command, layer_commands
 from ..elements import EmbroideryElement, nodes_to_elements
 from ..elements.clone import is_clone
 from ..i18n import _
+from ..patterns import is_pattern
 from ..svg import generate_unique_id
 from ..svg.tags import (CONNECTOR_TYPE, EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS, INKSCAPE_GROUPMODE,
                         NOT_EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS, SVG_DEFS_TAG, SVG_GROUP_TAG)
@@ -160,9 +161,10 @@ class InkstitchExtension(inkex.Effect):
         if selected:
             if node.tag == SVG_GROUP_TAG:
                 pass
-            elif getattr(node, "get_path", None):
+            elif (node.tag in EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS or is_clone(node)) and not is_pattern(node):
                 nodes.append(node)
-            elif troubleshoot and (node.tag in NOT_EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS or node.tag in EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS or is_clone(node)):
+            # add images, text and patterns for the troubleshoot extension
+            elif troubleshoot and (node.tag in NOT_EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS or is_pattern(node)):
                 nodes.append(node)
 
         return nodes
diff --git a/lib/extensions/lettering.py b/lib/extensions/lettering.py
index 875dea03..312a47ce 100644
--- a/lib/extensions/lettering.py
+++ b/lib/extensions/lettering.py
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ class LetteringFrame(wx.Frame):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # This is necessary because of https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch/issues/1186
-        if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+        if sys.platform.startswith('win32'):
             import locale
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "C")
+            lc = wx.Locale()
+            lc.Init(wx.LANGUAGE_DEFAULT)
 
         # begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__init__
         self.group = kwargs.pop('group')
diff --git a/lib/extensions/params.py b/lib/extensions/params.py
index 82cc9be9..c96b9691 100644
--- a/lib/extensions/params.py
+++ b/lib/extensions/params.py
@@ -331,9 +331,11 @@ class ParamsTab(ScrolledPanel):
 class SettingsFrame(wx.Frame):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # This is necessary because of https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch/issues/1186
-        if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+        if sys.platform.startswith('win32'):
             import locale
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "C")
+            lc = wx.Locale()
+            lc.Init(wx.LANGUAGE_DEFAULT)
 
         # begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__init__
         self.tabs_factory = kwargs.pop('tabs_factory', [])
diff --git a/lib/extensions/selection_to_pattern.py b/lib/extensions/selection_to_pattern.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41f89a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/extensions/selection_to_pattern.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Authors: see git history
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Authors
+# Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3.0 or later.  See the file LICENSE for details.
+
+import inkex
+from lxml import etree
+
+from ..i18n import _
+from ..svg.tags import EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS, SVG_DEFS_TAG
+from .base import InkstitchExtension
+
+
+class SelectionToPattern(InkstitchExtension):
+
+    def effect(self):
+        if not self.get_elements():
+            return
+
+        if not self.svg.selected:
+            inkex.errormsg(_("Please select at least one object to be marked as a pattern."))
+            return
+
+        for pattern in self.get_nodes():
+            if pattern.tag in EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS:
+                self.set_marker(pattern)
+
+    def set_marker(self, node):
+        xpath = ".//marker[@id='inkstitch-pattern-marker']"
+        pattern_marker = self.document.xpath(xpath)
+
+        if not pattern_marker:
+            # get or create def element
+            defs = self.document.find(SVG_DEFS_TAG)
+            if defs is None:
+                defs = etree.SubElement(self.document, SVG_DEFS_TAG)
+
+            # insert marker
+            marker = """<marker
+                      refX="10"
+                      refY="5"
+                      orient="auto"
+                      id="inkstitch-pattern-marker">
+                     <g
+                        id="inkstitch-pattern-group">
+                       <path
+                          style="fill:#fafafa;stroke:#ff5500;stroke-width:0.5;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:1, 1;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1;fill-opacity:0.8;"
+                          d="M 10.12911,5.2916678 A 4.8374424,4.8374426 0 0 1 5.2916656,10.12911 4.8374424,4.8374426 0 0 1 0.45422399,5.2916678 4.8374424,4.8374426 0 0 1 5.2916656,0.45422399 4.8374424,4.8374426 0 0 1 10.12911,5.2916678 Z"
+                          id="inkstitch-pattern-marker-circle" />
+                       <path
+                          style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:0.4;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-miterlimit:4;"
+                          id="inkstitch-pattern-marker-spiral"
+                          d="M 4.9673651,5.7245662 C 4.7549848,5.7646159 4.6247356,5.522384 4.6430021,5.3419847 4.6765851,5.0103151 5.036231,4.835347 5.3381858,4.8987426 5.7863901,4.9928495 6.0126802,5.4853625 5.9002872,5.9065088 5.7495249,6.4714237 5.1195537,6.7504036 4.5799191,6.5874894 3.898118,6.3816539 3.5659013,5.6122905 3.7800789,4.9545192 4.0402258,4.1556558 4.9498996,3.7699484 5.7256318,4.035839 6.6416744,4.3498087 7.0810483,5.4003986 6.7631909,6.2939744 6.395633,7.3272552 5.2038143,7.8204128 4.1924535,7.4503931 3.0418762,7.0294421 2.4948761,5.6961604 2.9171752,4.567073 3.3914021,3.2991406 4.8663228,2.6982592 6.1130974,3.1729158 7.4983851,3.7003207 8.1531869,5.3169977 7.6260947,6.6814205 7.0456093,8.1841025 5.2870784,8.8928844 3.8050073,8.3132966 2.1849115,7.6797506 1.4221671,5.7793073 2.0542715,4.1796074 2.7408201,2.4420977 4.7832541,1.6253548 6.5005435,2.310012 8.3554869,3.0495434 9.2262638,5.2339874 8.4890181,7.0688861 8.4256397,7.2266036 8.3515789,7.379984 8.2675333,7.5277183" />
+                     </g>
+                     </marker>"""  # noqa: E501
+            defs.append(etree.fromstring(marker))
+
+        # attach marker to node
+        style = node.get('style') or ''
+        style = style.split(";")
+        style = [i for i in style if not i.startswith('marker-start')]
+        style.append('marker-start:url(#inkstitch-pattern-marker)')
+        node.set('style', ";".join(style))