}
}
egress_on_selection_change=false;
- synfigapp::SelectionManager::LayerList layer_selection(get_canvas_view()->get_selection_manager()->get_selected_layers());
+ synfigapp::SelectionManager::LayerList layer_selection;
+ if (!getenv("SYNFIG_TOOLS_CLEAR_SELECTION"))
+ layer_selection = get_canvas_view()->get_selection_manager()->get_selected_layers();
get_canvas_interface()->get_selection_manager()->clear_selected_layers();
layer_selection.push_back(layer);
get_canvas_interface()->get_selection_manager()->set_selected_layers(layer_selection);