Comment 18 for bug 172162

Steren: Ok, let's add those features in the blueprint.

1) I think people don't use IDs because they aren't integrated very well to the UI and look like something hidden, something that you'd never need to use. Making them more accessible maybe would invite people to be more organized with their projects.
Anyway, IDs may look unnecessary for an illustrator or a graphic artist, but are very important in svg projects for the web. I think it wouldn't harm to put that field in that dialog.
We can add the thumbnail and the "edit externally" button and see how they work in the mockup.

2) Oh, wait. Now I understand! There is no cancel button. I was talking about the yes/no buttons (the "no" button would cancel the relinking). I'll change that part of the text to make it more clear.
And about the "some computation" part... I wouldn't be so sure. Did you notice how much time does it take to ungroup several grouped objects? This might be similar, so that's why I thought about that confirmation window.
But it's the only confirmation that will be asked.

3) I'm concerned about the list of results. It wouldn't be a problem with a couple of images, but imagine that list when the replacement were fifty or more. Do you have any idea about how to display that amount of information in an elegant way?

I'll follow this discussion in the mailing list. I think that it's more appropriate and will give us different points of view.