"Embed layer" doesn't embed ValueBase nodes [$100]

[zozorg]

Synfig version & platform:
linux 1.3.4

Issue description:
When using "embed layer", valuebase nodes do appear in the newly created canvas, as they should ; but they have no influence, the values actually used are still those of the original file.

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[zozorg]

... this appears to only happen when the valuebase is used inside of a group layer.
If it's in the "root", the value is correctly embedded.

To reproduce :

• Create two circles A and B, put B inside a group layer
• Export their radii "a" and "b"
• Import this in a new animation and embed it.
• You now have two supposedly independent animations
• Everything works fine with A
• Both B circles have their radii connected to "b" of the original animation. In the newer animation, "b" does nothing.

[zozorg]

Posted a $30 bounty for this, in addition to this $50 one

[morevnaproject]

Hello @zozorg! Thank you very much for support! My apologies for delay, right now our developer is working on #314 and it takes longer than we expected. We will get back to this issue as soon as possible.
Meanwhile I will try to spread a word about bounty - maybe we will get some extra developers interested.

[zozorg]

You're welcome, Synfig really deserves more support!
Currently I can circumvent this problem by manually editing the .sif file, replacing use="originalanimation.sif#:b" by use="b" ... I hope I won't have to do this for long though :-p

[zozorg]

+$10 bounty, total $40

[zozorg]

+$20 bounty, total $60

[zozorg]

now that the filter layer/stack is done, +$40 bump on this one!
total $100

[mohamedAdhamc]

hmm, is this issue and bounty still active ? If so I think I would like to give it a try.

[mohamedAdhamc]

I believe this hasn't been fixed yet (5 years now O_o), I just reproduced the issue on master. I will be investigating this and hopefully submitting a pr with a fix soon : ).

[mohamedAdhamc]

hey @zozorg, if you're still active here could you test out the functionality ? : )