diff --git a/guides_creator.inx b/guides_creator.inx
index e7f5e8ae9292134bc8d9798610603badea33d614..37e6eb1afd093dc55465c35e88559e10c1ec6a0e 100644
--- a/guides_creator.inx
+++ b/guides_creator.inx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 <inkscape-extension xmlns="http://www.inkscape.org/namespace/inkscape/extension">
   <name>Guides creator</name>
   <id>org.inkscape.effect.guides_creator</id>
+
+  <param name="pages" type="string" gui-text="Apply to pages" gui-description='On which pages the guides are created, e.g. "1, 2, 4-6, 8-". Default: All pages.'>1-</param>
   <param name="tab" type="notebook">
     <page name="regular_guides" gui-text="Regular guides">
       <param name="guides_preset" type="optiongroup" appearance="combo" gui-text="Guides preset:">
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@
         <option value="custom">Custom...</option>
         <option value="book_left">Left book page</option>
         <option value="book_right">Right book page</option>
+        <option value="book_alternating_right">Book pages, starting with right</option>
+        <option value="book_alternating_left">Book pages, starting with left</option>
       </param>
       <param name="header_margin" type="optiongroup" appearance="combo" gui-text="Header margin:">
         <option translatable="no" value="10">1/10</option>
@@ -72,12 +76,13 @@
         <option translatable="no" value="2">1/2</option>
         <option context="Margin" value="0">None</option>
       </param>
-      <param name="vert"    type="int"   min="1" max="1000" gui-text="Columns:">2</param>
-      <param name="horz"  type="int"   min="1" max="1000" gui-text="Rows:">3</param>
+      <param name="vert" type="int" min="1" max="1000" gui-text="Columns:">2</param>
+      <param name="horz" type="int" min="1" max="1000" gui-text="Rows:">3</param>
     </page>
   </param>
   <param name="start_from_edges" type="bool" gui-text="Start from edges">false</param>
   <param name="delete" type="bool" gui-text="Delete existing guides">false</param>
+  <param name="nodup" type="bool" gui-text="Omit duplicated guides">true</param>
   <effect>
     <object-type>all</object-type>
     <effects-menu>
diff --git a/guides_creator.py b/guides_creator.py
index 06b96680025dd71d9ce749aa48f4b293e1bf9e85..d67c35a1e87c64ff713e3ddbe99c22012eab0962 100755
--- a/guides_creator.py
+++ b/guides_creator.py
@@ -28,15 +28,60 @@ This basic extension allows you to automatically draw guides in inkscape.
 """
 
 from math import cos, sin, sqrt
+import re
 
 import inkex
-from inkex import Guide
+
+from inkex.localization import inkex_gettext as _
+
+
+class GuidesOpts:
+    """Manager of current-page-related values for GuidesCreator"""
+
+    # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+    def __init__(self, svg: inkex.SvgDocumentElement) -> None:
+
+        # get page bounds
+        self.pages = svg.namedview.get_pages()
+        self.viewbox = svg.get_viewbox()
+        # in case the viewbox attribute is not set, fall back to viewport
+        self.viewbox[2:4] = svg.viewbox_width, svg.viewbox_height
+        self.set_page(1)
+
+    def set_page(self, pagenumber):
+        """Update guide origin and width/height based on page number (1-indexed)"""
+        self.pagenumber = pagenumber
+        pagenumber = pagenumber - 1
+        if pagenumber < len(self.pages):
+            self.page_origin = (self.pages[pagenumber].x, self.pages[pagenumber].y)
+            self.width = self.pages[pagenumber].width
+            self.height = self.pages[pagenumber].height
+        elif pagenumber == 0:  # Single page document
+            self.page_origin = (
+                self.viewbox[:2]
+                if not self.pages
+                else (self.pages[0].x, self.pages[0].y)
+            )
+            self.width = self.viewbox[2]
+            self.height = self.viewbox[3]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid page number")
+
+        # getting edges coordinates
+        self.orientation = ((round(self.height, 4), 0), (0, round(self.width, 4)))
 
 
 class GuidesCreator(inkex.EffectExtension):
     """Create a set of guides based on the given options"""
 
     def add_arguments(self, pars):
+        pars.add_argument(
+            "--pages",
+            type=self.arg_number_ranges(),
+            help='On which pages the guides are created, e.g. "1, 2, 4-6, 8-". '
+            "Default: All pages.",
+            default="1-",
+        )
         pars.add_argument(
             "--tab",
             type=self.arg_method("generate"),
@@ -65,29 +110,43 @@ class GuidesCreator(inkex.EffectExtension):
         pars.add_argument(
             "--lr", type=inkex.Boolean, default=False, help="Lower right corner"
         )
-        pars.add_argument("--margins_preset", default="custom", help="Margins preset")
+        pars.add_argument(
+            "--margins_preset",
+            default="custom",
+            choices=[
+                "custom",
+                "book_left",
+                "book_right",
+                "book_alternating_right",
+                "book_alternating_left",
+            ],
+            help="Margins preset",
+        )
         pars.add_argument("--vert", type=int, default=0, help="Vert subdivisions")
         pars.add_argument("--horz", type=int, default=0, help="Horz subdivisions")
-        pars.add_argument("--header_margin", default="10", help="Header margin")
-        pars.add_argument("--footer_margin", default="10", help="Footer margin")
-        pars.add_argument("--left_margin", default="10", help="Left margin")
-        pars.add_argument("--right_margin", default="10", help="Right margin")
+        pars.add_argument("--header_margin", type=int, default=10, help="Header margin")
+        pars.add_argument("--footer_margin", type=int, default=10, help="Footer margin")
+        pars.add_argument("--left_margin", type=int, default=10, help="Left margin")
+        pars.add_argument("--right_margin", type=int, default=10, help="Right margin")
         pars.add_argument("--delete", type=inkex.Boolean, help="Delete existing guides")
+        pars.add_argument(
+            "--nodup", type=inkex.Boolean, help="Omit duplicated guides", default=True
+        )
 
-    def effect(self):
-        # getting the width and height attributes of the canvas
-        self.width = float(self.svg.viewbox_width)
-        self.height = float(self.svg.viewbox_height)
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.store: GuidesOpts = None
 
-        # getting edges coordinates
-        self.h_orientation = "0," + str(round(self.width, 4))
-        self.v_orientation = str(round(self.height, 4)) + ",0"
+    def effect(self):
 
         if self.options.delete:
             for guide in self.svg.namedview.get_guides():
                 guide.delete()
 
-        return self.options.tab()
+        self.store = GuidesOpts(self.svg)
+        for i in self.options.pages(max(len(self.svg.namedview.get_pages()), 1)):
+            self.store.set_page(i)
+            self.options.tab()
 
     def generate_regular_guides(self):
         """Generate a regular set of guides"""
@@ -106,28 +165,17 @@ class GuidesCreator(inkex.EffectExtension):
         elif preset == "golden":
             gold = (1 + sqrt(5)) / 2
 
-            # horizontal golden guides
-            position1 = "0," + str(self.height / gold)
-            position2 = "0," + str(self.height - (self.height / gold))
-
-            self.draw_guide(position1, self.h_orientation)
-            self.draw_guide(position2, self.h_orientation)
-
-            # vertical golden guides
-            position1 = str(self.width / gold) + ",0"
-            position2 = str(self.width - (self.width / gold)) + ",0"
-
-            self.draw_guide(position1, self.v_orientation)
-            self.draw_guide(position2, self.v_orientation)
+            for fraction, index in zip([1 / gold, 1 - 1 / gold] * 2, [1, 1, 0, 0]):
+                position = fraction * (self.store.width, self.store.height)[index]
+                self.draw_guide(
+                    (0, position) if index == 1 else (position, 0),
+                    self.store.orientation[index],
+                )
 
             if from_edges:
-                # horizontal borders
-                self.draw_guide("0," + str(self.height), self.h_orientation)
-                self.draw_guide(str(self.height) + ",0", self.h_orientation)
 
-                # vertical borders
-                self.draw_guide("0," + str(self.width), self.v_orientation)
-                self.draw_guide(str(self.width) + ",0", self.v_orientation)
+                self.draw_guides(1, True, vert=False)
+                self.draw_guides(1, True, vert=True)
 
         elif ";" in preset:
             v_division = int(preset.split(";")[0])
@@ -135,161 +183,142 @@ class GuidesCreator(inkex.EffectExtension):
             self.draw_guides(v_division, from_edges, vert=True)
             self.draw_guides(h_division, from_edges, vert=False)
         else:
-            raise inkex.AbortExtension("Unknown guide guide preset: {}".format(preset))
+            raise inkex.AbortExtension(_("Unknown guide preset: {}").format(preset))
 
     def generate_diagonal_guides(self):
         """Generate diagonal guides"""
         # Dimentions
         left, bottom = (0, 0)
-        right, top = (self.width, self.height)
+        right, top = (self.store.width, self.store.height)
 
         # Diagonal angle
         angle = 45
 
-        if self.options.ul:
-            ul_corner = str(top) + "," + str(left)
-            from_ul_to_lr = str(cos(angle)) + "," + str(cos(angle))
-            self.draw_guide(ul_corner, from_ul_to_lr)
-
-        if self.options.ur:
-            ur_corner = str(right) + "," + str(top)
-            from_ur_to_ll = str(-sin(angle)) + "," + str(sin(angle))
-            self.draw_guide(ur_corner, from_ur_to_ll)
-
-        if self.options.ll:
-            ll_corner = str(bottom) + "," + str(left)
-            from_ll_to_ur = str(-cos(angle)) + "," + str(cos(angle))
-            self.draw_guide(ll_corner, from_ll_to_ur)
+        corner_guides = {
+            "ul": ((left, top), (cos(angle), cos(angle))),
+            "ur": ((right, top), (-sin(angle), sin(angle))),
+            "ll": ((left, bottom), (-cos(angle), cos(angle))),
+            "lr": ((right, bottom), (-sin(angle), -sin(angle))),
+        }
 
-        if self.options.lr:
-            lr_corner = str(bottom) + "," + str(right)
-            from_lr_to_ul = str(-sin(angle)) + "," + str(-sin(angle))
-            self.draw_guide(lr_corner, from_lr_to_ul)
+        for key, (position, orientation) in corner_guides.items():
+            if getattr(self.options, key):
+                self.draw_guide(position, orientation)
 
     def generate_margins(self):
         """Generate margin guides"""
-        header_margin = int(self.options.header_margin)
-        footer_margin = int(self.options.footer_margin)
-        left_margin = int(self.options.left_margin)
-        right_margin = int(self.options.right_margin)
-        h_subdiv = int(self.options.horz)
-        v_subdiv = int(self.options.vert)
 
         if self.options.start_from_edges:
             # horizontal borders
-            self.draw_guide("0," + str(self.height), self.h_orientation)
-            self.draw_guide(str(self.height) + ",0", self.h_orientation)
+            self.draw_guide((0, self.store.height), self.store.orientation[1])
+            self.draw_guide((self.store.width, 0), self.store.orientation[1])
 
             # vertical borders
-            self.draw_guide("0," + str(self.width), self.v_orientation)
-            self.draw_guide(str(self.width) + ",0", self.v_orientation)
+            self.draw_guide((0, self.store.height), self.store.orientation[0])
+            self.draw_guide((self.store.width, 0), self.store.orientation[0])
 
         if self.options.margins_preset == "custom":
-            y_header = self.height
-            y_footer = 0
-            x_left = 0
-            x_right = self.width
-
-            if header_margin != 0:
-                y_header = (self.height / header_margin) * (header_margin - 1)
-                self.draw_guide("0," + str(y_header), self.h_orientation)
-
-            if footer_margin != 0:
-                y_footer = self.height / footer_margin
-                self.draw_guide("0," + str(y_footer), self.h_orientation)
-
-            if left_margin != 0:
-                x_left = self.width / left_margin
-                self.draw_guide(str(x_left) + ",0", self.v_orientation)
-
-            if right_margin != 0:
-                x_right = (self.width / right_margin) * (right_margin - 1)
-                self.draw_guide(str(x_right) + ",0", self.v_orientation)
-
-        elif self.options.margins_preset == "book_left":
-            # 1/9th header
-            y_header = (self.height / 9) * 8
-            self.draw_guide("0," + str(y_header), self.h_orientation)
-
-            # 2/9th footer
-            y_footer = (self.height / 9) * 2
-            self.draw_guide("0," + str(y_footer), self.h_orientation)
-
-            # 2/9th left margin
-            x_left = (self.width / 9) * 2
-            self.draw_guide(str(x_left) + ",0", self.v_orientation)
-
-            # 1/9th right margin
-            x_right = (self.width / 9) * 8
-            self.draw_guide(str(x_right) + ",0", self.v_orientation)
-
-        elif self.options.margins_preset == "book_right":
-            # 1/9th header
-            y_header = (self.height / 9) * 8
-            self.draw_guide("0," + str(y_header), self.h_orientation)
-
-            # 2/9th footer
-            y_footer = (self.height / 9) * 2
-            self.draw_guide("0," + str(y_footer), self.h_orientation)
-
-            # 2/9th left margin
-            x_left = self.width / 9
-            self.draw_guide(str(x_left) + ",0", self.v_orientation)
+            margins = [
+                (i / j if int(j) != 0 else None)
+                for i, j in zip(
+                    (
+                        self.store.height * (self.options.header_margin - 1),  # header
+                        self.store.height,  # footer
+                        self.store.width,  # left
+                        self.store.width * (self.options.right_margin - 1),  # right
+                    ),
+                    (
+                        self.options.header_margin,
+                        self.options.footer_margin,
+                        self.options.left_margin,
+                        self.options.right_margin,
+                    ),
+                )
+            ]
+
+        book_options = {
+            "book_left": (8 / 9, 2 / 9, 2 / 9, 8 / 9),
+            "book_right": (8 / 9, 2 / 9, 1 / 9, 7 / 9),
+        }
+        margins_preset = self.options.margins_preset
+        if margins_preset.startswith("book_alternating"):
+            margins_preset = (
+                "book_left"
+                if self.store.pagenumber % 2 == (1 if "left" in margins_preset else 0)
+                else "book_right"
+            )
 
-            # 1/9th right margin
-            x_right = (self.width / 9) * 7
-            self.draw_guide(str(x_right) + ",0", self.v_orientation)
+        if margins_preset in book_options:
+            margins = [
+                i * j
+                for i, j in zip(
+                    book_options[margins_preset],
+                    2 * [self.store.height] + 2 * [self.store.width],
+                )
+            ]
+
+        y_header, y_footer, x_left, x_right = [
+            i or j for i, j in zip(margins, [self.store.height, 0, 0, self.store.width])
+        ]
+
+        for length, position in zip(margins, [1, 1, 0, 0]):
+            if length is None:
+                continue
+            self.draw_guide(
+                (length, 0) if position == 0 else (0, length),
+                self.store.orientation[position],
+            )
 
         # setting up properties of the rectangle created between guides
         rectangle_height = y_header - y_footer
         rectangle_width = x_right - x_left
 
-        if h_subdiv != 0:
-            begin_from = y_footer
-            # creating horizontal guides
-            self._draw_guides(
-                (rectangle_width, rectangle_height),
-                h_subdiv,
-                edges=0,
-                shift=begin_from,
-                vert=False,
-            )
-
-        if v_subdiv != 0:
-            begin_from = x_left
-            # creating vertical guides
-            self._draw_guides(
-                (rectangle_width, rectangle_height),
-                v_subdiv,
-                edges=0,
-                shift=begin_from,
-                vert=True,
-            )
+        for subdiv, vert, begin_from in zip(
+            (self.options.horz, self.options.vert), (False, True), (y_footer, x_left)
+        ):
+            if subdiv != 0:
+                self._draw_guides(
+                    (rectangle_width, rectangle_height),
+                    subdiv,
+                    edges=0,
+                    shift=begin_from,
+                    vert=vert,
+                )
 
     def draw_guides(self, division, edges, vert=False):
         """Draw a vertical or horizontal lines"""
-        return self._draw_guides((self.width, self.height), division, edges, vert=vert)
+        return self._draw_guides(
+            (self.store.width, self.store.height), division, edges, vert=vert
+        )
 
     def _draw_guides(self, vector, division, edges, shift=0, vert=False):
         if division <= 0:
             return
 
         # Vert controls both ort template and vector calculation
-        ort = "{},0" if vert else "0,{}"
+        def ort(x):
+            return (x, 0) if vert else (0, x)
+
         var = int(bool(edges))
         for x in range(0, division - 1 + 2 * var):
             div = vector[not bool(vert)] / division
-            position = str(round(div + (x - var) * div + shift, 4))
-            orientation = str(round(vector[bool(vert)], 4))
-            self.draw_guide(ort.format(position), ort.format(orientation))
+            position = round(div + (x - var) * div + shift, 4)
+            orientation = round(vector[bool(vert)], 4)
+            self.draw_guide(ort(position), ort(orientation))
 
     def draw_guide(self, position, orientation):
-        """Create a guide directly into the namedview"""
-        if isinstance(position, tuple):
-            x, y = position
-        elif isinstance(position, str):
-            x, y = position.split(",")
-        self.svg.namedview.add(Guide().move_to(float(x), float(y), orientation))
+        """Draw the guides"""
+        newpos = [
+            position[0] + self.store.page_origin[0],
+            position[1]
+            + self.store.viewbox[3]
+            - self.store.height
+            - self.store.page_origin[1],
+        ]
+        if self.options.nodup:
+            self.svg.namedview.new_unique_guide(newpos, orientation)
+        else:
+            self.svg.namedview.new_guide(newpos, orientation)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/inkex/base.py b/inkex/base.py
index 0da53396ce917f2e062c7a3175c19bdcf226ebf7..bff90a5ebd1b2f5eb93bdfd3aa6f8250b3a96f72 100644
--- a/inkex/base.py
+++ b/inkex/base.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ The ultimate base functionality for every Inkscape extension.
 """
 
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import copy
 
@@ -126,6 +127,49 @@ class InkscapeExtension:
 
         return _inner
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def arg_number_ranges():
+
+        """Parses a number descriptor. e.g:
+        1,2,4-5,7,9- is parsed to 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, ..., lastvalue
+
+        .. code-block:: python
+        .. # in add_arguments()
+        .. pars.add_argument("--pages", type=self.arg_number_ranges(), default=1-)
+        .. # later on, pages is then a list of ints
+        .. pages = self.options.pages(lastvalue)
+
+        """
+
+        def _inner(value):
+            def method(pages, lastvalue, startvalue=1):
+                # replace ranges, such as -3, 10- with startvalue,2,3,10..lastvalue
+                pages = re.sub(
+                    r"(\d+|)\s?-\s?(\d+|)",
+                    lambda m: ",".join(
+                        map(
+                            str,
+                            range(
+                                int(m.group(1) or startvalue),
+                                int(m.group(2) or lastvalue) + 1,
+                            ),
+                        )
+                    )
+                    if not (m.group(1) or m.group(2)) == ""
+                    else "",
+                    pages,
+                )
+
+                pages = map(int, re.findall(r"(\d+)", pages))
+                pages = tuple({i for i in pages if i <= lastvalue})
+                return pages
+
+            return lambda lastvalue, startvalue=1: method(
+                value, lastvalue, startvalue=startvalue
+            )
+
+        return _inner
+
     @staticmethod
     def arg_class(options: List[Type]) -> Callable[[str], Any]:
         """Used by add_argument to match an option with a class
diff --git a/inkex/elements/_meta.py b/inkex/elements/_meta.py
index 93073018ebcb90ca00e1b7681d0f59d9134ea5ca..9047ed37d0721b4ff1a73d98f6a550535e4a5651 100644
--- a/inkex/elements/_meta.py
+++ b/inkex/elements/_meta.py
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ This is useful for having a common interface for each element which can
 give path, transform, and property access easily.
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
 import math
 
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+
 from lxml import etree
 
 from ..styles import StyleSheet
-from ..transforms import Vector2d
+from ..transforms import Vector2d, VectorLike, DirectedLineSegment
 
 from ._base import BaseElement
 
@@ -102,10 +105,28 @@ class NamedView(BaseElement):
             elem = Guide().move_to(0, position, (0, 1))
         elif orient is False:
             elem = Guide().move_to(position, 0, (1, 0))
+        else:
+            elem = Guide().move_to(*position, orient)
         if name:
             elem.set("inkscape:label", str(name))
         return self.add(elem)
 
+    def new_unique_guide(
+        self, position: VectorLike, orientation: VectorLike
+    ) -> Optional[Guide]:
+        """Add a guide iif there is no guide that looks the same."""
+        elem = Guide().move_to(position[0], position[1], orientation)
+        return self.add(elem) if self.get_similar_guide(elem) is None else None
+
+    def get_similar_guide(self, other: Guide) -> Optional[Guide]:
+        """Check if the namedview contains a guide that looks identical to one
+        defined by (position, orientation). If such a guide exists, return it;
+        otherwise, return None."""
+        for guide in self.get_guides():
+            if Guide.guides_coincident(guide, other):
+                return guide
+        return None
+
     def get_pages(self):
         """Returns a list of pages"""
         return self.findall("inkscape:page")
@@ -123,12 +144,24 @@ class Guide(BaseElement):
 
     tag_name = "sodipodi:guide"
 
+    @property
+    def orientation(self) -> Vector2d:
+        """Vector normal to the guide"""
+        return Vector2d(self.get("orientation"), fallback=(1, 0))
+
     is_horizontal = property(
-        lambda self: self.get("orientation").startswith("0,")
-        and not self.get("orientation") == "0,0"
+        lambda self: self.orientation[0] == 0 and self.orientation[1] != 0
+    )
+    is_vertical = property(
+        lambda self: self.orientation[0] != 0 and self.orientation[1] == 0
     )
-    is_vertical = property(lambda self: self.get("orientation").endswith(",0"))
-    point = property(lambda self: Vector2d(self.get("position")))
+
+    @property
+    def point(self) -> Vector2d:
+        """Position of the guide handle. The y coordinate is flipped and relative
+        to the bottom of the viewbox, this is a remnant of the pre-1.0 coordinate system
+        """
+        return Vector2d(self.get("position"), fallback=(0, 0))
 
     @classmethod
     def new(cls, pos_x, pos_y, angle, **attrs):
@@ -160,6 +193,26 @@ class Guide(BaseElement):
             self.set("orientation", angle)
         return self
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def guides_coincident(guide1, guide2):
+        """Check if two guides defined by (position, orientation) and (opos, oor) look
+        identical (i.e. the position lies on the other guide AND the guide is
+        (anti)parallel to the other guide)."""
+        # normalize orientations first
+        orientation = guide1.orientation / guide1.orientation.length
+        oor = guide2.orientation / guide2.orientation.length
+
+        position = guide1.point
+        opos = guide2.point
+
+        return (
+            DirectedLineSegment(
+                position, position + Vector2d(orientation[1], -orientation[0])
+            ).perp_distance(*opos)
+            < 1e-6
+            and abs(abs(orientation[1] * oor[0]) - abs(orientation[0] * oor[1])) < 1e-6
+        )
+
 
 class Metadata(BaseElement):
     """Inkscape Metadata element"""
diff --git a/inkex/transforms.py b/inkex/transforms.py
index 9427010d6a2c4e12a5780393ff9e857d9722f844..86f25b4429df3a0a98bc21c01a5afdc9a4aa5d25 100644
--- a/inkex/transforms.py
+++ b/inkex/transforms.py
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ class ImmutableVector2d:
         pass
 
     @overload
-    def __init__(self, v):
-        # type: (Union[VectorLike, str]) -> None
+    def __init__(self, v, fallback=None):
+        # type: (Union[VectorLike, str], Optional[Union[VectorLike, str]]) -> None
         pass
 
     @overload
@@ -99,15 +99,20 @@ class ImmutableVector2d:
         # type: (float, float) -> None
         pass
 
-    def __init__(self, *args):
-        if len(args) == 0:
-            x, y = 0.0, 0.0
-        elif len(args) == 1:
-            x, y = self._parse(args[0])
-        elif len(args) == 2:
-            x, y = map(float, args)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("too many arguments")
+    def __init__(self, *args, fallback=None):
+        try:
+            if len(args) == 0:
+                x, y = 0.0, 0.0
+            elif len(args) == 1:
+                x, y = self._parse(args[0])
+            elif len(args) == 2:
+                x, y = map(float, args)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("too many arguments")
+        except (ValueError, TypeError) as error:
+            if fallback is None:
+                raise ValueError("Cannot parse vector and no fallback given") from error
+            x, y = ImmutableVector2d(fallback)
         self._x, self._y = float(x), float(y)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6749fa04ec2177553e15db22e7bc0cf886ce0a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
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+    <inkscape:page x="220" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1330"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="440" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1332"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="660" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1334"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="880" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1336"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="1100" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1338"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="1399.8914" y="-323.24356" width="210" height="297" id="page1404"/>
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+  <g inkscape:label="Layer 1" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer1"/>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__diagonal_guides__--nodup__False__--pages__1-3__--ul__True__--ur__True__--ll__True__--lr__True.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__diagonal_guides__--nodup__False__--pages__1-3__--ul__True__--ur__True__--ll__True__--lr__True.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e166c8a10eca62e20d690020c9bd26a15cae1f37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__diagonal_guides__--nodup__False__--pages__1-3__--ul__True__--ur__True__--ll__True__--lr__True.out
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+    <inkscape:page x="0" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1328"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="220" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1330"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="440" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1332"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="660" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1334"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="880" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1336"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="1100" y="0" width="210" height="297" id="page1338"/>
+    <inkscape:page x="1399.8914" y="-323.24356" width="210" height="297" id="page1404"/>
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+  <g inkscape:label="Layer 1" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer1"/>
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diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__diagonal_guides__--nodup__True__--pages__1-3__--ul__True__--ur__True__--ll__True__--lr__True.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__diagonal_guides__--nodup__True__--pages__1-3__--ul__True__--ur__True__--ll__True__--lr__True.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4c75674493561ae5db7689fcdb8be1ea8b033a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__diagonal_guides__--nodup__True__--pages__1-3__--ul__True__--ur__True__--ll__True__--lr__True.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
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diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__False__--margins_preset__book_alternating_right.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__False__--margins_preset__book_alternating_right.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..baf03de00ec178b0c64d3469433841d7f045e4e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__False__--margins_preset__book_alternating_right.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
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diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__False__--margins_preset__book_right__--vert__3__--horz__2.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__False__--margins_preset__book_right__--vert__3__--horz__2.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..704fd5ab29a4c069a797e038266a85be90607550
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+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__False__--margins_preset__book_right__--vert__3__--horz__2.out
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diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__True__--margins_preset__book_alternating_left.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__True__--margins_preset__book_alternating_left.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e46848384e25745e9fb888d6022a8f6e72a1770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__margins__--start_from_edges__True__--margins_preset__book_alternating_left.out
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..26a24926b3a72924b5ba89b02bab5bd9922c648f
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+        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+        <dc:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage"/>
+        <dc:title/>
+      </cc:Work>
+    </rdf:RDF>
+  </metadata>
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+      <g transform="rotate(-45.759928,361.64932,382.80575)" style="fill:#eee;joker:url(#path1)" id="B">
+        <!-- This is a comment to test svg.selection.get() -->
+        <g transform="matrix(1,0,0.50642107,1,-193.8609,0)" style="fill:#ddd;" id="C">
+          <path id="D" fill="#C00" opacity="0.2" transform="translate(30,10)" d="M30,130 L60,130 L60,120 L70,140 L60,160 L60,150 L30,150"/>
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+          <circle cx="100" cy="100" r="50" style="stroke:#f00;" id="F"/>
+          <use xlink:href="#path1" id="G"/>
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+          <polyline points="0,100 50,25 50,75 100,0" id="I"/>
+          <polygon points="0,100 50,25 50,75 100,0" id="J"/>
+        </g>
+      </g>
+      <g id="K" inkscape:label="Key">
+        <g id="L" inkscape:label="Elm">
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+      </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__regular_guides__--start_from_edges__True__--guides_preset__golden.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__regular_guides__--start_from_edges__True__--guides_preset__golden.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a6f8e494fee3a7ff62279fee17666079104b7c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--tab__regular_guides__--start_from_edges__True__--guides_preset__golden.out
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
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+    <pattern patternTransform="scale(2.0, 1.0)"/>
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+  <metadata id="metadata7">
+    <rdf:RDF>
+      <cc:Work rdf:about="">
+        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+        <dc:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage"/>
+        <dc:title/>
+      </cc:Work>
+    </rdf:RDF>
+  </metadata>
+    <g transform="matrix(1.4498514,0,0,1.3641667,-107.03035,-167.3624)" style="fill:#fff;stroke:#d88;" id="A" inkscape:groupmode="layer">
+      <g transform="rotate(-45.759928,361.64932,382.80575)" style="fill:#eee;joker:url(#path1)" id="B">
+        <!-- This is a comment to test svg.selection.get() -->
+        <g transform="matrix(1,0,0.50642107,1,-193.8609,0)" style="fill:#ddd;" id="C">
+          <path id="D" fill="#C00" opacity="0.2" transform="translate(30,10)" d="M30,130 L60,130 L60,120 L70,140 L60,160 L60,150 L30,150"/>
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+          <use xlink:href="#path1" id="G"/>
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+          <polyline points="0,100 50,25 50,75 100,0" id="I"/>
+          <polygon points="0,100 50,25 50,75 100,0" id="J"/>
+        </g>
+      </g>
+      <g id="K" inkscape:label="Key">
+        <g id="L" inkscape:label="Elm">
+          <line x1="5" y1="5" x2="5.5" y2="10" id="M" transform="translate(10, 10);" inkscape:label="Mine"/>
+        </g>
+      </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--vertical_guides__4__--horizontal_guides__3__--pages__1____3-7__12.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--vertical_guides__4__--horizontal_guides__3__--pages__1____3-7__12.out
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__--vertical_guides__4__--horizontal_guides__3__--pages__1____3-7__12.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
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+  <sodipodi:namedview id="namedview7" pagecolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="#666666" borderopacity="1.0" inkscape:pageshadow="2" inkscape:pageopacity="0.0" inkscape:pagecheckerboard="0" inkscape:blackoutopacity="0.0" inkscape:document-units="mm" showgrid="false" inkscape:zoom="0.22315867" inkscape:cx="3150.2249" inkscape:cy="522.05007" inkscape:window-width="2488" inkscape:window-height="1376" inkscape:window-x="1992" inkscape:window-y="27" inkscape:window-maximized="1" inkscape:current-layer="layer1" showguides="true">
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+  <g inkscape:label="Layer 1" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer1"/>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__781b3284b91d843346c42568aa6ce409.out b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__3b35068c24255b2144616d98c2a077bd.out
similarity index 94%
rename from tests/data/refs/guides_creator__781b3284b91d843346c42568aa6ce409.out
rename to tests/data/refs/guides_creator__3b35068c24255b2144616d98c2a077bd.out
index 2c97acaa31a6c79fdef0dc43e0e647b8575be752..d4155f4b64432e09a6808e89488e8c5501ca263f 100644
--- a/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__781b3284b91d843346c42568aa6ce409.out
+++ b/tests/data/refs/guides_creator__3b35068c24255b2144616d98c2a077bd.out
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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diff --git a/tests/data/svg/empty_multipage.svg b/tests/data/svg/empty_multipage.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7758938fa498efd35ab3d453a573496c9dcb3c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/svg/empty_multipage.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->
+
+<svg
+   width="210mm"
+   height="297mm"
+   viewBox="0 0 210 297"
+   version="1.1"
+   id="svg5"
+   inkscape:version="1.2-alpha (0bd5040, 2022-02-05)"
+   sodipodi:docname="drawing.svg"
+   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <sodipodi:namedview
+     id="namedview7"
+     pagecolor="#ffffff"
+     bordercolor="#666666"
+     borderopacity="1.0"
+     inkscape:pageshadow="2"
+     inkscape:pageopacity="0.0"
+     inkscape:pagecheckerboard="0"
+     inkscape:blackoutopacity="0.0"
+     inkscape:document-units="mm"
+     showgrid="false"
+     inkscape:zoom="0.22315867"
+     inkscape:cx="3150.2249"
+     inkscape:cy="522.05007"
+     inkscape:window-width="2488"
+     inkscape:window-height="1376"
+     inkscape:window-x="1992"
+     inkscape:window-y="27"
+     inkscape:window-maximized="1"
+     inkscape:current-layer="layer1"
+     showguides="true">
+    <inkscape:page
+       x="0"
+       y="0"
+       width="210"
+       height="297"
+       id="page1328" />
+    <inkscape:page
+       x="220"
+       y="0"
+       width="210"
+       height="297"
+       id="page1330" />
+    <inkscape:page
+       x="440"
+       y="0"
+       width="210"
+       height="297"
+       id="page1332" />
+    <inkscape:page
+       x="660"
+       y="0"
+       width="210"
+       height="297"
+       id="page1334" />
+    <inkscape:page
+       x="880"
+       y="0"
+       width="210"
+       height="297"
+       id="page1336" />
+    <inkscape:page
+       x="1100"
+       y="0"
+       width="210"
+       height="297"
+       id="page1338" />
+    <inkscape:page
+       x="1399.8914"
+       y="-323.24356"
+       width="210"
+       height="297"
+       id="page1404" />
+    <sodipodi:guide
+       position="210,297"
+       orientation="0.70710678,-0.70710678"
+       id="guide1647" />
+  </sodipodi:namedview>
+  <defs
+     id="defs2" />
+  <g
+     inkscape:label="Layer 1"
+     inkscape:groupmode="layer"
+     id="layer1" />
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diff --git a/tests/test_guides_creator.py b/tests/test_guides_creator.py
index 03d5c73d8cb07e015d19e439385d7373f806c0c3..4bb66b1b84c13a5a5e326674565e35b3a9664568 100644
--- a/tests/test_guides_creator.py
+++ b/tests/test_guides_creator.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from inkex.tester.filters import CompareNumericFuzzy
 
 
 class GuidesCreatorBasicTest(ComparisonMixin, InkscapeExtensionTestMixin, TestCase):
+    """Basic tests for GuidesCreator"""
+
     effect_class = GuidesCreator
     compare_file = "svg/guides.svg"
     compare_filters = [
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ class GuidesCreatorBasicTest(ComparisonMixin, InkscapeExtensionTestMixin, TestCa
         + ("--tab=regular_guides", "--guides_preset=golden", "--delete=True"),
         old_defaults
         + ("--tab=regular_guides", "--guides_preset=5;5", "--start_from_edges=True"),
-        old_defaults + ("--tab=diagonal_guides",),
+        old_defaults + ("--tab=diagonal_guides", "--nodup=False"),
         old_defaults
         + ("--tab=margins", "--start_from_edges=True", "--margins_preset=custom"),
         old_defaults
@@ -39,7 +41,69 @@ class GuidesCreatorBasicTest(ComparisonMixin, InkscapeExtensionTestMixin, TestCa
 
 
 class GuidesCreatorMillimeterTest(ComparisonMixin, TestCase):
+    """Test that guides are correctly created in a mm based document"""
+
     effect_class = GuidesCreator
     compare_file = "svg/complextransform.test.svg"
     compare_filters = [CompareNumericFuzzy()]
-    comparisons = [("--vertical_guides=6", "--horizontal_guides=8")]
+    comparisons = [
+        ("--vertical_guides=6", "--horizontal_guides=8"),
+        ("--tab=regular_guides", "--start_from_edges=True", "--guides_preset=golden"),
+        (
+            "--tab=regular_guides",
+            "--start_from_edges=True",
+            "--guides_preset=custom",
+            "--vertical_guides=4",
+            "--horizontal_guides=5",
+        ),
+        (
+            "--tab=margins",
+            "--start_from_edges=False",
+            "--margins_preset=book_right",
+            "--vert=3",
+            "--horz=2",
+        ),
+    ]
+
+
+class GuidesTestMulitpage(ComparisonMixin, TestCase):
+    """Test multipage functionality"""
+
+    effect_class = GuidesCreator
+    compare_file = "svg/empty_multipage.svg"
+    compare_filters = [CompareNumericFuzzy()]
+    comparisons = [
+        (),  # by default, all pages
+        # selection of pages
+        ("--vertical_guides=4", "--horizontal_guides=3", "--pages=1,,3-7,12"),
+        # diagonal guides
+        (
+            "--tab=diagonal_guides",
+            "--nodup=False",
+            "--pages=1-3",
+            "--ul=True",
+            "--ur=True",
+            "--ll=True",
+            "--lr=True",
+        ),
+        # There is one diagonal guide already in the file, it should be unchanged
+        (
+            "--tab=diagonal_guides",
+            "--nodup=True",
+            "--pages=1-3",
+            "--ul=True",
+            "--ur=True",
+            "--ll=True",
+            "--lr=True",
+        ),
+        (
+            "--tab=margins",
+            "--start_from_edges=True",
+            "--margins_preset=book_alternating_left",
+        ),
+        (
+            "--tab=margins",
+            "--start_from_edges=False",
+            "--margins_preset=book_alternating_right",
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/test_inkex_base.py b/tests/test_inkex_base.py
index bff7c5dfcd62c6414bc6aa46a80ae8b2e9afaf31..053d041ee3c74a9652095dea77cfd58e0808d349 100644
--- a/tests/test_inkex_base.py
+++ b/tests/test_inkex_base.py
@@ -126,6 +126,29 @@ class InkscapeExtensionTest(TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(AbortExtension, ext.absolute_href, "./foo", default=None)
 
 
+class TestArgumentDatatypes(TestCase):
+    """Test special argument types for the dataparser"""
+
+    def test_page_descriptor(self):
+        """Test that page descriptions are parsed correctly"""
+
+        def parsetest(string, length, comparison, startvalue=1):
+            result = InkscapeExtension.arg_number_ranges()
+            self.assertTupleEqual(
+                result(string)(length, startvalue=startvalue), comparison
+            )
+
+        parsetest("1, 2,3", 10, (1, 2, 3))
+        parsetest("1-3, 5, 10", 10, (1, 2, 3, 5, 10))
+        parsetest("2, 4-, 6, 7-", 10, (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10))
+        parsetest("2-5, 7-9, 10-", 12, (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12))
+        parsetest("6, 7, 8", 3, tuple())
+        parsetest("2, 216-218, 10", 300, (2, 10, 216, 217, 218))
+        parsetest("-3,10-,5", 12, (1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 12))
+        parsetest("-5, 7-", 7, (3, 4, 5, 7), 3)
+        parsetest("-", 7, (), 3)
+
+
 class SvgInputOutputTest(TestCase):
     """Test SVG Input Mixin"""
 
diff --git a/tests/test_inkex_elements.py b/tests/test_inkex_elements.py
index b1bd0eaf3882ff903eb711139b2bcf5c1a562d86..59458135fd52655e593c16d50bea55eb73e7a763 100644
--- a/tests/test_inkex_elements.py
+++ b/tests/test_inkex_elements.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class PathElementTestCase(ElementTestCase):
             5,
             math.pi / 4,
             math.pi * 6 / 4,
-            """m 13.535534,23.535534 a 5,5 0 0 1 -6.035534,0.794593 
+            """m 13.535534,23.535534 a 5,5 0 0 1 -6.035534,0.794593
                        5,5 0 0 1 -2.3296291,-5.624222 5,5 0 0 1 4.8296291,-3.705905""",
         )
         compare_arc(
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class PathElementTestCase(ElementTestCase):
             5,
             math.pi / 4,
             math.pi * 6 / 4,
-            """m 13.535534,23.535534 a 5,5 0 0 1 -6.035534,0.794593 
+            """m 13.535534,23.535534 a 5,5 0 0 1 -6.035534,0.794593
                        5,5 0 0 1 -2.3296291,-5.624222 5,5 0 0 1 4.8296291,-3.705905 z""",
             type="chord",
         )
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class PathElementTestCase(ElementTestCase):
             5,
             math.pi / 4,
             math.pi * 28 / 18,
-            """m 13.535534,23.535534 a 5,5 0 0 1 -6.2830789,0.641905 5,5 0 0 1 -1.8991927,-6.02347 
+            """m 13.535534,23.535534 a 5,5 0 0 1 -6.2830789,0.641905 5,5 0 0 1 -1.8991927,-6.02347
                        5,5 0 0 1 5.5149786,-3.078008 l -0.868241,4.924039 z""",
             type="slice",
         )
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class PathElementTestCase(ElementTestCase):
             42,
             True,
             0,
-            """m 4.9186625,7.1047587 0.7178942,-5.4529467 5.0813373,-2.10475872 
+            """m 4.9186625,7.1047587 0.7178942,-5.4529467 5.0813373,-2.10475872
             4.363443,3.34818802 -0.717894,5.4529467 -5.0813372,2.104759 z""",
         )
         # Test a star
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ class PathElementTestCase(ElementTestCase):
             1.4790556,
             False,
             0,
-            """m 25.203254,38.580212 -18.6458484,-11.651701 -11.3057927,16.6865 
-           -2.5158293,-21.842628 -20.0950776,1.564637 15.508661,-15.5856099 
-           -13.752359,-14.7354284 21.8548124,2.4076898 2.94616632,-19.9394165 
-           11.74384528,18.5879506 17.426168,-10.1286176 -7.210477,20.7711057 
+            """m 25.203254,38.580212 -18.6458484,-11.651701 -11.3057927,16.6865
+           -2.5158293,-21.842628 -20.0950776,1.564637 15.508661,-15.5856099
+           -13.752359,-14.7354284 21.8548124,2.4076898 2.94616632,-19.9394165
+           11.74384528,18.5879506 17.426168,-10.1286176 -7.210477,20.7711057
            18.783909,7.3092373 -20.735163,7.313194 z""",
         )
         # Test a rounded polygon
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ class PathElementTestCase(ElementTestCase):
             42,
             True,
             0.1,
-            """m 4.9186625,7.1047587 c -0.2104759,-0.5081337 0.3830754,-5.0166024 0.7178942,-5.4529467 
-            0.3348188,-0.4363443 4.5360433,-2.17654814 5.0813373,-2.10475872 
-            0.545295,0.0717894 4.152968,2.84005422 4.363443,3.34818802 
-            0.210476,0.5081337 -0.383075,5.0166024 -0.717894,5.4529467 
-            -0.334819,0.4363443 -4.5360425,2.176548 -5.0813372,2.104759 
+            """m 4.9186625,7.1047587 c -0.2104759,-0.5081337 0.3830754,-5.0166024 0.7178942,-5.4529467
+            0.3348188,-0.4363443 4.5360433,-2.17654814 5.0813373,-2.10475872
+            0.545295,0.0717894 4.152968,2.84005422 4.363443,3.34818802
+            0.210476,0.5081337 -0.383075,5.0166024 -0.717894,5.4529467
+            -0.334819,0.4363443 -4.5360425,2.176548 -5.0813372,2.104759
             -0.5452947,-0.07179 -4.1529674,-2.8400545 -4.3634433,-3.3481883 z""",
         )
         compare_star(
@@ -223,19 +223,19 @@ class PathElementTestCase(ElementTestCase):
             1.4790556,
             False,
             1,
-            """m 25.203254,38.580212 c -18.8526653,11.31401 3.036933,-15.296807 -18.6458484,-11.651701 
-            -19.8769816,3.341532 7.5786704,23.731873 -11.3057927,16.6865 
-            -20.6000929,-7.685438 13.8530224,-7.163034 -2.5158293,-21.842628 
-            -15.0056106,-13.4570388 -13.8291026,20.721824 -20.0950776,1.564637 
-            -6.835231,-20.8975929 14.237504,6.364651 15.508661,-15.5856099 
-            1.165291,-20.1221851 -24.823279,2.1078182 -13.752359,-14.7354284 
-            12.076699,-18.3734357 3.900854,15.0996232 21.8548124,2.4076898 
-            16.4587046,-11.6349155 -17.1250194,-18.0934175 2.94616632,-19.9394165 
-            21.89462928,-2.013706 -9.37321772,12.464272 11.74384528,18.5879506 
-            19.358377,5.61368249 3.468728,-24.6699406 17.426168,-10.1286176 
-            15.225456,15.86238583 -15.589066,0.44307 -7.210477,20.7711057 
-            7.680797,18.6350633 21.450453,-12.6694955 18.783909,7.3092373 
-            -2.908795,21.793777 -10.066029,-11.91177319 -20.735163,7.313194 
+            """m 25.203254,38.580212 c -18.8526653,11.31401 3.036933,-15.296807 -18.6458484,-11.651701
+            -19.8769816,3.341532 7.5786704,23.731873 -11.3057927,16.6865
+            -20.6000929,-7.685438 13.8530224,-7.163034 -2.5158293,-21.842628
+            -15.0056106,-13.4570388 -13.8291026,20.721824 -20.0950776,1.564637
+            -6.835231,-20.8975929 14.237504,6.364651 15.508661,-15.5856099
+            1.165291,-20.1221851 -24.823279,2.1078182 -13.752359,-14.7354284
+            12.076699,-18.3734357 3.900854,15.0996232 21.8548124,2.4076898
+            16.4587046,-11.6349155 -17.1250194,-18.0934175 2.94616632,-19.9394165
+            21.89462928,-2.013706 -9.37321772,12.464272 11.74384528,18.5879506
+            19.358377,5.61368249 3.468728,-24.6699406 17.426168,-10.1286176
+            15.225456,15.86238583 -15.589066,0.44307 -7.210477,20.7711057
+            7.680797,18.6350633 21.450453,-12.6694955 18.783909,7.3092373
+            -2.908795,21.793777 -10.066029,-11.91177319 -20.735163,7.313194
             -9.7805797,17.623861 23.27955,8.871339 5.996985,19.243087 z""",
             precision=2,
         )
@@ -487,6 +487,30 @@ class NamedViewTest(ElementTestCase):
         self.svg.namedview.add(Guide().move_to(0, 0, "90"))
         self.assertEqual(len(self.svg.namedview.get_guides()), 2)
 
+    def test_guides_coincident(self):
+        """Test the detection of coincident guides"""
+
+        def coincidence_test(data, result):
+            guide1 = Guide().move_to(*data[0], angle=data[1])
+            guide2 = Guide().move_to(*data[2], angle=data[3])
+            self.assertEqual(Guide.guides_coincident(guide1, guide2), result)
+
+        # both are good
+        coincidence_test(((0, 0), (0, 1), (2, 0), (0, 3)), True)
+        # antiparallel
+        coincidence_test(((0, 0), (0, 1), (2, 0), (0, -3)), True)
+        # point not on guide
+        coincidence_test(((0, 0), (0, 1), (0, 1), (0, 3)), False)
+        # different orientation
+        coincidence_test(((0, 0), (0, 1), (2, 0), (1, 0)), False)
+        # try the same at an angle
+        coincidence_test(((1, 1), (2, -1), (3, 5), (-2, 1)), True)
+        coincidence_test(((1, 1), (2, -1), (3, 6), (-2, 1)), False)
+        # and vertical
+        coincidence_test(((0, 1), (1, 0), (0, 2), (3, 0)), True)
+        coincidence_test(((0, 1), (1, 0), (0, 2), (-3, 0)), True)
+        coincidence_test(((1, 1), (1, 0), (0, 2), (-3, 0)), False)
+
     def test_pages(self):
         """Create some extra pages and see a list of them"""
         self.assertEqual(len(self.svg.namedview.get_pages()), 0)
diff --git a/tests/test_inkex_transforms.py b/tests/test_inkex_transforms.py
index fa3dd368bc20d8b4d0a23089d21c628ac1406863..6068631a02b78d0dffa5cb6e96b74afec6ee6076 100644
--- a/tests/test_inkex_transforms.py
+++ b/tests/test_inkex_transforms.py
@@ -148,6 +148,33 @@ class Vector2dTest(TestCase):
 
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, Vector2d, (1))
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, Vector2d, (1, 2, 3))
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, Vector2d, 1, 2, 3)
+
+    def test_vector_default_creation(self):
+        """Test fallback for vectors"""
+
+        # no fallback
+        vec0 = Vector2d("1,2", fallback=None)
+        self.assertEqual(vec0.x, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(vec0.y, 2)
+
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, Vector2d, "a,2")
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, Vector2d, 1)
+        # invalid fallback
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, Vector2d, 1, fallback="a")
+
+        # fallback
+        vec0 = Vector2d("a,3", fallback=(1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(vec0.x, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(vec0.y, 2)
+
+        vec0 = Vector2d(("a", "b"), fallback=(1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(vec0.x, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(vec0.y, 2)
+
+        vec0 = Vector2d((3, 4, 5), fallback=(1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(vec0.x, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(vec0.y, 2)
 
     def test_binary_operators(self):
         """Test binary operators for vector2d"""