Many OS X users have reported being unable to open SVG files using the open dialog in Inkscape 0.43. After much troubleshooting I was able to figure out what was causing the problem. It has been fixed in an updated package, Inkscape-0.43-2.dmg, which is available here:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/inkscape/Inkscape-0.43-2.dmg?download
Your last post was two months ago! Get your act together!
Oh, so now you say you’re going to post about the fantastic work you’ve done on inkscape. Come on, then! It’s very cool. And you did a great job of fixing it all up so it works in all cases. You’re fantastic.