Cannot draw a new tangent segment without moving opposite handle
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inkscape |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
While drawing Bézier curves with soft nodes it's impossible to add a tangent segment to the previous one without moving the opposite node handle.
My workaround for example when I want add a soft segment between two end points is adding crossed tangents at the two ends with the Tangent path effect, and then adding a curved segment with cusp nodes between the two end points and use these tangents to snap its node handles. Buts this is a true pain.
Another however interesting workaround is joining the summits of the two end tangents told above and applying a fillet to their angle. But in most cases it adds a straight segment.
A solution could be if one could snap to a virtual end tangent of the previous segment while drawing a new tangent after a cusp node. The the node between the old and the new segment can be changed to soft without moving anything.
Alternatively the ability so join two selected end nodes with a new curve instead of a new segment could be very useful too.