Comment 2 for bug 997105

Because as far as I know, Inkscape can only handle cubic Bézier curves
(when I open something with quadratic Béziers, they get degree elevated to
cubic Béziers).

The tool says "Bézier curve", so the object should either be linear (a
straight line), a quadratic one, or a cubic one. If there is just one
handle, that suggests that it is a quadratic Bézier curve. But that isn't
the case -- when I look to the saved .SVG file, it says that it's a cubic
Bézier -- which should have two handles, since you need 4 points to draw a
cubic Bézier curve.

Pieter

>> but I also expect a handle when following the above procedure.
>
> Why?
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> Title:
> No handle at first (and sometimes last) nodes of a Bézier curve
>
> Status in Inkscape: A Vector Drawing Tool:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When I create a new Bézier curve (consisting of a single curved
> segment) in Inkscape (0.48.3.1 r9886), the first node doesn't have a
> handle. Procedure:
>
> - For the first node, click on the canvas (and release the mousebutton
> without dragging first)
> - Then click somewhere else on the canvas, drag your mouse such that a
> nice curved curve appears, and release the mousebutton
> - Press <Enter> to end the curve
>
> When using the Node Tool (F2) to check the nodes, you can see that the
> first node doesn't have a handle (or is it so small such that you
> cannot see it?)
>
> I know that I _can_ create a handle by clicking and dragging for the
> first node, but I also expect a handle when following the above
> procedure.
>
> Operating System: Arch Linux, 32 bits, 3.3.4-2-ARCH Kernel.
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