On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:48:11 -0500, Kevin Wixson <kevin@...738...> wrote:
Okay, I'm cool with this, but are you ever going to want to put a node directly on top of another node that happens to be the end point of an open path?
If the new node would start a new path, easy - just Esc to unselect the node and click wherever you want. If you want to continue the same path, why would you want to have two unconnected nodes in the same point? Well, even if you need it, you can just break at that node later and you'll get it.
If that's unlikely, then the process of switching modes is simplified by just clicking on the end node of an open path with the Pen tool, isn't it?
Switching which modes?
The idea is to do as much as possible without switching to other tools, and to use as few key presses as possible, so switching to the Selector temporarily would sort of defeat the purpose.
Pressing Space to swith to selector and back is not a big price for the freedom to draw anywhere you want with a drawing tool.
How about a key you'd press when you have the Pen tool selected that makes the Pen tool work like the Selector while you have the key pressed?
This key is Space :) Admittedly you'll have to press it twice to go to selector and back, but I may be able to fix it so you'll need to just press and hold it.