Trying to modify some shapes I made with the pen tool, I noticed that the node handles do not show up after the shape has been created. They do show up while drawing the shape, but once it is closed they seem to be invisible.
Is this intentional?
I found that you can hold shift and change the shape of the lines, or just grab the lines themselves and strech them like rubber bands, similar to the way they behave in Flash (but not the same).
Sometimes though, I would really like to see those handles, so I don't have to guess where they are, and can really fine tune my curves.
I found this page, I am not sure if it is relevant, since there is no date on it: http://www.angelfire.com/mi/kevincharles/inkscape/ncwf2.htm
I experience this behavior in
Inkscape 0.46dev+devel, built Mar 28 2007
and
Inkscape 0.45.1, built Mar 21 2007