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Many thanks MEB :up: great news MattP :) Tom

Hi R C-R, i've never created video -- would like to to 'explain' this properly, but unfortunately dont have time now to mess around with it, so will try answer your questions: 1. yes, the pointer is over one of the handles 2. when you press Ctrl and drag the mouse, the pointer stays where it is in relation to the point: a. the whole package (pointer, point, handles) moves as you drag b. when you release Ctrl key, the only difference to position #1, is that the point is in a different place, if you now drag again, the handles can still be moved, exactly same as before step #2 So the only reason for this is to be able to move a point on the fly: as I said above, particularly when 'tracing' a bitmap, this is a huge timesaver (particularly if you have to draw as lot, as I have to do on occasion) I hope that's clearer, and that you can now see why it would be of use to some people. I'll have a quick look on Youtube, see if I can find a video displaying this.

which is a very good implementation :up:

hi R C-R, okay, it appears what I'm describing is not available in AD. And, yes, I believe you understand it correctly (that the mouse button has to be released, etc. in AD). To be clear, this would not be intended to replace the current method, but rather be an additional (and more simplistic) way of modifying a point: simply a very quick way of correcting the position of a point, without interrupting the flow of drawing in any way. If one has to draw intensively e.g. when working 'tracing' from a bitmap image (which for my sins, I have to do a lot of) it makes the drawing much easier. Tom

thanks, Control is normally the equivalent of the Command key - but has no effect here that I can see while actively drawing the line. It does work when you go back to a point i.e. when no longer actively drawing - is that what you mean gdenby ? What I'm looking for is that the Control/Command key would work seamlessly while while still drawing. In the bulleted points in OP, I explain how it works in Freehand (it's not the easiest to explain clearly, probably has to be read carefully). The advantage of described method is that it can be moved while still actively drawing the line - much quicker, fluider, and saves a lot of time when drawing intensively. Tom

Thanks Mark, for the record, I'm using Affinity Designer Beta on Windows

(Using Affinity Designer Beta on Windows 7 x64) I'm wondering, can I move a point while drawing a line? This is possible In Freehand. Let me describe how it works there: start drawing a line with the pen tool, click for a second (or more) point drag point to get your curve (bezier handles or whatever they called) using a mouse: keeping the mouse button pressed, to move the active point, press Control key and drag once I happy with it's new location, let go of the control key, (note: with mouse button still pressed, I can still change the curve at this stage) I'm wondering is this possible in Designer? This one is one of those things: once you get used to it, you really miss it when it's not there. It gives a huge amount of flexibility while drawing (as opposed to having to modify points afterwards). Thanks in advance, Tom PS this is a difficult topic to search for, so apologies if I missed it anywhere