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Hi, For some reason when you click down with the Pen Tool and hold to align / change size of new point the handles/new curve disapear when you drag your mouse on to any of the toolbars? Video Showing the issue: 2023-02-26 13-28-15.mp4

(Macbook Pro 16" M1 Pro, Monterey 12.3.1) When I have the pen tool selected it still displays the move tool though it displays pen when I click for moment. Same with pencil tool. I tried deleting and reinstalling the app but it didn't help. Is there some setting I don't know about? I'm using a Wacom tablet but it does the same thing if I disconnect it and just use a mouse. The app is unusable like this! Screen Recording 2022-05-16 at 3.27.41 PM.mp4

I've been using affinity photo for quite a while now and since I'm freelancing for animation I've encountered this issue very often. For certain client work when creating line work from the backgrounds we often do have clients that want us to use a specific brush with certain attributes and tilted angles. The issue comes up when trying to create long flowing lines which move from one location to another and this is where having a stroke option for a path would be a great option. Another alternative is to add those same functionalities to the textured line style so that there's more flexibility in creating none destructive works. Seeing as how the animation field is a very large industry I believe it would be advantageous to add certain features like this one in future updates. Additional Recommendations: Shape deformation option isn't very intuitive to understand since you AffinityPhotoFeatureRequests.tifcan't actually see the individual brush shape on its own. I would recommend adding a preview of the brush shape without Showing the Tilt angle would also be advantageous, and I would highly recommend that as well. Path Tool Recommendation: In previous instalments I was able to add a point on an existing path while holding down the Ctrl+ Alt keys while using the Pen Tool (this would allow me to switch to node tool) . Since the last 3 updates this feature has been remove entirely and simply deletes the point instead. I've found that I've had to revert to a previous instalment because my workflow was highly affected by this change. Either add the option to customize Ctrl, Shift, Alt options for individual tools or add this feature back. In order to become more competitive in the future I would strongly recommend giving the user the option to customize secondary key sets for an active tool. This has been such an issue that I've stoped recommending this software until it's fixed.