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0017675ScribusUsabilitypublic2025-11-01 07:06
Reportertravisj Assigned To 
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilitysometimes
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformLinuxOSDebian Trixie (13)OS VersionXFCE
Summary0017675: (1.6.3) Occasional difficulty selecting nodes and node control points
DescriptionI sometimes have to click a few times to grab a node to move it or select a control handle, to the point where I sometimes click the wrong part of the shape and distort it.
It seems like the control points and node sizes in Inkscape and other vector editing programs like Affinity are larger and easier to click. In fact, in Affinity at least, there are settings to change the size of the control points.

What would be helpful is if the control points could be a bit larger, or there was a way to change the "grab radius". I've included screenshots from Inkscape and Scribus where you can see the control handles in Scribus are maybe 1/2 to a 1/4 smaller size of the ones in Inkscape.
Tagsresize, usability, vector
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inkscape-handle-size.png (9,811 bytes)   
inkscape-handle-size.png (9,811 bytes)   
scribus-handle-size.png (11,338 bytes)   
scribus-handle-size.png (11,338 bytes)   
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ale

2025-11-01 07:06

manager   ~0053160

You don't seem to have the latest code (not your fault!, just a remark...).

In Scribus 1.7.1 (the current development branch), the node editing has been reworked and vastly improved (and will probably be further improved).

Selecting the nodes now probably works better, but the handles are still rather small (and definitively smaller than in Inkscape).
So, your main concern might still be valid!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-11-01 04:59 travisj New Issue
2025-11-01 04:59 travisj Tag Attached: resize
2025-11-01 04:59 travisj Tag Attached: usability
2025-11-01 04:59 travisj Tag Attached: vector
2025-11-01 04:59 travisj File Added: inkscape-handle-size.png
2025-11-01 04:59 travisj File Added: scribus-handle-size.png
2025-11-01 07:06 ale Note Added: 0053160