As you can see on the image below, when I'm drawing a bezier curve, there're two handles of the last node, which I would like to edit "on fly", without switching to "Node Editor". In Adobe Illustrator it's done by simply holding Alt, then dragging the handles whatever you like.

How do I do the same in Inkscape? If it's not a built-in feature:

1. Where do I suggest it?

2. Is there any sort of extensions to do what I need?

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Didn't want to create a separate topic for that, but is there any way to snap the starting and end points of bezier curves to existing paths (see 2nd attachment)?

For some reason, attachments have swapped their places, so for the first question see 2nd attachment, and for the second - 1st. Thank you.

Same procedure like in AI but here with Shift-key if you want to continue with a sharp corner for instance.

No, Im looking for a way to edit node handles without switching to node editor, not making a sharp corner

Do you have an example image showing what you like to draw in one go?

Regarding question 2:

http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Snapping.html#Snapping-Objects

Did you try to use SHIIFT key? Then you can move handle in any direction you need ...

Greetings

I don't think there's a way to do what you want with regard to the Bezier control handles - though I can see why it would be a useful feature. Perhaps raise it as a feature request on the Inkscape bugtracker: https://inkscape.org/contribute/report-bugs/

Personally I never use the option to drag when placing Bezier nodes, as I find it easier to click for each node to get a rough shape with straight lines, then edit the path segments and node handles afterwards as a separate step.

Tyler Durden, Thank you, that's exactly what I needed in q. 2.

Xav, well, it's really personal preference. I'd love to work with curves in Inkscape just like I could work in AI, and AI allows to edit handles on fly when drawing a curve.