GraphiteEditor/Graphite

Dragging handle back into its anchor makes its opposite handle move around randomly

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#2,451 opened on Mar 17, 2025

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Description

We no longer can snap a handle to its anchor point, thereby hiding it (giving it a zero length status where it's treated as gone). When doing this, the other handle shouldn't be affected from its original position.

See the video in my comment below for what this issue is now about.

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Research direction
Review the video referenced in the comments to reproduce the exact behavior. Examine the handle snapping logic in the codebase, likely within the node manipulation or handle related modules. Look for recent changes that might have introduced the regression where dragging a handle back to its anchor causes the opposite handle to move. Check if there is a missing state update or incorrect coordinate transformation.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Needs investigation
Prerequisites
Basic Rust knowledgeUnderstanding of handle snapping in Graphite
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40