(11-20-2025, 12:59 PM)CmykStudent Wrote: teapot: Auto-close on click was implemented after we received this issue report: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/7715, which showed that multiple other art programs automatically close the path when you click on the start node.
We're looking to improve the Path tool now that we have vector layers (for instance, by having the ability to drag a selection box over the path and select multiple nodes at once), so we can definitely look into satisfying both workflows. Perhaps we could switch the toggle from 2.10 so that holding Ctrl lets you move the start node without selecting it?
I found the CTRL+click in 2.10 much better, and like Teapot, I always unintentionally close the path, and after that spend a few second to remember how to do it correctly. But yes, if CTRL can be used for moving the initial node, I could adapt my workflow easily. For the context, it's rare that I regret old functionalities of the software, but in this one particular case, I do.
P.S: how about a much more natural behaviour combining both: only close the path on mouse release, and if the mouse moves, just move the node instead?