(08-10-2023, 11:11 PM)Ken Shirriff Wrote: What is going on
You are messing up with shortcuts keyboard, instead of doing Ctrl+V, you're doing Ctrl+B (V and B are just beside on the keyboard)
(08-10-2023, 11:11 PM)Ken Shirriff Wrote: what does the mysterious circle/tangent cursor mean
This is the path tool , and the "can't/forbidden" is you hit the Ctrl key while outside of a node (usually to close a path or use the node's legs) -> thus this cursor
Move tool
Path tool (shortcut B, certainly B as Bézier)
Repetitive and fast shorcuts on your keyboard can lead to mistake and call the path tool, just hit "M" to get back the move tool or when you Ctrl+V, check that you don't hit the B just beside....
Patrice