(I'd enter this on Mantis, but cannot pull up the site.)  When editing shape 
points using absolute coordinates and clicking on a node, after updating the 
coordinates Scribus frequently "forgets" that it's in Move Nodes mode and the 
tool needs to be clicked again to "remind" it of which operation is still 
selected.  Even more annoying is when clicking on a node to update its 
coordinates, the node almost always shifts simply from clicking on it.  (I 
don't have any snapping turned on, and I try my best to keep the mouse still 
when clicking, but invariably the point shifts.)  Since there is no Undo option 
to reset the point to its original coordinates prior to selecting it (another 
design oversight), the point must be manually reset (nearly impossible if the 
coordinates for each point weren't written down somewhere).  To get around 
this, it would be nice if there were four new buttons added to the Edit Shape 
GUI:  "First Node", "Next Node", "Previous Node", "Last Node".  Clicking on any 
of these buttons would select the appropriate node.  Then nodes could be 
selected without actually having to click on them.  Also handy would be having 
small node numbers displayed next to each node.  This would aid in identifying 
path direction, and then also assist with a fifth selection button "Goto Node" 
which selects the specified node.  Of course, none of this would be necessary 
if nodes didn't "jump" when selected, or if said action could be undone.

Mike

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