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thePR0M3TH3ANandClaude Opus 4.7 ef03f731d1 docs: audit pass — fix wrong shortcut + behaviour claims

Swept the help pages against the actual code paths and removed /
corrected claims that didn't ship.

vector-tools.md
- Removed: spacebar temp-pan, Alt duplicate-as-you-drag, generic
  Shift-constrain.
- Added: verified shortcuts (Cmd+Z/Y/D/C/X/V/G, Cmd+]/[ with
  Shift modifier, Cmd+J / Cmd+Alt+J in Pen edit mode,
  Delete/Backspace for layers + anchors).

tool-select.md
- Removed Cmd+A (not wired), Alt-drag-duplicate (not wired),
  Shift-constrain-axis drag (not wired), Cmd-click stack-walk
  (not wired). Kept the verified marquee + multi-select.

tool-direct-select.md
- Re-wrote anchor / handle interactions to match the actual hit-
  test branches (Alt-click anchor toggles kind in one click; Alt-
  drag a handle breaks symmetry; Alt-click segment inserts an
  anchor; plain drag of a segment bows it). Removed the "click an
  endpoint to continue drawing" claim — that's a Pen-only flow.

tool-hand.md
- Removed every fictional zoom shortcut (Cmd+wheel, Cmd+0,
  Cmd+= / Cmd+-). Documented the real zoom controls (−/+/Fit
  buttons + dropdown in the canvas toolbar). Spacebar reposition
  scoped correctly to the Pen tool only.

tool-pen.md
- Clarified that the Pen options pane has its own Fill / Stroke
  inputs (separate from any "Stroke panel" that doesn't actually
  exist).

tool-pencil.md
- Removed every claim that wasn't true: smoothing slider, Alt-drag
  append, auto-close. Pencil writes a plain polyline (M…L L L…),
  one layer per stroke. Tool options pane has only colour + width.

tool-shape.md
- Filled in the missing primitives (rounded-rect / circle /
  triangle — total 8, not 5). Removed Shift / Alt drag modifiers
  that aren't checked in startShapeDrag / commitShapeFromDrag.
  Added the small-drag → default-size fallback that the code does
  do.

tool-text.md
- Replaced the "drag a rectangle to size" claim with the actual
  click-to-place behaviour (placeTextWithTool drops a fixed-size
  box at the cursor + auto-flips to Select with the box focused).
  Softened the Cmd+B/I/U claims to "browser native rich-text
  shortcuts" since they're not wired in the app code.

tool-eyedropper.md
- Replaced the fictional "inline ⊙ buttons next to colour fields"
  with the real OS-colour-picker eyedropper that Chrome's native
  <input type="color"> shows.

panel-layers.md
- Removed Cmd+A select-all (not wired). Added Shift modifier to
  Cmd+]/[ for bring-to-front / send-to-back. Clarified that
  position units are inches in print modes, pixels in Custom Art
  / Slide / Deck (matches the unit toggle behaviour).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <[email protected]>

2026-06-04 09:32:11 -04:00

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Direct Selection tool (A)

Edits anchors + Bézier handles on a single vector path. The counterpart to Select, which moves the whole layer.

Engaging a path

Switch to the tool (press A) and click a vector shape — every anchor + handle appears.
Or with Select active, double-click the shape to dive in.
Non-pen primitives (rectangle, ellipse, polygon, star) auto-convert to an editable path when you enter Direct Selection on them.

Single-anchor interactions

Click an anchor to select it (filled square).
Drag to move just that anchor; the segments connected to it follow.
Shift+click more anchors to multi-select.
Drag the small handle dot off an anchor to adjust its tangent. By default both handles move symmetrically (smooth point).
Alt+drag a handle to break symmetry — corner point with independent handles per side.
Alt+click an anchor toggles between smooth point and corner point.

Multi-anchor edits

Marquee around the path with empty-space drag — every anchor inside the marquee selects.
Arrow keys nudge every selected anchor by 1 px. Shift+Arrow by 10 px.
Backspace / Delete removes selected anchors. Adjacent segments rejoin if the removed anchor was interior; the path opens if the removed anchor was an endpoint.

Segment edits

Drag a segment between two anchors to bow it (curve-direct- edit) without moving the anchors themselves.
Alt+click a segment to insert a new anchor at the click point and drag it.
To continue drawing from an open endpoint, switch to the Pen tool and click the endpoint — Direct Selection alone won't extend the path.

Tips

The tool icon is light blue (vs. the Select tool's black arrow) so you can tell at a glance which mode you're in.
Clicking off-canvas (or pressing Esc) deselects all anchors and flips back to Select.
See also: Pen tool for drawing new paths from scratch.

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