How to get handles to straight line?

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  1. Sometimes I import glyphs where handle bars are misaligned
  2. Its easy enough to align them horizontally or vertically
  3. but this is what I want - both nodes should be “connected”
  4. resulting in a node where the entire “line” moves even if I only grab on of the nodes

After many years with Glyphs I still haven’t figured out how to achieve this without removing and adding new points, and would very much like to learn how to do this the easy way! Thanks!

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Du difference is the color of the node. Blue means it is a corner and green it is smooth. Select a blue node and hit enter or double click it to make it green. Then move one of the handles to align the other.

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Here is my workflow in cases like this:

  1. Select the nodes and handles you want to align
  2. Press Cmd-Shift-A for Paths > Align Selection to align them
  3. Repeat 1+2 for other situations in the same glyph
  4. Paths > Tidy Up Paths (Cmd-Opt-Shift-T) to recalculate the green/blue state

HTH

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Thank you very much! (And what a perfectly elegant solution for said problem. cheers!)

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