Index: synfig-studio/src/gtkmm/workarea.cpp
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--- synfig-studio/src/gtkmm/workarea.cpp	(revision 1680)
+++ synfig-studio/src/gtkmm/workarea.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1347,46 +1347,49 @@
 
 
 			selected_bezier=find_bezier(mouse_pos,radius,&bezier_click_pos);
-			if(duck && duck->get_editable())
+			if(duck)
 			{
-				//get_selected_duck()->signal_user_click(0)();
-				//if(clicked_duck)clicked_duck->signal_user_click(0)();
-
-				// if the user is holding shift while clicking on a tangent duck, consider splitting the tangent
-				if (event->motion.state&GDK_SHIFT_MASK && duck->get_type() == Duck::TYPE_TANGENT)
+				if(duck->get_editable())
 				{
-					synfigapp::ValueDesc value_desc = duck->get_value_desc();
+					//get_selected_duck()->signal_user_click(0)();
+					//if(clicked_duck)clicked_duck->signal_user_click(0)();
 
-					// we have the tangent, but need the vertex - that's the parent
-					if (value_desc.parent_is_value_node()) {
-						ValueNode_Composite::Handle parent_value_node = value_desc.get_parent_value_node();
+					// if the user is holding shift while clicking on a tangent duck, consider splitting the tangent
+					if (event->motion.state&GDK_SHIFT_MASK && duck->get_type() == Duck::TYPE_TANGENT)
+					{
+						synfigapp::ValueDesc value_desc = duck->get_value_desc();
 
-						// if the tangent isn't split, then split it
-						if (!((*(parent_value_node->get_link("split")))(get_time()).get(bool())))
-						{
-							get_canvas_view()->canvas_interface()->
-								change_value(synfigapp::ValueDesc(parent_value_node,
-																  parent_value_node->get_link_index_from_name("split")),
-											 true);
-							// rebuild the ducks from scratch, so the tangents ducks aren't connected
-							get_canvas_view()->rebuild_ducks();
+						// we have the tangent, but need the vertex - that's the parent
+						if (value_desc.parent_is_value_node()) {
+							ValueNode_Composite::Handle parent_value_node = value_desc.get_parent_value_node();
 
-							// reprocess the mouse click
-							return on_drawing_area_event(event);
+							// if the tangent isn't split, then split it
+							if (!((*(parent_value_node->get_link("split")))(get_time()).get(bool())))
+							{
+								get_canvas_view()->canvas_interface()->
+									change_value(synfigapp::ValueDesc(parent_value_node,
+																	  parent_value_node->get_link_index_from_name("split")),
+												 true);
+								// rebuild the ducks from scratch, so the tangents ducks aren't connected
+								get_canvas_view()->rebuild_ducks();
+
+								// reprocess the mouse click
+								return on_drawing_area_event(event);
+							}
+						} else {
+							// I don't know how to access the vertex from the tangent duck when originally drawing the bline in the bline tool
+
+							// synfig::ValueNode::Handle vn = value_desc.get_value_node();
+							synfig::info("parent isn't value node?  shift-drag-tangent doesn't work in bline tool yet...");
 						}
-					} else {
-						// I don't know how to access the vertex from the tangent duck when originally drawing the bline in the bline tool
+					}
 
-						// synfig::ValueNode::Handle vn = value_desc.get_value_node();
-						synfig::info("parent isn't value node?  shift-drag-tangent doesn't work in bline tool yet...");
-					}
+					dragging=DRAG_DUCK;
+					drag_point=mouse_pos;
+					//drawing_area->queue_draw();
+					start_duck_drag(mouse_pos);
+					get_canvas_view()->reset_cancel_status();
 				}
-
-				dragging=DRAG_DUCK;
-				drag_point=mouse_pos;
-				//drawing_area->queue_draw();
-				start_duck_drag(mouse_pos);
-				get_canvas_view()->reset_cancel_status();
 				return true;
 			}
 // I commented out this section because