Merging Jabier's spirolive+bspline branch

(bzr r13341.2.1)

24 files changed, 2234 insertions, 83 deletions

diff --git a/src/live_effects/CMakeLists.txt b/src/live_effects/CMakeLists.txt
index a5f50a69d..7aeb911b0 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/live_effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ set(live_effects_SRC
 	lpe-spiro.cpp
 	lpe-tangent_to_curve.cpp
 	lpe-test-doEffect-stack.cpp
+	lpe-bspline.cpp
 	lpe-text_label.cpp
 	lpe-vonkoch.cpp
 	lpegroupbbox.cpp
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ set(live_effects_SRC
 	lpe-spiro.h
 	lpe-tangent_to_curve.h
 	lpe-test-doEffect-stack.h
+	lpe-bspline.h
 	lpe-text_label.h
 	lpe-vonkoch.h
 	lpegroupbbox.h
diff --git a/src/live_effects/Makefile_insert b/src/live_effects/Makefile_insert
index 9c3c171f2..248030e8c 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/Makefile_insert
+++ b/src/live_effects/Makefile_insert
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ ink_common_sources += \
 	live_effects/lpe-interpolate.h	\
 	live_effects/lpe-test-doEffect-stack.cpp	\
 	live_effects/lpe-test-doEffect-stack.h	\
+	live_effects/lpe-bspline.cpp	\
+	live_effects/lpe-bspline.h	\
 	live_effects/lpe-lattice.cpp	\
 	live_effects/lpe-lattice.h	\
 	live_effects/lpe-envelope.cpp	\
diff --git a/src/live_effects/effect-enum.h b/src/live_effects/effect-enum.h
index 43af33b53..342a2c849 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/effect-enum.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/effect-enum.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ enum EffectType {
     PATH_LENGTH,
     LINE_SEGMENT,
     DOEFFECTSTACK_TEST,
+    BSPLINE,
     DYNASTROKE,
     RECURSIVE_SKELETON,
     EXTRUDE,
diff --git a/src/live_effects/effect.cpp b/src/live_effects/effect.cpp
index 4c5e21194..9006e5359 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/effect.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/effect.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "live_effects/lpe-rough-hatches.h"
 #include "live_effects/lpe-dynastroke.h"
 #include "live_effects/lpe-test-doEffect-stack.h"
+#include "live_effects/lpe-bspline.h"
 #include "live_effects/lpe-gears.h"
 #include "live_effects/lpe-curvestitch.h"
 #include "live_effects/lpe-circle_with_radius.h"
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ const Util::EnumData<EffectType> LPETypeData[] = {
 /* 0.49 */
     {POWERSTROKE,           N_("Power stroke"), "powerstroke"},
     {CLONE_ORIGINAL,        N_("Clone original path"), "clone_original"},
+    {BSPLINE,               N_("BSpline"),                 "bspline"},
 };
 const Util::EnumDataConverter<EffectType> LPETypeConverter(LPETypeData, sizeof(LPETypeData)/sizeof(*LPETypeData));
 
@@ -228,6 +230,9 @@ Effect::New(EffectType lpenr, LivePathEffectObject *lpeobj)
         case DOEFFECTSTACK_TEST:
             neweffect = static_cast<Effect*> ( new LPEdoEffectStackTest(lpeobj) );
             break;
+        case BSPLINE:
+            neweffect = static_cast<Effect*> ( new LPEBSpline(lpeobj) );
+            break;
         case DYNASTROKE:
             neweffect = static_cast<Effect*> ( new LPEDynastroke(lpeobj) );
             break;
diff --git a/src/live_effects/effect.h b/src/live_effects/effect.h
index 1da9b4cc9..940770616 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/effect.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/effect.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public:
     Inkscape::XML::Node *  getRepr();
     SPDocument *           getSPDoc();
     LivePathEffectObject * getLPEObj() {return lpeobj;};
+    LivePathEffectObject const * getLPEObj() const {return lpeobj;};
     Parameter *            getParameter(const char * key);
 
     void readallParameters(Inkscape::XML::Node const* repr);
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-bspline.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-bspline.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edf19d1e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-bspline.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,719 @@
+#define INKSCAPE_LPE_BSPLINE_C
+/*
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+#include <gtkmm/box.h>
+#include <gtkmm/entry.h>
+#include <gtkmm/box.h>
+#include <gtkmm/button.h>
+#include <gtkmm/checkbutton.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
+#include "display/curve.h"
+#include <2geom/bezier-curve.h>
+#include <2geom/point.h>
+#include "helper/geom-curves.h"
+#include "live_effects/lpe-bspline.h"
+#include "live_effects/lpeobject.h"
+#include "live_effects/parameter/parameter.h"
+#include "ui/widget/scalar.h"
+#include "ui/tool/node.h"
+#include "ui/tools/node-tool.h"
+#include "ui/tool/control-point-selection.h"
+#include "ui/tool/selectable-control-point.h"
+#include "selection.h"
+#include "xml/repr.h"
+#include "svg/svg.h"
+#include "sp-path.h"
+#include "style.h"
+#include "document-private.h"
+#include "document.h"
+#include "document-undo.h"
+#include "desktop-handles.h"
+#include "verbs.h"
+#include "sp-lpe-item.h"
+#include "display/sp-canvas.h"
+#include <typeinfo>
+#include <vector>
+// For handling un-continuous paths:
+#include "message-stack.h"
+#include "inkscape.h"
+#include "desktop.h"
+
+using Inkscape::DocumentUndo;
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace LivePathEffect {
+
+LPEBSpline::LPEBSpline(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject)
+    : Effect(lpeobject),
+      // initialise your parameters here:
+      //testpointA(_("Test Point A"), _("Test A"), "ptA", &wr, this,
+      //Geom::Point(100,100)),
+      steps(_("Steps whith CTRL:"),
+            _("Change number of steps whith CTRL pressed"), "steps", &wr, this,
+            2),
+      ignoreCusp(_("Ignore cusp nodes:"), _("Change ignoring cusp nodes"),
+                 "ignoreCusp", &wr, this, true),
+      onlySelected(_("Change only selected nodes:"),
+                   _("Change only selected nodes"), "onlySelected", &wr, this,
+                   false),
+      weight(_("Change weight:"), _("Change weight of the effect"), "weight",
+             &wr, this, 0.3334) {
+  registerParameter(dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(&weight));
+  registerParameter(dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(&steps));
+  registerParameter(dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(&ignoreCusp));
+  registerParameter(dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(&onlySelected));
+  weight.param_set_range(0.0000, 1);
+  weight.param_set_increments(0.1, 0.1);
+  weight.param_set_digits(4);
+  steps.param_set_range(1, 10);
+  steps.param_set_increments(1, 1);
+  steps.param_set_digits(0);
+}
+
+LPEBSpline::~LPEBSpline() {}
+
+void LPEBSpline::createAndApply(const char *name, SPDocument *doc,
+                                SPItem *item) {
+  if (!SP_IS_SHAPE(item)) {
+    g_warning("LPE BSpline can only be applied to shapes (not groups).");
+  } else {
+    // Path effect definition
+    Inkscape::XML::Document *xml_doc = doc->getReprDoc();
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = xml_doc->createElement("inkscape:path-effect");
+    repr->setAttribute("effect", name);
+
+    doc->getDefs()->getRepr()
+        ->addChild(repr, NULL); // adds to <defs> and assigns the 'id' attribute
+    const gchar *repr_id = repr->attribute("id");
+    Inkscape::GC::release(repr);
+
+    gchar *href = g_strdup_printf("#%s", repr_id);
+    SP_LPE_ITEM(item)->addPathEffect(href, true);
+    g_free(href);
+  }
+}
+
+void LPEBSpline::doEffect(SPCurve *curve) {
+  if (curve->get_segment_count() < 2)
+    return;
+  // Make copy of old path as it is changed during processing
+  Geom::PathVector const original_pathv = curve->get_pathvector();
+  curve->reset();
+
+  //Recorremos todos los paths a los que queremos aplicar el efecto, hasta el
+  //penúltimo
+  for (Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = original_pathv.begin();
+       path_it != original_pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+    //Si está vacío...
+    if (path_it->empty())
+      continue;
+    //Itreadores
+
+    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin(); // incoming curve
+    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 =
+        ++(path_it->begin());                                // outgoing curve
+    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_endit =
+        path_it->end_default(); // this determines when the loop has to stop
+    //Creamos las lineas rectas que unen todos los puntos del trazado y donde se
+    //calcularán
+    //los puntos clave para los manejadores.
+    //Esto hace que la curva BSpline no pierda su condición aunque se trasladen
+    //dichos manejadores
+    SPCurve *nCurve = new SPCurve();
+    Geom::Point previousNode(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point node(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point pointAt1(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point pointAt2(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point nextPointAt1(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point nextPointAt2(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point nextPointAt3(0, 0);
+    Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> SBasisIn;
+    Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> SBasisOut;
+    Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> SBasisHelper;
+    Geom::CubicBezier const *cubic = NULL;
+    if (path_it->closed()) {
+      // if the path is closed, maybe we have to stop a bit earlier because the
+      // closing line segment has zerolength.
+      const Geom::Curve &closingline =
+          path_it->back_closed(); // the closing line segment is always of type
+                                  // Geom::LineSegment.
+      if (are_near(closingline.initialPoint(), closingline.finalPoint())) {
+        // closingline.isDegenerate() did not work, because it only checks for
+        // *exact* zero length, which goes wrong for relative coordinates and
+        // rounding errors...
+        // the closing line segment has zero-length. So stop before that one!
+        curve_endit = path_it->end_open();
+      }
+    }
+    //Si la curva está cerrada calculamos el punto donde
+    //deveria estar el nodo BSpline de cierre/inicio de la curva
+    //en posible caso de que se cierre con una linea recta creando un nodo
+    //BSPline
+    nCurve->moveto(curve_it1->initialPoint());
+    //Recorremos todos los segmentos menos el último
+    while (curve_it2 != curve_endit) {
+      //previousPointAt3 = pointAt3;
+      //Calculamos los puntos que dividirían en tres segmentos iguales el path
+      //recto de entrada y de salida
+      SPCurve *in = new SPCurve();
+      in->moveto(curve_it1->initialPoint());
+      in->lineto(curve_it1->finalPoint());
+      cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(&*curve_it1);
+      if (cubic) {
+        SBasisIn = in->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+        pointAt1 = SBasisIn.valueAt(
+            Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1], *in->first_segment()));
+        pointAt2 = SBasisIn.valueAt(
+            Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2], *in->first_segment()));
+      } else {
+        pointAt1 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+        pointAt2 = in->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+      }
+      in->reset();
+      delete in;
+      //Y hacemos lo propio con el path de salida
+      //nextPointAt0 = curveOut.valueAt(0);
+      SPCurve *out = new SPCurve();
+      out->moveto(curve_it2->initialPoint());
+      out->lineto(curve_it2->finalPoint());
+      cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(&*curve_it2);
+      if (cubic) {
+        SBasisOut = out->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+        nextPointAt1 = SBasisOut.valueAt(
+            Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1], *out->first_segment()));
+        nextPointAt2 = SBasisOut.valueAt(
+            Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2], *out->first_segment()));
+        ;
+        nextPointAt3 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+      } else {
+        nextPointAt1 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+        nextPointAt2 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+        nextPointAt3 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+      }
+      out->reset();
+      delete out;
+      //La curva BSpline se forma calculando el centro del segmanto de unión
+      //de el punto situado en las 2/3 partes de el segmento de entrada
+      //con el punto situado en la posición 1/3 del segmento de salida
+      //Estos dos puntos ademas estan posicionados en el lugas correspondiente
+      //de
+      //los manejadores de la curva
+      SPCurve *lineHelper = new SPCurve();
+      lineHelper->moveto(pointAt2);
+      lineHelper->lineto(nextPointAt1);
+      SBasisHelper = lineHelper->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+      lineHelper->reset();
+      delete lineHelper;
+      //almacenamos el punto del anterior bucle -o el de cierre- que nos hara de
+      //principio de curva
+      previousNode = node;
+      //Y este hará de final de curva
+      node = SBasisHelper.valueAt(0.5);
+      nCurve->curveto(pointAt1, pointAt2, node);
+      //aumentamos los valores para el siguiente paso en el bucle
+      ++curve_it1;
+      ++curve_it2;
+    }
+    //Si está cerrada la curva, la cerramos sobre  el valor guardado
+    //previamente
+    //Si no finalizamos en el punto final
+    Geom::Point startNode(0, 0);
+    if (path_it->closed()) {
+      SPCurve *start = new SPCurve();
+      start->moveto(path_it->begin()->initialPoint());
+      start->lineto(path_it->begin()->finalPoint());
+      Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> SBasisStart = start->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+      SPCurve *lineHelper = new SPCurve();
+      cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(&*path_it->begin());
+      if (cubic) {
+        lineHelper->moveto(SBasisStart.valueAt(
+            Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1], *start->first_segment())));
+      } else {
+        lineHelper->moveto(start->first_segment()->initialPoint());
+      }
+      start->reset();
+      delete start;
+
+      SPCurve *end = new SPCurve();
+      end->moveto(curve_it1->initialPoint());
+      end->lineto(curve_it1->finalPoint());
+      Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> SBasisEnd = end->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+      //Geom::BezierCurve const *bezier = dynamic_cast<Geom::BezierCurve
+      //const*>(&*curve_endit);
+      cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(&*curve_it1);
+      if (cubic) {
+        lineHelper->lineto(SBasisEnd.valueAt(
+            Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2], *end->first_segment())));
+      } else {
+        lineHelper->lineto(end->first_segment()->finalPoint());
+      }
+      end->reset();
+      delete end;
+      SBasisHelper = lineHelper->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+      lineHelper->reset();
+      delete lineHelper;
+      startNode = SBasisHelper.valueAt(0.5);
+      nCurve->curveto(nextPointAt1, nextPointAt2, startNode);
+      nCurve->move_endpoints(startNode, startNode);
+    } else {
+      SPCurve *start = new SPCurve();
+      start->moveto(path_it->begin()->initialPoint());
+      start->lineto(path_it->begin()->finalPoint());
+      startNode = start->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+      start->reset();
+      delete start;
+      nCurve->curveto(nextPointAt1, nextPointAt2, nextPointAt3);
+      nCurve->move_endpoints(startNode, nextPointAt3);
+    }
+    //y cerramos la curva
+    if (path_it->closed()) {
+      nCurve->closepath_current();
+    }
+    curve->append(nCurve, false);
+    nCurve->reset();
+    delete nCurve;
+  }
+}
+
+Gtk::Widget *LPEBSpline::newWidget() {
+  // use manage here, because after deletion of Effect object, others might
+  // still be pointing to this widget.
+  Gtk::VBox *vbox = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::VBox(Effect::newWidget()));
+
+  vbox->set_border_width(5);
+  std::vector<Parameter *>::iterator it = param_vector.begin();
+  while (it != param_vector.end()) {
+    if ((*it)->widget_is_visible) {
+      Parameter *param = *it;
+      Gtk::Widget *widg = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *>(param->param_newWidget());
+      if (param->param_key == "weight"){
+          Gtk::HBox * buttons = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::HBox(true,0));
+          Gtk::Button *defaultWeight =
+              Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Button(Glib::ustring(_("Default weight"))));
+          defaultWeight->signal_clicked()
+              .connect(sigc::bind<Gtk::Widget *>(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &LPEBSpline::toDefaultWeight), widg));
+          buttons->pack_start(*defaultWeight, true, true, 2);
+          Gtk::Button *makeCusp =
+              Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Button(Glib::ustring(_("Make cusp"))));
+          makeCusp->signal_clicked()
+              .connect(sigc::bind<Gtk::Widget *>(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &LPEBSpline::toMakeCusp), widg));
+          buttons->pack_start(*makeCusp, true, true, 2);
+          vbox->pack_start(*buttons, true, true, 2);
+      }
+      if (param->param_key == "weight" || param->param_key == "steps") {
+        Inkscape::UI::Widget::Scalar *widgRegistered =
+            Gtk::manage(dynamic_cast<Inkscape::UI::Widget::Scalar *>(widg));
+        widgRegistered->signal_value_changed()
+            .connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &LPEBSpline::toWeight));
+        widg = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *>(widgRegistered);
+        if (widg){
+            Gtk::HBox * scalarParameter = dynamic_cast<Gtk::HBox *>(widg);
+            std::vector< Gtk::Widget* > childList = scalarParameter->get_children();
+            Gtk::Entry* entryWidg = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Entry *>(childList[1]);
+            entryWidg->set_width_chars(6);
+        }
+      }
+      if (param->param_key == "onlySelected") {
+        Gtk::CheckButton *widgRegistered =
+            Gtk::manage(dynamic_cast<Gtk::CheckButton *>(widg));
+        widg = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *>(widgRegistered);
+      }
+      if (param->param_key == "ignoreCusp") {
+        Gtk::CheckButton *widgRegistered =
+            Gtk::manage(dynamic_cast<Gtk::CheckButton *>(widg));
+        widg = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *>(widgRegistered);
+      }
+      Glib::ustring *tip = param->param_getTooltip();
+      if (widg) {
+        vbox->pack_start(*widg, true, true, 2);
+        if (tip) {
+          widg->set_tooltip_text(*tip);
+        } else {
+          widg->set_tooltip_text("");
+          widg->set_has_tooltip(false);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    ++it;
+  }
+  return dynamic_cast<Gtk::Widget *>(vbox);
+}
+
+void LPEBSpline::toDefaultWeight(Gtk::Widget *widgWeight) { 
+    weight.param_set_value(0.3334);
+    changeWeight(0.3334);
+    Gtk::HBox * scalarParameter = dynamic_cast<Gtk::HBox *>(widgWeight);
+    std::vector< Gtk::Widget* > childList = scalarParameter->get_children();
+    Gtk::Entry* entryWidg = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Entry *>(childList[1]);
+    entryWidg->set_text("0.3334");
+}
+
+void LPEBSpline::toMakeCusp(Gtk::Widget *widgWeight) { 
+    weight.param_set_value(0.0000);
+    changeWeight(0.0000);
+    Gtk::HBox * scalarParameter = dynamic_cast<Gtk::HBox *>(widgWeight);
+    std::vector< Gtk::Widget* > childList = scalarParameter->get_children();
+    Gtk::Entry* entryWidg = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Entry *>(childList[1]);
+    entryWidg->set_text("0.0000");
+}
+
+void LPEBSpline::toWeight() { changeWeight(weight); }
+
+void LPEBSpline::changeWeight(double weightValue) {
+  SPDesktop *desktop = inkscape_active_desktop();
+  Inkscape::Selection *selection = sp_desktop_selection(desktop);
+  GSList *items = (GSList *)selection->itemList();
+  SPItem *item = (SPItem *)g_slist_nth(items, 0)->data;
+  SPPath *path = SP_PATH(item);
+  SPCurve *curve = path->get_curve_for_edit();
+  LPEBSpline::doBSplineFromWidget(curve, weightValue);
+  gchar *str = sp_svg_write_path(curve->get_pathvector());
+  path->getRepr()->setAttribute("inkscape:original-d", str);
+  if (INK_IS_NODE_TOOL(desktop->event_context)) {
+    Inkscape::UI::Tools::NodeTool *nt = INK_NODE_TOOL(desktop->event_context);
+    nt->desktop->updateNow();
+  }
+  g_free(str);
+  curve->unref();
+  desktop->clearWaitingCursor();
+  DocumentUndo::done(sp_desktop_document(desktop), SP_VERB_CONTEXT_LPE,
+                     _("Modified the weight of the BSpline"));
+}
+
+bool LPEBSpline::nodeIsSelected(Geom::Point nodePoint) {
+  using Geom::X;
+  using Geom::Y;
+
+  if (points.size() > 0) {
+    for (std::vector<Geom::Point>::iterator i = points.begin();
+         i != points.end(); ++i) {
+      Geom::Point p = *i;
+      if (Geom::are_near(p, nodePoint, 0.0001)) {
+        return true;
+      } else {
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+void LPEBSpline::doBSplineFromWidget(SPCurve *curve, double weightValue) {
+  using Geom::X;
+  using Geom::Y;
+  SPDesktop *desktop = inkscape_active_desktop();
+  if (INK_IS_NODE_TOOL(desktop->event_context)) {
+    Inkscape::UI::Tools::NodeTool *nt = INK_NODE_TOOL(desktop->event_context);
+    Inkscape::UI::ControlPointSelection::Set &selection =
+        nt->_selected_nodes->allPoints();
+    points.clear();
+    std::vector<Geom::Point>::iterator pbegin;
+    for (Inkscape::UI::ControlPointSelection::Set::iterator i =
+             selection.begin();
+         i != selection.end(); ++i) {
+      if ((*i)->selected()) {
+        Inkscape::UI::Node *n = dynamic_cast<Inkscape::UI::Node *>(*i);
+        pbegin = points.begin();
+        points.insert(pbegin, desktop->doc2dt(n->position()));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  //bool hasNodesSelected = LPEBspline::hasNodesSelected();
+  if (curve->get_segment_count() < 2)
+    return;
+  // Make copy of old path as it is changed during processing
+  Geom::PathVector const original_pathv = curve->get_pathvector();
+  curve->reset();
+
+  //Recorremos todos los paths a los que queremos aplicar el efecto, hasta el
+  //penúltimo
+  for (Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = original_pathv.begin();
+       path_it != original_pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+    //Si está vacío...
+    if (path_it->empty())
+      continue;
+    //Itreadores
+
+    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin(); // incoming curve
+    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 =
+        ++(path_it->begin());                                // outgoing curve
+    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_endit =
+        path_it->end_default(); // this determines when the loop has to stop
+    //Creamos las lineas rectas que unen todos los puntos del trazado y donde se
+    //calcularán
+    //los puntos clave para los manejadores.
+    //Esto hace que la curva BSpline no pierda su condición aunque se trasladen
+    //dichos manejadores
+    SPCurve *nCurve = new SPCurve();
+    Geom::Point pointAt0(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point pointAt1(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point pointAt2(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point pointAt3(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point nextPointAt0(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point nextPointAt1(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point nextPointAt2(0, 0);
+    Geom::Point nextPointAt3(0, 0);
+    Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> SBasisIn;
+    Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> SBasisOut;
+    Geom::CubicBezier const *cubic = NULL;
+    if (path_it->closed()) {
+      // if the path is closed, maybe we have to stop a bit earlier because the
+      // closing line segment has zerolength.
+      const Geom::Curve &closingline =
+          path_it->back_closed(); // the closing line segment is always of type
+                                  // Geom::LineSegment.
+      if (are_near(closingline.initialPoint(), closingline.finalPoint())) {
+        // closingline.isDegenerate() did not work, because it only checks for
+        // *exact* zero length, which goes wrong for relative coordinates and
+        // rounding errors...
+        // the closing line segment has zero-length. So stop before that one!
+        curve_endit = path_it->end_open();
+      }
+    }
+    //Si la curva está cerrada calculamos el punto donde
+    //deveria estar el nodo BSpline de cierre/inicio de la curva
+    //en posible caso de que se cierre con una linea recta creando un nodo
+    //BSPline
+    nCurve->moveto(curve_it1->initialPoint());
+    //Recorremos todos los segmentos menos el último
+    while (curve_it2 != curve_endit) {
+      //previousPointAt3 = pointAt3;
+      //Calculamos los puntos que dividirían en tres segmentos iguales el path
+      //recto de entrada y de salida
+      SPCurve *in = new SPCurve();
+      in->moveto(curve_it1->initialPoint());
+      in->lineto(curve_it1->finalPoint());
+      cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(&*curve_it1);
+      pointAt0 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+      pointAt3 = in->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+      SBasisIn = in->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+      if (!onlySelected) {
+        if (cubic) {
+          if (!ignoreCusp || !Geom::are_near((*cubic)[1], pointAt0)) {
+            pointAt1 = SBasisIn.valueAt(weightValue);
+            if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+              pointAt1 =
+                  Geom::Point(pointAt1[X] + 0.0001, pointAt1[Y] + 0.0001);
+            }
+          } else {
+            pointAt1 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+          }
+          if (!ignoreCusp || !Geom::are_near((*cubic)[2], pointAt3)) {
+            pointAt2 = SBasisIn.valueAt(1 - weightValue);
+            if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+              pointAt2 =
+                  Geom::Point(pointAt2[X] + 0.0001, pointAt2[Y] + 0.0001);
+            }
+          } else {
+            pointAt2 = in->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (!ignoreCusp && weightValue != 0.0000) {
+            pointAt1 = SBasisIn.valueAt(weightValue);
+            if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+              pointAt1 =
+                  Geom::Point(pointAt1[X] + 0.0001, pointAt1[Y] + 0.0001);
+            }
+            pointAt2 = SBasisIn.valueAt(1 - weightValue);
+            if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+              pointAt2 =
+                  Geom::Point(pointAt2[X] + 0.0001, pointAt2[Y] + 0.0001);
+            }
+          } else {
+            pointAt1 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+            pointAt2 = in->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (cubic) {
+          if (!ignoreCusp || !Geom::are_near((*cubic)[1], pointAt0)) {
+            if (nodeIsSelected(pointAt0)) {
+              pointAt1 = SBasisIn.valueAt(weightValue);
+              if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+                pointAt1 =
+                    Geom::Point(pointAt1[X] + 0.0001, pointAt1[Y] + 0.0001);
+              }
+            } else {
+              pointAt1 = (*cubic)[1];
+            }
+          } else {
+            pointAt1 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+          }
+          if (!ignoreCusp || !Geom::are_near((*cubic)[2], pointAt3)) {
+            if (nodeIsSelected(pointAt3)) {
+              pointAt2 = SBasisIn.valueAt(1 - weightValue);
+              if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+                pointAt2 =
+                    Geom::Point(pointAt2[X] + 0.0001, pointAt2[Y] + 0.0001);
+              }
+            } else {
+              pointAt2 = (*cubic)[2];
+            }
+          } else {
+            pointAt2 = in->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (!ignoreCusp && weightValue != 0.000) {
+            if (nodeIsSelected(pointAt0)) {
+              pointAt1 = SBasisIn.valueAt(weightValue);
+              pointAt1 =
+                  Geom::Point(pointAt1[X] + 0.0001, pointAt1[Y] + 0.0001);
+            } else {
+              pointAt1 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+            }
+            if (nodeIsSelected(pointAt3)) {
+              pointAt2 = SBasisIn.valueAt(weightValue);
+              pointAt2 =
+                  Geom::Point(pointAt2[X] + 0.0001, pointAt2[Y] + 0.0001);
+            } else {
+              pointAt2 = in->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+            }
+          } else {
+            pointAt1 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+            pointAt2 = in->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      in->reset();
+      delete in;
+      //La curva BSpline se forma calculando el centro del segmanto de unión
+      //de el punto situado en las 2/3 partes de el segmento de entrada
+      //con el punto situado en la posición 1/3 del segmento de salida
+      //Estos dos puntos ademas estan posicionados en el lugas correspondiente
+      //de
+      //los manejadores de la curva
+      nCurve->curveto(pointAt1, pointAt2, pointAt3);
+      //aumentamos los valores para el siguiente paso en el bucle
+      ++curve_it1;
+      ++curve_it2;
+    }
+    SPCurve *out = new SPCurve();
+    out->moveto(curve_it1->initialPoint());
+    out->lineto(curve_it1->finalPoint());
+    SBasisOut = out->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+    nextPointAt0 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+    nextPointAt3 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+    cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(&*curve_it1);
+    if (!onlySelected) {
+      if (cubic) {
+        if (!ignoreCusp || !Geom::are_near((*cubic)[1], nextPointAt0)) {
+          nextPointAt1 = SBasisOut.valueAt(weightValue);
+          if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+            nextPointAt1 =
+                Geom::Point(nextPointAt1[X] + 0.0001, nextPointAt1[Y] + 0.0001);
+          }
+        } else {
+          nextPointAt1 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+        }
+        if (!ignoreCusp || !Geom::are_near((*cubic)[2], nextPointAt3)) {
+          nextPointAt2 = SBasisOut.valueAt(1 - weightValue);
+          if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+            nextPointAt2 =
+                Geom::Point(nextPointAt2[X] + 0.0001, nextPointAt2[Y] + 0.0001);
+          }
+        } else {
+          nextPointAt2 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (!ignoreCusp && weightValue != 0.0000) {
+          nextPointAt1 = SBasisOut.valueAt(weightValue);
+          nextPointAt1 =
+              Geom::Point(nextPointAt1[X] + 0.0001, nextPointAt1[Y] + 0.0001);
+          nextPointAt2 = SBasisOut.valueAt(1 - weightValue);
+          nextPointAt2 =
+              Geom::Point(nextPointAt2[X] + 0.0001, nextPointAt2[Y] + 0.0001);
+        } else {
+          nextPointAt1 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+          nextPointAt2 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (cubic) {
+        if (!ignoreCusp || !Geom::are_near((*cubic)[1], nextPointAt0)) {
+          if (nodeIsSelected(nextPointAt0)) {
+            nextPointAt1 = SBasisOut.valueAt(weightValue);
+            if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+              nextPointAt1 = Geom::Point(nextPointAt1[X] + 0.0001,
+                                         nextPointAt1[Y] + 0.0001);
+            }
+          } else {
+            nextPointAt1 = (*cubic)[1];
+          }
+        } else {
+          nextPointAt1 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+        }
+        if (!ignoreCusp || !Geom::are_near((*cubic)[2], nextPointAt3)) {
+          if (nodeIsSelected(nextPointAt3)) {
+            nextPointAt2 = SBasisOut.valueAt(1 - weightValue);
+            if (weightValue != 0.0000) {
+              nextPointAt2 = Geom::Point(nextPointAt2[X] + 0.0001,
+                                         nextPointAt2[Y] + 0.0001);
+            }
+          } else {
+            nextPointAt2 = (*cubic)[2];
+          }
+        } else {
+          nextPointAt2 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (!ignoreCusp && weightValue != 0.0000) {
+          if (nodeIsSelected(nextPointAt0)) {
+            nextPointAt1 = SBasisOut.valueAt(weightValue);
+            nextPointAt1 =
+                Geom::Point(nextPointAt1[X] + 0.0001, nextPointAt1[Y] + 0.0001);
+          } else {
+            nextPointAt1 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+          }
+          if (nodeIsSelected(nextPointAt3)) {
+            nextPointAt2 = SBasisOut.valueAt(weightValue);
+            nextPointAt2 =
+                Geom::Point(nextPointAt2[X] + 0.0001, nextPointAt2[Y] + 0.0001);
+          } else {
+            nextPointAt2 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+          }
+        } else {
+          nextPointAt1 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+          nextPointAt2 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    out->reset();
+    delete out;
+    //Aberiguamos la ultima parte de la curva correspondiente al último
+    //segmento
+    //Y hacemos lo propio con el path de salida
+    //nextPointAt0 = curveOut.valueAt(0);
+    if (path_it->closed()) {
+      nCurve->curveto(nextPointAt1, nextPointAt2,
+                      path_it->begin()->initialPoint());
+      nCurve->move_endpoints(path_it->begin()->initialPoint(),
+                             path_it->begin()->initialPoint());
+    } else {
+      nCurve->curveto(nextPointAt1, nextPointAt2, nextPointAt3);
+      nCurve->move_endpoints(path_it->begin()->initialPoint(), nextPointAt3);
+    }
+    //y cerramos la curva
+    if (path_it->closed()) {
+      nCurve->closepath_current();
+    }
+    curve->append(nCurve, false);
+    nCurve->reset();
+    delete nCurve;
+  }
+}
+
+}; //namespace LivePathEffect
+}; /* namespace Inkscape */
+
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4 :
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-bspline.h b/src/live_effects/lpe-bspline.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aff4ce812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-bspline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#ifndef INKSCAPE_LPE_BSPLINE_H
+#define INKSCAPE_LPE_BSPLINE_H
+
+/*
+ * Inkscape::LPEBSpline
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+#include "live_effects/effect.h"
+#include "live_effects/parameter/bool.h"
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+namespace LivePathEffect {
+
+class LPEBSpline : public Effect {
+
+public:
+  LPEBSpline(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject);
+  virtual ~LPEBSpline();
+
+  virtual void createAndApply(const char *name, SPDocument *doc, SPItem *item);
+
+  virtual LPEPathFlashType pathFlashType() const { return SUPPRESS_FLASH; }
+
+  virtual void doEffect(SPCurve *curve);
+
+  virtual void doBSplineFromWidget(SPCurve *curve, double value);
+
+  virtual bool nodeIsSelected(Geom::Point nodePoint);
+
+  virtual Gtk::Widget *newWidget();
+
+  virtual void changeWeight(double weightValue);
+
+  virtual void toDefaultWeight(Gtk::Widget *widgWeight);
+
+  virtual void toMakeCusp(Gtk::Widget *widgWeight);
+
+  virtual void toWeight();
+
+  ScalarParam steps;
+
+private:
+  std::vector<Geom::Point> points;
+  BoolParam ignoreCusp;
+  BoolParam onlySelected;
+  ScalarParam weight;
+
+  LPEBSpline(const LPEBSpline &);
+  LPEBSpline &operator=(const LPEBSpline &);
+
+};
+
+}; //namespace LivePathEffect
+}; //namespace Inkscape
+#endif
diff --git a/src/sp-lpe-item.cpp b/src/sp-lpe-item.cpp
index b5dd74fc6..762dc3191 100644
--- a/src/sp-lpe-item.cpp
+++ b/src/sp-lpe-item.cpp
@@ -613,6 +613,22 @@ SPLPEItem::getPathEffectOfType(int type)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect const*
+SPLPEItem::getPathEffectOfType(int type) const
+{
+    std::list<Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEObjectReference *>::const_iterator i;
+    for (i = path_effect_list->begin(); i != path_effect_list->end(); ++i) {
+        LivePathEffectObject const *lpeobj = (*i)->lpeobject;
+        if (lpeobj) {
+            Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect const *lpe = lpeobj->get_lpe();
+            if (lpe && (lpe->effectType() == type)) {
+                return lpe;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 void SPLPEItem::editNextParamOncanvas(SPDesktop *dt)
 {
     Inkscape::LivePathEffect::LPEObjectReference *lperef = this->getCurrentLPEReference();
diff --git a/src/sp-lpe-item.h b/src/sp-lpe-item.h
index cd72ac55b..85878a95b 100644
--- a/src/sp-lpe-item.h
+++ b/src/sp-lpe-item.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public:
     bool hasPathEffectOfType(int const type) const;
     bool hasPathEffectRecursive() const;
     Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect* getPathEffectOfType(int type);
+    Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect const* getPathEffectOfType(int type) const;
     bool hasBrokenPathEffect() const;
 
     PathEffectList getEffectList();
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.cpp b/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.cpp
index 4ca736f80..013553410 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/curve-drag-point.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ bool CurveDragPoint::grabbed(GdkEventMotion */*event*/)
 
         // delta is a vector equal 1/3 of distance from first to second
         Geom::Point delta = (second->position() - first->position()) / 3.0;
-        first->front()->move(first->front()->position() + delta);
-        second->back()->move(second->back()->position() - delta);
-
+        // only update the nodes if the mode is bspline
+        if(!_pm.isBSpline(false)){
+            first->front()->move(first->front()->position() + delta);
+            second->back()->move(second->back()->position() - delta);
+        }
         _pm.update();
     } else {
         _segment_was_degenerate = false;
@@ -88,9 +90,12 @@ void CurveDragPoint::dragged(Geom::Point &new_pos, GdkEventMotion *event)
     Geom::Point offset0 = ((1-weight)/(3*t*(1-t)*(1-t))) * delta;
     Geom::Point offset1 = (weight/(3*t*t*(1-t))) * delta;
 
-    first->front()->move(first->front()->position() + offset0);
-    second->back()->move(second->back()->position() + offset1);
-
+    //modified so that, if the trace is bspline, it only acts if the SHIFT key is pressed
+    if(!_pm.isBSpline(false)){
+        first->front()->move(first->front()->position() + offset0);
+        second->back()->move(second->back()->position() + offset1);
+    }else if(weight>=0.8 && held_shift(*event))second->back()->move(new_pos);
+    else if(weight<=0.2 && held_shift(*event))first->front()->move(new_pos);
     _pm.update();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp b/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
index 65987ad52..68aaa77a5 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
@@ -670,7 +670,18 @@ bool MultiPathManipulator::event(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, G
                 // a) del preserves shape, and control is not pressed
                 // b) ctrl+del preserves shape (del_preserves_shape is false), and control is pressed
                 // Hence xor
-                deleteNodes(del_preserves_shape ^ held_control(event->key));
+                guint mode = prefs->getInt("/tools/freehand/pen/freehand-mode", 0);
+
+                //if the trace is bspline ( mode 2)
+                if(mode==2){
+                    //  is this correct ?
+                    if(del_preserves_shape ^ held_control(event->key))
+                        deleteNodes(false);
+                    else
+                        deleteNodes(true);
+                }
+                else
+                    deleteNodes(del_preserves_shape ^ held_control(event->key));
 
                 // Delete any selected gradient nodes as well
                 event_context->deleteSelectedDrag(held_control(event->key));
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/node.cpp b/src/ui/tool/node.cpp
index fbbc4be64..1434a5c5b 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/node.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/node.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 #include <2geom/bezier-utils.h>
 #include <2geom/transforms.h>
-
 #include "display/sp-ctrlline.h"
 #include "display/sp-canvas.h"
 #include "display/sp-canvas-util.h"
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "ui/tool/node.h"
 #include "ui/tool/path-manipulator.h"
 #include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
+#include <cmath>
+
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -166,6 +167,12 @@ void Handle::move(Geom::Point const &new_pos)
             }
         }
         setPosition(new_pos);
+
+        //move the handler and its oposite the same proportion
+        if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+            setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this,this));
+            this->other()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->other(),this));
+        }
         return;
     }
 
@@ -177,6 +184,13 @@ void Handle::move(Geom::Point const &new_pos)
         Geom::Point new_delta = (Geom::dot(delta, direction)
             / Geom::L2sq(direction)) * direction;
         setRelativePos(new_delta);
+
+        //move the handler and its oposite the same proportion
+        if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+            setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this,this));
+            this->other()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->other(),this));
+        }
+        
         return;
     }
 
@@ -195,8 +209,14 @@ void Handle::move(Geom::Point const &new_pos)
         break;
     default: break;
     }
-
     setPosition(new_pos);
+
+    // moves the handler and its oposite the same proportion
+    if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+        setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this,this));
+        this->other()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->other(),this));
+    }
+    
 }
 
 void Handle::setPosition(Geom::Point const &p)
@@ -273,12 +293,26 @@ bool Handle::_eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, GdkEven
             break;
         default: break;
         }
+    // new double click event to set the handlers of a node to the default proportion, 0.3334% 
+    case GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS:
+        handle_2button_press();
+        break;
+    
     default: break;
     }
 
     return ControlPoint::_eventHandler(event_context, event);
 }
 
+//this function moves the handler and its oposite to the default proportion of 0.3334
+void Handle::handle_2button_press(){
+    if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+        setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this,0.3334));
+        this->other()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->other(),0.3334));
+        _pm().update();
+    }
+}
+
 bool Handle::grabbed(GdkEventMotion *)
 {
     _saved_other_pos = other()->position();
@@ -326,10 +360,18 @@ void Handle::dragged(Geom::Point &new_pos, GdkEventMotion *event)
             ctrl_constraint = Inkscape::Snapper::SnapConstraint(parent_pos, parent_pos - perp_pos);
         }
         new_pos = result;
+        // moves the handler and its oposite in X fixed positions depending on parameter "steps with control" 
+        // by default in live BSpline
+        if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+            setPosition(new_pos);
+            int steps = _pm().BSplineGetSteps();
+            new_pos=_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this,ceilf(_pm().BSplineHandlePosition(this,this)*steps)/steps);
+        }
     }
 
     std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint> unselected;
-    if (snap) {
+    //if the snap adjustment is activated and it is not bspline
+    if (snap && !_pm().isBSpline()) {
         ControlPointSelection::Set &nodes = _parent->_selection.allPoints();
         for (ControlPointSelection::Set::iterator i = nodes.begin(); i != nodes.end(); ++i) {
             Node *n = static_cast<Node*>(*i);
@@ -369,6 +411,10 @@ void Handle::dragged(Geom::Point &new_pos, GdkEventMotion *event)
             other()->setPosition(_saved_other_pos);
         }
     }
+    //if it is bspline but SHIFT or CONTROL are not pressed it fixes it in the original position
+    if(_pm().isBSpline() && !held_shift(*event) && !held_control(*event)){
+        new_pos=_last_drag_origin();
+    }
     move(new_pos); // needed for correct update, even though it's redundant
     _pm().update();
 }
@@ -427,13 +473,19 @@ static double snap_increment_degrees() {
 Glib::ustring Handle::_getTip(unsigned state) const
 {
     char const *more;
+    // a trick to mark as bspline if the node has no strength, we are going to use it later
+    // to show the appropiate messages. We cannot do it in any different way becasue the function is constant
+
+    bool isBSpline = _pm().isBSpline();
     bool can_shift_rotate = _parent->type() == NODE_CUSP && !other()->isDegenerate();
-    if (can_shift_rotate) {
+    if (can_shift_rotate && !isBSpline) {
         more = C_("Path handle tip", "more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt");
-    } else {
+    } else if(isBSpline){
+        more = C_("Path handle tip", "more: Ctrl");
+    }else {
         more = C_("Path handle tip", "more: Ctrl, Alt");
     }
-    if (state_held_alt(state)) {
+    if (state_held_alt(state) && !isBSpline) {
         if (state_held_control(state)) {
             if (state_held_shift(state) && can_shift_rotate) {
                 return format_tip(C_("Path handle tip",
@@ -456,18 +508,24 @@ Glib::ustring Handle::_getTip(unsigned state) const
         }
     } else {
         if (state_held_control(state)) {
-            if (state_held_shift(state) && can_shift_rotate) {
+            if (state_held_shift(state) && can_shift_rotate && !isBSpline) {
                 return format_tip(C_("Path handle tip",
                     "<b>Shift+Ctrl</b>: snap rotation angle to %g° increments and rotate both handles"),
                     snap_increment_degrees());
-            } else {
+            } else if(isBSpline){
+                return format_tip(C_("Path handle tip",
+                    "<b>Ctrl</b>: Move handle by his actual steps in BSpline Live Effect"));
+            }else{
                 return format_tip(C_("Path handle tip",
                     "<b>Ctrl</b>: snap rotation angle to %g° increments, click to retract"),
                     snap_increment_degrees());
             }
-        } else if (state_held_shift(state) && can_shift_rotate) {
+        } else if (state_held_shift(state) && can_shift_rotate && !isBSpline) {
             return C_("Path hande tip",
                 "<b>Shift</b>: rotate both handles by the same angle");
+        } else if(state_held_shift(state) && isBSpline){
+            return C_("Path hande tip",
+                "<b>Shift</b>: move handle");
         }
     }
 
@@ -476,9 +534,13 @@ Glib::ustring Handle::_getTip(unsigned state) const
         return format_tip(C_("Path handle tip",
             "<b>Auto node handle</b>: drag to convert to smooth node (%s)"), more);
     default:
-        return format_tip(C_("Path handle tip",
-            "<b>%s</b>: drag to shape the segment (%s)"),
-            handle_type_to_localized_string(_parent->type()), more);
+        if(!isBSpline){
+            return format_tip(C_("Path handle tip",
+                "<b>Auto node handle</b>: drag to convert to smooth node (%s)"), more);
+        }else{
+            return format_tip(C_("Path handle tip",
+                "<b>BSpline node handle</b>: Shift to drag, double click to reset (%s)"), more);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -553,18 +615,80 @@ void Node::move(Geom::Point const &new_pos)
     // move handles when the node moves.
     Geom::Point old_pos = position();
     Geom::Point delta = new_pos - position();
+
+    // save the previous nodes strength to apply it again once the node is moved 
+    double nodeWeight = 0.0000;
+    double nextNodeWeight = 0.0000;
+    double prevNodeWeight = 0.0000;
+    Node *n = this;
+    Node * nextNode = n->nodeToward(n->front());
+    Node * prevNode = n->nodeToward(n->back());
+    nodeWeight = _pm().BSplineHandlePosition(n->front());
+    if(prevNode){
+        if(prevNode->isEndNode()){
+            prevNodeWeight = _pm().BSplineHandlePosition(prevNode->front(),prevNode->front());
+        }
+    }
+    if(nextNode){
+        if(nextNode->isEndNode()){
+            nextNodeWeight = _pm().BSplineHandlePosition(nextNode->back(),nextNode->back());
+        }
+    }
+
     setPosition(new_pos);
+
     _front.setPosition(_front.position() + delta);
     _back.setPosition(_back.position() + delta);
 
     // if the node has a smooth handle after a line segment, it should be kept colinear
     // with the segment
     _fixNeighbors(old_pos, new_pos);
+
+    // move the affected handlers. First the node ones, later the adjoining ones.
+    if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+        _front.setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->front(),nodeWeight));
+        _back.setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->back(),nodeWeight));
+        if(prevNode){
+            if(prevNode->isEndNode()){
+                prevNode->front()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(prevNode->front(),prevNodeWeight));
+            }else{
+                prevNode->front()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(prevNode->front(),prevNode->back()));
+            }
+        }
+        if(nextNode){
+            if(nextNode->isEndNode()){
+                nextNode->back()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(nextNode->back(),nextNodeWeight));
+            }else{
+                nextNode->back()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(nextNode->back(),nextNode->back()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void Node::transform(Geom::Affine const &m)
 {
+
     Geom::Point old_pos = position();
+
+    // save the previous nodes strength to apply it again once the node is moved 
+    double nodeWeight = 0.0000;
+    double nextNodeWeight = 0.0000;
+    double prevNodeWeight = 0.0000;
+    Node *n = this;
+    Node * nextNode = n->nodeToward(n->front());
+    Node * prevNode = n->nodeToward(n->back());
+    nodeWeight = _pm().BSplineHandlePosition(n->front());
+    if(prevNode){
+        if(prevNode->isEndNode()){
+            prevNodeWeight = _pm().BSplineHandlePosition(prevNode->front(),prevNode->front());
+        }
+    }
+    if(nextNode){
+        if(nextNode->isEndNode()){
+            nextNodeWeight = _pm().BSplineHandlePosition(nextNode->back(),nextNode->back());
+        }
+    }
+
     setPosition(position() * m);
     _front.setPosition(_front.position() * m);
     _back.setPosition(_back.position() * m);
@@ -572,6 +696,26 @@ void Node::transform(Geom::Affine const &m)
     /* Affine transforms keep handle invariants for smooth and symmetric nodes,
      * but smooth nodes at ends of linear segments and auto nodes need special treatment */
     _fixNeighbors(old_pos, position());
+
+    // move the involved handlers, first the node ones, later the adjoining ones 
+    if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+        _front.setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->front(),nodeWeight));
+        _back.setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->back(),nodeWeight));
+        if(prevNode){
+            if(prevNode->isEndNode()){
+                prevNode->front()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(prevNode->front(),prevNodeWeight));
+            }else{
+                prevNode->front()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(prevNode->front(),prevNode->back()));
+            }
+        }
+        if(nextNode){
+            if(nextNode->isEndNode()){
+                nextNode->back()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(nextNode->back(),nextNodeWeight));
+            }else{
+                nextNode->back()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(nextNode->back(),nextNode->front()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 Geom::Rect Node::bounds() const
@@ -657,6 +801,7 @@ void Node::showHandles(bool v)
     if (!_back.isDegenerate()) {
         _back.setVisible(v);
     }
+
 }
 
 void Node::updateHandles()
@@ -758,6 +903,16 @@ void Node::setType(NodeType type, bool update_handles)
             break;
         default: break;
         }
+        /* in node type changes, about bspline traces, we can mantain them with 0.0000 power in border mode,
+           or we give them the default power in curve mode */
+        if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+            double weight = 0.0000;
+            if(_pm().BSplineHandlePosition(this->front()) != 0.0000 ){
+                weight = 0.3334;
+            }
+            _front.setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->front(),weight));
+            _back.setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->back(),weight));
+        }
     }
     _type = type;
     _setControlType(nodeTypeToCtrlType(_type));
@@ -870,6 +1025,7 @@ bool Node::_eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, GdkEvent
             _selection.spatialGrow(this, dir);
         }
         return true;
+
     default:
         break;
     }
@@ -1004,6 +1160,11 @@ void Node::_setState(State state)
         case STATE_CLICKED:
             mgr.setActive(_canvas_item, true);
             mgr.setPrelight(_canvas_item, false);
+            //this shows the handlers when selecting the nodes
+            if(_pm().isBSpline()){
+                this->front()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->front()));
+                this->back()->setPosition(_pm().BSplineHandleReposition(this->back()));
+            }
             break;
     }
     SelectableControlPoint::_setState(state);
@@ -1258,6 +1419,7 @@ Node *Node::nodeAwayFrom(Handle *h)
 
 Glib::ustring Node::_getTip(unsigned state) const
 {
+    bool isBSpline = _pm().isBSpline();
     if (state_held_shift(state)) {
         bool can_drag_out = (_next() && _front.isDegenerate()) || (_prev() && _back.isDegenerate());
         if (can_drag_out) {
@@ -1287,15 +1449,24 @@ Glib::ustring Node::_getTip(unsigned state) const
     // No modifiers: assemble tip from node type
     char const *nodetype = node_type_to_localized_string(_type);
     if (_selection.transformHandlesEnabled() && selected()) {
-        if (_selection.size() == 1) {
+        if (_selection.size() == 1 && !isBSpline) {
             return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
                 "<b>%s</b>: drag to shape the path (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"), nodetype);
+        }else if(_selection.size() == 1){
+            return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
+                "<b>BSpline node</b>: %g weight, drag to shape the path (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"),0.0000/*this->bsplineWeight*/);
         }
         return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
             "<b>%s</b>: drag to shape the path, click to toggle scale/rotation handles (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"), nodetype);
     }
-    return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
-        "<b>%s</b>: drag to shape the path, click to select only this node (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"), nodetype);
+    if (!isBSpline) {
+        return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
+            "<b>%s</b>: drag to shape the path, click to select only this node (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"), nodetype);
+    }else{
+        return format_tip(C_("Path node tip",
+            "<b>BSpline node</b>: drag to shape the path, click to select only this node (more: Shift, Ctrl, Alt)"));
+    
+    }
 }
 
 Glib::ustring Node::_getDragTip(GdkEventMotion */*event*/) const
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/node.h b/src/ui/tool/node.h
index 4582d998a..5971956e1 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/node.h
+++ b/src/ui/tool/node.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 
     Handle(NodeSharedData const &data, Geom::Point const &initial_pos, Node *parent);
-
+    virtual void handle_2button_press();
     virtual bool _eventHandler(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, GdkEvent *event);
     virtual void dragged(Geom::Point &new_pos, GdkEventMotion *event);
     virtual bool grabbed(GdkEventMotion *event);
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ protected:
 private:
 
     inline PathManipulator &_pm();
+    inline PathManipulator &_pm() const;
     Node *_parent; // the handle's lifetime does not extend beyond that of the parent node,
     // so a naked pointer is OK and allows setting it during Node's construction
     SPCtrlLine *_handle_line;
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ public:
     Node *nodeAwayFrom(Handle *h);
 
     NodeList &nodeList() { return *(static_cast<ListNode*>(this)->ln_list); }
+    NodeList &nodeList() const { return *(static_cast<ListNode const*>(this)->ln_list); }
 
     /**
      * Move the node to the bottom of its canvas group.
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@ private:
     Inkscape::SnapSourceType _snapSourceType() const;
     Inkscape::SnapTargetType _snapTargetType() const;
     inline PathManipulator &_pm();
+    inline PathManipulator &_pm() const;
 
     /** Determine whether two nodes are joined by a linear segment. */
     static bool _is_line_segment(Node *first, Node *second);
@@ -490,10 +493,17 @@ inline double Handle::length() const {
 inline PathManipulator &Handle::_pm() {
     return _parent->_pm();
 }
+inline PathManipulator &Handle::_pm() const {
+    return _parent->_pm();
+}
 inline PathManipulator &Node::_pm() {
     return nodeList().subpathList().pm();
 }
 
+inline PathManipulator &Node::_pm() const {
+    return nodeList().subpathList().pm();
+}
+
 // definitions for node iterator
 template <typename N>
 NodeIterator<N>::operator bool() const {
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
index 338499672..3beeed049 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.h"
 #include "xml/node.h"
 #include "xml/node-observer.h"
+#include "live_effects/lpe-bspline.h"
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 void build_segment(Geom::PathBuilder &, Node *, Node *);
-
 PathManipulator::PathManipulator(MultiPathManipulator &mpm, SPPath *path,
         Geom::Affine const &et, guint32 outline_color, Glib::ustring lpe_key)
     : PointManipulator(mpm._path_data.node_data.desktop, *mpm._path_data.node_data.selection)
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ PathManipulator::PathManipulator(MultiPathManipulator &mpm, SPPath *path,
         sigc::hide( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &PathManipulator::_updateOutlineOnZoomChange)));
 
     _createControlPointsFromGeometry();
+    //Define if the path is BSpline on construction
+    isBSpline(true);
 }
 
 PathManipulator::~PathManipulator()
@@ -662,6 +664,15 @@ unsigned PathManipulator::_deleteStretch(NodeList::iterator start, NodeList::ite
         nl.erase(start);
         start = next;
     }
+    // if we are removing, we readjust the handlers
+    if(isBSpline()){
+        if(start.prev()){
+            start.prev()->front()->setPosition(BSplineHandleReposition(start.prev()->front(),start.prev()->back()));
+        }
+        if(end){
+            end->back()->setPosition(BSplineHandleReposition(end->back(),end->front()));
+        }
+    }
 
     return del_len;
 }
@@ -816,7 +827,6 @@ void PathManipulator::scaleHandle(Node *n, int which, int dir, bool pixel)
     }
     h->setRelativePos(relpos);
     update();
-
     gchar const *key = which < 0 ? "handle:scale:left" : "handle:scale:right";
     _commit(_("Scale handle"), key);
 }
@@ -1104,7 +1114,6 @@ void PathManipulator::_createControlPointsFromGeometry()
         Geom::Curve const &cseg = pit->back_closed();
         bool fuse_ends = pit->closed()
             && Geom::are_near(cseg.initialPoint(), cseg.finalPoint());
-
         for (Geom::Path::const_iterator cit = pit->begin(); cit != pit->end_open(); ++cit) {
             Geom::Point pos = cit->finalPoint();
             Node *current_node;
@@ -1171,6 +1180,89 @@ void PathManipulator::_createControlPointsFromGeometry()
     }
 }
 
+//determines if the trace has a bspline effect and the number of steps that it takes
+int PathManipulator::BSplineGetSteps() const {
+
+    LivePathEffect::LPEBSpline const *lpe_bsp = NULL;
+
+    if (SP_IS_LPE_ITEM(_path) && _path->hasPathEffect()){
+        Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect const *thisEffect = SP_LPE_ITEM(_path)->getPathEffectOfType(Inkscape::LivePathEffect::BSPLINE);
+        if(thisEffect){
+            lpe_bsp = dynamic_cast<LivePathEffect::LPEBSpline const*>(thisEffect->getLPEObj()->get_lpe());
+        }
+    }
+    int steps = 0;
+    if(lpe_bsp){
+        steps = lpe_bsp->steps+1;
+    }
+    return steps;
+}
+
+// determines if the trace has bspline effect
+bool PathManipulator::isBSpline(bool recalculate){
+    if(recalculate){
+        _is_bspline = this->BSplineGetSteps() > 0;
+    }
+    return  _is_bspline;
+}
+
+bool PathManipulator::isBSpline() const {
+    return BSplineGetSteps() > 0;
+}
+
+// returns the corresponding strength to the position of the handlers
+double PathManipulator::BSplineHandlePosition(Handle *h, Handle *h2){
+    using Geom::X;
+    using Geom::Y;
+    if(h2){
+        h = h2;
+    }
+    double pos = 0.0000;
+    Node *n = h->parent();
+    Node * nextNode = NULL;
+    nextNode = n->nodeToward(h);
+    if(nextNode){
+        SPCurve *lineInsideNodes = new SPCurve();
+        lineInsideNodes->moveto(n->position());
+        lineInsideNodes->lineto(nextNode->position());
+        pos = Geom::nearest_point(h->position(),*lineInsideNodes->first_segment());
+    }
+    if (pos == 0.0000 && !h2){
+        return BSplineHandlePosition(h, h->other());
+    }
+    return pos;
+}
+
+// give the location for the handler in the corresponding position
+Geom::Point PathManipulator::BSplineHandleReposition(Handle *h, Handle *h2){
+    double pos = this->BSplineHandlePosition(h, h2);
+    return BSplineHandleReposition(h,pos);
+}
+
+// give the location for the handler to the specified position
+Geom::Point PathManipulator::BSplineHandleReposition(Handle *h,double pos){
+    using Geom::X;
+    using Geom::Y;
+    Geom::Point ret = h->position();
+    Node *n = h->parent();
+    Geom::D2< Geom::SBasis > SBasisInsideNodes;
+    SPCurve *lineInsideNodes = new SPCurve();
+    Node * nextNode = NULL;
+    nextNode = n->nodeToward(h);
+    if(nextNode && pos != 0.0000){
+        lineInsideNodes->moveto(n->position());
+        lineInsideNodes->lineto(nextNode->position());
+        SBasisInsideNodes = lineInsideNodes->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+        ret = SBasisInsideNodes.valueAt(pos);
+        ret = Geom::Point(ret[X] + 0.005,ret[Y] + 0.005);
+    }else{
+        if(pos == 0.0000){
+            ret = n->position();
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /** Construct the geometric representation of nodes and handles, update the outline
  * and display
  * \param alert_LPE if true, first the LPE is warned what the new path is going to be before updating it
@@ -1178,6 +1270,8 @@ void PathManipulator::_createControlPointsFromGeometry()
 void PathManipulator::_createGeometryFromControlPoints(bool alert_LPE)
 {
     Geom::PathBuilder builder;
+    //Refresh if is bspline some times -think on path change selection, this value get lost
+    isBSpline(true);
     for (std::list<SubpathPtr>::iterator spi = _subpaths.begin(); spi != _subpaths.end(); ) {
         SubpathPtr subpath = *spi;
         if (subpath->empty()) {
@@ -1186,7 +1280,6 @@ void PathManipulator::_createGeometryFromControlPoints(bool alert_LPE)
         }
         NodeList::iterator prev = subpath->begin();
         builder.moveTo(prev->position());
-
         for (NodeList::iterator i = ++subpath->begin(); i != subpath->end(); ++i) {
             build_segment(builder, prev.ptr(), i.ptr());
             prev = i;
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.h b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.h
index 7a13ce723..151805c83 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.h
+++ b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <boost/weak_ptr.hpp>
 #include "ui/tool/node.h"
 #include "ui/tool/manipulator.h"
+#include "live_effects/lpe-bspline.h"
 
 struct SPCanvasItem;
 class SPCurve;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public:
     NodeList::iterator extremeNode(NodeList::iterator origin, bool search_selected,
         bool search_unselected, bool closest);
 
+    int BSplineGetSteps() const;
     // this is necessary for Tab-selection in MultiPathManipulator
     SubpathList &subpathList() { return _subpaths; }
 
@@ -104,6 +106,12 @@ private:
     typedef boost::shared_ptr<NodeList> SubpathPtr;
 
     void _createControlPointsFromGeometry();
+
+    bool isBSpline(bool recalculate = false);
+    bool isBSpline() const;
+    double BSplineHandlePosition(Handle *h, Handle *h2 = NULL);
+    Geom::Point BSplineHandleReposition(Handle *h, Handle *h2 = NULL);
+    Geom::Point BSplineHandleReposition(Handle *h, double pos);
     void _createGeometryFromControlPoints(bool alert_LPE = false);
     unsigned _deleteStretch(NodeList::iterator first, NodeList::iterator last, bool keep_shape);
     std::string _createTypeString();
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ private:
     bool _show_path_direction;
     bool _live_outline;
     bool _live_objects;
+    bool _is_bspline;
     Glib::ustring _lpe_key;
 
     friend class PathManipulatorObserver;
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/freehand-base.cpp b/src/ui/tools/freehand-base.cpp
index 288a200f4..1c5b7b8e3 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/freehand-base.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/freehand-base.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ FreehandBase::FreehandBase(gchar const *const *cursor_shape, gint hot_x, gint ho
     , red_curve(NULL)
     , blue_bpath(NULL)
     , blue_curve(NULL)
+    , blue2_bpath(NULL)
+    , blue2_curve(NULL)
     , green_bpaths(NULL)
     , green_curve(NULL)
     , green_anchor(NULL)
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ FreehandBase::FreehandBase(gchar const *const *cursor_shape, gint hot_x, gint ho
     , white_item(NULL)
     , white_curves(NULL)
     , white_anchors(NULL)
+    , overwriteCurve(NULL)
     , sa(NULL)
     , ea(NULL)
     , waiting_LPE_type(Inkscape::LivePathEffect::INVALID_LPE)
@@ -137,6 +140,13 @@ void FreehandBase::setup() {
     // Create blue curve
     this->blue_curve = new SPCurve();
 
+    // Create blue2 bpath
+    this->blue2_bpath = sp_canvas_bpath_new(sp_desktop_sketch(this->desktop), NULL);
+    sp_canvas_bpath_set_stroke(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->blue2_bpath), this->blue_color, 1.0, SP_STROKE_LINEJOIN_MITER, SP_STROKE_LINECAP_BUTT);
+
+    // Create blue2 curve
+    this->blue2_curve = new SPCurve();
+
     // Create green curve
     this->green_curve = new SPCurve();
 
@@ -144,6 +154,9 @@ void FreehandBase::setup() {
     this->green_anchor = NULL;
     this->green_closed = FALSE;
 
+    // Create start anchor alternative curve
+    this->overwriteCurve = new SPCurve();
+
     this->attach = TRUE;
     spdc_attach_selection(this, this->selection);
 }
@@ -243,6 +256,10 @@ static void spdc_check_for_and_apply_waiting_LPE(FreehandBase *dc, SPItem *item,
         if (prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/freehand-mode", 0) == 1) {
             Effect::createAndApply(SPIRO, dc->desktop->doc(), item);
         }
+        //add the bspline node in the waiting effects
+        if (prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/freehand-mode", 0) == 2) {
+            Effect::createAndApply(BSPLINE, dc->desktop->doc(), item);
+        }
 
         int shape = prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/shape", 0);
         bool shape_applied = false;
@@ -459,7 +476,7 @@ void spdc_concat_colors_and_flush(FreehandBase *dc, gboolean forceclosed)
 {
     // Concat RBG
     SPCurve *c = dc->green_curve;
-
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     // Green
     dc->green_curve = new SPCurve();
     while (dc->green_bpaths) {
@@ -472,6 +489,10 @@ void spdc_concat_colors_and_flush(FreehandBase *dc, gboolean forceclosed)
     dc->blue_curve->reset();
     sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(dc->blue_bpath), NULL);
 
+    // Blue2
+    dc->blue2_curve->reset();
+    sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(dc->blue2_bpath), NULL);
+
     // Red
     if (dc->red_curve_is_valid) {
         c->append_continuous(dc->red_curve, 0.0625);
@@ -506,9 +527,20 @@ void spdc_concat_colors_and_flush(FreehandBase *dc, gboolean forceclosed)
         if (dc->sa->start && !(dc->sa->curve->is_closed()) ) {
             c = reverse_then_unref(c);
         }
-        dc->sa->curve->append_continuous(c, 0.0625);
-        c->unref();
-        dc->sa->curve->closepath_current();
+        if(prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/freehand-mode", 0) == 1 || 
+            prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/freehand-mode", 0) == 2){
+            dc->overwriteCurve->append_continuous(c, 0.0625);
+            c->unref();
+            dc->overwriteCurve->closepath_current();
+            if(dc->sa){
+                dc->white_curves = g_slist_remove(dc->white_curves, dc->sa->curve);
+                dc->white_curves = g_slist_append(dc->white_curves, dc->overwriteCurve);
+            }
+        }else{
+            dc->sa->curve->append_continuous(c, 0.0625);
+            c->unref();
+            dc->sa->curve->closepath_current();
+        }
         spdc_flush_white(dc, NULL);
         return;
     }
@@ -517,6 +549,10 @@ void spdc_concat_colors_and_flush(FreehandBase *dc, gboolean forceclosed)
     if (dc->sa) {
         SPCurve *s = dc->sa->curve;
         dc->white_curves = g_slist_remove(dc->white_curves, s);
+        if(prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/freehand-mode", 0) == 1 || 
+            prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/freehand-mode", 0) == 2){
+                s = dc->overwriteCurve;
+        }
         if (dc->sa->start) {
             s = reverse_then_unref(s);
         }
@@ -529,6 +565,25 @@ void spdc_concat_colors_and_flush(FreehandBase *dc, gboolean forceclosed)
         if (!dc->ea->start) {
             e = reverse_then_unref(e);
         }
+        if(prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/freehand-mode", 0) == 1 || 
+            prefs->getInt(tool_name(dc) + "/freehand-mode", 0) == 2){
+                e = reverse_then_unref(e);
+                Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*e->last_segment());
+                SPCurve *lastSeg = new SPCurve();
+                if(cubic){
+                    lastSeg->moveto((*cubic)[0]);
+                    lastSeg->curveto((*cubic)[1],(*cubic)[3],(*cubic)[3]);
+                    if( e->get_segment_count() == 1){
+                        e = lastSeg;
+                    }else{
+                        //we eliminate the last segment
+                        e->backspace();
+                        //and we add it again with the recreation
+                        e->append_continuous(lastSeg, 0.0625);
+                    }
+                }
+                e = reverse_then_unref(e);
+        }
         c->append_continuous(e, 0.0625);
         e->unref();
     }
@@ -572,6 +627,7 @@ static void spdc_flush_white(FreehandBase *dc, SPCurve *gc)
 
         bool has_lpe = false;
         Inkscape::XML::Node *repr;
+
         if (dc->white_item) {
             repr = dc->white_item->getRepr();
             has_lpe = SP_LPE_ITEM(dc->white_item)->hasPathEffectRecursive();
@@ -635,7 +691,6 @@ SPDrawAnchor *spdc_test_inside(FreehandBase *dc, Geom::Point p)
             active = na;
         }
     }
-
     return active;
 }
 
@@ -675,6 +730,15 @@ static void spdc_free_colors(FreehandBase *dc)
         dc->blue_curve = dc->blue_curve->unref();
     }
 
+    // Blue2
+    if (dc->blue2_bpath) {
+        sp_canvas_item_destroy(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(dc->blue2_bpath));
+        dc->blue2_bpath = NULL;
+    }
+    if (dc->blue2_curve) {
+        dc->blue2_curve = dc->blue2_curve->unref();
+    }
+
     // Green
     while (dc->green_bpaths) {
         sp_canvas_item_destroy(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(dc->green_bpaths->data));
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/freehand-base.h b/src/ui/tools/freehand-base.h
index 5a4b91800..6e04e03b7 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/freehand-base.h
+++ b/src/ui/tools/freehand-base.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public:
     SPCanvasItem *blue_bpath;
     SPCurve *blue_curve;
 
+    // Blue2
+    SPCanvasItem *blue2_bpath;
+    SPCurve *blue2_curve;
+
     // Green
     GSList *green_bpaths;
     SPCurve *green_curve;
@@ -75,12 +79,17 @@ public:
     GSList *white_curves;
     GSList *white_anchors;
 
+    //ALternative curve to use on continuing exisiting curve in case of bspline or spirolive 
+    //because usigh anchor curves give memory and random bugs, - and obscure code- in some plataform reported by su_v in mac
+    SPCurve *overwriteCurve;
+
     // Start anchor
     SPDrawAnchor *sa;
 
     // End anchor
     SPDrawAnchor *ea;
 
+
     /* type of the LPE that is to be applied automatically to a finished path (if any) */
     Inkscape::LivePathEffect::EffectType waiting_LPE_type;
 
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/node-tool.h b/src/ui/tools/node-tool.h
index 4d15ab70e..42f89cd1c 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/node-tool.h
+++ b/src/ui/tools/node-tool.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include "ui/tools/tool-base.h"
 
+// we need it to call it from Live Effect
+#include "selection.h"
+
 namespace Inkscape {
 	namespace Display {
 		class TemporaryItem;
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.cpp
index 09c0a2a4f..9e4df5031 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,39 @@
 #include "context-fns.h"
 #include "tools-switch.h"
 #include "ui/control-manager.h"
+// we include the necessary files for BSpline & Spiro
+#include "live_effects/effect.h"
+#include "live_effects/lpeobject.h"
+#include "live_effects/lpeobject-reference.h"
+#include "live_effects/parameter/path.h"
+#define INKSCAPE_LPE_SPIRO_C
+#include "live_effects/lpe-spiro.h"
+
+
+#include <typeinfo>
+#include <2geom/pathvector.h>
+#include <2geom/affine.h>
+#include <2geom/bezier-curve.h>
+#include <2geom/hvlinesegment.h>
+#include "helper/geom-nodetype.h"
+#include "helper/geom-curves.h"
+
+// For handling un-continuous paths:
+#include "message-stack.h"
+#include "inkscape.h"
+#include "desktop.h"
+
+#include "live_effects/spiro.h"
+
+#define INKSCAPE_LPE_BSPLINE_C
+#include "live_effects/lpe-bspline.h"
+#include <2geom/nearest-point.h>
+
 #include "tool-factory.h"
 
+#include "live_effects/effect.h"
+
+
 using Inkscape::ControlManager;
 
 namespace Inkscape {
@@ -135,8 +166,21 @@ PenTool::~PenTool() {
 void PenTool::setPolylineMode() {
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     guint mode = prefs->getInt("/tools/freehand/pen/freehand-mode", 0);
-    this->polylines_only = (mode == 2 || mode == 3);
-    this->polylines_paraxial = (mode == 3);
+    // change the nodes to make space for bspline mode
+    this->polylines_only = (mode == 3 || mode == 4);
+    this->polylines_paraxial = (mode == 4);
+    //we call the function which defines the Spiro modes and the BSpline
+    //todo: merge to one function only
+    this->_pen_context_set_mode(mode);
+}
+
+/*
+*.Set the mode of draw spiro, and bsplines
+*/
+void PenTool::_pen_context_set_mode(guint mode) {
+    // define the nodes
+    this->spiro = (mode == 1);
+    this->bspline = (mode == 2);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -332,9 +376,20 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent) {
 
     Geom::Point const event_w(bevent.x, bevent.y);
     Geom::Point event_dt(desktop->w2d(event_w));
-
+    //Test whether we hit any anchor.
+    SPDrawAnchor * const anchor = spdc_test_inside(this, event_w);
+
+    //with this we avoid creating a new point over the existing one
+    if(bevent.button != 3 && (this->spiro || this->bspline) && this->npoints > 0 && this->p[0] == this->p[3]){
+        if( anchor && anchor == this->sa && this->green_curve->is_empty()){
+            //remove the following line to avoid having one node on top of another
+            _finishSegment(event_dt, bevent.state);
+            _finish( false);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    } 
     bool ret = false;
-
     if (bevent.button == 1 && !this->space_panning
         // make sure this is not the last click for a waiting LPE (otherwise we want to finish the path)
         && this->expecting_clicks_for_LPE != 1) {
@@ -355,10 +410,8 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent) {
         pen_drag_origin_w = event_w;
         pen_within_tolerance = true;
 
-        // Test whether we hit any anchor.
-        SPDrawAnchor * const anchor = spdc_test_inside(this, event_w);
-
         switch (this->mode) {
+
             case PenTool::MODE_CLICK:
                 // In click mode we add point on release
                 switch (this->state) {
@@ -399,8 +452,12 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent) {
                             // distinction so that the case of a waiting LPE is treated separately
 
                             // Set start anchor
+
                             this->sa = anchor;
-                            if (anchor && !this->hasWaitingLPE()) {
+                            if(anchor){
+                                this->_bspline_spiro_start_anchor(bevent.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK);
+                            }
+                            if (anchor && (!this->hasWaitingLPE()|| this->bspline || this->spiro)) {
                                 // Adjust point to anchor if needed; if we have a waiting LPE, we need
                                 // a fresh path to be created so don't continue an existing one
                                 p = anchor->dp;
@@ -422,7 +479,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent) {
                                 // Create green anchor
                                 p = event_dt;
                                 this->_endpointSnap(p, bevent.state);
-                                this->green_anchor = sp_draw_anchor_new(this, this->green_curve, TRUE, p);
+                                this->green_anchor = sp_draw_anchor_new(this, this->green_curve, true, p);
                             }
                             this->_setInitialPoint(p);
                         } else {
@@ -439,7 +496,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent) {
                                 if (this->green_anchor && this->green_anchor->active) {
                                     // we clicked on the current curve start, so close it even if
                                     // we drag a handle away from it
-                                    this->green_closed = TRUE;
+                                    this->green_closed = true;
                                 }
                                 ret = true;
                                 break;
@@ -450,8 +507,8 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent) {
                                 this->_setSubsequentPoint(p, true);
                             }
                         }
-
-                        this->state = this->polylines_only ? PenTool::POINT : PenTool::CONTROL;
+                        // avoid the creation of a control point so a node is created in the release event
+                        this->state = (this->spiro || this->bspline || this->polylines_only) ? PenTool::POINT : PenTool::CONTROL;
                         ret = true;
                         break;
                     case PenTool::CONTROL:
@@ -510,9 +567,11 @@ bool PenTool::_handleMotionNotify(GdkEventMotion const &mevent) {
 
     Geom::Point const event_w(mevent.x, mevent.y);
 
+    //we take out the function the const "tolerance" because we need it later
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    gint const tolerance = prefs->getIntLimited("/options/dragtolerance/value", 0, 0, 100);
+
     if (pen_within_tolerance) {
-        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
-        gint const tolerance = prefs->getIntLimited("/options/dragtolerance/value", 0, 0, 100);
         if ( Geom::LInfty( event_w - pen_drag_origin_w ) < tolerance ) {
             return false;   // Do not drag if we're within tolerance from origin.
         }
@@ -536,7 +595,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleMotionNotify(GdkEventMotion const &mevent) {
                         // Only set point, if we are already appending
                         this->_endpointSnap(p, mevent.state);
                         this->_setSubsequentPoint(p, true);
-                        ret = TRUE;
+                        ret = true;
                     } else if (!this->sp_event_context_knot_mouseover()) {
                         SnapManager &m = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
                         m.setup(desktop);
@@ -572,7 +631,11 @@ bool PenTool::_handleMotionNotify(GdkEventMotion const &mevent) {
                         }
 
                         if (anchor && !this->anchor_statusbar) {
-                            this->message_context->set(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("<b>Click</b> or <b>click and drag</b> to close and finish the path."));
+                            if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline){
+                                this->message_context->set(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("<b>Click</b> or <b>click and drag</b> to close and finish the path."));
+                            }else{
+                                this->message_context->set(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("<b>Click</b> or <b>click and drag</b> to close and finish the path. Shift+Click make a cusp node"));
+                            }
                             this->anchor_statusbar = true;
                         } else if (!anchor && this->anchor_statusbar) {
                             this->message_context->clear();
@@ -582,11 +645,16 @@ bool PenTool::_handleMotionNotify(GdkEventMotion const &mevent) {
                         ret = true;
                     } else {
                         if (anchor && !this->anchor_statusbar) {
-                            this->message_context->set(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("<b>Click</b> or <b>click and drag</b> to continue the path from this point."));
+                            if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline){
+                                this->message_context->set(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("<b>Click</b> or <b>click and drag</b> to continue the path from this point."));
+                            }else{
+                                this->message_context->set(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("<b>Click</b> or <b>click and drag</b> to continue the path from this point. Shift+Click make a cusp node"));      
+                            }
                             this->anchor_statusbar = true;
                         } else if (!anchor && this->anchor_statusbar) {
                             this->message_context->clear();
                             this->anchor_statusbar = false;
+
                         }
                         if (!this->sp_event_context_knot_mouseover()) {
                             SnapManager &m = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
@@ -601,6 +669,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleMotionNotify(GdkEventMotion const &mevent) {
                     // Placing controls is last operation in CLOSE state
 
                     // snap the handle
+
                     this->_endpointSnapHandle(p, mevent.state);
 
                     if (!this->polylines_only) {
@@ -608,6 +677,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleMotionNotify(GdkEventMotion const &mevent) {
                     } else {
                         this->_setCtrl(this->p[1], mevent.state);
                     }
+
                     gobble_motion_events(GDK_BUTTON1_MASK);
                     ret = true;
                     break;
@@ -627,6 +697,18 @@ bool PenTool::_handleMotionNotify(GdkEventMotion const &mevent) {
         default:
             break;
     }
+    // calls the function "bspline_spiro_motion" when the mouse starts or stops moving
+    if(this->bspline){
+        this->_bspline_spiro_color();
+        this->_bspline_spiro_motion(mevent.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK);
+    }else{
+        if ( Geom::LInfty( event_w - pen_drag_origin_w ) > (tolerance/2) || mevent.time == 0) {
+            this->_bspline_spiro_color();
+            this->_bspline_spiro_motion(mevent.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK);
+            pen_drag_origin_w = event_w;
+        }
+    }
+
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -648,7 +730,12 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
         Geom::Point p = this->desktop->w2d(event_w);
 
         // Test whether we hit any anchor.
+
         SPDrawAnchor *anchor = spdc_test_inside(this, event_w);
+        // if we try to create a node in the same place as another node, we skip
+        if((!anchor || anchor == this->sa) && (this->spiro || this->bspline) && this->npoints > 0 && this->p[0] == this->p[3]){
+            return true;
+        }
 
         switch (this->mode) {
             case PenTool::MODE_CLICK:
@@ -660,6 +747,12 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                                 p = anchor->dp;
                             }
                             this->sa = anchor;
+                            // continue the existing curve
+                            if (anchor) {
+                                if(this->bspline || this->spiro){
+                                    this->_bspline_spiro_start_anchor(revent.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK);;
+                                }
+                            }
                             this->_setInitialPoint(p);
                         } else {
                             // Set end anchor here
@@ -684,6 +777,10 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                             this->_endpointSnap(p, revent.state);
                         }
                         this->_finishSegment(p, revent.state);
+                        // hude the guide of the penultimate node when closing the curve
+                        if(this->spiro){
+                            sp_canvas_item_hide(this->c1);
+                        }
                         this->_finish(true);
                         this->state = PenTool::POINT;
                         ret = true;
@@ -707,6 +804,10 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
                     case PenTool::CLOSE:
                         this->_endpointSnap(p, revent.state);
                         this->_finishSegment(p, revent.state);
+                        // hide the penultimate node guide when closing the curve
+                        if(this->spiro){
+                            sp_canvas_item_hide(this->c1);
+                        }
                         if (this->green_closed) {
                             // finishing at the start anchor, close curve
                             this->_finish(true);
@@ -727,7 +828,6 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
             default:
                 break;
         }
-
         if (this->grab) {
             // Release grab now
             sp_canvas_item_ungrab(this->grab, revent.time);
@@ -736,7 +836,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent) {
 
         ret = true;
 
-        this->green_closed = FALSE;
+        this->green_closed = false;
     }
 
     // TODO: can we be sure that the path was created correctly?
@@ -764,7 +864,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handle2ButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent) {
     bool ret = false;
     // only end on LMB double click. Otherwise horizontal scrolling causes ending of the path
     if (this->npoints != 0 && bevent.button == 1) {
-        this->_finish(FALSE);
+        this->_finish(false);
         ret = true;
     }
     return ret;
@@ -785,7 +885,6 @@ void PenTool::_redrawAll() {
 
         this->green_bpaths = g_slist_prepend(this->green_bpaths, cshape);
     }
-
     if (this->green_anchor)
         SP_CTRL(this->green_anchor->ctrl)->moveto(this->green_anchor->dp);
 
@@ -795,7 +894,8 @@ void PenTool::_redrawAll() {
     sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->red_bpath), this->red_curve);
 
     // handles
-    if (this->p[0] != this->p[1]) {
+    // hide the handlers in bspline and spiro modes
+    if (this->p[0] != this->p[1] && !this->spiro && !this->bspline) {
         SP_CTRL(this->c1)->moveto(this->p[1]);
         this->cl1->setCoords(this->p[0], this->p[1]);
         sp_canvas_item_show(this->c1);
@@ -808,8 +908,9 @@ void PenTool::_redrawAll() {
     Geom::Curve const * last_seg = this->green_curve->last_segment();
     if (last_seg) {
         Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>( last_seg );
+        // hide the handlers in bspline and spiro modes
         if ( cubic &&
-             (*cubic)[2] != this->p[0] )
+             (*cubic)[2] != this->p[0] && !this->spiro && !this->bspline )
         {
             Geom::Point p2 = (*cubic)[2];
             SP_CTRL(this->c0)->moveto(p2);
@@ -821,6 +922,10 @@ void PenTool::_redrawAll() {
             sp_canvas_item_hide(this->cl0);
         }
     }
+
+    // simply redraw the spiro. because its a redrawing, we don't call the global function, 
+    // but we call the redrawing at the ending.
+     this->_bspline_spiro_build();
 }
 
 void PenTool::_lastpointMove(gdouble x, gdouble y) {
@@ -838,6 +943,7 @@ void PenTool::_lastpointMove(gdouble x, gdouble y) {
     }
 
     // red
+
     this->p[0] += Geom::Point(x, y);
     this->p[1] += Geom::Point(x, y);
     this->_redrawAll();
@@ -848,25 +954,103 @@ void PenTool::_lastpointMoveScreen(gdouble x, gdouble y) {
 }
 
 void PenTool::_lastpointToCurve() {
-    if (this->npoints != 5)
+    // avoid that if the "red_curve" contains only two points ( rect ), it doesn't stop here.
+    if (this->npoints != 5 && !this->spiro && !this->bspline)
         return;
-
-    Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>( this->green_curve->last_segment() );
-    if ( cubic ) {
-        this->p[1] = this->p[0] + (Geom::Point)( (*cubic)[3] - (*cubic)[2] );
-    } else {
-        this->p[1] = this->p[0] + (1./3)*(this->p[3] - this->p[0]);
+    Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic;
+    this->p[1] = this->red_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint() + (1./3)* (Geom::Point)(this->red_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint() - this->red_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint());
+    //modificate the last segment of the green curve so it creates the type of node we need
+    if(this->spiro||this->bspline){
+        if(!this->green_curve->is_empty()){
+            Geom::Point A(0,0);
+            Geom::Point B(0,0);
+            Geom::Point C(0,0);
+            Geom::Point D(0,0);
+            SPCurve * previous = new SPCurve();
+            cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>( this->green_curve->last_segment() );
+            //We obtain the last segment 4 points in the previous curve 
+            if ( cubic ){
+                A = (*cubic)[0];
+                B = (*cubic)[1];
+                if(this->spiro){
+                    C = this->p[0] + (Geom::Point)(this->p[0] - this->p[1]);
+                }else
+                    C = this->green_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint() + (1./3)* (Geom::Point)(this->green_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint() - this->green_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint());
+                D = (*cubic)[3];
+            }else{
+                A = this->green_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint();
+                B = this->green_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint();
+                if(this->spiro)
+                    C = this->p[0] + (Geom::Point)(this->p[0] - this->p[1]);
+                else
+                    C = this->green_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint() + (1./3)* (Geom::Point)(this->green_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint() - this->green_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint());
+                D = this->green_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint();
+            }
+            previous->moveto(A);
+            previous->curveto(B, C, D);
+            if( this->green_curve->get_segment_count() == 1){
+                this->green_curve = previous;
+            }else{
+                //we eliminate the last segment
+                this->green_curve->backspace();
+                //and we add it again with the recreation
+                this->green_curve->append_continuous(previous, 0.0625);
+            }
+        }
+        //if the last node is an union with another curve
+        if(this->green_curve->is_empty() && this->sa && !this->sa->curve->is_empty()){
+            this->_bspline_spiro_start_anchor(false);
+        }
     }
 
     this->_redrawAll();
 }
 
+
 void PenTool::_lastpointToLine() {
-    if (this->npoints != 5)
+    // avoid that if the "red_curve" contains only two points ( rect) it doesn't stop here.
+    if (this->npoints != 5 && !this->bspline)
         return;
 
+    // modify the last segment of the green curve so the type of node we want is created.
+    if(this->spiro || this->bspline){
+        if(!this->green_curve->is_empty()){
+            Geom::Point A(0,0);
+            Geom::Point B(0,0);
+            Geom::Point C(0,0);
+            Geom::Point D(0,0);
+            SPCurve * previous = new SPCurve();
+            Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>( this->green_curve->last_segment() );
+            if ( cubic ) {
+                A = this->green_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint();
+                B = (*cubic)[1];
+                C = this->green_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint();
+                D = C;
+            } else {
+                //We obtain the last segment 4 points in the previous curve 
+                A = this->green_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint();
+                B = A;
+                C = this->green_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint();
+                D = C;
+            }
+            previous->moveto(A);
+            previous->curveto(B, C, D);
+            if( this->green_curve->get_segment_count() == 1){
+                this->green_curve = previous;
+            }else{
+                //we eliminate the last segment
+                this->green_curve->backspace();
+                //and we add it again with the recreation
+                this->green_curve->append_continuous(previous, 0.0625);
+            }
+        }
+        // if the last node is an union with another curve
+        if(this->green_curve->is_empty() && this->sa && !this->sa->curve->is_empty()){
+            this->_bspline_spiro_start_anchor(true);
+        }
+    }
+    
     this->p[1] = this->p[0];
-
     this->_redrawAll();
 }
 
@@ -971,7 +1155,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleKeyPress(GdkEvent *event) {
         case GDK_KEY_p:
             if (MOD__SHIFT_ONLY(event)) {
                 sp_pen_context_wait_for_LPE_mouse_clicks(pc, Inkscape::LivePathEffect::PARALLEL, 2);
-                ret = TRUE;
+                ret = true;
             }
             break;
 
@@ -979,7 +1163,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleKeyPress(GdkEvent *event) {
         case GDK_KEY_c:
             if (MOD__SHIFT_ONLY(event)) {
                 sp_pen_context_wait_for_LPE_mouse_clicks(pc, Inkscape::LivePathEffect::CIRCLE_3PTS, 3);
-                ret = TRUE;
+                ret = true;
             }
             break;
 
@@ -987,7 +1171,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleKeyPress(GdkEvent *event) {
         case GDK_KEY_b:
             if (MOD__SHIFT_ONLY(event)) {
                 sp_pen_context_wait_for_LPE_mouse_clicks(pc, Inkscape::LivePathEffect::PERP_BISECTOR, 2);
-                ret = TRUE;
+                ret = true;
             }
             break;
 
@@ -995,7 +1179,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleKeyPress(GdkEvent *event) {
         case GDK_KEY_a:
             if (MOD__SHIFT_ONLY(event)) {
                 sp_pen_context_wait_for_LPE_mouse_clicks(pc, Inkscape::LivePathEffect::ANGLE_BISECTOR, 3);
-                ret = TRUE;
+                ret = true;
             }
             break;
 */
@@ -1056,6 +1240,7 @@ bool PenTool::_handleKeyPress(GdkEvent *event) {
                 }
             } else {
                 // Reset red curve
+                Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = NULL;
                 this->red_curve->reset();
                 // Destroy topmost green bpath
                 if (this->green_bpaths) {
@@ -1068,26 +1253,56 @@ bool PenTool::_handleKeyPress(GdkEvent *event) {
                     g_warning("pen_handle_key_press, case GDK_KP_Delete: Green curve is empty");
                     break;
                 }
-                // The code below assumes that pc->green_curve has only ONE path !
+                // The code below assumes that this->green_curve has only ONE path !
                 Geom::Curve const * crv = this->green_curve->last_segment();
                 this->p[0] = crv->initialPoint();
                 if ( Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(crv)) {
                     this->p[1] = (*cubic)[1];
+
                 } else {
                     this->p[1] = this->p[0];
                 }
-                Geom::Point const pt(( this->npoints < 4
+
+                // asign the value in a third of the distance of the last segment.
+                if(this->bspline){
+                    this->p[1] = this->p[0] + (1./3)*(this->p[3] - this->p[0]);
+                }
+
+                Geom::Point const pt((this->npoints < 4
                                      ? (Geom::Point)(crv->finalPoint())
-                                     : this->p[3] ));
+                                     : this->p[3]));
+                
                 this->npoints = 2;
-                this->green_curve->backspace();
-                sp_canvas_item_hide(this->c0);
-                sp_canvas_item_hide(this->c1);
+                // delete the last segment of the green curve
+                if( this->green_curve->get_segment_count() == 1){
+                    this->npoints = 5;
+                    if (this->green_bpaths) {
+                        if (this->green_bpaths->data)
+                            sp_canvas_item_destroy(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(this->green_bpaths->data));
+                        this->green_bpaths = g_slist_remove(this->green_bpaths, this->green_bpaths->data);
+                    }
+                    this->green_curve->reset();
+                }else{
+                    this->green_curve->backspace();
+                }
+                // assign the value of this->p[1] to the oposite of the green line last segment 
+                if(this->spiro){
+                    cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const *>(this->green_curve->last_segment());
+                    if ( cubic ) {
+                        this->p[1] = (*cubic)[3] + (Geom::Point)((*cubic)[3] - (*cubic)[2]);
+                        SP_CTRL(this->c1)->moveto(this->p[0]);
+                    } else {
+                        this->p[1] = this->p[0];
+                    }
+                }
                 sp_canvas_item_hide(this->cl0);
                 sp_canvas_item_hide(this->cl1);
                 this->state = PenTool::POINT;
                 this->_setSubsequentPoint(pt, true);
                 pen_last_paraxial_dir = !pen_last_paraxial_dir;
+
+                //redraw
+                this->_bspline_spiro_build();
                 ret = true;
             }
             break;
@@ -1104,6 +1319,9 @@ void PenTool::_resetColors() {
     // Blue
     this->blue_curve->reset();
     sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->blue_bpath), NULL);
+    // Blue2
+    this->blue2_curve->reset();
+    sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->blue2_bpath), NULL);
     // Green
     while (this->green_bpaths) {
         sp_canvas_item_destroy(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(this->green_bpaths->data));
@@ -1154,11 +1372,683 @@ void PenTool::_setAngleDistanceStatusMessage(Geom::Point const p, int pc_point_t
     }
 
     this->message_context->setF(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, message, angle, dist->str);
-    g_string_free(dist, FALSE);
+    g_string_free(dist, false);
+}
+
+// this function changes the colors red, green and blue making them transparent or not, depending on if spiro is being used.
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_color()
+{
+    bool remake_green_bpaths = false;
+    if(this->spiro){
+        //If the colour is not defined as trasparent, por example when changing
+        //from drawing to spiro mode or when selecting the pen tool
+        if(this->green_color != 0x00ff000){
+            //We change the green and red colours to transparent, so this lines are not necessary
+            //to the drawing with spiro
+            this->red_color = 0xff00000;
+            this->green_color = 0x00ff000;
+            remake_green_bpaths = true;
+        }
+    }else if(this->bspline){
+        //If we come from working with the spiro curve and change the mode the "green_curve" colour is transparent
+        if(this->green_color != 0xff00007f){
+            //since we are not im spiro mode, we assign the original colours
+            //to the red and the green curve, removing their transparency 
+            this->red_color = 0xff00007f;
+            //Damos color rojo a la linea verde
+            this->green_color = 0xff00007f;
+            remake_green_bpaths = true;
+        }
+    }else{
+        //If we come from working with the spiro curve and change the mode the "green_curve" colour is transparent
+        if(this->green_color != 0x00ff007f){
+            //since we are not im spiro mode, we assign the original colours
+            //to the red and the green curve, removing their transparency 
+            this->red_color = 0xff00007f;
+            this->green_color = 0x00ff007f;
+            remake_green_bpaths = true;
+        }
+        //we hide the spiro/bspline rests
+        sp_canvas_item_hide(this->blue2_bpath);
+    }
+    //We erase all the "green_bpaths" to recreate them after with the colour
+    //transparency recently modified
+    if (this->green_bpaths && remake_green_bpaths) {
+        // remove old piecewise green canvasitems
+        while (this->green_bpaths) {
+            sp_canvas_item_destroy(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(this->green_bpaths->data));
+            this->green_bpaths = g_slist_remove(this->green_bpaths, this->green_bpaths->data);
+        }
+        // one canvas bpath for all of green_curve
+        SPCanvasItem *cshape = sp_canvas_bpath_new(sp_desktop_sketch(this->desktop), this->green_curve);
+        sp_canvas_bpath_set_stroke(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(cshape), this->green_color, 1.0, SP_STROKE_LINEJOIN_MITER, SP_STROKE_LINECAP_BUTT);
+        sp_canvas_bpath_set_fill(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(cshape), 0, SP_WIND_RULE_NONZERO);
+        this->green_bpaths = g_slist_prepend(this->green_bpaths, cshape);
+    }
+    sp_canvas_bpath_set_stroke(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->red_bpath), this->red_color, 1.0, SP_STROKE_LINEJOIN_MITER, SP_STROKE_LINECAP_BUTT);
+}
+
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro(bool shift)
+{
+    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline)
+        return;
+
+    shift?this->_bspline_spiro_off():this->_bspline_spiro_on();
+    this->_bspline_spiro_build();
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_on()
+{
+    if(!this->red_curve->is_empty()){
+        using Geom::X;
+        using Geom::Y;
+        this->npoints = 5;
+        this->p[0] = this->red_curve->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+        this->p[3] = this->red_curve->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+        this->p[2] = this->p[3] + (1./3)*(this->p[0] - this->p[3]);
+        this->p[2] = Geom::Point(this->p[2][X] + 0.005,this->p[2][Y] + 0.005);
+    }
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_off()
+{
+    if(!this->red_curve->is_empty()){
+        this->npoints = 5;
+        this->p[0] = this->red_curve->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+        this->p[3] = this->red_curve->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+        this->p[2] = this->p[3];
+    }
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_start_anchor(bool shift)
+{
+    if(this->sa->curve->is_empty()){
+        return;
+    }
+
+    LivePathEffect::LPEBSpline *lpe_bsp = NULL;
+
+    if (SP_IS_LPE_ITEM(this->white_item) && SP_LPE_ITEM(this->white_item)->hasPathEffect()){
+        Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect* thisEffect = SP_LPE_ITEM(this->white_item)->getPathEffectOfType(Inkscape::LivePathEffect::BSPLINE);
+        if(thisEffect){
+            lpe_bsp = dynamic_cast<LivePathEffect::LPEBSpline*>(thisEffect->getLPEObj()->get_lpe());
+        }
+    }
+    if(lpe_bsp){
+        this->bspline = true;
+    }else{
+        this->bspline = false;
+    }
+    LivePathEffect::LPESpiro *lpe_spi = NULL;
+
+    if (SP_IS_LPE_ITEM(this->white_item) && SP_LPE_ITEM(this->white_item)->hasPathEffect()){
+        Inkscape::LivePathEffect::Effect* thisEffect = SP_LPE_ITEM(this->white_item)->getPathEffectOfType(Inkscape::LivePathEffect::SPIRO);
+        if(thisEffect){
+            lpe_spi = dynamic_cast<LivePathEffect::LPESpiro*>(thisEffect->getLPEObj()->get_lpe());
+        }
+    }
+    if(lpe_spi){
+        this->spiro = true;
+    }else{
+        this->spiro = false;
+    }
+    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline)
+        return;
+
+    if(shift)
+        this->_bspline_spiro_start_anchor_off();
+    else
+        this->_bspline_spiro_start_anchor_on();
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_start_anchor_on()
+{
+    using Geom::X;
+    using Geom::Y;
+    SPCurve *tmpCurve = new SPCurve();
+    tmpCurve = this->sa->curve->copy();
+    if(this->sa->start)
+        tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+    Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*tmpCurve->last_segment());
+    SPCurve *lastSeg = new SPCurve();
+    Geom::Point A = tmpCurve->last_segment()->initialPoint();
+    Geom::Point D = tmpCurve->last_segment()->finalPoint();
+    Geom::Point C = D + (1./3)*(A - D);
+    C = Geom::Point(C[X] + 0.005,C[Y] + 0.005);
+    if(cubic){
+        lastSeg->moveto(A);
+        lastSeg->curveto((*cubic)[1],C,D);
+    }else{
+        lastSeg->moveto(A);
+        lastSeg->curveto(A,C,D);
+    }
+    if( tmpCurve->get_segment_count() == 1){
+        tmpCurve = lastSeg;
+    }else{
+        //we eliminate the last segment
+        tmpCurve->backspace();
+        //and we add it again with the recreation
+        tmpCurve->append_continuous(lastSeg, 0.0625);
+    }
+    if (this->sa->start) {
+        tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+    }
+    this->overwriteCurve = tmpCurve;
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_start_anchor_off()
+{
+    SPCurve *tmpCurve = new SPCurve();
+    tmpCurve = this->sa->curve->copy();
+    if(this->sa->start)
+        tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+    Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*tmpCurve->last_segment());
+    if(cubic){
+        SPCurve *lastSeg = new SPCurve();
+        lastSeg->moveto((*cubic)[0]);
+        lastSeg->curveto((*cubic)[1],(*cubic)[3],(*cubic)[3]);
+        if( tmpCurve->get_segment_count() == 1){
+            tmpCurve = lastSeg;
+        }else{
+            //we eliminate the last segment
+            tmpCurve->backspace();
+            //and we add it again with the recreation
+            tmpCurve->append_continuous(lastSeg, 0.0625);
+        }
+        if (this->sa->start) {
+            tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+        }
+        this->overwriteCurve = tmpCurve;
+    }
+
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_motion(bool shift){
+    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline)
+        return;
+
+    using Geom::X;
+    using Geom::Y;
+    if(this->red_curve->is_empty()) return;
+    this->npoints = 5;
+    SPCurve *tmpCurve = new SPCurve();
+    this->p[2] = this->p[3] + (1./3)*(this->p[0] - this->p[3]);
+    this->p[2] = Geom::Point(this->p[2][X] + 0.005,this->p[2][Y] + 0.005);
+    if(this->green_curve->is_empty() && !this->sa){
+        this->p[1] = this->p[0] + (1./3)*(this->p[3] - this->p[0]);
+        this->p[1] = Geom::Point(this->p[1][X] + 0.005,this->p[1][Y] + 0.005);
+    }else if(!this->green_curve->is_empty()){
+        tmpCurve = this->green_curve->copy();
+    }else{
+        tmpCurve = this->overwriteCurve->copy();
+        if(this->sa->start)
+            tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+    }
+
+    if(!tmpCurve->is_empty()){
+        Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*tmpCurve->last_segment());
+        if(cubic){
+            if(this->bspline){
+                SPCurve * WPower = new SPCurve();
+                Geom::D2< Geom::SBasis > SBasisWPower;
+                WPower->moveto(tmpCurve->last_segment()->finalPoint());
+                WPower->lineto(tmpCurve->last_segment()->initialPoint());
+                float WP = Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2],*WPower->first_segment());
+                WPower->reset();
+                WPower->moveto(this->red_curve->last_segment()->initialPoint());
+                WPower->lineto(this->red_curve->last_segment()->finalPoint());
+                SBasisWPower = WPower->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+                WPower->reset();
+                this->p[1] = SBasisWPower.valueAt(WP);
+                if(!Geom::are_near(this->p[1],this->p[0]))
+                    this->p[1] = Geom::Point(this->p[1][X] + 0.005,this->p[1][Y] + 0.005);
+                if(shift)
+                    this->p[2] = this->p[3];
+            }else{
+                this->p[1] =  (*cubic)[3] + (Geom::Point)((*cubic)[3] - (*cubic)[2] );
+                this->p[1] = Geom::Point(this->p[1][X] + 0.005,this->p[1][Y] + 0.005);
+            }
+        }else{
+            this->p[1] = this->p[0];
+            if(shift)
+                this->p[2] = this->p[3];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(this->anchor_statusbar && !this->red_curve->is_empty()){
+        if(shift){
+            this->_bspline_spiro_end_anchor_off();
+        }else{
+            this->_bspline_spiro_end_anchor_on();
+        }
+    }
+
+    this->_bspline_spiro_build();
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_end_anchor_on()
+{
+
+    using Geom::X;
+    using Geom::Y;
+    this->p[2] = this->p[3] + (1./3)*(this->p[0] - this->p[3]);
+    this->p[2] = Geom::Point(this->p[2][X] + 0.005,this->p[2][Y] + 0.005);
+    SPCurve *tmpCurve = new SPCurve();
+    SPCurve *lastSeg = new SPCurve();
+    Geom::Point C(0,0);
+    bool reverse = false;
+    if( this->green_anchor && this->green_anchor->active ){
+        tmpCurve = this->green_curve->create_reverse();
+        if(this->green_curve->get_segment_count()==0){
+            return;
+        }
+        reverse = true;
+    } else if(this->sa){
+        tmpCurve = this->overwriteCurve;
+        if(!this->sa->start){
+            tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+            reverse = true;
+        }
+    }else{
+        return;
+    }
+    Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*tmpCurve->last_segment());
+    if(this->bspline){
+        C = tmpCurve->last_segment()->finalPoint() + (1./3)*(tmpCurve->last_segment()->initialPoint() - tmpCurve->last_segment()->finalPoint());
+        C = Geom::Point(C[X] + 0.005,C[Y] + 0.005);
+    }else{
+        C =  this->p[3] + (Geom::Point)(this->p[3] - this->p[2] );
+    }
+    if(cubic){
+        lastSeg->moveto((*cubic)[0]);
+        lastSeg->curveto((*cubic)[1],C,(*cubic)[3]);
+    }else{
+        lastSeg->moveto(tmpCurve->last_segment()->initialPoint());
+        lastSeg->curveto(tmpCurve->last_segment()->initialPoint(),C,tmpCurve->last_segment()->finalPoint());
+    }
+    if( tmpCurve->get_segment_count() == 1){
+        tmpCurve = lastSeg;
+    }else{
+        //we eliminate the last segment
+        tmpCurve->backspace();
+        //and we add it again with the recreation
+        tmpCurve->append_continuous(lastSeg, 0.0625);
+    }
+    if (reverse) {
+        tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+    }
+    if( this->green_anchor && this->green_anchor->active )
+    {
+        this->green_curve->reset();
+        this->green_curve = tmpCurve;
+    }else{
+        this->overwriteCurve->reset();
+        this->overwriteCurve = tmpCurve;
+    }
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_end_anchor_off()
+{
+
+    SPCurve *tmpCurve = new SPCurve();
+    SPCurve *lastSeg = new SPCurve();
+    bool reverse = false;
+    this->p[2] = this->p[3];
+    if( this->green_anchor && this->green_anchor->active ){
+        tmpCurve = this->green_curve->create_reverse();
+        if(this->green_curve->get_segment_count()==0){
+            return;
+        }
+        reverse = true;
+    } else if(this->sa){
+        tmpCurve = this->overwriteCurve;
+        if(!this->sa->start){
+            tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+            reverse = true;
+        }
+    }else{
+        return;
+    }
+    Geom::CubicBezier const * cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*tmpCurve->last_segment());
+    if(cubic){
+        lastSeg->moveto((*cubic)[0]);
+        lastSeg->curveto((*cubic)[1],(*cubic)[3],(*cubic)[3]);
+        if( tmpCurve->get_segment_count() == 1){
+            tmpCurve = lastSeg;
+        }else{
+            //we eliminate the last segment
+            tmpCurve->backspace();
+            //and we add it again with the recreation
+            tmpCurve->append_continuous(lastSeg, 0.0625);
+        }
+        if (reverse) {
+            tmpCurve = tmpCurve->create_reverse();
+        }
+        if( this->green_anchor && this->green_anchor->active )
+        {
+            this->green_curve->reset();
+            this->green_curve = tmpCurve;
+        }else{
+            this->overwriteCurve->reset();
+            this->overwriteCurve = tmpCurve;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//prepares the curves for its transformation into BSpline curve.
+void PenTool::_bspline_spiro_build()
+{
+    if(!this->spiro && !this->bspline){
+        return;
+    }
+
+    //We create the base curve
+    SPCurve *curve = new SPCurve();
+    //If we continuate the existing curve we add it at the start
+    if(this->sa && !this->sa->curve->is_empty()){
+        curve = this->overwriteCurve->copy();
+        if (this->sa->start) {
+            curve = curve->create_reverse();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!this->green_curve->is_empty()){
+        curve->append_continuous(this->green_curve, 0.0625);
+    }
+
+    //and the red one
+    if (!this->red_curve->is_empty()){
+        this->red_curve->reset();
+        this->red_curve->moveto(this->p[0]);
+        if(this->anchor_statusbar && !this->sa && !(this->green_anchor && this->green_anchor->active)){
+            this->red_curve->curveto(this->p[1],this->p[3],this->p[3]);
+        }else{
+            this->red_curve->curveto(this->p[1],this->p[2],this->p[3]);
+        }
+        sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->red_bpath), this->red_curve);
+        curve->append_continuous(this->red_curve, 0.0625);
+    }
+
+    if(!curve->is_empty()){
+        // close the curve if the final points of the curve are close enough
+        if(Geom::are_near(curve->first_path()->initialPoint(), curve->last_path()->finalPoint())){
+            curve->closepath_current();
+        }
+        //TODO: CALL TO CLONED FUNCTION SPIRO::doEffect IN lpe-spiro.cpp
+        //For example
+        //using namespace Inkscape::LivePathEffect;
+        //LivePathEffectObject *lpeobj = static_cast<LivePathEffectObject*> (curve);
+        //Effect *spr = static_cast<Effect*> ( new LPEbspline(lpeobj) );
+        //spr->doEffect(curve);
+        if(this->bspline){
+            this->_bspline_doEffect(curve);
+        }else{
+            this->_spiro_doEffect(curve);
+        }
+
+        sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->blue2_bpath), curve);   
+        sp_canvas_bpath_set_stroke(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->blue2_bpath), this->blue_color, 1.0, SP_STROKE_LINEJOIN_MITER, SP_STROKE_LINECAP_BUTT);
+        sp_canvas_item_show(this->blue2_bpath);
+        curve->unref();
+        this->blue2_curve->reset();
+        //We hide the holders that doesn't contribute anything
+        if(this->spiro){
+            sp_canvas_item_show(this->c1);
+            SP_CTRL(this->c1)->moveto(this->p[0]);
+        }else
+            sp_canvas_item_hide(this->c1);
+        sp_canvas_item_hide(this->cl1);
+        sp_canvas_item_hide(this->c0);
+        sp_canvas_item_hide(this->cl0);
+    }else{
+        //if the curve is empty
+        sp_canvas_item_hide(this->blue2_bpath);
+
+    }
+}
+
+void PenTool::_bspline_doEffect(SPCurve * curve)
+{
+    // commenting the function doEffect in src/live_effects/lpe-bspline.cpp
+    if(curve->get_segment_count() < 2)
+        return;
+    Geom::PathVector const original_pathv = curve->get_pathvector();
+    curve->reset();
+
+    for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = original_pathv.begin(); path_it != original_pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+        if (path_it->empty())
+            continue;
+
+        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();      // incoming curve
+        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());         // outgoing curve
+        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_endit = path_it->end_default(); // this determines when the loop has to stop
+        SPCurve *nCurve = new SPCurve();
+        Geom::Point previousNode(0,0);
+        Geom::Point node(0,0);
+        Geom::Point pointAt1(0,0);
+        Geom::Point pointAt2(0,0);
+        Geom::Point nextPointAt1(0,0);
+        Geom::Point nextPointAt2(0,0);
+        Geom::Point nextPointAt3(0,0);
+        Geom::D2< Geom::SBasis > SBasisIn;
+        Geom::D2< Geom::SBasis > SBasisOut;
+        Geom::D2< Geom::SBasis > SBasisHelper;
+        Geom::CubicBezier const *cubic = NULL;
+        if (path_it->closed()) {
+            const Geom::Curve &closingline = path_it->back_closed(); // the closing line segment is always of type Geom::LineSegment.
+            if (are_near(closingline.initialPoint(), closingline.finalPoint())) {
+                curve_endit = path_it->end_open();
+            }
+        }
+        while ( curve_it2 != curve_endit )
+        {
+            SPCurve * in = new SPCurve();
+            in->moveto(curve_it1->initialPoint());
+            in->lineto(curve_it1->finalPoint());
+            cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*curve_it1);
+            if(cubic){
+                SBasisIn = in->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+                pointAt1 = SBasisIn.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1],*in->first_segment()));
+                pointAt2 = SBasisIn.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2],*in->first_segment()));
+            }else{
+                pointAt1 = in->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+                pointAt2 = in->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+            }
+            in->reset();
+            delete in;
+            SPCurve * out = new SPCurve();
+            out->moveto(curve_it2->initialPoint());
+            out->lineto(curve_it2->finalPoint());
+            cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*curve_it2);
+            if(cubic){
+                SBasisOut = out->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+                nextPointAt1 = SBasisOut.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1],*out->first_segment()));
+                nextPointAt2 = SBasisOut.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2],*out->first_segment()));;
+                nextPointAt3 = (*cubic)[3];
+            }else{
+                nextPointAt1 = out->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+                nextPointAt2 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+                nextPointAt3 = out->first_segment()->finalPoint();
+            }
+            out->reset();
+            delete out;
+            SPCurve *lineHelper = new SPCurve();
+            lineHelper->moveto(pointAt2);
+            lineHelper->lineto(nextPointAt1);
+            SBasisHelper  = lineHelper->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+            lineHelper->reset();
+            delete lineHelper;
+            previousNode = node;
+            node = SBasisHelper.valueAt(0.5);
+            SPCurve *curveHelper = new SPCurve();
+            curveHelper->moveto(previousNode);
+            curveHelper->curveto(pointAt1, pointAt2, node);
+            nCurve->append_continuous(curveHelper, 0.0625);
+            curveHelper->reset();
+            delete curveHelper;
+            ++curve_it1;
+            ++curve_it2;
+        }
+        SPCurve *curveHelper = new SPCurve();
+        curveHelper->moveto(node);
+        Geom::Point startNode(0,0);
+        if (path_it->closed()) {
+            SPCurve * start = new SPCurve();
+            start->moveto(path_it->begin()->initialPoint());
+            start->lineto(path_it->begin()->finalPoint());
+            Geom::D2< Geom::SBasis > SBasisStart = start->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+            SPCurve *lineHelper = new SPCurve();
+            cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*path_it->begin());
+            if(cubic){
+                lineHelper->moveto(SBasisStart.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[1],*start->first_segment())));
+            }else{
+                lineHelper->moveto(start->first_segment()->initialPoint());
+            }
+            start->reset();
+            delete start;
+
+            SPCurve * end = new SPCurve();
+            end->moveto(curve_it1->initialPoint());
+            end->lineto(curve_it1->finalPoint());
+            Geom::D2< Geom::SBasis > SBasisEnd = end->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+            cubic = dynamic_cast<Geom::CubicBezier const*>(&*curve_it1);
+            if(cubic){
+                lineHelper->lineto(SBasisEnd.valueAt(Geom::nearest_point((*cubic)[2],*end->first_segment())));
+            }else{
+                lineHelper->lineto(end->first_segment()->finalPoint());
+            }
+            end->reset();
+            delete end;
+            SBasisHelper = lineHelper->first_segment()->toSBasis();
+            lineHelper->reset();
+            delete lineHelper;
+            startNode = SBasisHelper.valueAt(0.5);
+            curveHelper->curveto(nextPointAt1, nextPointAt2, startNode);
+            nCurve->append_continuous(curveHelper, 0.0625);
+            nCurve->move_endpoints(startNode,startNode);
+        }else{
+            SPCurve * start = new SPCurve();
+            start->moveto(path_it->begin()->initialPoint());
+            start->lineto(path_it->begin()->finalPoint());
+            startNode = start->first_segment()->initialPoint();
+            start->reset();
+            delete start;
+            curveHelper->curveto(nextPointAt1, nextPointAt2, nextPointAt3);
+            nCurve->append_continuous(curveHelper, 0.0625);
+            nCurve->move_endpoints(startNode,nextPointAt3);
+        }
+        curveHelper->reset();
+        delete curveHelper;
+        if (path_it->closed()) {
+            nCurve->closepath_current();
+        }
+        curve->append(nCurve,false);
+        nCurve->reset();
+        delete nCurve;
+    }
+}
+
+//Spiro function cloned from lpe-spiro.cpp
+// commenting the function "doEffect" from src/live_effects/lpe-spiro.cpp
+void PenTool::_spiro_doEffect(SPCurve * curve)
+{
+    using Geom::X;
+    using Geom::Y;
+
+    Geom::PathVector const original_pathv = curve->get_pathvector();
+    guint len = curve->get_segment_count() + 2;
+
+    curve->reset();
+    Spiro::spiro_cp *path = g_new (Spiro::spiro_cp, len);
+    int ip = 0;
+
+    for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = original_pathv.begin(); path_it != original_pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+        if (path_it->empty())
+            continue;
+
+        {
+            Geom::Point p = path_it->front().pointAt(0);
+            path[ip].x = p[X];
+            path[ip].y = p[Y];
+            path[ip].ty = '{' ;
+            ip++;
+        }
+
+        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();
+        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());
+
+        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_endit = path_it->end_default();
+        if (path_it->closed()) {
+            const Geom::Curve &closingline = path_it->back_closed(); 
+            if (are_near(closingline.initialPoint(), closingline.finalPoint())) {
+                curve_endit = path_it->end_open();
+            }
+        }
+
+        while ( curve_it2 != curve_endit )
+        {
+            Geom::Point p = curve_it1->finalPoint();
+            path[ip].x = p[X];
+            path[ip].y = p[Y];
+
+            bool this_is_line = is_straight_curve(*curve_it1);
+            bool next_is_line = is_straight_curve(*curve_it2);
+
+            Geom::NodeType nodetype = Geom::get_nodetype(*curve_it1, *curve_it2);
+
+            if ( nodetype == Geom::NODE_SMOOTH || nodetype == Geom::NODE_SYMM )
+            {
+                if (this_is_line && !next_is_line) {
+                    path[ip].ty = ']';
+                } else if (next_is_line && !this_is_line) {
+                    path[ip].ty = '[';
+                } else {
+                    path[ip].ty = 'c';
+                }
+            } else {
+                path[ip].ty = 'v';
+            }
+
+            ++curve_it1;
+            ++curve_it2;
+            ip++;
+        }
+
+        Geom::Point p = curve_it1->finalPoint();
+        path[ip].x = p[X];
+        path[ip].y = p[Y];
+        if (path_it->closed()) {
+            Geom::NodeType nodetype = Geom::get_nodetype(*curve_it1, path_it->front());
+            switch (nodetype) {
+                case Geom::NODE_NONE:
+                    path[ip].ty = '}';
+                    ip++;
+                    break;
+                case Geom::NODE_CUSP:
+                    path[0].ty = path[ip].ty = 'v';
+                    break;
+                case Geom::NODE_SMOOTH:
+                case Geom::NODE_SYMM:
+                    path[0].ty = path[ip].ty = 'c';
+                    break;
+            }
+        } else {
+            path[ip].ty = '}';
+            ip++;
+        }
+
+        int sp_len = ip;
+        Spiro::spiro_run(path, sp_len, *curve);
+        ip = 0;
+    }
+
+    g_free (path);
 }
 
 void PenTool::_setSubsequentPoint(Geom::Point const p, bool statusbar, guint status) {
     g_assert( this->npoints != 0 );
+
     // todo: Check callers to see whether 2 <= npoints is guaranteed.
 
     this->p[2] = p;
@@ -1182,7 +2072,7 @@ void PenTool::_setSubsequentPoint(Geom::Point const p, bool statusbar, guint sta
         is_curve = false;
     } else {
         // one of the 'regular' modes
-        if (this->p[1] != this->p[0]) {
+        if (this->p[1] != this->p[0] || this->spiro) {
             this->red_curve->curveto(this->p[1], p, p);
             is_curve = true;
         } else {
@@ -1197,10 +2087,16 @@ void PenTool::_setSubsequentPoint(Geom::Point const p, bool statusbar, guint sta
         gchar *message = is_curve ?
             _("<b>Curve segment</b>: angle %3.2f&#176;, distance %s; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle, <b>Enter</b> to finish the path" ):
             _("<b>Line segment</b>: angle %3.2f&#176;, distance %s; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle, <b>Enter</b> to finish the path");
+        if(this->spiro || this->bspline){
+            message = is_curve ?
+            _("<b>Curve segment</b>: angle %3.2f&#176;, distance %s; with <b>Shift+Click</b> make a cusp node, <b>Enter</b> to finish the path" ):
+            _("<b>Line segment</b>: angle %3.2f&#176;, distance %s; with <b>Shift+Click</b> make a cusp node, <b>Enter</b> to finish the path");        
+        }
         this->_setAngleDistanceStatusMessage(p, 0, message);
     }
 }
 
+
 void PenTool::_setCtrl(Geom::Point const p, guint const state) {
     sp_canvas_item_show(this->c1);
     sp_canvas_item_show(this->cl1);
@@ -1211,7 +2107,6 @@ void PenTool::_setCtrl(Geom::Point const p, guint const state) {
         sp_canvas_item_hide(this->cl0);
         SP_CTRL(this->c1)->moveto(this->p[1]);
         this->cl1->setCoords(this->p[0], this->p[1]);
-
         this->_setAngleDistanceStatusMessage(p, 0, _("<b>Curve handle</b>: angle %3.2f&#176;, length %s; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle"));
     } else if ( this->npoints == 5 ) {
         this->p[4] = p;
@@ -1233,6 +2128,8 @@ void PenTool::_setCtrl(Geom::Point const p, guint const state) {
         SP_CTRL(this->c1)->moveto(this->p[4]);
         this->cl1->setCoords(this->p[3], this->p[4]);
 
+
+
         gchar *message = is_symm ?
             _("<b>Curve handle, symmetric</b>: angle %3.2f&#176;, length %s; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle, with <b>Shift</b> to move this handle only") :
             _("<b>Curve handle</b>: angle %3.2f&#176;, length %s; with <b>Ctrl</b> to snap angle, with <b>Shift</b> to move this handle only");
@@ -1249,9 +2146,12 @@ void PenTool::_finishSegment(Geom::Point const p, guint const state) {
 
     ++this->num_clicks;
 
+
     if (!this->red_curve->is_empty()) {
+        this->_bspline_spiro(state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK);
         this->green_curve->append_continuous(this->red_curve, 0.0625);
         SPCurve *curve = this->red_curve->copy();
+
         /// \todo fixme:
         SPCanvasItem *cshape = sp_canvas_bpath_new(sp_desktop_sketch(this->desktop), curve);
         curve->unref();
@@ -1273,15 +2173,19 @@ void PenTool::_finish(gboolean const closed) {
         return;
     }
 
+
     this->num_clicks = 0;
 
     this->_disableEvents();
 
     this->message_context->clear();
+
     desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("Drawing finished"));
 
+    // cancelate line without a created segment
     this->red_curve->reset();
     spdc_concat_colors_and_flush(this, closed);
+    this->overwriteCurve = NULL;
     this->sa = NULL;
     this->ea = NULL;
 
@@ -1330,7 +2234,7 @@ int PenTool::nextParaxialDirection(Geom::Point const &pt, Geom::Point const &ori
     //
     // num_clicks is not reliable because spdc_pen_finish_segment is sometimes called too early
     // (on first mouse release), in which case num_clicks immediately becomes 1.
-    // if (pc->num_clicks == 0) {
+    // if (this->num_clicks == 0) {
 
     if (this->green_curve->is_empty()) {
         // first mouse click
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.h b/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.h
index 4dec7b4fe..98fd0a43e 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.h
+++ b/src/ui/tools/pen-tool.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public:
 
     bool polylines_only;
     bool polylines_paraxial;
+    // propiety which saves if Spiro mode is active or not
+    bool spiro;
+    bool bspline;
     int num_clicks;
 
     unsigned int expecting_clicks_for_LPE; // if positive, finish the path after this many clicks
@@ -85,6 +88,34 @@ private:
 	bool _handleButtonRelease(GdkEventButton const &revent);
 	bool _handle2ButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent);
 	bool _handleKeyPress(GdkEvent *event);
+    //adds spiro & bspline modes
+    void _pen_context_set_mode(guint mode);
+    //this function changes the colors red, green and blue making them transparent or not depending on if the function uses spiro
+    void _bspline_spiro_color();
+    //creates a node in bspline or spiro modes
+    void _bspline_spiro(bool shift);
+    //creates a node in bspline or spiro modes
+    void _bspline_spiro_on();
+    //creates a CUSP node
+    void _bspline_spiro_off();
+    //continues the existing curve in bspline or spiro mode
+    void _bspline_spiro_start_anchor(bool shift);
+    //continues the existing curve with the union node in bspline or spiro modes
+    void _bspline_spiro_start_anchor_on();
+    //continues an existing curve with the union node in CUSP mode
+    void _bspline_spiro_start_anchor_off();
+    //modifies the "red_curve" when it detects movement
+    void _bspline_spiro_motion(bool shift);
+    //closes the curve with the last node in bspline or spiro mode
+    void _bspline_spiro_end_anchor_on();
+    //closes the curve with the last node in CUSP mode
+    void _bspline_spiro_end_anchor_off();
+    //CHECK: join all the curves "in game" and we call doEffect function
+    void _bspline_spiro_build();
+    //function bspline cloned from lpe-bspline.cpp
+    void _bspline_doEffect(SPCurve * curve);
+    //function spiro cloned from lpe-spiro.cpp
+    void _spiro_doEffect(SPCurve * curve);
 
 	void _setInitialPoint(Geom::Point const p);
 	void _setSubsequentPoint(Geom::Point const p, bool statusbar, guint status = 0);
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp
index fb4e82c32..0e8660248 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ bool PencilTool::_handleButtonPress(GdkEventButton const &bevent) {
                 }
                 if (anchor) {
                     p = anchor->dp;
+                    this->overwriteCurve = anchor->curve;
                     desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("Continuing selected path"));
                 } else {
                     m.setup(desktop);
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ bool PencilTool::_handleMotionNotify(GdkEventMotion const &mevent) {
 
                 if ( this->npoints != 0) { // buttonpress may have happened before we entered draw context!
                     if (this->ps.empty()) {
-                        // Only in freehand mode we have to add the first point also to pc->ps (apparently)
+                        // Only in freehand mode we have to add the first point also to this->ps (apparently)
                         // - We cannot add this point in spdc_set_startpoint, because we only need it for freehand
                         // - We cannot do this in the button press handler because at that point we don't know yet
                         //   wheter we're going into freehand mode or not
@@ -640,6 +641,9 @@ void PencilTool::_interpolate() {
         return;
     }
 
+    using Geom::X;
+    using Geom::Y;
+
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     double const tol = prefs->getDoubleLimited("/tools/freehand/pencil/tolerance", 10.0, 1.0, 100.0) * 0.4;
     double const tolerance_sq = 0.02 * square(this->desktop->w2d().descrim() * tol) * exp(0.2 * tol - 2);
@@ -661,10 +665,21 @@ void PencilTool::_interpolate() {
 
     if (n_segs > 0) {
         /* Fit and draw and reset state */
-        this->green_curve->moveto(b[0]);
 
+        this->green_curve->moveto(b[0]);
+        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+        guint mode = prefs->getInt("/tools/freehand/pencil/freehand-mode", 0);
         for (int c = 0; c < n_segs; c++) {
-            this->green_curve->curveto(b[4 * c + 1], b[4 * c + 2], b[4 * c + 3]);
+            // if we are in BSpline we modify the trace to create adhoc nodes 
+            if(mode == 2){
+                Geom::Point BP = b[4*c+0] + (1./3)*(b[4*c+3] - b[4*c+0]);
+                BP = Geom::Point(BP[X] + 0.0001,BP[Y] + 0.0001);
+                Geom::Point CP = b[4*c+3] + (1./3)*(b[4*c+0] - b[4*c+3]);
+                CP = Geom::Point(CP[X] + 0.0001,CP[Y] + 0.0001);
+                this->green_curve->curveto(BP,CP,b[4*c+3]);
+            }else{
+                this->green_curve->curveto(b[4 * c + 1], b[4 * c + 2], b[4 * c + 3]);
+            }
         }
 
         sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->red_bpath), this->green_curve);
@@ -795,9 +810,23 @@ void PencilTool::_fitAndSplit() {
          && unsigned(this->npoints) < G_N_ELEMENTS(this->p) )
     {
         /* Fit and draw and reset state */
+
         this->red_curve->reset();
         this->red_curve->moveto(b[0]);
-        this->red_curve->curveto(b[1], b[2], b[3]);
+        using Geom::X;
+        using Geom::Y;
+            // if we are in BSpline we modify the trace to create adhoc nodes
+        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+        guint mode = prefs->getInt("/tools/freehand/pencil/freehand-mode", 0);
+        if(mode == 2){
+            Geom::Point B = b[0] + (1./3)*(b[3] - b[0]);
+            B = Geom::Point(B[X] + 0.0001,B[Y] + 0.0001);
+            Geom::Point C = b[3] + (1./3)*(b[0] - b[3]);
+            C = Geom::Point(C[X] + 0.0001,C[Y] + 0.0001);
+            this->red_curve->curveto(B,C,b[3]);
+        }else{
+            this->red_curve->curveto(b[1], b[2], b[3]);
+        }
         sp_canvas_bpath_set_bpath(SP_CANVAS_BPATH(this->red_bpath), this->red_curve);
         this->red_curve_is_valid = true;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/widgets/icon.cpp b/src/widgets/icon.cpp
index eb16cfece..a96f47124 100644
--- a/src/widgets/icon.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/icon.cpp
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ void IconImpl::setupLegacyNaming() {
     legacyNames["draw-star"] ="star_angled";
     legacyNames["path-mode-bezier"] ="bezier_mode";
     legacyNames["path-mode-spiro"] ="spiro_splines_mode";
+    legacyNames["path-mode-bspline"] ="bspline_mode";
     legacyNames["path-mode-polyline"] ="polylines_mode";
     legacyNames["path-mode-polyline-paraxial"] ="paraxial_lines_mode";
     legacyNames["draw-use-tilt"] ="guse_tilt";
diff --git a/src/widgets/mappings.xml b/src/widgets/mappings.xml
index 2de3ff545..089bf76ea 100644
--- a/src/widgets/mappings.xml
+++ b/src/widgets/mappings.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
   <!-- bezier toolbar -->
   <remap id='bezier_mode' newid='path-mode-bezier'/>
   <remap id='spiro_splines_mode' newid='path-mode-spiro'/>
+  <remap id='bspline_mode' newid='path-mode-bspline'/>
   <remap id='polylines_mode' newid='path-mode-polyline'/>
   <remap id='paraxial_lines_mode' newid='path-mode-polyline-paraxial'/>
   
diff --git a/src/widgets/pencil-toolbar.cpp b/src/widgets/pencil-toolbar.cpp
index 682de8594..772107101 100644
--- a/src/widgets/pencil-toolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/pencil-toolbar.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ static void sp_add_freehand_mode_toggle(GtkActionGroup* mainActions, GObject* ho
                                 1, _("Create Spiro path"),
                                 2, INKSCAPE_ICON("path-mode-spiro"),
                                 -1 );
-
+            gtk_list_store_append( model, &iter );
+            gtk_list_store_set( model, &iter,
+                                0, _("BSpline"),
+                                1, _("Create BSpline path"),
+                                2, INKSCAPE_ICON("path-mode-bspline"),
+                                -1 );
             if (!tool_is_pencil) {
                 gtk_list_store_append( model, &iter );
                 gtk_list_store_set( model, &iter,