1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
index 48b19ef7a..52ff5d42c 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ enum PathChange {
 };
 
 } // anonymous namespace
+const double handleCubicGap = 0.01;
+const double noPower = 0.0;
+const double defaultStartPower = 0.3334;
+const double defaultEndPower = 0.6667;
 
 /**
  * Notifies the path manipulator when something changes the path being edited
@@ -1003,7 +1007,7 @@ NodeList::iterator PathManipulator::subdivideSegment(NodeList::iterator first, d
                 lineInsideNodes->moveto(n->position());
                 lineInsideNodes->lineto(second->position());
                 SBasisInsideNodes = lineInsideNodes->first_segment()->toSBasis();
-                Geom::Point next = SBasisInsideNodes.valueAt(0.3334);
+                Geom::Point next = SBasisInsideNodes.valueAt(defaultStartPower);
                 next = Geom::Point(next[Geom::X] + handleCubicGap,next[Geom::Y] + handleCubicGap);
                 lineInsideNodes->reset();
                 n->front()->setPosition(next);
@@ -1014,7 +1018,7 @@ NodeList::iterator PathManipulator::subdivideSegment(NodeList::iterator first, d
                 lineInsideNodes->moveto(n->position());
                 lineInsideNodes->lineto(first->position());
                 SBasisInsideNodes = lineInsideNodes->first_segment()->toSBasis();
-                Geom::Point previous = SBasisInsideNodes.valueAt(0.3334);
+                Geom::Point previous = SBasisInsideNodes.valueAt(defaultStartPower);
                 previous = Geom::Point(previous[Geom::X] + handleCubicGap,previous[Geom::Y] + handleCubicGap);
                 n->back()->setPosition(previous);
             }else{
@@ -1246,7 +1250,7 @@ double PathManipulator::BSplineHandlePosition(Handle *h, Handle *h2){
     if(h2){
         h = h2;
     }
-    double pos = 0.0000;
+    double pos = noPower;
     const double handleCubicGap = 0.01;
     Node *n = h->parent();
     Node * nextNode = NULL;
@@ -1259,7 +1263,7 @@ double PathManipulator::BSplineHandlePosition(Handle *h, Handle *h2){
             pos = Geom::nearest_point(Geom::Point(h->position()[X] - handleCubicGap, h->position()[Y] - handleCubicGap), *lineInsideNodes->first_segment());
         }
     }
-    if (pos == 0.0000 && !h2){
+    if (pos == noPower && !h2){
         return BSplineHandlePosition(h, h->other());
     }
     return pos;
@@ -1282,14 +1286,14 @@ Geom::Point PathManipulator::BSplineHandleReposition(Handle *h,double pos){
     SPCurve *lineInsideNodes = new SPCurve();
     Node * nextNode = NULL;
     nextNode = n->nodeToward(h);
-    if(nextNode && pos != 0.0000){
+    if(nextNode && pos != noPower){
         lineInsideNodes->moveto(n->position());
         lineInsideNodes->lineto(nextNode->position());
         SBasisInsideNodes = lineInsideNodes->first_segment()->toSBasis();
         ret = SBasisInsideNodes.valueAt(pos);
         ret = Geom::Point(ret[X] + handleCubicGap,ret[Y] + handleCubicGap);
     }else{
-        if(pos == 0.0000){
+        if(pos == noPower){
             ret = n->position();
         }
     }