@Artha
I think I found a way
1. Select Node to be removed
2. "Break path at selected node" in the toolbar
3. There are now two nodes at that location. Delete them.
4. Select the two new endnodes
5. "Join selected endnodes with new path" in toolbar
There's no way to do this with keyboard shortcuts, and it should definitely be easier.
@doctormo Ooh!! 😮 It does the job! Wonderful, thank you!
@Artha Inkscapes secret tag line is: where there's a will, there's a preference. Probably.
I actually get annoyed by the same auto shape option myself.
@uglyhack Yeah, that's what I've figured out. It's an awful approach but I guess it does the job. 😕
@uglyhack Your nickname is relevant 😆
@Artha
@doctormo Do you have a better suggestion?