Line style button obscuring access to parts of the line object

[matesh]

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Describe the bug
The new line style selector button that appears on top of lines/connectors is covering the line in many occasions, making underlying objects, such as the line text mover, or the end of the line difficult and annoying to access.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Add two basic rectangles, one over the other, 120pt apart
2. Connect the two shapes with a vertical line, from the bottom center connector of the top rectangle to the top center connector of the bottom rectangle
3. Add text to the connector
4. Try to move the text close to the topmost object
5. Try to move the top ending of the line to another connection point

Expected behavior
The button appearing completely out of the way of the object it is related to.

Alternatively (preferred), an option in the settings or diagram properties to disable this line style button. This button is already present on the toolbar on the top, having it appearing, and more often than not obscuring parts of the work is less favourable than the convenience it is offering. With default line styles, this is used very seldom on the great scheme of things.

Screenshots

draw.io version (In the Help->About menu of the draw.io editor):

• draw.io version v29.6.1

Desktop:

• OS: macOS 26.3

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Summary: The user reports that the line style selector button (new in recent versions) overlaps with line handles (text mover, endpoints) on short connectors, making them difficult to access. They request either better positioning of the button or a setting to disable it entirely, since the same functionality is available in the toolbar.

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To help us investigate this more effectively, could you please provide:

• Have you tried zooming in on the diagram to increase the space between the line style button and the line endpoints/text handle? This may serve as a temporary workaround.
• Does the issue persist if you use longer connectors (i.e., with more space between the connected shapes), or is it specifically problematic only with short connectors?
• Have you checked if there's a way to dismiss the line style popup by pressing Escape or clicking elsewhere before trying to interact with the underlying handles?

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[matesh]

Have you tried zooming in on the diagram to increase the space between the line style button and the line endpoints/text handle? This may serve as a temporary workaround.

I have, as a temporary workaround this works, but it's rather inconvenient making zooming in and out part of the workflow.

Does the issue persist if you use longer connectors (i.e., with more space between the connected shapes), or is it specifically problematic only with short connectors?

On longer vertical connectors, the button is still covering parts of the line

Have you checked if there's a way to dismiss the line style popup by pressing Escape or clicking elsewhere before trying to interact with the underlying handles?

The escape button doesn't make a difference. Right clicking the line offers no option to disable the button. Right clicking the button offers no option to hide it. Clicking the button only offers line styles, no option to dismiss the button.

[cykling]

This issue really slows down productivity. In this example I cannot grab the blue dot midway on the connector as it is obscured by the waypoints icon. It happens frequently and on a complex diagram zooming in and out is very time consuming.

[alderg]

This will be fixed in the next release.

In the meantime, you can disable the inline toolbar via Extras > Configuration by adding:

{
  "enableInlineToolbar": false
}

In the desktop app, go to Extras > Configuration, paste the JSON above, then click Apply and reload.