# Straight line with line tool or pencil tool is a bit off

**URL:** https://community.aseprite.org/t/straight-line-with-line-tool-or-pencil-tool-is-a-bit-off/1045
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [February 22, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/straight-line-with-line-tool-or-pencil-tool-is-a-bit-off/1045 "2018-02-22T07:40:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![sierra\_asher](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/sierra_asher/32/4802_2.png) [@sierra\_asher](https://community.aseprite.org/u/sierra_asher)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/straight-line-with-line-tool-or-pencil-tool-is-a-bit-off/1045/1 "2018-02-22T07:40:44Z")

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I’ve notice a difference between Aseprites and Photoshops results when drawing straight lines with both the line tool and holding shift and clicking with the pencil tool.

I often draw lines by holding shift and clicking in Aseprite and Photoshop. I love how Aseprite previews the line before committing yet I think photoshops is more accurate and closer to the result I desire.

I’ve done a simple example image showing the difference between Aseprite and Photoshop when holding shift and clicking with the pencil tool.

![lineTest](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/1X/f09bb10624c39c92906963233ff527f383d21123.png)

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### Author: ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/straight-line-with-line-tool-or-pencil-tool-is-a-bit-off/1045/2 "2018-07-03T19:24:55Z")

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@sierra_asher actually the line behavior was changed to be more (let’s say) “predictable” for pixel-art. So the first break is done at the very beginning of the line, then and at the middle, then each 1/3:

![line-breaks](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cd3720a5fe51a61718f9fb194da9382c30bcf766.png)

The previous algorithm was more unpredictable, i.e. the first break is done at the middle of the line, which is hard to calculate in the drawing. Probably I should offer a way to customize this behavior.

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### Author: ![sierra\_asher](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/sierra_asher/32/4802_2.png) [@sierra\_asher](https://community.aseprite.org/u/sierra_asher)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/straight-line-with-line-tool-or-pencil-tool-is-a-bit-off/1045/3 "2018-07-04T14:13:53Z")

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![lines_example](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c13358f6a26df692abdffeb8d2a661fe05c251ea.png)

In the lower example the points are at the same distance and angle yet the resulting line is not straight.

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### Author: ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/straight-line-with-line-tool-or-pencil-tool-is-a-bit-off/1045/4 "2018-12-11T13:31:58Z")

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This should be fixed in [Aseprite v1.2.10-beta4](https://community.aseprite.org/t/aseprite-v1-2-10-beta4/2409).

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### Author: ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/straight-line-with-line-tool-or-pencil-tool-is-a-bit-off/1045/5 "2018-12-11T13:32:02Z")

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