P: Moving pen tool anchor points on the fly

It wouldn't interfere with the way you can use the pen tool now and it's also a transferable skill for people who use illustrator too. I agree the pen tool is hard to learn how to use, but I find it a lot easier when you can move the anchor points without having to switch over to the direct selection tool. I think that standardizing tool behaviours across the suite as much as possible is really helpful.

Yep, that's what I'm talking about.

This isn't asking for a big change to the Pen tool -- right now the spacebar does nothing. This would just be adding functionality to the spacebar when drawing a path.

i kind of like how the pen tool works and i use it everyday. i'd be nervous about anyone making big changes and abandoning how things are now. I know it is a difficult and daunting tool for alot of people but after alot of practice it should become second nature.

Yes!
Like we can move a selection that we are creating, with the same shortcut without issue.

Yep, I think Peter's talking about moving the pen toll points while the mouse button is still depressed. This is possible in Illustrator, but not in Photoshop.

It's a nice feature.

I think he's talking about when the mouse button is still down. In Illustrator, holding down the Spacebar at this point allows you to move the anchor point you were drawing. In Photoshop, holding down the Spacebar at this point does nothing -- you just keep editing the control handles of the anchor point.

Unfortunately, the spacebar is already in use in Photoshop to activate the hand and zoom tools.