brush and pattern popups (was Re: Gimp tool icons)

[Austin Donnelly]

On Saturday, 4 Nov 2000, Seth Burgess wrote:

> That was the purpose behind the addition of the brush
> indicator - hopefully its a bit more obvious to click
> on the brush to change it.

Is it generally known that mouse-down and waiting on brushes and
patterns pops up a larger preview window showing the whole
brush/pattern if it's larger than the preview?

Do many users discover this themselves, or are they ignorant of the
fact?

Austin