On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 08:49:52PM -0700, Akkana Peck wrote: > Carol Spears writes: > > On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 09:01:18AM -0400, John R. Culleton wrote: > > > When I start Gimp 2.3.7 it starts with a paintbrush. I would rather > > > it started with the rectangular select tool. Somewhere in > > > .gimp-2.3 is a value that sets this option I suspect. But I > > > haven't found it yet. > > > File/Preferences/Tool Options -- make certain that the tool you want > > active for each time you start GIMP is active and push the "Save Tool > > Options Now" button and also that the "Save Tool Options on exit" toggle > > is toggled off. > > That works for me, but if it doesn't work for you, try the > "Input Devices" category of Preferences and click on "Save Input > Device Settings Now". That should save the tool, colors, brush, > pattern and gradient for each device you have active (even if > all you use is the standard mouse). > i think this saves a different default pattern, brush, etc. only.
and also, i think the question was how to make gimp start with a different tool than it does by default. carol _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
