Hi I am simply trying to get an area I select active so I can fill it, copy it, remove it, add it to another picture. If I use the path tool, it is not working. even if I start gimp from scratch, and make a new area, it is still shown with the no entry sign!?!?!
I was trying to do this with a bmp, and I changed it to a jpg in case that would help - no difference. Occasionally, strangely, with nothing I have done apparently having any effect, the path tool is working. Then, when I use the path tool, the from path and to path are greyed out in the selection pull down menu. if I use the intelligent scissors, I can outline an area, but I can't do anything with it. Now I come back to the app, start everything again, and the path tool is not working again. I use the intelligent scissors. I can make a shape. Once again, the from path and to path are greyed out!?!?!? I have tried flattening the image, both with a picture and a blank page ( which did seem stupid! ) but this makes no difference. I have googled for help, but I don't think I am searching for the right things. Obviously this is easy when you know how. Equally obvious, it is not intuitive, not to me anyway! ( is photoshop this hard to learn!?!? ) (( the thing that drives me totally insane is that I have done this before, more than once. )) _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
