Re: The Bucket Fill Tool in GIMP for Windows

[Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero]

I am a Windows user, and have been using the Windows version of the GIMP
quite extensively. I have noticed that the Tool Options menu for the Bucket
Fill tool does not have an Opacity slider or a Mode selector (these are
available in the Linux version).
Could anyone suggest a workaround for this ? For example, if I wished to
bucket fill a selection using Multiply mode (say), how could I do it ?

IIRC you have two options:
- turn off the global settings (or whatever the name) for tools in the
preferences.
- use the widgets of the brush toolbox.
At least that seems to be the case under Unix Gimp.

GSR
 

RE: The Bucket Fill Tool in GIMP for Windows

[Simon Wood]

Hi Andrew,
Can you not use layers

I mean.
1). Select the areas you wish to fill (select tool, magic wand, etc)
2). Create a new layer, keeping the previous selection 
3). Use bucket fill on new layer.
4). Play around (OK carefully adjust ;-) ) mode and opacity
5). Merge layers when happy.

Simon Wood

RE: The Bucket Fill Tool in GIMP for Windows

[Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero]

Hi Andrew,
Can you not use layers

Maybe cos if you know wht you want, the other way is faster. And if you do
not, you do not waste undo steps (do, "uuummm I do not like it", undo, do:
only one slot wasted). Maybe if the undo stack thing is cleared in next
versions it would be the same in undo steps.

GSR