Re: [Gimp-user] clicking rulers loses freehand selection
peter kostov writes: > On 01/16/2012 04:05 PM, Kevin Brubeck Unhammer wrote: >> Kevin Brubeck Unhammer writes: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I just noticed a serious UI issue. Say I'm zoomed in and am creating a >>> complex freehand selection. I'm now selecting stuff at the very top of >>> the canvas, and I happen to miss a bit and touch the 'ruler'. Suddenly, >>> GIMP switches to the move tool and I've lost the whole selection! Does >>> anyone know if this behaviour can be turned off? >>> >>> (I know I can turn off the rulers, but it's annoying having to turn them >>> off and on all the time since they are sometimes useful.) >> >> Is there a way to make rulers be off by default when I start Gimp? I >> know it's just a matter of clicking ctrl+shift+r, but that's easy to say >> when you've just lost a huge, painstakingly made selection … >> > > In 2.6 the setting is in Preferences -> Appearance -> show rulers Doh! How'd I miss that … thanks :) -Kevin ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] clicking rulers loses freehand selection
On 01/16/2012 04:05 PM, Kevin Brubeck Unhammer wrote: Kevin Brubeck Unhammer writes: Hi, I just noticed a serious UI issue. Say I'm zoomed in and am creating a complex freehand selection. I'm now selecting stuff at the very top of the canvas, and I happen to miss a bit and touch the 'ruler'. Suddenly, GIMP switches to the move tool and I've lost the whole selection! Does anyone know if this behaviour can be turned off? (I know I can turn off the rulers, but it's annoying having to turn them off and on all the time since they are sometimes useful.) Is there a way to make rulers be off by default when I start Gimp? I know it's just a matter of clicking ctrl+shift+r, but that's easy to say when you've just lost a huge, painstakingly made selection … In 2.6 the setting is in Preferences -> Appearance -> show rulers Greetings, Peter ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] clicking rulers loses freehand selection
Kevin Brubeck Unhammer writes: > Hi, > > I just noticed a serious UI issue. Say I'm zoomed in and am creating a > complex freehand selection. I'm now selecting stuff at the very top of > the canvas, and I happen to miss a bit and touch the 'ruler'. Suddenly, > GIMP switches to the move tool and I've lost the whole selection! Does > anyone know if this behaviour can be turned off? > > (I know I can turn off the rulers, but it's annoying having to turn them > off and on all the time since they are sometimes useful.) Is there a way to make rulers be off by default when I start Gimp? I know it's just a matter of clicking ctrl+shift+r, but that's easy to say when you've just lost a huge, painstakingly made selection … -- Kevin Brubeck Unhammer ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] clicking rulers loses freehand selection
Hi, unham...@fsfe.org (2011-11-26 at 1323.00 +0100): > I just noticed a serious UI issue. Say I'm zoomed in and am creating a > complex freehand selection. I'm now selecting stuff at the very top of > the canvas, and I happen to miss a bit and touch the 'ruler'. Suddenly, > GIMP switches to the move tool and I've lost the whole selection! Does > anyone know if this behaviour can be turned off? You are probably starting the process to add a guide (you have to drag into the image for the guide to appear, and you can drag them to the guides to remove them). If you lose the marching ants, that is a bug; if you lose the widgets to create a selection, that is the normal way it behaves. It could be nice if the selection tools would not lose previous half done selections. For now, you should be able to move the image to get some extra padding and avoid misses (also great when working with paint tools, as it allows starting the stroke outside). Use MB2 (or hold Space? I always forget, that one is "compat" mode) to pan around the window, instead of the scrollbars. GSR ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] clicking rulers loses freehand selection
rich writes: >>Hi, > >>I just noticed a serious UI issue. Say I'm zoomed in and am creating a >>complex freehand selection. I'm now selecting stuff at the very top of >>the canvas, and I happen to miss a bit and touch the 'ruler'. Suddenly, >>GIMP switches to the move tool and I've lost the whole selection! Does >>anyone know if this behaviour can be turned off? > >>(I know I can turn off the rulers, but it's annoying having to turn them >>off and on all the time since they are sometimes useful.) > > Using Gimp 2.6.11 and PCLOS > > What happens here. > > This only happens if the image completely fills the window and with the > scissors or paths tools, the free select is not affected. A solution might be > to increase the size of the window so that there is a border. This does mean > that high zoom levels are not available. I know, not really a solution when selecting hair at the top of a ~7000x5000px image … > Next strange effect. The path tool is ok, go into the border and the > generated selection follows the edge of the image. The scissors tool, going > completely into the border and the selection snaps to 9 pix into the image. > Keeping the tool exactly on the border even at high zoom does work. That really does sound like a bug, does it happen in 2.7.3? > I would say, maybe, if you are using high zoom so no border available + shaky > hand, then steer clear of the ruler and finish off with quick mask. For now, turning off and on the ruler is my "solution", but it seems like something close to a UI bug. -- Kevin Brubeck Unhammer ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] clicking rulers loses freehand selection
>Hi, >I just noticed a serious UI issue. Say I'm zoomed in and am creating a >complex freehand selection. I'm now selecting stuff at the very top of >the canvas, and I happen to miss a bit and touch the 'ruler'. Suddenly, >GIMP switches to the move tool and I've lost the whole selection! Does >anyone know if this behaviour can be turned off? >(I know I can turn off the rulers, but it's annoying having to turn them >off and on all the time since they are sometimes useful.) Using Gimp 2.6.11 and PCLOS What happens here. This only happens if the image completely fills the window and with the scissors or paths tools, the free select is not affected. A solution might be to increase the size of the window so that there is a border. This does mean that high zoom levels are not available. Next strange effect. The path tool is ok, go into the border and the generated selection follows the edge of the image. The scissors tool, going completely into the border and the selection snaps to 9 pix into the image. Keeping the tool exactly on the border even at high zoom does work. I would say, maybe, if you are using high zoom so no border available + shaky hand, then steer clear of the ruler and finish off with quick mask. -- rich (via gimpusers.com) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] clicking rulers loses freehand selection
Hi, I just noticed a serious UI issue. Say I'm zoomed in and am creating a complex freehand selection. I'm now selecting stuff at the very top of the canvas, and I happen to miss a bit and touch the 'ruler'. Suddenly, GIMP switches to the move tool and I've lost the whole selection! Does anyone know if this behaviour can be turned off? (I know I can turn off the rulers, but it's annoying having to turn them off and on all the time since they are sometimes useful.) -- Kevin Brubeck Unhammer ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
