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Problem with GIMP draw straight line functionality

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Problem with GIMP draw straight line functionality Ian Nathaniel Cohen 28 Nov 00:01
  Problem with GIMP draw straight line functionality Greg Chapman 28 Nov 00:12
Problem with GIMP draw straight line functionality Jernej Simončič 28 Nov 00:08
Ian Nathaniel Cohen
2010-11-28 00:01:53 UTC (about 14 years ago)

Problem with GIMP draw straight line functionality

Hi,

I'm having difficulty with the Draw Straight Line functionality with GIMP 2.6.11 (with Windows 7), and I haven't found anything in BugZilla that corresponds to this. All I need to be able to do is draw a simple straight line. I've followed the directions I've come across online - while holding SHIFT the entire time, click a spot to create the line's start point, move the mouse to make my straight line, click again to create a second point now connected to the first by a line. All it does is move my line's starting point, as opposed to creating a second point now connected by a line. I've tried it at different scales and with different brush types, and even trying it with the Pencil and Brush tools. Nothing seems to work. What am I forgetting to do?

Thanks!

Jernej Simončič
2010-11-28 00:08:34 UTC (about 14 years ago)

Problem with GIMP draw straight line functionality

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:01:53 -0500, Ian Nathaniel Cohen wrote:

I'm having difficulty with the Draw Straight Line functionality with GIMP 2.6.11 (with Windows 7), and I haven't found anything in BugZilla that corresponds to this. All I need to be able to do is draw a simple straight line. I've followed the directions I've come across online - while holding SHIFT the entire time, click a spot to create the line's start point, move the mouse to make my straight line, click again to create a second point now connected to the first by a line. All it does is move my line's starting point, as opposed to creating a second point now connected by a line. I've tried it at different scales and with different brush types, and even trying it with the Pencil and Brush tools. Nothing seems to work. What am I forgetting to do?

Drawing a line should work like this: click to place the first point, then hold Shift and click to connect to that point with a line. Repeat as many times as needed. Should work with any of the drawing tools.

Greg Chapman
2010-11-28 00:12:22 UTC (about 14 years ago)

Problem with GIMP draw straight line functionality

Hi Ian,

On 28 Nov 10 00:01 Ian Nathaniel Cohen said:

All I need to be able to do is draw a simple straight line.

1. Click on start position.
2. Shift-click on end position

The straight line appears between the two points

Greg Greg Chapman
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