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clicking rulers loses freehand selection

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clicking rulers loses freehand selection Kevin Brubeck Unhammer 16 Jan 14:05
  clicking rulers loses freehand selection peter kostov 16 Jan 14:46
clicking rulers loses freehand selection Kevin Brubeck Unhammer 17 Jan 09:42
Kevin Brubeck Unhammer
2012-01-16 14:05:48 UTC (about 13 years ago)

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

peter kostov
2012-01-16 14:46:28 UTC (about 13 years ago)

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

Kevin Brubeck Unhammer
2012-01-17 09:42:15 UTC (about 13 years ago)

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