On 02/11/2017 02:18 PM, Boxman wrote:

I was advised that there is no general purpose cursor to make selections in GIMP - that the selection is made with the tool used. If that's the case, when a selection is created by a tool (example text tool) how do you get rid of the selection mode outlines?

There, you're not seeing a selection, but the layer boundary.

And say for example I add text, but then want to move it when there is no cursor to move it with?

You can use the move tool.

Regards,
Michael
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There is no "general purpose select tool" in Ps either that I'm aware of. You choose a tool to do what you want, the "selection" is a function of what you want to accomplish.
On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 8:00 AM Michael Schumacher wrote:

On 02/11/2017 02:18 PM, Boxman wrote:

I was advised that there is no general purpose cursor to make selections

in GIMP

- that the selection is made with the tool used. If that's the case,

when a

selection is created by a tool (example text tool) how do you get rid of

the

selection mode outlines?

There, you're not seeing a selection, but the layer boundary.

And say for example I add text, but then want to move it when there is no cursor to move it with?

You can use the move tool.

-- Regards,
Michael
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I was advised that there is no general purpose cursor to make selections in GIMP - that the selection is made with the tool used. If that's the case, when a selection is created by a tool (example text tool) how do you get rid of the selection mode outlines? And say for example I add text, but then want to move it when there is no cursor to move it with? I can't figure out how to deselect things - there's nothing in help about this.

The lack of a general select tool as in P'shop is really throwing me for a loop. I seem to be missing the general concept of this that is very basic to successful use of this program.

Do not like the mailing list format? There are other active forums where you can get assistance.

try

http://gimpchat.com

http://bakon.ca/gimplearn

www.gimp-forum.net

For examples of the gimp selection tools and usage try

http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Gimp-selection-tools-for-beginners?pid=296#pid296

On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Boxman wrote:

I was advised that there is no general purpose cursor to make selections in GIMP - that the selection is made with the tool used.

That seems to be an odd point of view to take to me.

If that's the case, when a
selection is created by a tool (example text tool) how do you get rid of the selection mode outlines?

Aside from the difference between layer and path and selection, selection can be canceled in the Edit menu. But you knew that, I suppose.

And say for example I add text, but then want to move it when there is no cursor to move it with?

I wouldn't call the temporary/floating text layer a selection.

As Michael says, though, the move tool can help you there. It moves floating layers too, if you do it right.

I can't figure out how to deselect things - there's nothing in help about this.

Combining floating layers with lower layers is maybe what you want to do?

The lack of a general select tool as in P'shop is really throwing me for a loop. I seem to be missing the general concept of this that is very basic to successful use of this program.

Photoshop also has paths and layers. I'm not sure about Photoshop Elements.

Am I being obtuse?

Joel Rees

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http://reiisi.blogspot.jp/p/novels-i-am-writing.html

On 11/02/17 14:18, Boxman wrote:

The lack of a general select tool as in P'shop is really throwing me for a loop. I seem to be missing the general concept of this that is very basic to successful use of this program.

As they say, the problem is not learning Gimp, it is unlearning Photoshop.

When you want to "target" something it is to either:

1) Move it: the Move tool will auto-select the target. In practice it could look like a general targeting just by replacing the "crossed arrows" icon with a more classic pointer arrow.

2) Apply a tool to it. Some tools will auto-select the target, others won't. But in many cases clicking on the picture won't help, because Gimp cannot guess which layer in the stack you want to target, which is why there are 'Layer>Stack>Select *' menu items or the Layers/Channels/Paths lists...

(*) I'm using "target" instead of "selection" because the selection is something else...