Free select tool

[silverbirch2003]

was using it...   started at  the  top  of  head  and  worked  way  down... reached the  thigh  and  the dots  suddenly  connected

started  again...  got a little  further  but  same  thing  happened
wasted a lot of  time .

went on to the  scissors  and  got the  job  done...  but  sometimes the line
gets a little bit  wavey .... !

Just  wondering is  there any way I  could  adjust  the  free select  tool
to make it  more  stable  ?
thanks for help or  comment .

[Ofnuts]

In Gimp 2.10, even after the "connection", you can still change things:

• Depressing the ⌫ key (backspace) undoes the previous step (removes a node, or re-opens the polygon)
  
• Putting the mouse over a node makes a circle appear  and you can drag the node
  

This is valid until you "commit" the selection (double-click, ↵ (enter) or switch to another tool).

For complex stuff using the path tool is more efficient.

You can also work out your selection piecemeal.

[silverbirch2003]

thanks for tip but Im in a mess right now... gimp is opening
up with just the pic in the middle.... nothing else, no tools controls or
anything
I can get the clone tool up but have no way of controlling
the size or anything else !!!

[Zero01]

Press "TAB"?

[silverbirch2003]

this is what Im seeing right now when I hit the gimp icon

[PixLab]

(09-14-2023, 10:06 PM)silverbirch2003 Wrote: this  is  what Im  seeing  right  now    when  I  hit  the  gimp  icon

Zero01 did ask you to hit the "tab" key, did you...?

Open GIMP, once it's opened hit the Tab key on your keyboard!
The "Tab" key is a toggle to show dialogs or hide dialogs..

[silverbirch2003]

thanks.. went thru hitting all the keys then hit key
with arrows pointing left and right and that one seemed to do it !
now got everything back ! relief !

[sallyanne]

(09-15-2023, 03:41 AM)silverbirch2003 Wrote: thanks..  went  thru  hitting  all  the  keys then  hit  key
with  arrows  pointing  left and  right  and  that  one  seemed to  do  it  !
now got  everything  back !  relief   !

On my keyboard that's it; the TAB key

[silverbirch2003]

using the free select tool.....the premature join up has happened again
would the ... backspace key.... have got me out of it ?

where exactly is this backspace key ?

[Ofnuts]

(09-15-2023, 05:07 PM)silverbirch2003 Wrote: using the  free  select  tool.....the premature   join  up  has  happened  again
would the ... backspace  key....  have  got me  out of  it ?

where  exactly is  this  backspace  key  ?

Usually, somewhere above the Enter key (not to be confused with the (usually smaller) Del/Delete key).