09-04-2023, 09:31 PM
I have struggled with the same issue. I don't know if it is a setting or perception.
If the clone tool isn't working the way I want it to I switch to copy and paste. For example to remove the light switch first select it with rectangular select. Then switch to the move tool. Then move the selection to a fix-it area, then copy, then move the selection back to its original location and then paste. To move the original selection to the fix-it area use the move tool together with Ctrl Alt Drag. After copying in the fix-it location use undo (Ctrl Z) to move the selection back to the original location, then paste.
The sequence is simple. First create the selection then Ctrl Alt Drag Ctrl C Ctrl Z Ctrl P. For a larger area you can convert the pasted floating layer to a layer and then duplicate it (q on my keyboard) multiple times and move it around.
The procedure is useful for detailed shapes using free select. Trace the detailed shape and then move the selection to the fix-it area, then Ctrl C Ctrl Z Ctrl P. Finish up with the heal tool.
You could use copy and paste in the same location as you are using the clone tool to verify whether or not the clone tool is making an exact copy.
If the clone tool isn't working the way I want it to I switch to copy and paste. For example to remove the light switch first select it with rectangular select. Then switch to the move tool. Then move the selection to a fix-it area, then copy, then move the selection back to its original location and then paste. To move the original selection to the fix-it area use the move tool together with Ctrl Alt Drag. After copying in the fix-it location use undo (Ctrl Z) to move the selection back to the original location, then paste.
The sequence is simple. First create the selection then Ctrl Alt Drag Ctrl C Ctrl Z Ctrl P. For a larger area you can convert the pasted floating layer to a layer and then duplicate it (q on my keyboard) multiple times and move it around.
The procedure is useful for detailed shapes using free select. Trace the detailed shape and then move the selection to the fix-it area, then Ctrl C Ctrl Z Ctrl P. Finish up with the heal tool.
You could use copy and paste in the same location as you are using the clone tool to verify whether or not the clone tool is making an exact copy.