Hi Heike,
I had another play around with the crop option. The crop option
in DT is non-destructive. When the module is open you will see the whole
picture plus your crop selection. Unlike other programs, hitting enter will
not apply the crop. However, just click on any other module and the crop
will be applied. Also the handles will only become visible if you move your
mouse cursor to the edge of the crop selection. The crop tool can seem
strange if you are used to Adobe's crop tool. I hope your problem is this
simple, but that does not explain everything you have described.
good luck
On Wed, 7 Oct 2020 at 10:23, Terry Pinfold <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>
> Hi Hieke,
> I am using DT on Windows 10 and the crop function is working fine
> for me. Sorry I cannot replicate your problem. I wonder if anyone else is
> having the problem with the windows build. BTW, DT is a great program for
> editing and is worth the effort to learn.
>
> I wonder if reinstalling DT might resolve the issue. That would seem a
> sledgehammer approach, but if no one else can give a solution it might be
> worth trying.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Hieke van Hoogdalem <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 7 October 2020 4:48 AM
> *To:* [email protected] <
> [email protected]>
> *Subject:* [darktable-user] Crop isn't being saved and other crop bugs
>
>
> Hey there,
>
>
>
> I have a question / bug report for Windows 10, dt version 3.2.1.
>
>
>
> So... I just got darktable after reading a lot of positive reviews and
> comparisons. I started yesterday and I was happy with it (rating, view only
> X stars in the viewport etc.), until my first real editing started. My
> first step is always the cropping. (BTW: I have loads of experience with
> several editors for both photos and films, I use Photoshop Elements for
> almost 15 years now, alongside other editors. I also developed websites, so
> I’m quite computer savvy. I’m not a programmer though.)
>
> So here’s the issue. MAIN PROBLEM: the crop function behaves differently
> every time. (I read the manual on this, but it doesn’t help.)
>
> When cropping an image, several problems occur:
>
> 1. no cropping grid/handles are being shown
> 2. automatic crop yes/no doesn't accept no as an answer
> 3. the chosen grid (in my case: rule of thirds) doesn't show
>
> The software isn't stable. When I retry, it's always different: sometimes
> the rule of thirds shows up, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes I can crop and
> it's being saved (after waiting several minutes) but most of the time the
> crop isn't applied. It shows in the history stack though...
>
> Most of the time I get the grid and handles to be shown when I go to
> Lighttable > back to Darkroom > select square > select freehand. Then I can
> finally do what I want, but nothing is being saved.
>
> I tried several times on the same photo. And on others too.
>
> Is there anything I can do to make it work? Looking into other functions
> and learning DT doesn’t make sense to me if I can’t crop firrst… I really
> hope you can help me out! I started a thread on it on Github too:
> https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/issues/6448. I thought that
> was the forum for DT (but I guess I’m wrong).
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Hieke
>
>
>
> [image: Kort_met_F-sleutel_warrig_200x200]
>
>
>
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