Re: [Gimp-user] Major Puzzlement with GIMP
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:26 PM, horrido wrote: > Apple just **has** to be different from everyone else! Not really... the MacPorts distribution of GIMP uses CTRL IIRC. Or was it ALT? -- (@_ | //\ | Maurizio Loreti - Retired physicist, happy grandfather V_/_ | of two grandsons, wanderer and amateur photographer... ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Major Puzzlement with GIMP
>On my Mac (distribution: Mac on OS X v2.8.6p1) this should be CMD+left >click, _not_ CTRL. Thanks! That did the trick! Apple just **has** to be different from everyone else! :-( -- horrido (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Major Puzzlement with GIMP
On 10/21/2013 06:15 AM, horrido wrote: I'm new to GIMP. I installed Version 2.8.4 on my Mac mini (with standard Windows keyboard). The very first thing I'm playing with is the Clone Tool. There's a dearth of information on how to use this tool, but the few scraps I found suggest that all I need to do is press CTRL and use the mouse to select an area to clone. However, every time I do this, I bring up a context menu (File; Edit; Select; View; Image; Layer; Color; etc.). The cursor consists of a stamp, crossed-out circle, and dotted circle (representing the brush). I've tried everything I can think of, but I am absolutely puzzled by this. It is so unintuitive and opaque. What can possibly be wrong??? On the Mac we use the Mac-ish modifiers, so when online docs speak about Control you would use the Command key. Also, look at the statusbar, it should always give hints about what modifiers each tool supports in each context. The online docs are mostly about Linux/Windows shortcuts, you are welcome to help improving them, we are short on manpower. Regards, --Mitch ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Major Puzzlement with GIMP
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 6:15 AM, horrido wrote: > the few scraps I found > suggest that all I need to do is press CTRL and use the mouse to select an > area > to clone > On my Mac (distribution: Mac on OS X v2.8.6p1) this should be CMD+left click, _not_ CTRL. -- (@_ | //\ | Maurizio Loreti - Retired physicist, happy grandfather V_/_ | of two grandsons, wanderer and amateur photographer... ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Major Puzzlement with GIMP
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Maurizio Loreti wrote: > Mac on OS X v2.8.6p1 Typo - GIMP on OS X, of course -- (@_ | //\ | Maurizio Loreti - Fisico in pensione, nonno felice di V_/_ | due nipotini, vagabondo e fotografo a tempo perso... ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Major Puzzlement with GIMP
horrido wrote, > I'm new to GIMP. I installed Version 2.8.4 on my Mac mini (with standard > Windows > keyboard). The very first thing I'm playing with is the Clone Tool. There's a > dearth of information on how to use this tool, but the few scraps I found > suggest that all I need to do is press CTRL and use the mouse to select an > area > to clone. However, every time I do this, I bring up a context menu (File; > Edit; > Select; View; Image; Layer; Color; etc.). The cursor consists of a stamp, > crossed-out circle, and dotted circle (representing the brush). I'm on Linux, not a Mac, so this may be off, but if you are getting a context menu I'd guess that your mouse click is not acting like a "left click", but rather like a "right-click" (I'm not sure what mice Macs use these days). > I've tried everything I can think of, but I am absolutely puzzled by this. It > is > so unintuitive and opaque. What can possibly be wrong??? > > Maybe I should uninstall this software and look for something less opaque. > Right > off the bat, the program shouldn't be so difficult to get started in... -- Bob Long ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Major Puzzlement with GIMP
I'm new to GIMP. I installed Version 2.8.4 on my Mac mini (with standard Windows keyboard). The very first thing I'm playing with is the Clone Tool. There's a dearth of information on how to use this tool, but the few scraps I found suggest that all I need to do is press CTRL and use the mouse to select an area to clone. However, every time I do this, I bring up a context menu (File; Edit; Select; View; Image; Layer; Color; etc.). The cursor consists of a stamp, crossed-out circle, and dotted circle (representing the brush). I've tried everything I can think of, but I am absolutely puzzled by this. It is so unintuitive and opaque. What can possibly be wrong??? Maybe I should uninstall this software and look for something less opaque. Right off the bat, the program shouldn't be so difficult to get started in... -- horrido (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
