Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-18 Thread Akkana Peck
Patrick Horgan writes: > If you're trying to use the lasso it's frustrating like that, you have to do > the whole thing in one complex wack. If instead you use the path tool you can (and in another message) > In my link to the selection tutorial I should have given credit to Akkana Peck > whose t

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
> In my link to the selection tutorial I should have given credit to Akkana > Peck whose tutorial it is, and noted that her book:  Beginning GIMP: from > novice to professional ROCKS  And also she helps people out here all the > time and deserves a lot of credit for being such a good citizen of

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
> There's always only one selection. Creating a selection will replace the > current one. That has nothing to do with panning. If you want to add to > an existing selection, then choose the Add mode from the tool options of > the selection tool. Or use the modifier keys (as hinted in the > status-b

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
> I have a space-bar on my keyboard but nothing like MMB or LMB. What do these > stand for? > Middle Mouse Button and Left Mouse Button. > On the other hand every one of the selection tools has four modes. The second > one is "Add to the present selection": highlighted on my picture of the >

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Patrick Horgan
In my link to the selection tutorial I should have given credit to Akkana Peck whose tutorial it is, and noted that her book:  Beginning GIMP: from novice to professional ROCKS  And also she helps people out here all the time and deserves a lot of credit for being such a good citizen of the

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Patrick Horgan
Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 22:36 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: When I do that, as soon as I finish making the second selection (after the pan) I loose the first selection. There's always only one selection. Creating a selection will replace the current o

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 22:36 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > When I do that, as soon as I finish making the second selection (after > the pan) I loose the first selection. There's always only one selection. Creating a selection will replace the current one. That has nothing to do with panning. If

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/8/17 Sven Neumann : > Hi, > > On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 22:36 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> > Let go, pan using either MMB or space, then continue making the >> > selection.  There's no penalty for releasing LMB early :) >> > >> >> When I do that, as soon as I finish making the second selection (af

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 22:36 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > Let go, pan using either MMB or space, then continue making the > > selection. There's no penalty for releasing LMB early :) > > > > When I do that, as soon as I finish making the second selection (after > the pan) I loose the first s

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Let go, pan using either MMB or space, then continue making the > selection.  There's no penalty for releasing LMB early :) > When I do that, as soon as I finish making the second selection (after the pan) I loose the first selection. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Chris Mohler
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: > 2009/8/17 Chris Mohler : >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> When I am selecting an area with the freehand select tool, how can I >>> move the image shown? I need to select an area that is larger than my >>> screen size.

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/8/17 Chris Mohler : > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> When I am selecting an area with the freehand select tool, how can I >> move the image shown? I need to select an area that is larger than my >> screen size. Zooming out is not an option because I need the precision

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Daniel Hornung
On Monday 17 August 2009, Dotan Cohen wrote: > When I am selecting an area with the freehand select tool, how can I > move the image shown? Hello Dotan, try pressing the space bar. Then the mouse should move (or more specifically "pan") your view of the image when no mouse button is pressed.

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Chris Mohler
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: > When I am selecting an area with the freehand select tool, how can I > move the image shown? I need to select an area that is larger than my > screen size. Zooming out is not an option because I need the precision > that zoom gives me. Thanks.

[Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009-08-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
When I am selecting an area with the freehand select tool, how can I move the image shown? I need to select an area that is larger than my screen size. Zooming out is not an option because I need the precision that zoom gives me. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co