Re: [Gimp-user] clicking rulers loses freehand selection

[Kevin Brubeck Unhammer <unhammer fsfe org>]

Kevin Brubeck Unhammer <unhammer fsfe org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I just noticed a serious UI issue. Say I'm zoomed in and am creating a
> complex freehand selection. I'm now selecting stuff at the very top of
> the canvas, and I happen to miss a bit and touch the 'ruler'. Suddenly,
> GIMP switches to the move tool and I've lost the whole selection! Does
> anyone know if this behaviour can be turned off? 
>
> (I know I can turn off the rulers, but it's annoying having to turn them
> off and on all the time since they are sometimes useful.)

Is there a way to make rulers be off by default when I start Gimp? I
know it's just a matter of clicking ctrl+shift+r, but that's easy to say
when you've just lost a huge, painstakingly made selection …

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Kevin Brubeck Unhammer