Re: [Gimp-user] OS X, GIMP 2.8.8-2.8.10: brush outline not displayed

[Mark Bourne <gimp-users mbourne spamgourmet com>]

Maurizio Loreti wrote:
> Hello, list - I have a severe problem that shows itself under OS X (10.9
> "Mavericks") both with GIMP 2.8.8 and with 2.8.10; 2.8.6 behaves correctly.
>   The problem happens both on my iMac and on my MacBook Pro.
>
> I have installed on my computers the distribution "GIMP on OS X" by Simone
> Karin Lehmann; I have alerted about my problem the maintainer of the
> distribution, because it is probably due to a wrong interaction of GIMP
> with OS X graphics; but S.K.L. didn't answer to my two requests for help,
> the first one for 2.8.8 and the second one, now, for 2.8.10.
>
> Here is what happens: using the pencil tool (or the brush tool), with 2.8.6
> I was used to see the outline of the brush shown on the GIMP canvas; that
> was extremely useful since I was able to check the current size of the
> brush on my screen, also while increasing/decreasing that size.  Now, I
> cannot see the brush outline anymore.  And this happens with the
> clone/healing tools too; I cannot see where the clone source will be set
> (with cmd-click), nor where exactly the cloned zone will land on my image
> (with left-click).

Check the setting:
  Edit > Preferences > Image Windows > Show brush outline

Maybe it's somehow been unselected, or perhaps the default has changed.

Mark.