[Gimp-user] Doing a select without the mouse?

[paynekj <forums gimpusers com>]

> As a matter of fact, yes.
>
>
> Preconditions:
>
> - have the Script-Fu console open
> - know the id of the image you want to create a selection for
> - read the documentation of the gimp-rect-select procedure in the
> procedure browser
>
>
> Then, in the Script-Fu console:
>
> (gimp-rect-select image x y width height operation feather
> feather-radius)
>
>
> For example, assuming you've got an image with the id 1:
>
> (gimp-rect-select 1 23 23 42 42 2 1 5)
>
>
>
> HTH,
> Michael

Wouldn't it make sense to take this to the next step and write a script -
prompting for the required values, then assigning a keyboard shortcut?

For example:

(define (script-fu-ga2013_rect_select image drawable x y width height)
     (gimp-rect-select image x y width height CHANNEL-OP-REPLACE FALSE 0)
     (gimp-displays-flush) ; flush the display
)

(script-fu-register "script-fu-ga2013_rect_select"
                    _"Rectangle Selection..."
                    "Make a rectangular selection"
                    "Thing"
                    "Thing"
                    "24/01/2013"
                    "*"
                    SF-IMAGE "Input Image" 0
                    SF-DRAWABLE "Input Drawable" 0
                    SF-ADJUSTMENT "x" '(0 0 10000 1 10 0 1)
                    SF-ADJUSTMENT "y" '(0 0 10000 1 10 0 1)
                    SF-ADJUSTMENT "width" '(10 0 10000 1 10 0 1)
                    SF-ADJUSTMENT "height" '(20 0 10000 1 10 0 1)
)

(script-fu-menu-register "script-fu-ga2013_rect_select" "<Image>/Select/")

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