[Gimp-user] How do I get the lasso tool to stop adding lines?

[steven8 <forums gimpusers com>]

> My impression is that it isn't usability, but rather documentation.
> While I found the tool fairly intuitive, a number of tips in this
> thread I would never have figured out save by accident. The problem
> with an "intuitive" tool design is that it isn't necessarily intuitive
> to everyone. This is especially true when one is attempting to learn a
> program while doing a project. If that project has a deadline, it
> compounds the problem within the user's mindand the human mind is a
> very peculiar squirrel. As a friend of mine once remarked, a project
> with a deadline is not the time to learn a new technology.
>
> Good documentation, either as "tool tips" or in some written form,
> however, can only do so much, and nothing if one does not RTFM, for
> whatever reason. That's one reason lists like this are such a good
> resource. They are generally quicker than searching through a massive
> tome for the answer.
>
> Ross

I feel the frustration of the OP, as I too had the same issue when I first
started out.  This is not a usability issue at all.  There is NO WAY that
everything in a program can be totally intuitive, and to expect that is just
silly.

I do love forums such as this though, as I never knew you could go back and
change the position of previous points as you go along.  That is awesome!

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