Re: [Gimp-user] changing the brush sizes

[Judy Wilson <judy corozal com>]

On 12/13/2016 02:33 PM, mehjg wrote:
> I want to be able to edit my brushes and save them, using the appropriate dialog
> box, but no matter what I do, the size doesn't change. I can change the
> hardness, angle, aspect ratio, etc., but the size just won't change, whether
> using the bracket keys or the radius slider. I'm not using a mouse and I don't
> want to try using the track pad's scroll function to change the size of the
> brush because I use it to scroll. Any suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Matthew
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > from he textual description of a youtube video I found out while
> > having your same problem:
> >
> > "GIMP has a very good at working with realistic paint brushes, but the
> > default installation lacks a very useful shortcut. If you have worked
> > with the Paint Brush or Pencil tool, you may have noticed that
> > changing the size of the brush isn't easy. You have to fiddle around
> > with the Size/Scale slider in the tool options on the left. This is a
> > lot of guess work, because it doesn't show a preview size when you are
> > dragging the slider. Have no fear, there is an easier way. Configure
> > the mouse wheel to increase and decrease the brush size when you
> > scroll up or down.
> >
> > -Click "Edit"?"Preferences"
> > -Under the "Input Devices" section, click "Input Controllers"
> > -In the "Active Controllers" column, double-click "Main Mouse Wheel"
> > -A new window to configure the controller will pop up. Make sure the
> > second check box, "Enable this Controller" is checked, or else this
> > won't work
> > -Find the "Scroll Up" event, (it should be at the top). Double-click
> > it or click "Edit" at the bottom.
> > -Click on the "Tools" section and type "increase" in the search field
> > -Scroll down and click on the action "Increase Brush Size". The name
> > is "tools-paint-brush-size-increase&qu­ot;. (In some versions of GIMP
> > it was "Increase Brush Scale")
> > -Close the window, then edit the "Scroll Down" event
> > -This time type "Decrease" in the search bar and locate the "Decrease
> > Brush Size" action. (Name is "tools-paint-brush-size-decrease&qu­ot;)
> > -Close the action window, input controller window and click OK in the
> > "Preferences" window
> >
> > Now you can simply scroll the mouse wheel to vary the brush size."
> >
> > Hope it helps,
> > To me, it works perfectly! ;)
> >
> > Cheers,

When I have a tool open like the paint brush, clone, or something 
similar, if my cursor is in the image, I simple tap the [ to make it 
smaller or the ] to make it larger. I do this all the time and I love 
it. I may try to above, might be even easier.

Judy Wilson
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