[Gimp-user] GIMP 2.9.5 Erase

[programmer_ceds <forums gimpusers com>]

One other piece of information - I have just found if the erased path crosses
itself (without releasing the mouse button) the intersection stays erased - for
example if a figure 8 is drawn in one operation the problem doesn't appear.

I don't see the same thing on the same PC (running W7 64-bit) using V2.8.20.

> Am I missing something obvious here?
>
> I create a new image, use bucket fill to fill it with the background
> colour (not white, although the 'problem' still occurs with white) and
> add an alpha channel to the layer.
>
> I then select the eraser tool and erase a strip of the image - this
> works fine and I see the chequered/transparent background as expected.
>
> If I then erase another strip that in part crosses the first strip the
> intersection of the strips becomes white.
>
> Erasing the intersection again toggles it back to being transparent..
>
> I have tried adjusting various controls for the eraser tool without
> success (I consider success to be that the intersection of the two
> strips remains erased).
>
> I am using GIMP V2.9.5 commit 7111ead (the portable Windows version
> from Partha's site posted 12.2.2017 (many thanks to Partha for posting
> these versions))

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