[Gimp-user] My Crop and Selection stuff isn't working

[rich2005 <forums gimpusers com>]

> Okay, so my system specs are:
> OS: Linux Mint 17
> Version: Gimp 2.8.16
> GPU: EVGA GTX 770 4GB Classified
> CPU(s): (2x) Xeon 2.6 Ghz 8core Hyper Threaded (32 threads total)
> RAM: (1x) Adata 1600Mhz 8GB Stick
>
> So not sure if that matters. The issue is, that I can't crop, or use
> the selection tools... The layers are not locked. Pixels are not
> locked. Layer is locked. It does not work, with or without everything
> selected. The cursor doesn't say it's not working, it's just not. I do
> have custom preferences, and I tried uninstalling it, and reinstalling
> it, and it didn't fix the problem and it kept my preferences. I tried
> resetting the preferences. Problem remained. I think I started to get
> the problem when I tried to get my tablet to work with gimp, and I
> played around with dynamics, but I don't recall.
>
> Thanks,
> Joey

Reinstalling Gimp is a Windows solution, usually pointless.

It is most likely a problem in your Gimp profile ~./gimp-2.8

Rename that to disable it, say, ~./gimp-bak Start Gimp to make a new default
profile.

It is a bit strange, position and size are 0,0 and 0,0 Did you try setting a
size manually, just as a test?

Also do not discount a hardware problem, a duff mouse recently the cause of the
crop tool behaving strangely, reported on another forum.

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