Re: [Gimp-user] How to do a simple erase

[Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net>]

On 09/20/2017 03:53 PM, Ofnuts wrote:
> On 09/20/17 21:47, The Tick wrote:

> > How do I do a simple "erase" like other paint programs where I just
> > drag the mouse and the area under the brush is totally erased?
> >
> > Googling for "erase leaves stairstep" and other searches I tried led
> > nowhere.
> > _______________________________________________ 
>
> Check the brush spacing and set it to a very small value. Using a round
> brush would still be better. You can make a "hard" round brush in the
> brush editor (but IIRC there is one in the standard brushes
> ("Hardness-100").

While we are on the subject of brushes, here's something you might find
useful:  A small set of variable (.vbr) brushes including a square one,
and instructions on how to set program options so you can change their
size and hardness on the fly using a couple of keyboard + mouse wheel
commands.  I am so used to them that I would be "lost without them."

This archived post has instructions for configuring the keyboard + mouse
wheel commands, and a download link for the brushes themselves:

https://tinyurl.com/variable-brushes

When the available command to change between brushes via keyboard +
mouse commands gets fixed (the end of the menu list is a one way trap,
go past it and you can not get back to where you were without cycling
through /all/ the brushes), it will no longer be necessary to even look
at the brushes menu except on special occasions.  But that's a separate
issue and I have not even looked to see if there's an outstanding bug
report.

:o)