Re: [Gimp-user] Using Bucket Fill in 2.10.28

[Guy Stalnaker <jimmyg521 gmail com>]

Bill,

That feature may remain, though it is now exposed on the Tool Options Dock.
Here are those options, note the Affected Area section:

[image: image.png]

If you press the Shift key, the options changes to:

[image: image.png]

So, I think what you want is to press the Shift key before clicking the
bucket to fill part of your image.

Regards.
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On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 6:27 AM William Shear <wshear hsc edu> wrote:

> Hey GIMP gurus,
>
> I recently upgraded from GIMP 2.8.16 to 2.10.28.  I’m not a high-level
> user, and most of what I do is cleaning up scanning electron micrographs
> for publication.  So to remove background, I use the Bucket Fill tool a
> lot.  In my older version, when you selected the Bucket Fill tool, a dialog
> appeared that allowed you to switch between replacing individual pixels and
> filling the whole selection.  The latter is what I want to do.  In the new
> version, I cannot find this dialog and the Bucket Fill tool seems to be set
> on the pixel replacing option.  After a hour or two of fooling around, I
> decided to seek help but I can’t find anything on the help site that deals
> with using individual Paint tools.
>
> Can anyone advise me?
>
> By the way, I only downloaded the new version because my old version is no
> longer permitted to open the desktop, which is where my images are
> accessible.  Were it not for this, the old version would have remained
> entirely satisfactory for my needs.
>
> Biology Bill
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