Re: [Gimp-user] Any automatic way to use the Measure Tool for angles of 0 and 90 degrees?

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

You can depress the Control key while moving the mouse for the second
point, this constrains the measure angle to multiples of 15°.

On 03/10/2021 11:39, A GIMP user wrote:
> When I use the Measure Tool I often want to measure a distance that's
> either vertically eight above, right below or on the same horizontal
> level as the starting point.
>
> Sometimes wiggling the mouse back and forth takes quite a while before
> the line that's measuring the distance is at 0° or 90°. I'm wondering
> if there's any way to have the Measure Tool just automatically set the
> measurement at one of those angles from the starting point?  I'm using
> GIMP 2.8.22.