Re: [Gimp-user] I have no idea what is happening

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 12/3/19 11:21 AM, Toriningen wrote:
> So I am lost here, I have no idea what is happening when I select stuff and do
> cuts or pastes it seems to feather the edges instead of doing a hard cut.
>
> Also when I select an area to paint in, it lets me paint OVER the selection,
> again in a feather manner. I cannot for the life of me find the option to stop
> this.
>
> Attached to this post is an image of what is happening
>
> Attachments:
> * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1308/original/Why_is_this_happening_with_gimp.png
As said by others, likely due to a "feathered" selection.

Note that the "marching ants" are not the absolute limit of the
selection. They indicate the 50% selection point, so if you have a
feathering, the feathering extends on both sides (but in your case it is
much mess visible on the blue side, especially of you did two strokes or
more).