WHAT'S GOING WRONG !?

gimper66 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:03 pm **(#1)**

what's going wrong !?

whenever I want to cut out a picture the dotted line jumps over before I have come all the way around the image to be cut out as shown in the example. :gaah

is there anyone who can solve this problem
thanks in advance,gimper66

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:38 pm **(#2)**

gimper66 wrote:

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what's going wrong !?

whenever I want to cut out a picture the dotted line jumps over before I have come all the way around the image to be cut out as shown in the example. :gaah

is there anyone who can solve this problem
thanks in advance,gimper66

This generally occurs when the Enter key is presses,
which will commit any open selection made by the Free Select tool.
Thus making it a completed selection at whatever point the Enter key was pressed.

Have you tried going into Preferences and resetting saved Tool Options back to default values?

Also,
when using the Free Select Tool,
double-clicking the left mouse button.
Will close the path from the last placed anchor.
Could you perhaps be accidentally double-clicking the left mouse button?

Other Things to Check:

1) If your mouse is old,
the left click button may be going bad.
Try another mouse to see it this corrects the issue.

2) if its a wireless mouse.
Check the batteries,
or replace them.

3) Check mouse setting.
To determines the two mouse click interpretation.
Narrowing,
or widening that interval between clicks my help.

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1366

I agree with Wallace about your mouse. I used to do a lot of Gimp cut outs and found I needed a 'high definition mouse'. Try using a Microsoft mouse or a 'gaming mouse'

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:34 pm **(#4)**

Tas_mania wrote:

I agree with Wallace about your mouse.
I used to do a lot of Gimp cut outs and found I needed a 'high definition mouse'.
Try using a Microsoft mouse or a 'gaming mouse'

Yes.
The better a mouse is,
the more accurate it will be,
in nearly every task the mouse is required to preform.

Personally,
I use the Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum.

gimper66 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:54 pm **(#5)**

wallace & tas_mania thanks for the fast respons.
I tested directly with another mouse,and the cutting out is perfect now.
however, the mouse was not that old but as you see it can always happen.
thanks again,and now back to the cutting work
gimper66 :tyspin

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:02 pm **(#6)**

gimper66 wrote:

wallace & tas_mania thanks for the fast respons.
I tested directly with another mouse,and the cutting out is perfect now.
however, the mouse was not that old but as you see it can always happen.
thanks again,and now back to the cutting work
gimper66 :tyspin

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