Any way to disable shortcut?

nzdawghaus · **Joined:** Jan 06, 2011 **Posts:** 26

GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: XP - SP3
GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level

I'm editing a group of images using the select tools, and I've been using CTRL-C, CTRL-V, and CTRL-X alot. The problem I've been having is just pressing the CTRL key enables "Expand from center", so after a few selections, one will get screwed up. Is there any way to disable CTRL from toggling "Expand from center"?

ZWard117 · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2012 **Posts:** 583

Not that I am aware off as of yet. Will do more research in the morn. !0:52 here

wbool63 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:16 am **(#3)**

Have a look at Edit/Keyboard shortcuts open up the edit box and there you can assign any key or combination of keys to do anything you want or turn off any sequence you dont want.
EDIT , I had another look but it doesnt seem to have the short cut that you are after

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

You can however change the shortcut keys for Cut, Copy, and Paste under Edit>Key Board Shortcuts>Edit

tstandiford · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:06 am **(#5)**

What does expand from center even do? Go does not behave like this for me.

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:13 am **(#6)**

If you want your selection centralized, you select expand from center and start your selection from the center. It will expand it from the center rather than the corner.

tstandiford · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:33 am **(#7)**

Oh, as in while you have the selection marquee box activated before you actually commit to the selection?

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:36 am **(#8)**

Right from when you start the selection.

tstandiford · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:50 am **(#9)**

To me, it sounds like you are not committing the selection beforehand. Do you continually hold in control the entire time you're selecting anything?

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:23 am **(#10)**

I'm not with you. You click on your selection tool ( rectangle or ellipse ) you select "expand from center" then you make your selection starting from where you want the center of the selection to be. I don't know anything about CTRL activating this function.

tstandiford · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:49 am **(#11)**

Erisian wrote:

I'm not with you. You click on your selection tool ( rectangle or ellipse ) you select "expand from center" then you make your selection starting from where you want the center of the selection to be. I don't know anything about CTRL activating this function.

I'm running on memory, but I'm confident that holding in control will toggle this function, and I think that's what is hanging you up.

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:23 am **(#12)**

Ok, I tried it in 2.6.11 and it doesn't toggle this function in my copy. If it does in yours then great but I was only explaining what the function does because you asked. (it seems odd that you asked if you already know.)

nzdawghaus · **Joined:** Jan 06, 2011 **Posts:** 26

While creating a selection box (still holding LMB down), if I touch the CTRL key, it toggles expand from center. And releasing CTRL toggles it back off. It's not a big deal, and I didn't think there'd be a way to disable it. Just figured I'd ask, in case it was some setting somewhere that I couldn't find.

@Rod
I did consider changing the shortcuts for copy, cut, and paste. But it's really not worth the trouble of relearning new keys. Thanks though