03-04-2017, 05:07 PM
(03-04-2017, 02:34 PM)rich2005 Wrote:I hope you noticed the "newbie" designation. I only yesterday after I posted the above found out what the cross to the lower right is for.Quote:...When I try to move using Spacebar-left click combo something hangs. the computer becomes unresponsive. and no matter where I move the mouse, the pointer displays the "move" cross...
...and you are doing this in order to...what?
Usually it moves the canvas and spacebar on its own should be sufficient, no need to left-click.
I normally use Linux, but just given it a try in a Win10 VM with Gimp 2.8.20 and it works as expected. My advice is do not left-click just use the space bar on its own or use neither, try the move canvas tool bottom right as circled.
It could be a bug in Gimp, maybe some Win10 user will be able to reproduce it, but equally it could be a bug in Windows or a mouse (do you use a tablet?) issue.
When I'm zoomed in larger than the window, I am used to using the spacebar to move around in the picture. I don't want to move the picture relative to the boundary, I want to move everything at once, but stay zoomed out so I can work on a particular part of the photo.
I'm attaching a photo as an example of the ones I work with.
BTY, I don't thin the issue is with my OS, because in two other programs it never has frozen and I've used them for a few years, now.