Try to change the gradient color > click on that gradient bar in gfig, a new window opens, change the gradient ➤ don't click OK yet ➤ click again on your favorite gradient, now Click OK, you go back to the main gfig and try again to draw you triangle.
This might happen after some Ctrl+Z (undo) inside gfig
On a side note, for everything equilateral, stars, polygons, I would recommend to draw them with the
Symmetry Painting tool in "Mandala" mode, (if not showing in your docks go to
Windows ➤ Dockable Dialogs ➤ Symmetry Painting), you will get the full canvas view and better controls on the thickness of your brushes.. (just don't forget to put it in
None mode after drawing
) ➤
https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-symmetry-dialog.html
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The gfig plugin is well past its sell-by date. It was good in Gimp 1.2 twenty-something years ago but there are better tools these days. Learn to use the path tool.
AFAIK, once a color setting is set it is fixed in the gfig layer even if you want to change it. I might be wrong but looks that way to me.
If you want to change, make a new (empty) layer and restart gfig to make a new gfig layer.
Something like this 1 minute animation:
https://i.imgur.com/nxH1bDM.mp4
[attachment=8582 Wrote:rich2005 pid='30902' dateline='1661710528']The gfig plugin is well past its sell-by date. It was good in Gimp 1.2 twenty-something years ago but there are better tools these days. Learn to use the path tool.
AFAIK, once a color setting is set it is fixed in the gfig layer even if you want to change it. I might be wrong but looks that way to me.
If you want to change, make a new (empty) layer and restart gfig to make a new gfig layer.
Something like this 1 minute animation: https://i.imgur.com/nxH1bDM.mp4
Hey Rich.
Thank you for the reply. I didn't set the fill in color then decide to change it. Something happened that changed it and I just wanted to have it go back to what I had originally chosen. When it happened I immediately hit cntrl+z but nothing happened. If I remember correctly I had pulled up the Gfig again and accidently drawn a small line across the same layer. I suspect this is what caused the issue (maybe not?♂️). Anyways I ended up redoing it. How can I make a mathematically correct triangle using the path tool?
Quote:.. How can I make a mathematically correct triangle using the path tool?
Any three sides are mathematically correct
but for say an isosceles triangle. Bring up the grid from the view menu and make a triangle using the grid and the paths tool. To join the start and end points hold the ctrl key (look for a double circle icon) and click on the first point. Turn the grid off from view menu.
I would get used to using the
Unified transform tool in path mode to scale / move / rotate the path.
Then to color in the triangle Select -> Path to Selection and fill with solid / pattern / gradient. Edit -> Stroke Path for an outline.
You might think is complicated compared with gfig but it easily editable and the path remains to re-use at a later date.
There are plugins to make path shapes, some simple, some complicated. I recommend, get used to the basics first.
example:
https://i.imgur.com/nV8Fq3J.mp4