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hi
   I  set  clone  then     click  on a  part of  the  pic  I  want to  take
colour  from

thats  ok  but  as  I  move  the  brush  to   put  colour on  pic
the  circle  over  the  orig  color  moves.....  surely  for  best  results  that  should
remain  still   getting  the  exact  colour  I  want  ?

thanks  for  help or  comment

In the tool option at "Alignment" select "fixed"

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many thanks for that info

I saw the large colour icons in your pic and thought
of mine... small white icons

I downloaded 2 10 34 but no larger colour icons ..... seems its the same old set up

Im just not getting a drop down option like in your illustration .... you must have a diff version

I think I ve got the lates t 2 10 34




another prob ......... I go to tools then hit ... toolbox... a toolbox used to come up that

I could extend etc..... now nothing.... I have to use the tool box crammed in the narrow column on
the right

could there be some other method of getting a tool box window up ?



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(08-30-2023, 05:09 PM)silverbirch2003 Wrote: [ -> ]many  thanks  for that info

I  saw  the   large  colour  icons  in your  pic  and  thought
of  mine... small  white  icons

I  downloaded     2    10   34  but   no   larger  colour  icons .....  seems  its the  same  old  set  up

Im  just not  getting  a  drop down  option  like in  your   illustration ....  you  must  have a  diff  version

I think  I ve  got the  lates t   2  10    34

Go to Edit > Preferences, a window opens... just follow my screenshot  

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If you don't see the Tool Options, go to the top menu Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Tool Options (it the first on the top of the list), if it was already open but don't know where it will flashes for a second or 2 and be in focus in the middle of the other dialog

(08-30-2023, 05:09 PM)silverbirch2003 Wrote: [ -> ]another  prob .........  I  go  to   tools   then  hit   ...  toolbox...   a  toolbox  used to  come up  that

I  could  extend  etc.....  now  nothing....    I  have to  use the  tool  box  crammed  in the  narrow  column  on
the  right

could there be  some  other  method  of   getting  a  tool box  window  up  ?

Give a screenshot of the GIMP interface,
So just guessing (without screenshot), you should be able to put your mouse moving slowly near the bottom of the tool box until you se the pointer changing for a double pointed arrow, click and drag down if it's squeezed laterally do that process on the side.

Your toolbox is open. The tools are in groups. You can change that in preferences and also make them colour if you go to the place pix told you too. There you can also make your icons larger. You still do not have the tool options dialog open - would help when using certain tools as things can be changed in the options according to what you want done. Very few tools do not have options.
By the way I find it easier to have your tool options dialog below your tools

@silverbirch Nice photo

For the color icons follow the PixLab advice in the earlier post. More of the same https://i.imgur.com/PN7yFgF.jpg

If you want to show all the tools ungrouped that is in Edit -> Preferences as well https://i.imgur.com/sH8dMrW.jpg

If you want to go back to the way Gimp displays as a new setup, again in edit preferences https://i.imgur.com/aGM8ooc.jpg and that of course gets the tool options back. That might be a good option for you.

For restoring just the tool options the problem with the Windows -> Dockable Dialogues -> Tool options is it puts the tool option in the right-hand side docks along with brushes etc.  To get it back in the left-hand side (1) use the little arrow (2) then add tab and follow the menu.  

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There is a option to lock that tab into place (3) 

One thing to note, Gimp saves windows setups / Tool states when closed, Open Gimp and it is as you left it. Great for an experienced use but maybe not always for the best. That can be altered in Edit -> Preferences as well, but it is another story.

...Into the Edit -> Preferences and....
In the Tool Options section. Untick Save Tool Options on Exit  Click on Save Tool Options Now
into Window Management section  Untick Save window position on Exit  Click on Save Window Positions Now
into Input Devices section Untick Save input device settings on exit  Click on Save Input Device Settings Now
OK and exit

many thanks I have now got large, colour icons

I used to go to tools...... then hit new toolbox and would get small window appear
say for clone
I could then expand that windo and make very accurate setting for opacity... size etc

I dont seem to be able to do that now and have to work in that crampt 1" column on right hand side

is there any other way to get the tool box to come up ?

(09-01-2023, 11:04 AM)silverbirch2003 Wrote: [ -> ]I  used to  go  to  tools...... then  hit  new  toolbox  and  would  get  small  window  appear
say  for  clone    I  could  then   expand  that  windo  and   make  very  accurate  setting   for opacity...  size  etc

That could be if Gimp is in multi-window mode (As with older Gimp 2.8 versions) but you are better of using the Gimp single Window mode, which is default.

Quote:I  dont  seem to be  able to  do  that  now  and  have to  work  in that  crampt  1"  column  on  right  hand  side is  there  any other  way to  get the  tool box  to  come  up  ?

Is this a 4k display, you seem to have plenty screen space. The right-hand side dock width is not fixed. Hover the mouse on the joint with the main window, get the icon to change and drag the docks to a new width.

This animation making the dock wider and detaching the tools option to get the floating dock you like https://i.imgur.com/QIXUdHo.mp4
Really I do not advise that, remember I said that Gimp remembers the last settings. Detatch the dock -> close the Dock and you are in your present situation. Learn to drag the floating dock back alongside the other tabs.

As well as making the docks wider you can make the text and sliders larger using a plugin from here: http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t...10#p261235
And it might look like this: https://i.imgur.com/Q5AndkL.mp4

still cant find that drop down ....... tool options .......... to fix the clone alignment



That trick of dragging the tool box over..... once a 1 inch column on the right hand side...... gives me

a good view of tool settings so I prob dont need to have a seperate toolbox window