09-22-2025, 07:15 AM
This is something that is really done a lot faster with the clone/rubber stamp tool (
). You Ctrl-click where you want the "source" to start, and then move to the area you want to cover and paint. There are several copy options, in particular if your source moves with the copy (so you can clone an area bigger than the brush). Except for the Ctrl-key at the beginning, you don't need to use the keyboard...
About your technique: as far as I can tell it still works in Gimp 3.x: when I use Paste as floating data(*) and move the cursor over the floating area, the Move tool indicator appears, and I can move the pasted area without any use of the keyboard. This is how it looks in the latest version
Was is strange in your description is that once you have started the Move tool ('M') you should be able to move with the mouse (the Move tool works with the mouse and/or the keyboard).
(*) because in Gimp3, the plain "Paste" pastes as a true layer and not as a floating selection. But you can redefine the Ctrl-V shortcut to be Paste as floating data and have the same behavior as in previous releases. In Gimp 2.10 that you have probably tried, Paste/Ctrl-V still creates a floating selection.
). You Ctrl-click where you want the "source" to start, and then move to the area you want to cover and paint. There are several copy options, in particular if your source moves with the copy (so you can clone an area bigger than the brush). Except for the Ctrl-key at the beginning, you don't need to use the keyboard...About your technique: as far as I can tell it still works in Gimp 3.x: when I use Paste as floating data(*) and move the cursor over the floating area, the Move tool indicator appears, and I can move the pasted area without any use of the keyboard. This is how it looks in the latest version
Was is strange in your description is that once you have started the Move tool ('M') you should be able to move with the mouse (the Move tool works with the mouse and/or the keyboard).
(*) because in Gimp3, the plain "Paste" pastes as a true layer and not as a floating selection. But you can redefine the Ctrl-V shortcut to be Paste as floating data and have the same behavior as in previous releases. In Gimp 2.10 that you have probably tried, Paste/Ctrl-V still creates a floating selection.