alpha selection not outlined

[Ninja952]

When I have an image cutout and set to a new layer, if I go back to that layer and say "alpha to selection", it does not show the outline around my cutout? It used to do this but lately it does not show me the outline. When trying to add a border or grow my selection, it won't show me how much it will grow by. I'm just left guessing. How can I get the outline to show up again? I am using Gimp 2.10.22 which is the most up to date for Mac.