04-04-2022, 03:18 PM
The selection just demarks an area, What you do with that area is up to you, blur / fill / create an outline / apply an effect such as bevel. Much more than a simple cut or copy.
Using a word-processor parallel example, select some text then copy (ctrl-c) and paste (ctrl-v)
Just selecting the text does nothing, you have to provide the action. (ctrl-c / ctrl-v works with Gimp as well)
Only in your opinion, It moves the boundary defining the area of the image you want to modify. One way is copy the area, paste it as a new layer then use the move tool to move the area. That is fail-safe.
The gimp docs are worth a read.
https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-paint...-selection
https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-tools-selection.html
Using a word-processor parallel example, select some text then copy (ctrl-c) and paste (ctrl-v)
Just selecting the text does nothing, you have to provide the action. (ctrl-c / ctrl-v works with Gimp as well)
Quote:...but IF I place the Move tool into "Move Selection" mode, I would expect it to do what Ctrl-Alt-drag does - which is to move the selection - but it does not...
Only in your opinion, It moves the boundary defining the area of the image you want to modify. One way is copy the area, paste it as a new layer then use the move tool to move the area. That is fail-safe.
The gimp docs are worth a read.
https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-paint...-selection
https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-tools-selection.html