Silver Surfer Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Sorry for what is likely a dumb question, but when I select and use a tool such as the paintbrush, how the heck do I unselect that tool without selecting another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Hello Silver Surfer. You can't. If you're not using one tool, you have to be using another - you can't very well be tool-less. In fact, you can't be tool-less, it's an impossibility. Sorry. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 Drat! OK. Thanks for the confirmation. That's what I was afraid of. I had the same gripe with Windows Paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 If you can still reply, can I ask where you have seen such a tool-less ability before? I'm quite curious of this. Does deselecting a tool have it then become a regular Windows cursor? Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFC4EVER Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Also, what use is not having a tool selected/active? Quote ☆★☆★Merry Christmas★☆★☆  .::.My Gallery.::.Make Gold Text!.::. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 My reason for wanting such a feature as tool deselect is that I tend to forget that I have a certain tool selected, and I inevitably click on something on the picture with no intention of using the tool that is selected. I've screwed up countless times because the tool stays active after I'm finished with it. What would be great is to have a toggle featrue on each tool button. Click on. Click off. Now that would be something at least in my humble opinion. Obviously the power users must not see a need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I do it too, but Ctrl-Z undoes the last step... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Usually, when I'm not trying to draw something, I'll hit the key to switch to a selection tool, since using any of those tools accidentally will not alter the canvas. I have the default tool set to the Rectangle Select tool for this very reason. I'm also not sure if this feature would be plausible within Paint.NET's current keyboard shortcut model - for instance, how you can strike the key multiple times to iterate through the four different selection tools. With a toggle-on, toggle-off model, one would expect the second press of the shortcut to "deactivate" the tool, and that would mean finding new shortcuts. Further, clicking on the canvas without a tool selected doesn't really have a purpose. It would just be a wasted click - since "no tool" does nothing, the program state would be identical after the click as it was before. Since Paint.NET doesn't have window focus issues such as The GIMP, there's no need to click to activate the canvas either. So, I'd suggest just switching to the Rectangle Select tool when you're not actively drawing. An accidental click won't draw unwanted pixels, and, unless you have an active selection at the time, there won't be any need to [Ctrl]+[Z] back to the previous state. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfan51 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I use the Pan tool. Quote +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ I am a disco dancer. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 With unlimited un-do, there's no need to worry if you make a mistake. This is NOT MSpaint. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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