Roly Poly Goblinoli Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 It's better to paste as union because: - It's no different unless the user has an active selection - If there is an active selection, the user arguably wants to use it - If the user doesn't want it, it takes no effort to cancel their selection first Here's my use case: I had to assemble a selection for the bright gray part outlined in red. This is a common requirement for me, which I haven't been able to do directly until now. I would construct that selection by creating a new layer and filling the selection in black, then selecting the next part and filling that on the same layer. Ultimately I would select the black spot in that layer and I then had the complex selection I wanted. Being able to copy/paste selections is a much better solution. I only see benefits with union paste by default, so that's why I'm suggesting it. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 If you want fast access to this, you can use the keyboard chord: Alt+E, N, A That should speed things up quite a bit for you. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 You can also change the default selection mode in the settings menu. Quote Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 @null54, that won't affect Edit -> Paste Selection Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Poly Goblinoli Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Well, I didn't think the individual modes had shortcuts. Works for me. Edited October 15, 2018 by Joshua Lamusga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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