Lozzerdude Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I have Paint.Net 4.0.3 on a laptop running Windows 8.1 (64 bit) I seem to be unable to mark out a rectangle or circle as I did before, using the mouse. The rectangle shows as dotted lines as I delineate the shape with the mouse but disappears on release of the LH mouse button. Does anyone know what I need to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratyush Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I think you have set selection mode in subtract :Xor: or intersect :Intersect: for selection as defaults in setting. If this is the problem then you need to do this: Go to settings -->Go to Tools tab --> Change defaults in selection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Or use the Tool Bar icons. You want the Replace :Replace: mode. ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McManly Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Problem solved!! My Microsoft USB mouse has been a bit peculiar, not always performing drag and drop as it should, so I pulled in an old Dell USB mouse. Today, I decided to test the new mouse on rectangle select, and it's now working fine. So, try changing your mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I think you posted on the wrong thread, @McManly ... this one's over 5 years old 1 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...
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