Selection Rect modification - available like other progs?

[Thraka]

Is it possible to modify the selection area? Like in Paintshop Pro you can expand\contract it by x pixels. Or you can actually set from X,X pixel to X,X pixel -> select and it creates the rect for you.

[MattBlackLamb]

You'll need the move selection tool, it looks like this >

[Thraka]

Thanks for the tip!

Is it possible for plugins to interact with the selection rectangle itself? So a plugin might be created to add what I was saying: Choose it via coords instead of using the GUI.

[spike 121]

the coordinates of the pixels are in the bottom left corner, and yes, i f a selection box is open, the plug-ins generally only work in that area

[MattBlackLamb]

There are a few effects that don't work with selections, Radial Blur doesn't.

[davidism]

Radial blur doesn't work well with the selection. The effect is cropped to only affect the selection, but is not centered in the selection. Try Radial Blur + to do this.

[BoltBait]

To answer your question...

Is it possible for plugins to interact with the selection rectangle itself? So a plugin might be created to add what I was saying: Choose it via coords instead of using the GUI.

No, it is not possible to change what is selected from within a plugin.

[davidism]

If you want to make a custom selection, use the line/curves tool to draw a shape on a new layer, then use the magic wand to select inside it.

[Thraka]

Thanks for the replies. The reason I was asking was that if I'm doing some mockups of specs which have specific pixel widths and heights for objects, it's much easier to do if I can specify a selection rect through cords instead of using a wand or selection rect tool and watching where the cursor is.

Thanks again.

[Deborah]

If you look at the status bar at the bottom of the screen while selecting, it will give you the height and width (and starting co-ordinates) of your selection.

I find that helps me a lot when making mockups.

[davidism]

Even better, click and hold the mouse button, then use the arrow keys to precisely move the mouse. I don't know if this is documented, I found it by accident. You can do this for almost any tool, even if the mouse isn't pressed.