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[Solved] Rectangle selection problem
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:23 am
by John Hill
Since yesterday, when I make a selection with the rectangular selection tool the selection comes with a 2:1 width to height constraint. If I hold down the shift key it changes to 1:2.
It never used to do this - I was able to make a selection of any shape I wanted.
The elliptical alternative is unconstrained.
I can resize the selection with the handles without constraint.
I cannot find anywhere in the preferences that enables me to remove this constraint.
How to fix it?
John.
Re: Rectangle selection problem
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:32 am
by John Hill
Oops -found the answer after a lot of searching. Sorry.
John.
Re: [Solved] Rectangle selection problem
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:24 am
by macvf
Hi John, don't forget to post the answer. This would also help other users.
Re: [Solved] Rectangle selection problem
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:17 pm
by John Hill
Sorry! But the answer was quite hard for me to find in the Help manual.
There are four "bars" at the bottom of the tool palette. The one at the very bottom enables you to select one of quite a number of aspect ratios for the square marquee selection tool; somehow I had inadvertently change it from "None" to 2:1 (this appears to have a shortcut of option-4, so maybe this is how it got changed).
"None" has a shortcut of option-something that looks a bit like zero but not quite. Suggestions?
You will realize that I am not a power user of GC, although I have been using it for over twenty years
John.
Re: [Solved] Rectangle selection problem
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:01 pm
by MikeBravo
"None" has a shortcut of option-something that looks a bit like zero but not quite. Suggestions?
It's Option-Escape [⌥ - ⎋]
Max
Re: [Solved] Rectangle selection problem
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:47 am
by John Hill
Thank you. My old keyboard just has "esc" on that key.
But now I know, the significance of the symbol is clear!