> Currently GIMP has two tools that can smartly select a region of a > real > photo - the scissors tool, and the magic select tool. The magic select > tool > is only useful under very specific circumstances. The scissors tool, > while > useful, is often suboptimal speed-wise. > > I think a better way would be to create a smart brush-style selection > tool, > kind of a combination between quick mask and magic select. It would > select > up to edges in the image, but no farther than a certain distance set > in it's > options. This would allow rapid selection of an object, which could > then > easily be further refined with current methods, e.g. layer mask, quick > mask, > etc. > > Does this sound like a useful feature? > Probably, but does the Foreground select tool meet your requirements? -- Owen _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer