gg@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
The trouble with that is the level of control is fairly crude.
I hit this recently in the context of cropping out a section of an
image. I needed a 1024x1024 for an external FFT application. Doing that
with the mouse is not very realistic.
FWIW, I have two workarounds for this.
One is to create a new layer in the image, sizing the new layer to 1024
x 1024 (or whatever size needed, I change the opacity of the layer to a
low enough value to be able to see the layer below, and move the to just
the place I want it. Then I select the whole layer, and using the layer
dialog, change the active layer to the layer containing the material I
want, and crop the image to selection. Then finally, I delete the layer
I added.
The other is to use the rectangle selection tool, and select the area in
the approximate area I from which I want to extract material. I use the
adjustment parts of the rectangle tool to adjust the size, and while one
is adjusting, the size of the rectangle is shown in pixels. Then I
either crop the image to the selection size, or copy the part of the
image I want to the clipboard, and create a new image from the clipboard.
But I'd still like to have a keyboard shortcut to create a guide. There
are sufficient number of occasions when I know I want a guide at a
specific place, and it would be quicker to press a few keys, than move
the mouse around.
ns
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