Pixel Joint Forum: Graphics Gale Selection Problem

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   Greetings Pixeljoint, I'm new and I hope I posted on the right section.

I was trying to look for a better software to make animated sprites, I came across many softwares, I thought of using Photoshop but I decided to give it a go by using Graphicsgale Free-version 1.93.22.

Its interface is a bit frustrating, but what's even more frustrating is that I spent hours trying to figure out a problem in that I've searched through many topics which turns out to be irrelevant.

What my problem is that I cannot seems able to make the selection stay, I can't get any chance to edit in any selection.

Which means, after I clicked the Magic Wand, I added an selection on the editing area, and that's where the problem starts bugging me. If I click other tools like Pen, Bucket, Line, etc, the selection simply disappears.

Any idea what's going on?

Thanks.

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kei10 Seaman Joined: 24 March 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Topic: Graphics Gale Selection Problem Posted: 24 March 2013 at 1:09am
	Greetings Pixeljoint, I'm new and I hope I posted on the right section. I was trying to look for a better software to make animated sprites, I came across many softwares, I thought of using Photoshop but I decided to give it a go by using Graphicsgale Free-version 1.93.22. Its interface is a bit frustrating, but what's even more frustrating is that I spent hours trying to figure out a problem in that I've searched through many topics which turns out to be irrelevant. What my problem is that I cannot seems able to make the selection stay, I can't get any chance to edit in any selection. Which means, after I clicked the Magic Wand, I added an selection on the editing area, and that's where the problem starts bugging me. If I click other tools like Pen, Bucket, Line, etc, the selection simply disappears. Any idea what's going on? Thanks.
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showtime Commander Joined: 14 May 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 24 March 2013 at 7:02pm
	Unfortunately that is simply not a Graphics Gale feature. You might have an easier time keeping things on separate layers.
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kei10 Seaman Joined: 24 March 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 24 March 2013 at 8:26pm
	*Originally posted by showtime* Unfortunately that is simply not a Graphics Gale feature. You might have an easier time keeping things on separate layers. I see... Thank you!
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Mr.Fahrenheit Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 238	Posted: 25 March 2013 at 4:57am
	On the topic of graphics gale, does anyone know if there is a way to flip or mirror a selection in gg? I find it very annoying when I have to open up gimp just to flip one sprite then paste it back in.
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AtskaHeart Commander Joined: 06 June 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 114	Posted: 25 March 2013 at 9:46am
	Select an area of the image and click on Image > Flip (Horizontal/Vertical).
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showtime Commander Joined: 14 May 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 25 March 2013 at 8:11pm
	Additionally, you can set up a shortcut for flipping if it's something you do often! I have horizontal flip set as H, it's pretty handy. Just go into File -> Preferences, and from there you can set up custom shortcuts. Didn't realize that for the longest time, and it's made Graphics Gale way more convenient to work with. : )
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Mr.Fahrenheit Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 238	Posted: 26 March 2013 at 5:36am
	Oh wow, I can't believe I never thought to use the flip buttons while having a selection! Thanks guys!
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