PintaProject
Brush strokes in Paintbrush tool don't appear under the cursor
Description When I paint with the paintbrush tool, I noticed that the brush strokes don't always appear where the cursor is. This can be a bit confusing.
To Reproduce
- Choose paintbrush tool.
- Paint.
Additional Info
Version 3.0.3 - Flatpak
I think that's probably specific to the Circles brush type? It has some logic that snaps to a grid-like layout of circles
https://github.com/PintaProject/Pinta/blob/9d757361159c42032b2381310f35f128956252e1/Pinta.Tools/Brushes/CircleBrush.cs#L49
Yes and no - I had he same issue with other brush types but couldn't consistently replicate it (it happened the first time, then didn't repeat consistently for me to confirm. But the circles brush consistently does this.
I haven't looked at the other brushes closely, but this seems to basically be done by design in the circle brush. Although we could look at revisiting that logic to see if there's a better approach
GIMP displays a shape around the cursor to help you determine where you will paint, and Inkscape's scatter tool also provides a visual indicator (in addition to the UI's ability to adjust the scatter distance). Would a similar solution work here? https://rolandixor.pro/portfolio https://rolandixor.pro
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I haven't looked at the other brushes closely, but this seems to basically be done by design in the circle brush. Although we could look at revisiting that logic to see if there's a better approach
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I might have the same issue. Every time I use the select tool to delete an area then switch to brush or pencil, they don't draw.
I might have the same issue. Every time I use the select tool to delete an area then switch to brush or pencil, they don't draw.
In that case perhaps you still have a selection left around (drawing, effects etc are always clipped to the selection). You can deselect with Ctrl+Shift+A
In that case perhaps you still have a selection left around (drawing, effects etc are always clipped to the selection). You can deselect with Ctrl+Shift+A
You are right. I used Esc to exit the select mode but it left the selection around. I've never noticed this.