When I'm using Free Select/Path Tool there are nodes set along the 
line. I can go back to re-adjust them. But I couldn't figure out how to 
remove them. I tried Delete key.

On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:10:15 +1100, Phuoc wrote:

> When I'm using Free Select/Path Tool there are nodes set along the line.
> I can go back to re-adjust them. But I couldn't figure out how to remove
> them. I tried Delete key.

Hi,
when using the path tool, you just have to press Shift+CTRL moving the 
cursor to the node, you will see a minus symbol. Then just click to the 
node and it will disapear.
AFAIK this is not possible with the free select tool. You have to press 
the Backspace button several times till you removed the node you ment and 
start from there again.

Regards
pAt

Patrick presented the following explanation :
> AFAIK this is not possible with the free select tool. You have to press 
> the Backspace button several times till you removed the node you ment and 
> start from there again.
That's good enough, thanks.

Phuoc

Patrick submitted this idea :
> when using the path tool, you just have to press Shift+CTRL moving the 
> cursor to the node, you will see a minus symbol. Then just click to the 
> node and it will disapear.
> AFAIK this is not possible with the free select tool. You have to press 
> the Backspace button several times till you removed the node you ment and 
> start from there again.
and what to do with scissors tool? I tried both methods, didn't work.

Phuoc <home123@huaonline123.com> wrote:
>Patrick submitted this idea :
>> when using the path tool, you just have to press
>> Shift+CTRL moving the cursor to the node, you will see
>> a minus symbol. Then just click to the node and it
>> will disapear.
>> AFAIK this is not possible with the free select
>> tool. You have to press the Backspace button several
>> times till you removed the node you ment and start
>> from there again.
>and what to do with scissors tool? I tried both methods, didn't work.

Incidentally, the method I use with free select is to
just continue and finish making a complete selection,
and then change to ether "add" or "subtract" from the
selection and draw the parts that I want to correct, in
or out.

For a large selection I draw the entire selection at a
reasonable zoomed view that allows me to see the entire
selection.  I make very little effort at precision.  I
then zoom in closer, some times to literally the point
where individual pixels are easy to distinguish, and
slowly go around the entire selection perimeter and
make corrections very precisely.

The free select mode can be changed to "add" or "subtract"
using the tool option dialog, or "Shift" will enable "add" and
"Control" will enable "subtract".

-- 
Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)              floyd@apaflo.com

on 6/03/2011, Floyd L. Davidson supposed :
> Incidentally, the method I use with free select is to
> just continue and finish making a complete selection,
> and then change to ether "add" or "subtract" from the
> selection and draw the parts that I want to correct, in
> or out.
>
> For a large selection I draw the entire selection at a
> reasonable zoomed view that allows me to see the entire
> selection.  I make very little effort at precision.  I
> then zoom in closer, some times to literally the point
> where individual pixels are easy to distinguish, and
> slowly go around the entire selection perimeter and
> make corrections very precisely.
>
> The free select mode can be changed to "add" or "subtract"
> using the tool option dialog, or "Shift" will enable "add" and
> "Control" will enable "subtract".
Thank you for the useful trick. I've never tried add/substract.
Do you also know how to delete a node in the unfinished path of the 
scissors tool?