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I am trying to bucket fill a layer, but I get this crazy cursor I cant get rid of. I think its because I have something selected. I tired Select All, Select None, but the cursor does not change.

I cant get a hold of that image, screen dump does not get that cursor. Its a small circle with a line across the diameter 45 degrees.

Edit : That cursor is called "circle-slash" icon. It comes when I select a part of the image and try to fill a different part of the image. I either need to select things correctly or I need to edit my selection for painting.

Edit Again : cursor with circle-slash

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Is the layer you're trying to fill locked? – Brendan Jan 14 at 21:59
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A screenshot of what you are seeing might be helpful – Yisela♦ Jan 14 at 22:21
I cant give a screen shot, since the cursor does not show up on the screen shot. For some reason it shows up as a regular arrow cursor. Something to do with the way screen shot is taken on ubuntu I guess. – Siddharth Jan 15 at 3:10
Seeing a screenshot will give us a better context for your question, which might allow us to help you even if we can't see the cursor you're trying to point out. – Brendan Jan 15 at 14:36
Its not possible to get a screen shot, but I have been able to get the image from linux.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/…, I have updated the question with a representation of the cursor. I need to get rid of the circle-slash thingy on the cursor. – Siddharth Jan 16 at 3:23

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The circle-slash is a indicator that I cannot do that operation as yet in the part where the cursor is currently. I need to move the cursor to a part of the image where it is allowed.

Sometimes the select "none" option is not visible. God knows why GIMP would not allow "Select None", weird. But in such cases, select all, select none works, but sometimes does not. That said, the root cause of that circle-slash is known now.

For downvoters, Its not possible to get a image of the cursor. Hence the cryptic question. I hope you will change your mind.

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If you're on Windows you can install Greenshot which allows screencapture with the cursor. – icc97 Jan 15 at 15:06
Thanks, I have managed to create that cursor. Hopefully the question is more clear. I do want to make sure that my question is not downvoted. It is a valid question, I just need to ensure that its clear and useful to the community. – Siddharth Jan 16 at 3:25
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Just to round things off well, why not take your answer (which you basically edited into your question), edit it into this not-quite-an-answer, then accept it. That way the question shows as answered, which it is. – Alan Gilbertson♦ Jan 19 at 3:30
Sure, just did that. I had to wait for 48 hours before accepting my own answer. – Siddharth Jan 19 at 10:15

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