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Resizing Ellipse Select Tool using Ctrl+Shift or just using Shift have suddenly stopped working. Resize with Ctrl still works but is useless since I cannot get a perfect circle anymore. When I resize and then press Shift, it all of a sudden turns into a small selection area that does not move at all with the cursor marked in red (cursor cannot be screenshot)

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Everything still works for the rectangle select tool though. Here an animation. Notice that whenever I press Shift, the ellipse selection freezes as a small circle that doesn't move:

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Here's what happens when I first do a LMB and then press Shift. It works properly for rectangle select but it drags the circle select around. But if I drag first and then press Shift, it turns into a small circle which is frozen and doesn't move. I think this is a bug. It was still working with the same document today and then suddenly started behaving like this.

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Is this a bug? Closing the Gimp software and opening again did not resolve the problem, neither did creating a new document.

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  • Hmm. Try holding down Shift+Ctrl after you begin dragging one of the handles, don't press them first. I can't really tell what is going on here so this is only a guess.
    – Billy Kerr
    Dec 4, 2022 at 12:29
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    I've done a screnshot showing how the Expand from Center option comes on in the tool options when Ctrl is pressed, and the Fixed option when Shift is pressed.
    – Billy Kerr
    Dec 4, 2022 at 12:43
  • I also note you have the Tool Options undocked from the tool bar, which isn't a good idea in my opinion. Best to keep it always visible so you can see exactly what is going on.
    – Billy Kerr
    Dec 4, 2022 at 12:50
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    Can I suggest you reset the windows to their default settings. In Edit > Preferences > Interface > Windows Management, select Hint for Docs to Utility Window, and hit the Reset Saved Window Positions to Default Values.
    – Billy Kerr
    Dec 4, 2022 at 12:59
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    Yeah, that's why you need to have the tool options visible at all times. Otherwise you will not see what is going on. GIMP is a complex tool and because of that, there are many custom ways to adjust the operation of the tools via the controls.
    – Billy Kerr
    Dec 4, 2022 at 13:08

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