Selection resizing

[c_moon]

Hi. If I make a section using the marquee tools or selection brush and then resize (using grow/shrink) I get the following oddities:

1. For a circle,  when shrinking it,  the shape soon becomes square-like even with the circle box ticked.
2. If I move the cursor out of the grow/shrink box and move it up/down or left/right whilst moving the mouse (left click) in one direction the selection will shrink then grow (or vice versa) instead of continuing to shrink (or grow).

A while ago I asked about the possibility of being able to centre a square or circle selection about the mouse position so that it would grow equally outward from the mouse point, which I found useful in Elements (sorry for mentioning "them"!) for precise positioning.  Is there any chance this might be implemented in Photo?

Many thanks.

Nigel  

[Chris B]

Hey Nigel,

I can't explain issue 1 so I'll have to check with dev. I have an idea as to why it is happening but I'd rather get the facts...

As for issue 2, I think this is because when you drag on the canvas, once the value goes down to 0 px, it goes back on itself as opposed to going negative. I think this happens with filters too. I recall this being closed as by design when we logged it for a filter.

[BeauRX]

Chris,

I just ran across the same cursor issue with the [Grow / Shrink Selection] dialog and I would like to push back on the "as by design" categorization. In the context of a filter it likely does not make sense if the X factor only is valid between 0 and 100. Modifying preexisting selections  may well be increased or decreased and I expect there will be other cases (e.g. Filters with -100 to +100). It seems the design should account for scoping the range min/max so the behavior is correct in all contexts.

Thanks,

Beau