Is this a bug in GIMP 3.0 RC2

JamesH · **Posted:** Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:40 am **(#1)**

GIMP 2.10.38: When I select an area, and edit copy, the "Clipboard Image" pattern has the same size with the selection, as below image

But in GIMP 3.0 RC2 as below image, the size of the "Clipboard Image" pattern is almost the entire picture.

quietreader · **Joined:** Apr 11, 2024 **Posts:** 298

... and if you press "ENTER" after dragging the rectangle before you copy?

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2603

It has been reported
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/10046
and
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/1635

No fix so far.

JamesH · **Posted:** Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:15 pm **(#4)**

rich2005 wrote:

It has been reported
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/10046
and
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/1635

No fix so far.

OK, Got it, Thanks for your info.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16028

Edit>Copy>Edit>Paste as brush works ( Tested in the newest Windows x64 installer commit).
Then you could just name the brush use it, and then just delete the brush if you didn't need it after one use. I know creating a selection and then Edit> copy should create the selection as a brush in the clipboard but this could be a work around for now.

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2603

Rod wrote:

Edit>Copy>Edit>Paste as brush works ( Tested in the newest Windows x64 installer commit).
Then you could just name the brush use it, and then just delete the brush if you didn't need it after one use. I know creating a selection and then Edit> copy should create the selection as a brush in the clipboard but this could be a work around for now.

That is a work-around for a brush, Paste as -> New Brush is there in Gimp 2.10 as well.

For Gimp 3.0 and a clipboard brush pair, another work around is, Paste as -> New Image then copy that and back to original image.

This a 30 second example: https://i.imgur.com/tNVdoeO.mp4

JamesH · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2025 8:58 am **(#7)**

Rod wrote:

Edit>Copy>Edit>Paste as brush works ( Tested in the newest Windows x64 installer commit).
Then you could just name the brush use it, and then just delete the brush if you didn't need it after one use. I know creating a selection and then Edit> copy should create the selection as a brush in the clipboard but this could be a work around for now.

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I'm not asking this because of the operation problem.
I'm asking this because beautify simple-border plugin requires this action
so I'll wait until this bug is fixed.