Maybe found another bug in 8

J. Landman Gay jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Wed May 25 12:12:54 EDT 2016


There are three entries for "select" in the LC 8 dictionary, the one you 
found is the first one. Try entering "select" into the search field instead.

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Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
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On May 25, 2016 9:42:36 AM Bob Sneidar <bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com> wrote:

> This is what I get:
>
> select
>
> TypekeywordSyntaxselect
> SummaryDesignates the paint tool used to select a rectangular area of an 
> image.Introduced1.0OSmac,windows,linux,ios,androidPlatformsdesktop,server,web,mobileExamples
> choose select tool
> Relatedcommand: choose, select, revRotatePoly
> glossary: keyword, paint tool
> keyword: image
> Description
> Use the select keyword to select an area of an image.
>
> When using the Select tool, the cursor is a crosshairs shape. This tool is 
> used to select a rectangle in an image, by clicking one corner and dragging 
> to the opposite corner.
>
> You can drag a selected rectangle to another location in the image or cut, 
> copy, or delete it.
>
>> On May 24, 2016, at 18:51 , J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com> wrote:
>>
>> I do think the new dictionary makes this stuff hard to locate though. 
>> Typing "select" into the search field shows the line referring to field 
>> text but you actually have to click on it to see the rest of the syntax 
>> options. Just scanning the hit list wouldn't give you the idea there was 
>> more to it.
>
>
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