Damn. Maybe I'll have to start clipping photos with scissors, and then scan them. Time to dust off the X-Acto knives and rubber cement!

I'm using Windows 7 with GIMP. No crazy mouse issues for me, just a whole bunch of other limitations.

Edit: Oh, and looks like you picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

I love GIMP for what it is, and at one time I thought I could put in the time to master it, circumvent its limitations, and make it do everything I needed. Sometimes I just have the patience of an ADHD squirrel.

I have to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate... concentrate...

@ Kittie: Yes, that's exactly the right button for it

@ Tommeken: I think with Windows 7, Windows took a different way, in the positive way that is. I liked XP, hated Vista, Love 7, for sure going to trash Windows 8.
I run a computerstore, so my entire income is based on Windows and at this moment, I'm still not sure what I'm going to do when Windows 8 launches. I don't want to sell the product... Probably going to use any registry-hack available to avoid Metro for desktops and laptops.
If Windows 8 will be what the future holds for OS-systems, then yes.. I'll be going to MAc again

i had a mac to , eat it and had stomach pain

Now back on topic guys and girls

Yes, working with GIMP is an entirely different kind of chopping altogether.

Why don't you guys use the masking mode and a brush when selecting something? I'm using PS-8 and I love the masking tool. It works just like Rubylith and an exacto knife from the past.

I do that now, and, yes, it does work great, but, when I'm looking to chop a lot of fragments at a quick pace, I love my lasso. It also makes me feel like a rugged cowboy in the wild world of the digital arts.

makes me hungry for burgers man ...please don't do that

in Lier nearby you is a good one

It probably sounds silly but do you use the magic wand? For simple selections with nice contrast it works good, I also use it to ball park my selection then fine adjust.

simple solution...

Nice! I probably should get a tablet. I'm currently stuck with a laptop touchpad, and I ain't as steady as I used to be.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KF6tRXpw00[/youtube]

Is it with all the Lasso's? If I could not use the Polagonal lasso I would not be able to chop.

For me it happens with the polygonal lasso as well. I don't know about the basic lasso tool, but, as far as the basic lasso is concerned, I may as well be drawing with racoon entrails in between my toes whilst wearing a blindfold. The touchpad doesn't bring out the best in my fine-motor skills.