On Mon, 2020-04-20 at 14:58 +0100, Kevin Cook via gimp-user-list wrote:

I have just downloaded the new download and found that half of my tools
have gone missing.

In edit/preferences under toolbox you can uncheck "use tool groups" and the tools will be ungrouped.

Otherwise long-click or right-click to expand each group.

Namely enlarge, rotate, alignment and perspective on the left hand side of the program. I am not well blessed in using Gimp and
these toolss that are missing are some that I use most. That is along with
clone, text and selecting tools.

So I would like to know how I can get them back. Please be aware that I am
60 years old and have a disability so make your instructions about sorting
this matter as simply as you can.

I await your reply inanticipation.

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I found that disconcerting too. Press and hold your cursor on the little black triangles in the lower RH corner of each tool and what you seek will magically appear. Now, does anyone know how to get some of the tools on these hidden lists to stay visible on the LH side panel? In other words get the Rotate AND Scale AND Shear icons to all show at the same time?

TIA, Rick S.

-----Original Message----- From: Kevin Cook via gimp-user-list
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 9:58 AM To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org
Subject: [Gimp-user] Lost icons

I have just downloaded the new download and found that half of my tools have gone missing. Namely enlarge, rotate, alignment and perspective on the left hand side of the program. I am not well blessed in using Gimp and these toolss that are missing are some that I use most. That is along with clone, text and selecting tools.

So I would like to know how I can get them back. Please be aware that I am 60 years old and have a disability so make your instructions about sorting this matter as simply as you can.

I await your reply inanticipation.

Kevin Cook

Thank you Liam.

Rick S.

-----Original Message----- From: Liam R E Quin
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 1:44 PM To: Kevin Cook ; gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Lost icons

On Mon, 2020-04-20 at 14:58 +0100, Kevin Cook via gimp-user-list wrote:

I have just downloaded the new download and found that half of my tools
have gone missing.

In edit/preferences under toolbox you can uncheck "use tool groups" and the tools will be ungrouped.

Otherwise long-click or right-click to expand each group.

On Tue, 2020-04-21 at 10:45 +0100, Kevin Cook wrote:

Dear Liam

Thank you so much. Your advice has given me back all the tools I need

You are more than welcome sir. Not that i am very young myself i suppose :-)

We are - the GIMP team is- considering changes to make it clearer what's going on with the grouped tools as other people are finding it confusing too. But it lets you make the toolbox into a single column down one side of the image window if you want.

slave liam

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How do we do that?
Rick S

... it lets you make the toolbox into a single column down one side of the image window if you want.

slave liam

On Tue, 2020-04-21 at 14:00 -0400, Rick Strong wrote:

How do we do that?

Remove all other docked tabs from the left and make the column narrow. you may also have to remove the image preview from the toolbox using preferences.

i haven't tried this but have seen screenshots.

slave