Center a selection in Gimp?

[mishathegoat]

Hey everyone,
I'm using Gimp 2.6 on Intrepid Ibex and I was wondering if there was an easy way to center a selection to be in the middle of the canvas..

Any help is appreciated,

thanks

Misha

[eightmillion]

Try going to Image > Guides > New Guide (by Percent) and adding a horizontal guide and vertical guide at 50%. Then your selections will snap to the guides.

[bambootree]

Thanks for your helpful post. But I wonder if there is another way for us ? Or that's all we can do ? I don't know. Any ideas ?

[eightmillion]

Thanks for your helpful post. But I wonder if there is another way for us ? Or that's all we can do ? I don't know. Any ideas ?

That is the only way that I know of. It would be nice to be able to select something like "Center Selection" under the Select menu. I think I'll put in a feature request.

[mishathegoat]

That was just what I was looking for! Thank you so much for your help

[aaronp]

You can try using the align tool (next to the move tool)

You choose what you want to align and then from the drop down you choose what you want to align it against (entire image, selected layer etc.)
Then use the 'arrow buttons' to center it, align it top, bottom, left, right etc. etc.

hope this helps
Aaron

[bambootree]

You can try using the align tool (next to the move tool)

You choose what you want to align and then from the drop down you choose what you want to align it against (entire image, selected layer etc.)
Then use the 'arrow buttons' to center it, align it top, bottom, left, right etc. etc.

hope this helps
Aaron

Great ! Thanks a lot, aaronp.

[aaronp]

no problems

[icecruncher]

Great ! Thanks a lot, aaronp.

+1

just what I was looking for. thanks

[tagnu]

Thank you eightmillion and aaronp.