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Posted by koslowj on 2025-01-18.
The elliptical shape in the retouch module gives me some problems: after initially placing an ellipse to remove a blemish, I no longer can shift or rotate it at will. It seems to jump back into its original position in most cases; rotation especially is almost impossible. Edit: forgot to mention that this concerns version e2f5d0a.
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koslowj — 2025-01-19
In version 55f5596 ellipses still show some reluctance to be placed exactly where I want them, both with respect to rotation as well as translation. Circles seem to show this also for translation. These operations used to be much smoother.
Aurélien Pierre — 2025-01-19
See https://github.com/aurelienpierreeng/ansel/issues/405
koslowj — 2025-01-19
Apparently, this phenomenon is not restricted to the retouch module but affects elliptical masks in other settings as well. Other masks, e.g. triangular ones, are also difficult to translate precisely: the seem to jump a little bit from their intended position.
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