how to turn off the lasso and use the rectangle?

tom_lahey

sometimes a get the rectangle, then it will switch to lasso, how to control it while deleting

tom_lahey

I will try tonight, Thanks...right now it seems like all I can get is that mouse trace. it seems very elusive to get the rectangle every time. Maybe I need to slow down and let the server update me

martin_kopplow

AFAIK there is no lasso select in OS. The selection rectangle works in a touch or surround mode depending on you drawing it from left to right or right to left, though.

tom_lahey

here is the lasso  and the rectangle from the snip command ,  I have not yet figured out how to turn off the lasso, it seems to have a mind of its own

S1mon

@tom_lahey

That's not a lasso. It doesn't select things. That's a trace of where your mouse has been. It will trim bits of sketches which it crosses.

tom_lahey

interesting, but useless to me,, how to I get it to reliably give me the rectangle?

S1mon

In the Sketcher, if you hit the Trim tool and want to get back to selection, hit Escape (or you can click on the Trim tool a second time).

tom_lahey

I will try tonight, Thanks...right now it seems like all I can get is that mouse trace. it seems very elusive to get the rectangle every time. Maybe I need to slow down and let the server update me

S1mon

Perhaps there's something in your set up where you're accidentally hitting the M key which is the shortcut for Trim.

tom_lahey

I doubt it, I am pretty mouse centric, I only use the escape key...still a newbie