There isn't - which is an obscene idea. GIMP designers know BETTER what's convenient.
It would seem you cannot. However, you can select the "move" tool (up/down/left/right blue arrow tool) and it will work like a pointer. I agree, even of the functionality of the "move" tool and the regular pointer are virtually identical, the context is different and a regular pointer tool option would be a welcome addition for many.
Yes, it's called the "path tool"
Anchor points.
In the tool bar. State the obvious.
GIMP is a photo-editing tool much like Photoshop. You can visit the My Gimp Tutorial website and learn how to use various aspects of using GIMP, as well as installing brushes.
Drag the whole file from a windows explorer window to the GIMP page then use the move tool.
No GIMP is your basic photo editing software to achieve that you must use programs like Photoshop
You can do basic animation with Grisoft's GIMP, which is free.
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You can do basic animation with Grisoft's GIMP, which is free.
Start the Clone toolSelect a brushDetermine if the clone is to be aligned or not (aligned the source move with the mouse not aligned the source stays put and you can clone that part to many areas of the image)Place the mouse pointer at the location of the source that you want to copyPress CTRL and the left mouse buttonmove the pointer to where you want to paste the clone inPress the left mouse buttonRepeat from 6 or 4 or 2
Either from the WEB - or make your own.