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Re:New GIMP 2.6 Gives Photoshop a Run for Its Money by cbarning on Friday October 03, 2008 @04:28AM (#322545)
Still no 'Direct Select' tool in GIMP, which is basic of basic tools in Photoshop and any other photo editing program.
Re:New GIMP 2.6 Gives Photoshop a Run for Its Money by thwarted on Friday October 03, 2008 @04:56AM (#322552)
GIMP has supported editing all components of a path, converting to a selection, moving the entire path, and adjusting the handles, for a while. If I remember correctly, it was buggy until around GIMP 1.2.

The second half of the video on this page, after the "Direct Select" tool is chosen at 0:16, is completely doable in The GIMP.

http://shapeshed.com/journal/photoshop_101_path_and_direct_s...