The Default GIMP is difficult to deal with
One of the problems with a brand new desktop and a brand new bunch of applications is that if you did not save your previous configurations or even if you did and are wondering if you really liked things that way. Or even, maybe you are simply too busy with other things to move or install the old configuration -- you might find yourself changing the configuration slowly because some of the default set up is simply horrible!
One thing I did notice while using the default GIMP was this:
A small change via the Tools Dialog and a nicely
balanced toolbox will be yours. This is clever. I wish I had invented this
default....
This is what happened the third time I used the default GIMP. I decided to allow the irritation to interrupt the laziness and this is what I changed and why.
Changing GIMP GUI (a few steps at a time)
My first task with GIMP on my new computer was to make a set of desktop backgrounds for the new display. The first tool I needed was a color tool and they are not exposed in the toolbox in the default setup. I shut off those Menubars and told it to shrink wrap again at the same time....
better GIMP how tos
The information I write here is often laced with self doubt, thinly disguised insults and an occasional flirt with people I have either met or imagined.
Better documentation about all of this can be found at docs.gimp.org.