ok, since all the gimp fanatics seem to be here.. I just downloaded it, how do I make basic shapes like straight lines/circles/ovals/rectangles etc. ?(
I\'ve always used photoshop before, it had a tool for those.. hell, even mspaint has it

I can\'t find it in the gimp though ;(
EDIT: ok, found it

to make an oval/circle/rectangle make a selection of that shape and then stroke it(right click - edit - stroke).
and to make a straight line, use the pencil tool, click once inside the screen where you want the line to start, press shift and click somewhere else to make to line end. (thanks to lynx for this

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