### 2.16. General guidelines on what to check if you are stuck

- Check the status bar to see if there is a message telling you what is happening.

  | Tip
  If you add the Error Console to one of your docks most of the warnings will appear there. This can make it easier to spot any problems.

- Check the Tool Options and make sure that all settings there have expected values, or else try to reset to default values.

- Check which Image Mode your image is using. Some operations have limitations when using Indexed mode.

- Check if a selection is active and if needed remove the selection.

- Check the Layers Dialog and make sure the correct layer is active, that the opacity, blending mode and layer attributes are set as expected.

2.15. I've been waiting for a long time and GIMP is not responding |  | 3. How to fix missing windows and dialogs

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