How to draw a circle - or any other shape using selection tools - with Gimp

I know it sounds a bit stupid, and it really is, but the following shows you how to draw that stupid thing:

1. Use any selection tool (Rectangle Select Tool, Ellipse Select Tool, Free Select Tool ...etc) and select the part you want to be surrounded by a circle for example
2. Click Edit->Stroke Selection

That's it! simple, isn't it?

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