Hi pior,

> But I don't think that flashing the selection with a thick overlay has any use at all - might as well skip
> that step altogether and instantly showing the end result of the selection instead.

It may not have been useful for you so far but it has a definite use in various more complex situations.

Here are some examples where the selection flash helps convey additional information on the shape of the selected object which is not immediately apparent otherwise:



- Michael