SVN commit 575636 by coppens:

Due to popular request: allow freehand painting strokes to start outside the image area. This would be especially handy together with wishlist item 132759

CCBUG:130481
CCBUG:132759

 M  +4 -2      kis_tool_freehand.cc  


--- branches/koffice/1.6/koffice/krita/ui/kis_tool_freehand.cc #575635:575636
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@
 
     if (e->button() == QMouseEvent::LeftButton) {
         
+        // People complain that they can't start brush strokes outside of the image boundaries.
+        // This makes sense, especially when combined with BUG:132759, so commenting out the
+        // next line makes sense.
+        //if (!m_currentImage->bounds().contains(e->pos().floorQPoint())) return;
         
-        if (!m_currentImage->bounds().contains(e->pos().floorQPoint())) return;
-        
         initPaint(e);
         paintAt(e->pos(), e->pressure(), e->xTilt(), e->yTilt());
 

SVN commit 601444 by rempt:

Fix crop tool so clicking outside the image area works
CCBUG: 130481


 M  +24 -15    kis_tool_crop.cc  


--- branches/koffice/1.6/koffice/krita/plugins/tools/tool_crop/kis_tool_crop.cc #601443:601444
@@ -147,25 +147,34 @@
 
         if (img && img->activeDevice() && e->button() == LeftButton) {
 
-            if (img->bounds().contains(e->pos().floorQPoint())) {
+            QPoint pos = e->pos().floorQPoint();
+            QRect b = img->bounds();
 
-                m_selecting = true;
+            if (pos.x() < b.x()) 
+                pos.setX(b.x());
+            else if (pos.x() > b.x() + b.width()) 
+                pos.setX(b.x() + b.width());
 
-                if( !m_haveCropSelection ) //if the selection is not set
-                {
-                    QPoint p = e->pos().floorQPoint();
-                    m_rectCrop = QRect( p.x(), p.y(), 0, 0);
-                    paintOutlineWithHandles();
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    KisCanvasController *controller = m_subject->canvasController();
-                    m_mouseOnHandleType = mouseOnHandle(controller ->windowToView(e->pos().floorQPoint()));
-                    m_dragStart = e->pos().floorQPoint();
-                }
+            if (pos.y() < b.y())
+                pos.setY(b.y());
+            else if (pos.y() > b.y() + b.height())
+                pos.setY(b.y() + b.height());
+            
+            m_selecting = true;
 
-                updateWidgetValues();
+            if( !m_haveCropSelection ) //if the selection is not set
+            {
+                m_rectCrop = QRect( pos.x(), pos.y(), 0, 0);
+                paintOutlineWithHandles();
             }
+            else
+            {
+                KisCanvasController *controller = m_subject->canvasController();
+                m_mouseOnHandleType = mouseOnHandle(controller ->windowToView(pos));
+                m_dragStart = pos;
+            }
+
+            updateWidgetValues();
         }
     }
 }

Checked all tools, fixed the crop tool. Forward ported to trunk.