Or maybe just use "Fit Canvas to Layers" every once in a while? :)
https://youtu.be/MYHZaFxor40 On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 9:54 PM Scott Jacobs via gimp-user-list < gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > >I can't seem to make this work; I don't see any option for enlarging the > >workspace. I can enlarge the canvas as much as I want, but this doesn't > change > >the size of the "window" through which my content is visible. As I paste > in the > >second image and slide it over--in this case to the right, it > disappears. It's > >almost like the second image is sliding under the blank background that > was > >created when I enlarged the canvas. > > I'm not sure what the official way to solve this is, but when I am putting > several imagestogether, I look at each in an image viewer to see what the > width and height are in pixels, add those figures together as is > appropriate to how the images will be placed in the final image (if I am > not sure, I just make it bigger than I think I will need - I can always > crop it down later), and then open GIMP.I immediately do a File->New> and > set the width and height to the figures I calculated,and under Advanced > Options set the initial content to Fill With whatever color you want.I > usually pick white, but you could use the fore- or background color, or > transparency.(You may wish to set the x- and y- resolution, but I don't > know if it is really necessary - mine is set to 300 ppi, but I don't know > if that is default, or because I set it some time...) > Now that I have a background layer that is (at least) large enough, I then > File->Open as Layersall of the images that will be used to make the final > image (remember, you can save time byCtrl-Clicking multiple individual > files in the same directory, and shift-clicking the first and lastfile of > multiple files that are located right next to each other in the same > directory). > Now, just move things around as you like, and/or cut/paste parts of one > layer onto otherlayers, etc. > Sometimes, when I know that I only want a little from each image, I will > just cut/paste bitsof each layer onto the background, and play around with > exact placement there, later... > ----- > When I go on a trip, I will often use this technique to open pages of a > downloaded .pdffile of a complete bus schedule, knowing that I only need a > few lines on a few pages.I'll cut and paste those lines, and probably the > page headings, on what will end up asonly one printed page, which I can > then take with me. > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > -- https://patdavid.net GPG: 66D1 7CA6 8088 4874 946D 18BD 67C7 6219 89E9 57AC _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
