Rotating and scaling a layer should not affect the opacity and layer positioning, logically.
On 26/01/2011 11:28, peter kostov wrote: > I don't have a solution, but would like to second this - it is really > counter productive. The layer should indeed stay where it is and do not > change settings like opacity, etc. > > Peter > > On 01/26/2011 10:22 AM, Jeremy Nell wrote: >> The more I work in Gimp, the more I realise that this is something that >> needs to be looked at by the developers, as it is not very intuitive. >> >> Again, I've found how the focus of the image being rotated / scaled >> interferes with the rest of the working area. For example, if I set a >> particular layer's opacity to 20% and the layer is at the bottom of all >> other layers, why, then, does the opacity become 100% and the layer >> suddenly appear on top of all other layers? >> >> This makes it very difficult to work efficiently. >> >> Is there a way to fix this / work around it? >> >> >> On 21/01/2011 12:33, Jeremy Nell wrote: >>> Thanks. That does help, but not completely, because the more you >>> lessen the opacity, the less of the preview you can see. It still >>> appears on top of all the layers, rather than in the layer where it >>> was originally positioned (in this case, at the bottom). >>> >>> >>> On 21/01/2011 12:20, Mikel Garai wrote: >>>> The rotate tool have an "opacity" slider for the preview in the "tool >>>> options dialog". >>>> >>>> El 21/01/11 11:16, Jeremy Nell escribió: >>>>> 1. I have an illustration with a few layers (lines and colours). >>>>> 2. I drag and drop, let's say, an image of a TV onto the illustration. >>>>> 3. I move the TV's layer down to below all the layers, so that it's at >>>>> the bottom and appears partly behind, say, a cabinet. >>>>> 4. I want to scale and rotate it so that it looks better (still behind >>>>> the cabinet). I click the Rotate tool. >>>>> 5. When I rotate the TV, it no longer appears behind all the other >>>>> layers (and, thus, behind the cabinet). It appears as if it were the >>>>> top most layer and, thus, in front of the cabinet. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way to make it NOT do that? This is because I physically >>>>> can't see behind it, so my rotating becomes guesswork; if my rotation is >>>>> wrong, then I undo and try again, which becomes a bit tedious. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Gimp-user mailing list >>>>> Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU >>>>> https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gimp-user mailing list >>>> Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU >>>> https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gimp-user mailing list >> Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU >> https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user