Re: [Gimp-developer] Feature Request: Layers from Image ( Linked Layers )

2009-06-19 Thread Rob Antonishen
OK- Here is a file containing three scripts that all end up under the Layer menus. Load a new File Linked Layer (loads up an image as a layer and sets the layer name to @FL@full file path.) Reload All File Linked Layers (looks though all the layers for ones where the name starts with the @FL@

Re: [Gimp-developer] Feature Request: Layers from Image ( Linked Layers )

2009-06-15 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 5:32 AM, kevin wrote: The idea is that you no longer have to Load image as layer every time you change an image because the layer would be the image and would update itself. Sounds like request for XCFv2/OpenRaste/whatever :) Alexandre

Re: [Gimp-developer] Feature Request: Layers from Image ( Linked Layers )

2009-06-15 Thread Sparr
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 9:32 PM, kevinfmw...@gmail.com wrote:  The feature is mainly for the possibility of having templates. The idea is that you can place a layer that is a link to a certain image, so you can have 9 layers on top of each other and each one being an image. The idea is that

Re: [Gimp-developer] Feature Request: Layers from Image ( Linked Layers )

2009-06-14 Thread Omari Stephens
kevin wrote: I have been using GIMP for a few months now and there is a feature that I have wanted to have and think about every time I open up GIMP. The feature is mainly for the possibility of having templates. The idea is that you can place a layer that is a link to a certain image, so

Re: [Gimp-developer] Feature Request: Layers from Image ( Linked Layers )

2009-06-14 Thread Rob Antonishen
Not sure I understand your desired workflow. You say when you change an image the layer updates. How do you change an image? Outside gimp? It would be very possible to script some of this... For example, if the layer name were the full path to an image, a script command to reload the layer

Re: [Gimp-developer] Feature Request: Layers from Image ( Linked Layers )

2009-06-14 Thread kevin
Well I am glad to hear that it is relatively easy but unfortunately I haven't gotten into scripting with gimp at all... Although, this is definitely going to push me to learn it so I can get this feature ( and various other reasons ). But, as a feature, I still think it would be a helpful add

[Gimp-developer] Feature Request: Layers from Image ( Linked Layers )

2009-06-13 Thread kevin
I have been using GIMP for a few months now and there is a feature that I have wanted to have and think about every time I open up GIMP. The feature is mainly for the possibility of having templates. The idea is that you can place a layer that is a link to a certain image, so you can have 9