Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-22 Thread Ofnuts
On 01/21/2013 05:19 PM, Michael Schumacher wrote: Original-Nachricht Datum: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:57:56 +0100 Von: Ofnuts An: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Betreff: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods On 01/21/2013 01:30 AM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: As GIMP

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-22 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/22/2013 11:19 AM, Donald Miller wrote: > Hello Experts > > Because I started this thread, I should comment. > > I once spent a year of intense image editing in photoshop. Now I > only occasionally use PS or GIMP, so esoteric capabilities > are far less important than ease of getting back in

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-22 Thread Gary Aitken
On 01/22/13 07:59, Richard Gitschlag wrote: >> Floats "belong to" whatever layer or mask was current when the clipboard >> content was pasted in. >> You can only do two things with a float: Make it a new layer by >> using the 'add layer' command, or use the 'anchor' command to merge >> it down in

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-22 Thread Donald Miller
Hello Experts Because I started this thread, I should comment. I once spent a year of intense image editing in photoshop. Now I only occasionally use PS or GIMP, so esoteric capabilities are far less important than ease of getting back into harness. Simply combining image snippets is now easier i

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-22 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Mon, 2013-01-21 at 20:21 -0500, Steve Kinney wrote: [...] > You can only do two things with a float: Make it a new layer by > using the 'add layer' command, or use the 'anchor' command to merge > it down into whatever layer or mask was already selected when the > float was pasted into the imag

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-22 Thread Richard Gitschlag
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:21:43 -0500 > From: ad...@pilobilus.net > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods > > > Floats "belong to" whatever layer or mask was current when the clipboard > content was

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/21/2013 06:54 PM, bgw wrote: > On 01/21/2013 03:10 PM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: [...] >> I can -- perhaps not changing the actual functionality but the >> manner in which it is displayed in the layer list. For example, >> say my layer stack is: >> >> - C >> - B >> - A >> >> Say I make/floa

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread bgw
On 01/21/2013 03:10 PM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:06:41 -0500 > From: ad...@pilobilus.net > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods > > Right now I can't think of a way to improve on the exi

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread Richard Gitschlag
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:06:41 -0500 > From: ad...@pilobilus.net > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods > > Right now I can't think of a way to improve on the existing > "floating layer" workflow. &

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread bgw
On 01/21/2013 11:06 AM, Steve Kinney wrote: On 01/21/2013 03:57 AM, Ofnuts wrote: On 01/21/2013 01:30 AM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: As GIMP concepts go, floating selections have always existed in GIMP and they really are something that needs to be killed off with fire because of how big a stumb

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/21/2013 03:57 AM, Ofnuts wrote: > On 01/21/2013 01:30 AM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: >> >> As GIMP concepts go, floating selections have always existed in >> GIMP and they really are something that needs to be killed off >> with fire because of how big a stumbling block they are to new users.

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread Richard Gitschlag
the whole truth. > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:17:14 +0100 > From: schum...@gmx.de > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods > > > Von: Richard Gitschlag > > > Sometimes I really miss the fact that GIMP has no &q

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread Rob Antonishen
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote: > > Von: Richard Gitschlag > > > Sometimes I really miss the fact that GIMP has no "paste in place" > command > > like Inkscape does. Feature request? > > You should add a description of how this works in Inkscape, and how you > expect

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread Michael Schumacher
Original-Nachricht > Datum: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:57:56 +0100 > Von: Ofnuts > An: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Betreff: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods > On 01/21/2013 01:30 AM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: > > > > As GIMP concepts g

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread Michael Schumacher
> Von: Richard Gitschlag > Sometimes I really miss the fact that GIMP has no "paste in place" command > like Inkscape does. Feature request? You should add a description of how this works in Inkscape, and how you expect this to be handled in GIMP - e.g. what is the "place" if you paste to an i

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-21 Thread Ofnuts
On 01/21/2013 01:30 AM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: As GIMP concepts go, floating selections have always existed in GIMP and they really are something that needs to be killed off with fire because of how big a stumbling block they are to new users. *applauds*

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Richard Gitschlag
> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:41:15 -0800 > From: w...@ieee.org > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods > > On 01/20/2013 04:30 PM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: > > Now, if you know in advance you are going to be m

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Burnie West
On 01/20/2013 04:30 PM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: Now, if you know in advance you are going to be making a new layer out of what you're pasting, you can save yourself time and headaches by selecting "Paste As > New Layer" from the Edit menu, instead of the normal Paste. Although if you do that, b

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Donald Miller
Hello Steve Thanks much. Regards, Don Miller damill...@gmail.com == Sunday, January 20, 2013, 6:39:36 PM, you wrote: > On 01/20/2013 03:21 PM, Donald Miller wrote: >> Hello >> >> Seems that manual setup is same HTML as on web. >> Is there a searchable doc

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/20/2013 03:21 PM, Donald Miller wrote: > Hello > > Seems that manual setup is same HTML as on web. > Is there a searchable doc in a Windows format? Quick and dirty solution: Use google. Add this to the end of your search terms when looking for GIMP help files: site:http://docs.gimp.org/2

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Donald Miller
Title: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods Hello Richard Thanks for a very thorough answer. I hope your "kill off" happens. Also that the manual is made to include your explanation. In my frustration, I re-installed photoshop CS2, which now is easier. And now gimp

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Richard Gitschlag
umbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. > Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:17:01 -0700 > From: damill...@gmail.com > To: schum...@gmx.de; gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods > > Hello > > I started wi

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Donald Miller
Hello I started with new file, created a new layer and pasted one half image, repeated with other half image. Still can't get from one layer to another. Layer> Stack > Reverse Layer Order puts white over the subimages; repeat restores the color. I un-/re-installed gimp, no difference. Last week,

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Donald Miller
Hello Seems that manual setup is same HTML as on web. Is there a searchable doc in a Windows format? Regards, Don Miller damill...@gmail.com == Sunday, January 20, 2013, 1:18:07 PM, you wrote: > Hello > Update, I found and ran gimp-help-2-2.8.0-en-setup.ex

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Donald Miller
Hello Update, I found and ran gimp-help-2-2.8.0-en-setup.exe but gimp HELP still only connects to web version. Regards, Don Miller damill...@gmail.com == Sunday, January 20, 2013, 1:08:16 PM, you wrote: > Hello Michael > I meant new problem with method I p

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Donald Miller
Hello Michael I meant new problem with method I previously used. So how do I regain control of my image layers? Copy & paste is something I did a lot before abandoning photoshop CS2 for misbehavior. On-line manual in HTML is not as friendly to searching as would a PDF or ebook version (which I

Re: [Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Michael Schumacher
> Von: Donald Miller > I resized two images, made a new page canvas, copied and pasted both, > opened grid. I can only move one image, can't toggle to other. Layer > stack commands are all grayed out, except "reverse layer order" which > does nothing. Pg-up/dn keys do nothing. "Align" does nothin

[Gimp-user] layers, new problem with old methods

2013-01-20 Thread Donald Miller
Hello Gimp-user-list I resized two images, made a new page canvas, copied and pasted both, opened grid. I can only move one image, can't toggle to other. Layer stack commands are all grayed out, except "reverse layer order" which does nothing. Pg-up/dn keys do nothing. "Align" does nothing. Regar