Re: [Gimp-user] Question about XCF files

2013-04-30 Thread Ofnuts

On 04/29/2013 07:14 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Ofnuts wrote:


Uh? The only edits that don't seem to change the text status of a text
layer are those done using the text tool itself (and the Move tool, of
course)

You can paint over a text layer, and that will change its status. But
if you saved that as XCF and then reload, attempting to edit such a
layer will give you a choice: throw away all the painting and edit the
text, or not edit as text.



Ah, OK. Good to know :)
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Re: [Gimp-user] Question about XCF files

2013-04-29 Thread Tom Williams
On 04/28/2013 06:03 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
 On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Tom Williams wrote:

 Anyway, when I open this XCF file in Gimp 2.8.4, it opens fine and I can see
 the layers fine in the layers dialog window. However, when I use the text
 tool to try to edit one of the text layers, I'm unable to do so and the text
 tool doesn't seem to recognize the text layer as a text layer.
 It's a stupid question, but are you quite sure you didn't change text
 layers before saving? Some action like changing the layer size would
 do that. In that case in the Layers dialog you'd see the thumbnail of
 the text layer instead of the stock icon with a T character.


Thanks for the reply.  Well, you were right about the text layer
change.  When I look at my XCF file, the text layers have names like
New Layer instead of the actual text in the layer.  Plus, I see a
thumbnail of the text layer instead of the stock icon you mention.  I
most likely made the text layer the same size as the image and then
saved the file.

Thanks!

Peace...

Tom

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Re: [Gimp-user] Question about XCF files

2013-04-29 Thread Richard Gitschlag

 Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:03:52 +0400
 From: alexandre.prokoud...@gmail.com
 To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org
 Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Question about XCF files
 
 On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Tom Williams wrote:
 
  Anyway, when I open this XCF file in Gimp 2.8.4, it opens fine and I can see
  the layers fine in the layers dialog window. However, when I use the text
  tool to try to edit one of the text layers, I'm unable to do so and the text
  tool doesn't seem to recognize the text layer as a text layer.
 
 It's a stupid question, but are you quite sure you didn't change text
 layers before saving? Some action like changing the layer size would
 do that. In that case in the Layers dialog you'd see the thumbnail of
 the text layer instead of the stock icon with a T character.
 
 Alexandre Prokoudine
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Okay, question - if you can make tool edits to a text layer (filters, 
brushstrokes, etc.) and it will retain its status as a text layer (albeit with 
some modifications, which GIMP will warn you about if you try to edit the text 
later), why do other operations (like changing layer size) turn it into a 
normal (non-text) layer?

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Re: [Gimp-user] Question about XCF files

2013-04-29 Thread Ofnuts

On 04/29/2013 06:03 PM, Richard Gitschlag wrote:


Okay, question - if you can make tool edits to a text layer (filters, 
brushstrokes, etc.) and it will retain its status as a text layer 
(albeit with some modifications, which GIMP will warn you about if you 
try to edit the text later), why do other operations (like changing 
layer size) turn it into a normal (non-text) layer?




Uh? The only edits that don't seem to change the text status of a text 
layer are those done using the text tool itself (and the Move tool, of 
course)
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Re: [Gimp-user] Question about XCF files

2013-04-29 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Ofnuts wrote:

 Uh? The only edits that don't seem to change the text status of a text
 layer are those done using the text tool itself (and the Move tool, of
 course)

You can paint over a text layer, and that will change its status. But
if you saved that as XCF and then reload, attempting to edit such a
layer will give you a choice: throw away all the painting and edit the
text, or not edit as text.

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org
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Re: [Gimp-user] Question about XCF files

2013-04-28 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Tom Williams wrote:

 Anyway, when I open this XCF file in Gimp 2.8.4, it opens fine and I can see
 the layers fine in the layers dialog window. However, when I use the text
 tool to try to edit one of the text layers, I'm unable to do so and the text
 tool doesn't seem to recognize the text layer as a text layer.

It's a stupid question, but are you quite sure you didn't change text
layers before saving? Some action like changing the layer size would
do that. In that case in the Layers dialog you'd see the thumbnail of
the text layer instead of the stock icon with a T character.

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org
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