Re: [Gimp-user] Cant modify text on layer in XCF file using V2.8.16

2016-05-25 Thread Ross Martinek
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Re: [Gimp-user] Cant modify text on layer in XCF file using V2.8.16

2016-05-25 Thread Pat David
Inkscape is harder than Scribus? :) On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:23 PM Ofnuts wrote: > On 26/05/16 01:44, DennisT wrote: > >> That layer doesn't look like a text layer anymore. You won't be able > >> to modify it, I think. > > I was beginning to suspect as much. > > > > My goal is to be able to edi

Re: [Gimp-user] Cant modify text on layer in XCF file using V2.8.16

2016-05-25 Thread Ofnuts
On 26/05/16 01:44, DennisT wrote: That layer doesn't look like a text layer anymore. You won't be able to modify it, I think. I was beginning to suspect as much. My goal is to be able to edit the text on several layers as I reuse this image for different promotions. For now, I have created a n

Re: [Gimp-user] Cant modify text on layer in XCF file using V2.8.16

2016-05-25 Thread Ofnuts
On 26/05/16 01:14, DennisT wrote: Start the Text tool again and click on the layer (I assume this is still a text layer ("A" preview in the Layers dialogs)) Thank you for responding! I selected the text tool, hid all the layers except the one I want to edit. Clicking on the layer in the Layers

Re: [Gimp-user] Cant modify text on layer in XCF file using V2.8.16

2016-05-25 Thread Pat David
That layer doesn't look like a text layer anymore. You won't be able to modify it, I think. On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 6:24 PM DennisT wrote: > >Try clicking the "A" text tool "I" beam in the text itself. The edit > >options should open up on the LHS. > > > >Rick > > > >... > >I can't right-click th

Re: [Gimp-user] Cant modify text on layer in XCF file using V2.8.16

2016-05-25 Thread Rick Strong
Try clicking the "A" text tool "I" beam in the text itself. The edit options should open up on the LHS. Rick ... I can't right-click the layer and choose edit (which sounds wonderfully simple and effective...). ___ gimp-user-list mailing list Li

Re: [Gimp-user] Cant modify text on layer in XCF file using V2.8.16

2016-05-25 Thread Ofnuts
On 25/05/16 23:36, DennisT wrote: New GIMP user who has not previous used Photoshop. So far I have had mixed results. Creating a new layered project was successful, but coming back to modify that project has been a total brick wall. I have 11 layers with each containing a single text component