Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP won't handle simple copy-and-paste?

2012-07-17 Thread Richard Gitschlag 

 Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:53:09 +0200
 From: schum...@gmx.de
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 Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP won't handle simple copy-and-paste?
 
  Von: Keith Purtell kpurt...@imirus.com
 
  I open and copy the middle screen capture, then paste into my xcf. Then I
  have the middle as a new layer, and need to trim off part of the bottom of
  that layer. I draw a rectangle around the part of the new floating layer
  that needs to be removed. The moment I've done that, everything else on
  the layer that is not inside the selection rectangle disappears.
 
 At that time, is it a new layer already or still a floating selection?
 
 
 Regards,
 Michael
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I've tried the same steps myself.  If it is a normal layer then everything's 
fine - however if it is still floating then the select tools produce this 
cropping-like behavior.  Is that deliberate?

In the meantime, Keith, try the Paste As  New Layer command.  Or maybe use 
the actual Crop tool (not Rectangle tool) with Current layer only enabled - 
works on floating layers too.

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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP won't handle simple copy-and-paste?

2012-07-16 Thread Michael Schumacher 
 Von: Keith Purtell kpurt...@imirus.com
 
 But ... after creating a working xcf file in GIMP with the lower third
 then expanding the canvas size up to create space for the other two 
 images ...

 I open and copy the middle screen capture, then paste into my xcf. Then I
 have the middle as a new layer, and need to trim off part of the bottom of
 that layer. I draw a rectangle around the part of the new floating layer
 that needs to be removed. The moment I've done that, everything else on
 the layer that is not inside the selection rectangle disappears.

At that time, is it a new layer already or still a floating selection?


Regards,
Michael
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