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 into whatever

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 into

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 ofn...@laposte.net 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

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 schum...@gmx.dewrote: Von: Richard Gitschlag strata_ran...@hotmail.com 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

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

2013-01-21 Thread Richard Gitschlag
, 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 strata_ran...@hotmail.com Sometimes I really miss the fact that GIMP has no paste in place command like Inkscape does

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 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

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. I can -- perhaps not changing the actual

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 existing floating layer workflow

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/float/paste a

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

2013-01-20 Thread Michael Schumacher
Von: Donald Miller damill...@gmail.com 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

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

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, I

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

2013-01-20 Thread Richard Gitschlag
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 with new file, created a new layer and pasted one half image, repeated

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 in a