[Gimp-user] How to protect layer against modification?

2009-10-19 Thread Adam Majewski
Is there possibility to protect layer against any kind of modification? No move, no paint, no change of anything. I sometime put pixels in wrong place :( or move not that layer i wanted... I know about ctrl+z but sometime i notify mistake after much other changes... life... but can

[Gimp-user] How to select whole layer and only layer

2009-10-19 Thread Adam Majewski
Hi there! I would like to know how to make selection for whole layer and only area of layer. (should it be named layer to selection?) I know that this can be done with rectangle selection, and with use of zoom this will give correct effect, but it will take some (too much imho) time for

[Gimp-user] what happened to layer folders layer masks?

2009-10-19 Thread Brett
I don't know if the developers planned it or decided to take it out. but in the earlier dev versions of gimp before the single widow mode XD, when layer folders was first introduced their was the ability to add a layer mask to that folder.. .. I know probably that it was unplanned feature because

Re: [Gimp-user] How to select whole layer and only layer

2009-10-19 Thread David Gowers
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Adam Majewski a...@albedo.art.pl wrote:  Hi there!  I would like to know how to make selection for whole layer  and only area of layer.  (should it be named layer to selection?) It is, in fact, named 'alpha to selection', in the layers dialog. (or in the

[Gimp-user] Restore partial UV faded photo

2009-10-19 Thread Ray C.
I have several photos that are square but had an oval matt over them. Over the years the oval has UV damage. I am stumped on how to get the UV damaged part of the photo to match the original. Then I can restore and colour balance of the whole piece. I would appreciate anyone's suggestions on how

Re: [Gimp-user] what happened to layer folders layer masks?

2009-10-19 Thread David Gowers
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Brett for...@gimpusers.com wrote: I don't know if the developers planned it or decided to take it out. but in the earlier dev versions of gimp before the single widow mode XD, when layer folders was first introduced their was the ability to add a layer mask to

Re: [Gimp-user] How to select whole layer and only layer

2009-10-19 Thread Adam Majewski
Dnia Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:29:26 +1030 David Gowers 00a...@gmail.com napisał(a):  I would like to know how to make selection for whole layer  and only area of layer.  (should it be named layer to selection?) It is, in fact, named 'alpha to selection', in the layers dialog. (or in the

Re: [Gimp-user] Restore partial UV faded photo

2009-10-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 18 October 2009, Ray C. wrote: I have several photos that are square but had an oval matt over them. Over the years the oval has UV damage. I am stumped on how to get the UV damaged part of the photo to match the original. Then I can restore and colour balance of the whole piece. I

Re: [Gimp-user] How to select whole layer and only layer

2009-10-19 Thread David Gowers
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Adam Majewski a...@albedo.art.pl wrote: Dnia Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:29:26 +1030 David Gowers 00a...@gmail.com napisał(a):  I would like to know how to make selection for whole layer  and only area of layer.  (should it be named layer to selection?) It is,