Re: [Gimp-user] Can a New Layer be positioned during the Paste, or does it require a Move
bgw wrote: > DJ wrote: > >> Hi bgw, GimpUsers, >> >> b> Not quite - "paste as new layer" creates a new layer with the selection >> b> in the upper left corner. "Paste" places it exactly on top, as Sven >> b> noted, and then "Layer->New Layer" will transform the floating layer >> b> into a new layer properly located. >> >> Ah, that did the trick. >> >> The two methods produce different results then: >> 1a. Edit / Paste As / New Layer >> 1b. Edit / Paste; Layers / New Layer >> >> Is there any other use for the "Floating Selection", other than >> turning it into a "New Layer"? >> >> > You will most likely have noticed that simply clicking outside the > "floating selections anchors it. > The most obvious use is creating multiple copies of a portion of the > image, without going through the "layer-merge" steps. > > I do that using Ctrl-C; Ctrl-V. > Ctrl-C copies the selection to the clipboard, and Ctrl-V pastes it > (creating the "Floating Selection")- I will then move it to a new location. > Another Ctrl-V will create another copy, at the same time "anchoring" > the floating selection (which means merging it into the then active layer). > The new floating selection is no longer in the original location (I > haven't paid much attention to the rules by which it is located at that > point). > I will then move that new floating selection to the next place I want > it, and either another Ctrl-V to anchor it and create another copy as a > floating selection, or click outside of it in order to stop making copies. > ___ > Gimp-user mailing list > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-use > The Copy-Paste floating layer is positioned on top of the preceding layer. As bgw says, if you paste on top of a floating layer, it anchors the floating layer and merges it with the layer beneath. However, if you want to be able to move *both* your new float *and* the one beneath, convert the first float to a New Layer before pasting the second. The new float is positioned on top of the New Layer, wherever you moved it. Doug ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Can a New Layer be positioned during the Paste, or does it require a Move
DJ wrote: > Hi bgw, GimpUsers, > > b> Not quite - "paste as new layer" creates a new layer with the selection > b> in the upper left corner. "Paste" places it exactly on top, as Sven > b> noted, and then "Layer->New Layer" will transform the floating layer > b> into a new layer properly located. > > Ah, that did the trick. > > The two methods produce different results then: > 1a. Edit / Paste As / New Layer > 1b. Edit / Paste; Layers / New Layer > > Is there any other use for the "Floating Selection", other than > turning it into a "New Layer"? > You will most likely have noticed that simply clicking outside the "floating selections anchors it. The most obvious use is creating multiple copies of a portion of the image, without going through the "layer-merge" steps. I do that using Ctrl-C; Ctrl-V. Ctrl-C copies the selection to the clipboard, and Ctrl-V pastes it (creating the "Floating Selection")- I will then move it to a new location. Another Ctrl-V will create another copy, at the same time "anchoring" the floating selection (which means merging it into the then active layer). The new floating selection is no longer in the original location (I haven't paid much attention to the rules by which it is located at that point). I will then move that new floating selection to the next place I want it, and either another Ctrl-V to anchor it and create another copy as a floating selection, or click outside of it in order to stop making copies. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Can a New Layer be positioned during the Paste, or does it require a Move
Hi bgw, GimpUsers, b> Not quite - "paste as new layer" creates a new layer with the selection b> in the upper left corner. "Paste" places it exactly on top, as Sven b> noted, and then "Layer->New Layer" will transform the floating layer b> into a new layer properly located. Ah, that did the trick. The two methods produce different results then: 1a. Edit / Paste As / New Layer 1b. Edit / Paste; Layers / New Layer Is there any other use for the "Floating Selection", other than turning it into a "New Layer"? Thank you. -- __ DJ ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Can a New Layer be positioned during the Paste, or does it require a Move
Sven Neumann wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, 2009-05-20 at 17:15 -0500, DJ wrote: > > >> I have a selection. I Edit/Copy and then Edit/Paste as "New Layer". >> I move the layer to position it exactly on top of the previous >> selection. >> >> Can the Paste positioning be controlled during the actual Paste? In >> other words, is there a key combination or sequence that would >> position the Paste exactly on top of the previous selection? >> > > GIMP positions the new layer exactly on the existing selection. So as > long as you don't clear the selection mask, you should get the desired > result in a single step. > > > Sven > Not quite - "paste as new layer" creates a new layer with the selection in the upper left corner. "Paste" places it exactly on top, as Sven noted, and then "Layer->New Layer" will transform the floating layer into a new layer properly located. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Can a New Layer be positioned during the Paste, or does it require a Move
Hi, On Wed, 2009-05-20 at 17:15 -0500, DJ wrote: > I have a selection. I Edit/Copy and then Edit/Paste as "New Layer". > I move the layer to position it exactly on top of the previous > selection. > > Can the Paste positioning be controlled during the actual Paste? In > other words, is there a key combination or sequence that would > position the Paste exactly on top of the previous selection? GIMP positions the new layer exactly on the existing selection. So as long as you don't clear the selection mask, you should get the desired result in a single step. Sven ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Can a New Layer be positioned during the Paste, or does it require a Move
Hi Gimp-user, I have a selection. I Edit/Copy and then Edit/Paste as "New Layer". I move the layer to position it exactly on top of the previous selection. Can the Paste positioning be controlled during the actual Paste? In other words, is there a key combination or sequence that would position the Paste exactly on top of the previous selection? I do use the arrows, which I understand move 1 pixel, and if you hold the shift while using the arrows, the layer moves 25 pixels at a time. It would just eliminate a step. Thank you. -- __ DJ ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
