Re: [Gimp-user] layer manipulation question, scripting, etc.
David Millet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a couple of thoughts: 1) if you want to save a layer separately, the easiest way i know of to do that is to click on the layer in the layers, channels, and paths dialoge, drag it to the toolbar, and it will create a new image with just that layer. Cool! 2) to move the different colored text to a different layer and keep it in the same spot, i would do the following: 1. use the select contiguous regions tool, select the red letters 2. hit ctrl-c to copy, then ctrl-k to clear whats in the selection 3. create a new layer 4. right click on the image and choose EditPaste Into That seems like the best approach so far. Thanks! Eric ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] layer manipulation question, scripting, etc.
a couple of thoughts: 1) if you want to save a layer separately, the easiest way i know of to do that is to click on the layer in the layers, channels, and paths dialoge, drag it to the toolbar, and it will create a new image with just that layer. then save it to whatever you need 2) to move the different colored text to a different layer and keep it in the same spot, i would do the following: 1. use the select contiguous regions tool, select the red letters 2. hit ctrl-c to copy, then ctrl-k to clear whats in the selection 3. create a new layer 4. right click on the image and choose EditPaste Into if you know how to customize keyboard shortcuts you could make this process really ez cheers, david _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] layer manipulation question, scripting, etc.
David Burren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Surely something like this would work? - Duplicate the layer - Select the appropriate area - With one layer active, clear the selected area - Switch to the other layer, invert the selection, and again clear OK, I'll try that. It sounds like it will do what I need, which is satisfactory for now. However, I'd ultimately like to come up with an easier way for the user to do that, since it will need to be done hundreds of times in a single scanned document. Can anyone offer a hint as to how to write a macro that I can attach to a menu item or hot key? I've already RTFM, but I'm somewhat stumped. Thanks very much! Eric ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] layer manipulation question, scripting, etc.
Eric wrote: Is there an easy way to select a rectangular area and then move (cut/paste) it to the same location on a different layer? When I try normal cut paste, there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to preserve the exact location. Instead of doing a cut (^X), try doing a copy (^C) on the rectangular area. Then you can create a new layer (transparent, if you like) and paste the copy into it. This will put the copy at the same coordinates as the original. Using cut as the first operation centers the resulting paste operation. Of course to remove the same rectangle from the original layer you need to recover it, which you can do with alpha-to-selection in the layer where you pasted it the first time. Is there an easy way to save each layer to separate files? Short answer - no. You only save images. Now, if you want to make only one layer visible, then you can save the image (Image/File/Save as ...), and repeat ad lib for each separate layer. A script fu to do this might be easier. HTH, -- --Jeff Jeff Trefftzs [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tcsn.net/trefftzsHome Page http://gug.sunsite.dk/gallery.php?artist=68 Gimp Gallery http://trefftzs.topcities.com/ Photo Gallery ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user