(is there a bug tracker on gimp.org anywheres?) got this from CVS sometime last week, it's pretty current. copy some stuff into a buffer using edit->copy create a new image add a new layer to the new image paste buffer into new layer highlight background layer click the little garbage can your new layer is deleted (should have been bg layer) am i doing this wrong, or is there something funky with layers? i've noticed it doing stuff like this for the last few days.. thanks! -- Blue Lang, Unix Systems Administrator, QSP Inc. - Raleigh, NC Phone: 919.875.6994 zsh: command not found: fortune