Open an indexed image (gif or indexed png), convert it to rgb, the layer opacity value will be set to 2.1 after the work! I would have sent a patch but I'm quite busy now, sorry. ;) Happy GIMPing, Marco -- //\/\ Marco (LM) Lamberto (lm AT sunnyspot DOT org) The Sunny Spot - http://the.sunnyspot.org/ SIForge.org - http://www.siforge.org/