Hi, Carol Spears wrote: > another one that i stop and think about is the Layers -->Transparency > -->Add Alpha Channel. while it is true that it only works on one layer > at a time, it is also true that there is only one layer for it to work > on. you could have it run from Image Menu or from the Layers Dialog or > from the Layers Menu and have it add transparency to the only layer (the > background layer) that doesnt have it. I tend to agree with you on this. Are there any good arguments for having this in the Layer menu? Cheers, Dave. -- David Neary, Lyon, France E-Mail: bolsh@xxxxxxxx