hi, there is an interesting discussion on the gimp-users list. i forward this because i am suggesting that the floating layer stuff be changed or even removed from this new gimp that has layers and such that work so well now for so long. ----- Forwarded message from John Dorfman <jmdorfman@xxxxxxxxx> ----- > > one thing that i do not understand is the need for floating layers. i > > dont think that this term is being used properly here. is there any > > reason that there needs to be the extra step to make pasting directly to > > an existing layer easier? > > I don't think so. I believe there is (or was) a bug about that > too. IMHO, when you paste, you should paste above the active > layer, into a new layer, and be done with it. People can then > move the layer & merge down if they really want to, but as you > say, once people discover layers they rarely anchor to the > original layer directly. > Hi, I'm new here and probably won't post often, but I think I have an answer to the origin of the floating layers. I was recently looking though the GIMP 1.3 manual. And if I remember correctly, it said something like this. There was a time in GIMP or some software that inspired GIMP where there were not layers. Thus for pasting, floating layers were born to crop and move, I believe, the pasted portion to the appropriate dimensions before anchoring. Hope this was what you were looking for! -John _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user ----- End forwarded message ----- could we rethink this and maybe get rid of the floating layer stuff? or at least make it so it is not the default behavior of a paste? carol
