On Tuesday 10 August 2004 05:53, Sven Neumann wrote: > Hi, > > Carol Spears <carol@xxxxxxxx> writes: > > 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. > > I don't think this needs any further discussion. I doubt that > anyone would seriously disagree that floating selections should be > removed or at least reduced. The point is that it needs an > experienced GIMP hacker who wants to tackle this task. > Hmmm..Just for me to get a feeling on how it would work them: Instead of creating a floating selection, as it is now, a new "full featured" layer would come up. Maybe the anchor button could be preserved, in order to allow a quick merge with another layer of choice (either the previously used layer, from which the selection was copied or floated, or the next layer selected). I think this way all today's functionality would be preserved. Does the GIMP core treat these floating selections too different of actual layers? Or would a hack like placing a call to gimp_floating_sel_to_layer placed just after a floating selection get created do the job? (I am not suggesting that his should be the 'fix') > > Sven > ________ JS -><-
