On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 08:28:38AM +0100, David Neary wrote: > Carol Spears wrote: > > if i try to "New Layer" a floating layer that has been pasted onto a > > mask, gimp refuses with an error message. > > This is not new behaviour. > fairly new. there is no way that i did not make that mistake ever with gimp-1.2. > > for my limited understanding of the reason for floating layers to still > > exist, this behavior tells me that the need for them has gone. > > This is the only behaviour which justifies floating selections, > actually. > > > if gimp > > can tell the difference between a drawable or an image > > Actually, it's the difference between a GimpLayer and a > GimpLayerMask (which are both drawables). > yes, and gimp can see the difference. the last time i asked, they explained the logic in that the difference couldnt be seen by gimp. > > can floating layers go away now? the arguments for them have ceased to > > have meaning. > > What UI do you suggest? > > 1) If we are pasting a selection which was made from a layer then > create a new layer > 2) If we are pasting a selection which was made from a mask or a > channel, create a floating selection, but don't display it in the > layers dialog, and only allow anchor selection > > Does that sound like what you would like to happen? > nope, more like if you are pasting onto a layer then a new layer is created (Edit -->Paste). and if you are pasting onto a layer mask then it lands itself on the mask area. both cases, floating layers are not needed. for those who will miss floating layers, you could add Edit -->Paste Float as a menu option. carol
