I think that the user didn't know that layers could be stripped of alpha channel, and by default Background layer is no-alpha layer. 2014-07-10 11:06 GMT+02:00 Michael Natterer <mitch@xxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, 2014-07-10 at 05:02 +0200, scl wrote: >> On 9.7.2014 at 3:38 PM Jluc wrote: >> > Le 09/07/2014 15:32, PDG-USER a écrit : >> >> Very new to this program with elementary uses for Gimp. Main task is >> >> erasing >> >> extraneous graphics from pdf. maps and drawings. Currently, the >> >> setting for the >> >> eraser tool is not removing graphics, but painting on the checkerboard >> >> pattern. >> > >> > have you tried, in the layers pane, to select the layer, click right, >> > and remove the alpha channel ? >> >> Hi, >> >> the default setting for the Eraser Tool is to not erase from the >> background layer. As the example above shows this is not what >> users expect and therefore (new) users have problems with it. >> Is there a reason to have chosen this default? > > I don't know what you mean, the eraser erases to "transparent > background", which results in transparency if there is an > alpha channel, and in the background color if there is no > alpha channel. > > I can't see anything unexpected here, I don't even see a "default" > because that's how it always behaves. > > --Mitch > > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
