Taking the post as "verbatim"
That is the bit I do not understand, "svg created using Gimp". However, just in case, a multi-layer svg only opens in Gimp (2.10.38 or 3.0RC2) as a single layer.
Edit much later. I think I see it. Using svg cards, assembled as layers in a Gimp .xcf As the following not able to reproduce the problem. If possible post your old xcf file on some file sharing site, the problem might just be with the SUSE linux Gimp 3.0
I tried exporting (using Inkscape) in various formats that might open in Gimp, retaining layers - PDF and tiff - and these are also flattened.
Inkscape 1.4 can "Save-As" a Gimp .xcf and that works.
Since Gimp 3.0 is still a development version, I use a regular install for Gimp 2.10 and an appimage for Gimp 3.0 Maybe if you keep your Gimp 3.0 and add a Gimp 2.10 (flatpak or appimage) Have the best of both versions.
Edit: I do have an old Gimp 2.8.22 (appimage) that I can fire-up a .xcf file from there opens in Gimp 3.0
Quote:...I have svg files created using older versions of gimp (from August of last year, unsure of the edition). I successfully opened these files in 3.0 but all of my layers are gone. It's compressed them into a single layer. Same with xcf-1.0 and xcf 2.0 files...
That is the bit I do not understand, "svg created using Gimp". However, just in case, a multi-layer svg only opens in Gimp (2.10.38 or 3.0RC2) as a single layer.
Edit much later. I think I see it. Using svg cards, assembled as layers in a Gimp .xcf As the following not able to reproduce the problem. If possible post your old xcf file on some file sharing site, the problem might just be with the SUSE linux Gimp 3.0
I tried exporting (using Inkscape) in various formats that might open in Gimp, retaining layers - PDF and tiff - and these are also flattened.
Inkscape 1.4 can "Save-As" a Gimp .xcf and that works.
Since Gimp 3.0 is still a development version, I use a regular install for Gimp 2.10 and an appimage for Gimp 3.0 Maybe if you keep your Gimp 3.0 and add a Gimp 2.10 (flatpak or appimage) Have the best of both versions.
Edit: I do have an old Gimp 2.8.22 (appimage) that I can fire-up a .xcf file from there opens in Gimp 3.0