Problem creating meme text, previously worked

[padre_two]

I've been using GIMP forever to create meme text (shadows behind the text). My process hasn't changed, but all of sudden today, it's not working. Here are the steps I usually do:

1. Open the image
2. Add text
3. Select the Text layer and select "Alpha to Selection"
4. Select "Grow" under the Select tab and choose size
5. Create a background layer
6. Move the background layer behind the text
7. Select the background layer
8. Select "Edit" and choose "Fill with FG Color"

Normally, it creates a black shadow. Now, nothing. 

Any ideas? I'm using v2.10.36 on Windows 11. 

Thanks!

[denzjos]

Windows10 , gimp 2.10.36 : no problem wit your workflow. Do you use the right color to 'Fill with FG Color4' ? If you fill with the same colour as the background layer colour then you see no 'shadow'. 

[rich2005]

As denzos post above and

Do you get the crawling ants showing for the selection ?
Does the fill tool icon have a "barred" indicator. That can happen if the transparent layer is locked by accident.

   

Probably a tool setting. changed and not noticed. Try Edit -> Preferences -> Tool Options and Reset Saved Tool Options to Default.

[padre_two]

(10-28-2024, 07:17 PM)denzjos Wrote: Windows10 , gimp 2.10.36 : no problem wit your workflow. Do you use the right color to 'Fill with FG Color4' ? If you fill with the same colour as the background layer colour then you see no 'shadow'. 

No, the background layer is transparent. I changed the FG color to other colors, and still no joy.

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(10-28-2024, 07:27 PM)rich2005 Wrote: As denzos post above and

Do you get the crawling ants showing for the selection ?
Does the fill tool icon have a "barred" indicator. That can happen if the transparent layer is locked by accident.

Probably a tool setting. changed and not noticed. Try Edit -> Preferences -> Tool Options and Reset Saved Tool Options to Default.

It wasn't the "Lock pixels", it turned out to be the "Opacity". Somehow it got turned down to 0. I noticed on your screenshot, it should have been 100. That did it! No idea how that got changed. 

Thanks!