The new update for Gimp (3.0.0-1) has a different default setting than the older version. When I paste an element into the new gimp it does NOT go to a hovering layer that I can simply anchor to the layer I am working on. The program automatically anchors the new item into its own layer. How do I get that to switch back to what the old Gimp did?

Thanks for your help!

Hello, computer terminology is a weakness, so please forgive any errors.

I have been using Gimp for years. I just installed the new version 3.0.0-1. I opened an .xcf file that I had used in an older version (2.10.28). After making some changes to the file, I exported a .png image - it seemed to work fine, creating an image of 4.23 mb with dimensions 2048 x 2048 pixels. I made more changes and exported 7 more .png images. These images, however, did not export correctly. They went to black and white. creating an image of between 170 and 178 kb with a dimension of 1024x1024. I tried to reexport them, clicking the "reset to default" option on the exporting pop-up. Same problem occurred. I closed Gimp and reopened it. Same issue.  I am stuck.

On a related note: I have noticed that the new version of Gimp puts any pasted item into its own layer instead of allowing me to paste it onto the layer I am working on. How do I fix that?

I have attached a picture of the two images.

Thanks for any assistance!

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I installed GIMP v3.0.2 recently on Windows 11. But the toolbox icons are unsable - too tiny. Every search on how to increase the icon sizes all point to these instructions: GOTO: Edit > Preferences > Interface > Icon Theme, then select "Custom Icon Size" and adjust the slider. However - on my version I do not have a "Custom Icon Size" button. Does anyone know how to fix that- to get the button to show up?

   

   

Unlike Gimp 2.10, Gimp 3.0 creates a new image the size of the old one when I select, copy/or cut and paste as new image. The only trick I found is to create an empty image the size of the selection, and Paste as Floating Data, the put it in the right place.

What a waste of time !

I regret Gimp 2.10 for basic use (and with Manjaro, no way to downgrade Gimp 3.0 to 2.10).

hello
i have used gimp for as long as i can remember, but this version 3 is giving me an issue i cant figure out how to fix

i use multiple layers often and using "color to alpha" so i have transparent backgrounds etc...

up til now its never caused a problem... so here what i do
add alpha channel - erase parts of some images,  then color to alpha... ok all good up til this point... now i use transform tools to move, resize and tweak images etc...

so example, once i have used "color to alpha" i select the "scale" tool
soon as i select the layer with it, its like a revert back to pre "color to alpha" but, this is only while the tool is selected, the image still has the transparency once task is done, but how do i choose to not see this while transforming??  version 2.10 did not act like this
for the life of me i cant see any settings to change this

i use the tools so i can see where i am placing images and overlaying etc... with this showing i can not see

please help???

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Hi all,

I'm having an odd issue with GIMP 3.0.2 which previously made me revert to GIMP 2.8 several times, but what good is in sticking with outdated stuff? And my Fedora package manager just updated GIMP to 3 again. I find it too stressful to force it back to 2.8 all the time. So I decided to try and find the root cause of what I am observing here.
For system parameters: latest-and-greatest GIMP 3.0.2 on an equally up-to-date Fedora 41 Workstation, running on a Framework Laptop 16 with AMD Ryzen 7840HS and 64GB of RAM. Not that it matters much, I would probably see the same on any other machine (but haven't tried, to be honest).
Now for the issue. To demonstrate, I have created a 400px by 400px image:

   

I am selecting an area in the bottom right area:

   

To this selection, I apply the Gaussian Blur filter:

   

Now I use the menu item Image -> Scale Image for 300 by 300 pixels. What happens is really disturbing. The image is resized as expected, however, the blurred area is not resizing likewise. It stays where it was:

   

And it also blurs the area that it now covers!
I saved the  resulting image so here it is again:

   

There is no layer involved in this besides the root layer. If I save, close, and reopen the image, and apply Image -> Scale Image from 400x400 to 300x300, of course the blurred region eventually is moving along as I would expect it to do.
So it looks like GIMP remembers filters and their positions, and keeps them (+ their positions and sizes) beyond resizing the image, for at least as long as the same image is still open. Like it keeps filter operations on a hidden layer that does not properly resize with the image. It forgets about that only when the image is closed and re-opened. What's the point?

I have checked other filters and found similar behavior. However, if I use something like Color -> Invert on the selection and then Image -> Scale Image, the inverted region is in the expected position. For what I know right now, it seems like it only affects filters.
GIMP 2.8 didn't do this, and that's why I stayed with it for so long, and am still somewhat tempted to go back as this is really annoying.

Does anybody know what this is about and how it can be mitigated?

Thanks a ton!
Cheers, Joe

Hi all,

I am trying to scale down a number of images (~ 100) of different dimensions down to a specific maximum size (for example 1920px as width).

I searched for this but didn't find any plugin or so which allows me to do this.

I tried using Batcher but it's missing an constraint option on image dimensions.

I am not an expert user of gimp, but maybe there is some script-fu (?) I am missing for solving this issue.

Thank you all in advance for your help.

Not that it really matters, but I just upgraded from 3.0.0 to 3.0.2 (Windows) and noticed that the splash graphic that displays on screen while the program is loading still says 3.0.0 in its bottom right hand corner...

I am using GIMP 3.0.0 on Windows 10 system

I made a PDF (Export as PDF) from a multilayered file. It had transparency (Acrobat > Preflight > List transparent objects). I flattened the file, exported as PDF, and it had transparency.  I exported the flattened file to JPG, then exported the JPG to PDF, and it had transparency!

To further focus in on the potential solution or problem, I:

1. created a JPG in XnView
   
2. opened it in GIMP, then exported it as a JPG
   
3. closed the file, then opened the GIMP produced JPG
   
4. exported it to PDF, using default settings
   
5. checked the transparency in Acrobat: "Transparency used." (A, in attachment)
   

1. used the JPG from XnView
   
2. opened it in Affinity Photo, then exported it as a JPG
   
3. closed the file, then re-opened the Affinity Photo produced JPG
   
4. exported it to PDF/X-4, setting it to permit transparency/layers, if there is any
   
5. checked the transparency in Acrobat: "No problems found." (B in attachment)
   

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On Ubuntu, currently running 3.0.2.  I had to fresh install to get to .2 otherwise it kept crashing on brush selection, but in doing so it wiped my preferences.  I'm just trying to figure out how to get the toolbox onto the right side of the screen.  Used to be you could turn off single-window mode, move the toolbox window, and then turn back on single-window mode and it would save the position, but that doesn't appear to work anymore.  Anyone know the current method?