I'm very new to gimp - but a pro at photoshop...trying to make the switch since adobe switched to stupid monthly payments...
I'm trying to simply paint with the brush but for some reason it doesn't use a solid color but instead paints using what's on my clipboard. So when I clip the brush my clipboard image suddenly pastes & I keep clicking it- over & again tons of my clipboard image as if it were a paint color. What is this? The same thing happens when I try to use pencil...

I have a layer which is 600x600 (size of a passport photo), and I paste a larger image (a person's portrait), which I resize so the person's face fits in the boundary.  Other parts of the photo (e.g. above the head and below the neck) are not relevant for this purpose.

It used to be (2.8.xx) that after my resizing and then finally anchoring the selection to that layer (clicking outside the pasted area), the pasted part of the image outside the layer boundaries was cropped out.

However, I just updated to 2.10, and when I paste the image to the layer, the layer's boundary adjusts to the size of the pasted image.  I tried locking the layer, but then I can't paste into it.  Is there some setting to revert to the previous behavior??   I depended on the window/auto-crop behavior, which gave me exactly the size image I needed.

I can figure out how to take two images and paste them into a new image.

I opened both images along with a new image and tried pasting the 2 images into the new image.

Can someone please help me ?

Thanks.

Anyone familiar with GAP 2.7 and MPlayer on win 10?
Thanx

When I was on (K)Ubuntu 16.04 and sentenced to use 2.10 in a flatpak I found it too limited compared to the standard version, so since I plan to upgrade my 19.10 ot 20.04 before year end I just hacked my way to "full" Gimp-cum-Python support in a 20.04 VM, by adding required files copied from my 19.10. The final boss is having the Python console working (not killed that one yet).

   

Using an older version of Linux with an equally older version of Gimp?  Want to update Gimp but find the alternative flatpak / snap versions limited?

At the moment there are excellent portable Gimp 'appimage' versions. Downloadable from the Assets folder here: 

https://github.com/aferrero2707/gimp-appimage/releases/

These work by making the file executable and running. More than adequate for occasional use but if you want to create a more permanent version,  the appimage can be unpacked.  That gives certain advantages, a little more flexibility.

That is the purpose of this demonstration video https://youtu.be/F1epWY5SYn0  duration 8 minutes. Shown in LinuxMint 19

The 2.10 release notes say:

Quote:Compositing options for layers are exposed to users now, and all layer-related settings are finally available in the Layer Attributes dialog.

Hello,

I am looking for scripts to manipulate layers and layergroups.

examples

1] Non destructive renaming/renumbering layers ( adding numbers to the layers *001*, moving copy del etc, remove numbering which gives the layer it's original name,
ic removing *xxx*)

2] Moving and/or Copying layers into a layergroup ( simplest format usable would be,  move xxx layers below it into a layergroup )

3] Copying layers and layersgroup ( copy layers from *010* to *020* the layergroups contained in this area must also be copied )


I have found scripts which number but they can't remove the 'added' numbers.
I have found scripts which copy layers but from layergroups only the 'top' layer is copied.


  mostly using 2.8 with layergroups, occasional 2.10

Hello, when I open a TIF with Gimp it defaults to px.
is there a way to default to mm?
Regards

Warren.

Hello,

is there a setting to adjust the transparency of floating dialogs, like the one that pops up when entering text? https://prnt.sc/szee1g

I'd pretty much prefer them to be opaque.

Thanks!