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cut fills area with white not transparency - Sunny - 08-09-2020
Hi,
I'm a beginner GIMP user - I use Linux Mint, GIMP 2.10.20
I opened a PNG image in Gimp. Then I used the rectangle selection tool to select an area I wanted to cut out. I cut it (Ctrl-X) and I tried clicking CUT in the menu. Instead of having the area that was cut be transparent, GIMP fills it with white.
How can I have it be transparent? like a hole
Thanks in advance
Sunny
RE: cut fills area with white not transparency - GlasBeard - 08-09-2020
Have you made sure you don’t have a background layer that’s white? Or make sure your image layer has an alpha channel applied.
RE: cut fills area with white not transparency - rich2005 - 08-10-2020
Quote:...Instead of having the area that was cut be transparent, GIMP fills it with white.
How can I have it be transparent? like a hole...
Best guess: The image does not have an alpha channel
Use, Layer -> Transparency -> Add Alpha Channel If the is 'greyed-out' then the image already has one.
In Gimp transparency is represented (usually) by a checker pattern (although it can be set to other formats including white)