Pasted image not visible - Printable Version

Pasted image not visible - Printable Version

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Pasted image not visible - Yash Pal - 10-23-2016

I copied and pasted a part of an image in the same image, after extending the canvas size to accommodate the pasted part - the background of the image was made transparent. The pasted image is not visible, though the marching ants of the selection are seen. I changed the background to white, (new layer - white; and put the white layer below the existing layer, but still the pasted layer cannot be seen (not visible).

I am making some mistake but do not know it. Can someone please tell me how to make the pasted layer visible?

OS: Ubuntu 14.04; GIMP: The version available in Ubuntu Software Centre (2.8.18)

I had asked this question in another forum; so far, there is no reply.

RE: Pasted image not visible - Kevin - 10-23-2016

Can you please detail exactly all the steps you are taking - and leave nothing out however trivial you might think it is Wink

RE: Pasted image not visible - rich2005 - 10-23-2016

(10-23-2016, 02:49 PM)Yash Pal Wrote: I copied and pasted a part of an image in the same image, after extending the canvas size to accommodate the pasted part - the background of the image was made transparent....

The problem is the layer is not resized with the canvas. You can use Layer -> Layer to Image Size

but for reference using your workflow, next time you use Image -> Canvas Size

Do not use Layers (resize layers) None

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Which gives this

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Use Layers (resize layers) All Layers

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Which gives this if the image has transparency, otherwise you get the background color.

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RE: Pasted image not visible - Yash Pal - 10-23-2016

(10-23-2016, 02:52 PM)Kevin Wrote: Can you please detail exactly all the steps you are taking - and leave nothing out however trivial you might think it is

Thanks for replying; but I think the reply below gives the diagnosis and the remedy.

Thanks Rich.

As I understand, the basic mistake was to extend the canvas and not use layer > resize layers > All Layers.

Lesson learnt.

RE: Pasted image not visible - Kevin - 10-23-2016

(10-23-2016, 04:09 PM)Yash Pal Wrote:
(10-23-2016, 02:52 PM)Kevin Wrote: Can you please detail exactly all the steps you are taking - and leave nothing out however trivial you might think it is

Thanks for replying; but I think the reply below gives the diagnosis and the remedy.

Thanks Rich.

As I understand, the basic mistake was to extend the canvas and not use layer > resize layers > All Layers.

Lesson learnt.

Which is a pity in one respect, because now you're going to expect rich's psychic abilities to solve your problems instead of learning to explain the problem properly. Wink

RE: Pasted image not visible - rich2005 - 10-23-2016

I thought the question was familiar. OP posted on gimper.net, another forum which is unattended and virtually unusable.

RE: Pasted image not visible - Yash Pal - 10-23-2016

(10-23-2016, 04:19 PM)Kevin Wrote:
(10-23-2016, 04:09 PM)Yash Pal Wrote:
(10-23-2016, 02:52 PM)Kevin Wrote: Can you please detail exactly all the steps you are taking - and leave nothing out however trivial you might think it is

Thanks for replying; but I think the reply below gives the diagnosis and the remedy.

Thanks Rich.

As I understand, the basic mistake was to extend the canvas and not use layer > resize layers > All Layers.

Lesson learnt.

Which is a pity in one respect, because now you're going to expect rich's psychic abilities to solve your problems instead of learning to explain the problem properly.

I hope you are off the mark. I was on 'GIMP Forums' which seems to have shut down. There were: Ofnuts, Rich 2005, Fluffy Bunny and a few others. I used to read the threads (posted by others) and have learnt a lot from the replies to the threads. I hope to learn a lot by following your replies to the threads.

RE: Pasted image not visible - Ofnuts - 10-26-2016

Rest of the thread has been split and discussion can be continued here