Text as Active Object

[ShannonC]

Newbie here. First post. I need the text to be an active object (not as images, but editable text elements) in my text layer. How do I do this? I didn't see what i was looking for in a thread search, sorry if this has been answered before.

[rich2005]

You must be thinking of some other graphics application because Gimp does not have 'objects'

What you can have is a Text Layer, the layer shows with a 'Text' icon (varies depending on language)
That remains editable, click on it with the text tool to bring up the on-canvas dialogue.
however
If you modify the text layer in any way, say apply a drop shadow, then the layer loses its text designation and becomes a regular bitmap layer.

   

[ShannonC]

Okay, thanks.