copying and pasting .png to .jpeg

[Kelmaur]

new here..and am having fun with GIMP

i created a logo for myself and i am trying to figure out how to copy and paste it as a whole

on top of a jpeg i want to use for the background...without doing it layer by layer

is this possible?

Thanks in advance for any help

[PixLab]

Yes it's possible, this is how I do (usually)
I take from the History tab, if it's not open go to Windows ➤ Dockable Dialogs ➤ Document History (if the document is not listed just open it, then close it, it will be listed)
I click (and stay clicked!) on the .xcf I want to insert in the opened image and drag it where I want in the Layers stack
In the screenshot below, you can see that thin black horizontal line ➤ is where it will be dropped when you release your mouse click

I also do the same way (drag 'n drop DIRECTLY in the middle of the layer stack) with any images on the desktop or directories/folders, it works the same way

   

[Ofnuts]

(03-09-2022, 09:40 PM)Kelmaur Wrote: new here..and am having fun with GIMP

i created a logo for myself and i am trying to figure out how to copy and paste it as a whole

on top of a jpeg i want to use for the background...without doing it layer by layer

is this possible?

Thanks in advance for any help

• Open the JPEG
  
• File > Open as layers and select you XCF
  
• Chainlink all the PNG layers together to move them
  

Or, starting from the multi-layer image:

• File > Open as layer the JPEG
  
• Drag it to the bottom if the stack
  
• Align it as wanted to the PNG layers
  
• Image  > Fit canvas to layers
  

 

In both cases your problem is adjusting the relative positions of the JPEG and the PNG layers if they aren't the same size.