09-30-2019, 01:25 PM
The selection only marks the pixels that will be affected. The selection itself does not have transparency, it only marks the pixels that can be made transparent. But there can be partial selections, so that some pixels can be made partially transparent.
On your text layer, try using "Alpha to Selection". This will preserve the anti-aliasing - the semi-transparent pixels at the edges of the text.
1) Layer > Transparency > Alpha to Selection
or
2) Right click on the text layer in the Layers Dialogue and select Alpha to Selection
On your text layer, try using "Alpha to Selection". This will preserve the anti-aliasing - the semi-transparent pixels at the edges of the text.
1) Layer > Transparency > Alpha to Selection
or
2) Right click on the text layer in the Layers Dialogue and select Alpha to Selection