Taking the post as "verbatim"
That is the bit I do not understand, "svg created using Gimp". However, just in case, a multi-layer svg only opens in Gimp (2.10.38 or 3.0RC2) as a single layer.
I tried exporting (using Inkscape) in various formats that might open in Gimp, retaining layers - PDF and tiff - and these are also flattened.
Inkscape 1.4 can "Save-As" a Gimp .xcf and that works.
Since Gimp 3.0 is still a development version, I use a regular install for Gimp 2.10 and an appimage for Gimp 3.0 Maybe if you keep your Gimp 3.0 and add a Gimp 2.10 (flatpak or appimage) Have the best of both versions.
Edit: I do have an old Gimp 2.8.22 (appimage) that I can fire-up a .xcf file from there opens in Gimp 3.0
Quote:...I have svg files created using older versions of gimp (from August of last year, unsure of the edition). I successfully opened these files in 3.0 but all of my layers are gone. It's compressed them into a single layer. Same with xcf-1.0 and xcf 2.0 files...
That is the bit I do not understand, "svg created using Gimp". However, just in case, a multi-layer svg only opens in Gimp (2.10.38 or 3.0RC2) as a single layer.
I tried exporting (using Inkscape) in various formats that might open in Gimp, retaining layers - PDF and tiff - and these are also flattened.
Inkscape 1.4 can "Save-As" a Gimp .xcf and that works.
Since Gimp 3.0 is still a development version, I use a regular install for Gimp 2.10 and an appimage for Gimp 3.0 Maybe if you keep your Gimp 3.0 and add a Gimp 2.10 (flatpak or appimage) Have the best of both versions.
Edit: I do have an old Gimp 2.8.22 (appimage) that I can fire-up a .xcf file from there opens in Gimp 3.0