Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying a selected area

["Owen Cook" <owen cook gmx com>]

> I'm still familiarizing myself with Gimp and I like the program. I'm trying to
> figure out how to modify a selected area as in the attached photo (which I did
> in Corel PhotoPaint.) In Gimp I can select an area, copy and paste it and move
> it around but I haven't figured out how to scale it, rotate it, etc. Can someone
> please help my find the control which has eluded me?

>

If you right click on the layer in the Layers Dialog, there is an option to scale it.

If you select the Rotate Tool, you can rotate the layer



Owen