[Gimp-developer] Shape layers for GIMP?

[Jeremy Morton <admin game-point net>]

I've looked around and it looks like GIMP doesn't have anything like 
Photoshop's shape layers.  Shape layers are really cool because they're 
a path tied to a normal layer whose purpose is simply to ummask that 
normal layer.  Photoshop then gives you a live preview of what that 
unmasked layer looks like when the path is closed, and automatically 
updates that preview as you edit the path's nodes.  In addition, 
Photoshop offers the option to apply layer effects live (updated each 
time you edit the nodes in the shape layer's path).

Although you can do this in GIMP, you have to do it all manually (create 
path, convert to selection, fill selection) so it's much slower and it 
isn't a "live preview".  Are there any plans to introduce something like 
this for GIMP?

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Best regards,
Jeremy Morton (Jez)