Re: [Gimp-developer] [FEAT-REQUEST] A way to quickly know layer dimensions in Gimp

["Joao S. O. Bueno" <gwidion gmail com>]

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=728493 <- feature
implemented and comited
as new status bar codes. (%x and %y)

On 20 April 2014 23:15, Joao S. O. Bueno <gwidion gmail com> wrote:
> I think the only reason this has never been implemented is that it has
> been in the "long term goal"
> the feature of making layers auto-expand as required upon any
> operations outside its boundaries.
>
> This "unbounded layers" feature has been on the wish list since
> "forever" I guess - and it would make
> the display of the current layer size less useful - but even them it
> would not be at all useless.
>
> I think having status codes for the title and status bar to be one of
> the most appropriate ways
> to display this. Maybe also add layer information to the
> "Imageinformation" window (a layer tab) could
> be done as a more visible way to do it, as adding a status code for it
> would make it still be too
> hidden away for most users.
>
>
>   js
>  -><-
>
> On 19 April 2014 03:45, Liam R E Quin <liam holoweb net> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2014-04-19 at 17:56 +1200, Jehan Pagès wrote:
> >
> > > > I add a feature request to display layer dimensions somewhere in the
> > > > main window or the layers one. May be display only the current layer
> > > > sizes, but would be great to see all layer dimesions at a glance.
> > > > Could be an option in user preferences?'
> >
> > You can right-click on the layer in the layers dialogue and choose Layer
> > Boundary Size, just under the second separator in that menu, although I
> > don't know the difference between layer size and layer boundary size,
> > and it's not terribly convenient.
> >
> >
> > --
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