Re: [Gimp-developer] Layer to Image Size property

[Michael Schumacher <schumaml gmx de>]

On 02/22/2015 09:24 AM, Joseph Bupe wrote:

> It seems that in gimp the images created from scratch on a layer have by
> default the layer-to-image-size property, which makes the transform tools'
> operation to include the entire image size; that is if I did not specify
> with the select tool what I want to transform.

Newly created layers are as large as the image by default.

> However, an image from clip-board pasted in using Edit>paste-as-new-layer
> works well with the Unified Transform Tool since the tool clips/constrains
> its operation within the bounds of that image (as long as the image's
> surrounding is empty and transparent).

Pasted content retains its original size.

> My humble opinion is that images created from scratch should not have the
> layer-to-image-size property so that they can work well with the transform
> tools on the fly, but also intelligently allow other tools (brush, smudge)
> and filters (drop shadow) to work on them without necessarily having to
> convert layers to image size.

This would be what the enhancement request
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93639 is about - dynamically
adjusting layer boundaries.

> The other option would be to allow the Unified Transform Tool to be used
> also for selecting (like the rectangle select tool) the image(s) to be
> transformed.

What doesn't work right now?


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Michael
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