Re: [Gimp-user] paste in the same place as the copied selection was?

[Partha Bagchi <partha1b gmail com>]

On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Matteo Sisti Sette
<matteosistisette gmail com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Let's say I have two images of the same size (e.g.800x600)
>
> I select a region of the first image with any selection tool (e.g. the fuzzy
> select tool)
>
> I copy the selection.
>
> Isn't there a way to paste the selection into the second image at exactly
> the same position where it was in the first image??
>
> It seems to me unbelievable that there is no such option, but I can't ind
> it. I must be missing it. In Adobe flash it is called "paste in situ".
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> m.
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Why don't you make a layer and use a layer mask?