Re: [Gimp-user] copying and pasting layer groups as layer groups



> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:16:04 +0200
> From: forums gimpusers com
> To: gimp-user-list gnome org
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> Subject: [Gimp-user] copying and pasting layer groups as layer groups
>
> I'd like to be to select a layer groups and copy them over to another pre-existing image.
>
> I've been struggling with this for an hour or so, and I haven't found a way to do this.
>
> Is is possible to do this in GIMP?
>
> The closet I've found is a kind of paste where you do this: drag the tab of the origin image over to the tab of the target image. The result is a new layer in the target image called "dropped buffer". However, the entire origin image is imported flattened.
>
> I've been trying other drag and drop operations, but without success. Usually when I drop the selection to the target image, the icon under the mouse dissapears, and nothing actually happens.
>
> I thought this might be a window manager problem. But I get the same results across kde, gnome and xfce.
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Hmm, you're right - the closest I can find is to click and drag the layer group into the GIMP toolbox (which creates a new image using the layer group), but there does not seem to be a way to do the same with a pre-existing image (SWM or otherwise), at least not via click and drag.

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