Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

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On 12/28/2013 01:41 AM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote:
> On 27 December 2013 16:22, Sam Gleske <sam mxracer gmail com> wrote:
> > Original message below.  I see a good feature recommendation here.  Sliders
> > for fuzzy selection in the select Tool Options dialogs.  I think it would
> > be useful.
>
> Well, that is there since...forever!
> The task at hand here is somewaht different - giving
> control to fuzzy out the contents on paste - that makes the difference,
> for two things:
> 1) you can see the "final result" as you play along with the silder
> 2) you make the pasted content fuzzy so that it has
> 100% transparency on its border. With fuzzy selections,
> you get 50% transparency on the border, before cutting. After pasting,
> one has to go through all the steps listed above, and they are
> quite a few.

This question has been asked elsewhere. A solution is to paste the full 
object to a new layer, add a layer mask, fill the shape with a shaped 
gradient (which is a function of the distance to the outline) and then 
use the Brightess/Contrast (2 sliders), Levels (5 sliders), or Curves 
(256 sliders) to adjust the blend.