Re: [Gimp-user] Cannot Add New Text (confirm text editing)

[Gary Aitken <gimp dreamchaser org>]

On 01/04/13 11:18, latinojuan wrote:

> i think it has something to do w/ the layer underneath being so big that
> everywhere that i am clicking, GIMP thinks i want to change the current settings
> in the text or something.
>
> because if i click off of the canvas, then it lets me add new text.
> apparently, it has something to do w/ the layer size. it seems like all of the
> layers are 780x1280...
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I see.  In the layers panel, try making the text layer which has the big 
text on it invisible (click on the eye).  That should allow you to add new
text.

Gary

> > It appears to work as advertised to me, so I'm not sure what the issue
> > is.
> > Here's the behavior I see:
> >
> > I created a text layer and then rotated the layer 90 degrees using
> > Layer/Transform
> >
> > When I select the text layer, and select the text tool, and then click
> > on the
> > text layer in the image, the dialog you refer to pops up.
> >
> > If I select "Create New Layer", the original text layer is left
> > unchanged,
> > and a new layer containing the same text as the original layer is
> > added,
> > and I can edit it as a normal text layer because it is new and has
> > only plain
> > text and has not been modified in a manner which renders the text
> > itself
> > "uneditable".  For example, I can change the wording of the text
> > itself.
> >
> > If I select "Edit", the original text layer is reverted to its last
> > state
> > where it was plain text (in this case, back to horizontal text instead
> > of
> > the rotated text), and I can edit that as a normal text layer.  As in
> > the
> > other option, I can change the wording of the text itself.  The
> > difference
> > between the two buttons is that one leaves the original text as is and
> > creates an additional text layer, and the other uses the original
> > layer.
> >
> > Is this not the behavior you are seeing?  
> > What is the behavior you are expecting?
> > GIMP is currently not able to modify the text itself (i.e. change the
> > text
> > itself) once it has been modified in a manner such as rotation.
> >
> > Gary