Re: [Gimp-user] [SPAM?] How do I insert text?

[Gunold Brunbauer <gunoldbrunbauer online de>]

Am 07.10.2014 um 06:05 schrieb Paul_Mccarthy:
> Hi everyone,
>
> As hard as I try to follow tutorials etc, I can't see text when I try to add it
> to a photo.
>
> The Help file within Gimp suggests that if I select the Text tool and click on
> an area of the canvas, I should see text as soon as I start typing.
>
> The text comes up in the "Layers - Brushes" sidebar and I can see a cursor
> moving in the text box on the canvas, but I see no text on the canvas at all.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
Maybe you are working on a wrong layer ???
Gunold (www.bilderstroeme.de)