Re: [Gimp-user] Not moving layers

["Rick Strong" <rnstrong magma ca>]

I have also found that putting my cursor on something solid in the layer I 
want to move--the middle of a filled letter of text, an object--will also 
move only the target layer.

But I like that "shift+click" trick, too.

Rick

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ross Martinek
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 11:50 AM
To: Joao S. O. Bueno
Cc: gimp-user-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Not moving layers

Thanks—didn’t know about that, and it may help a lot.

Ross


> On Aug 19, 2016, at 8:36 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno <gwidion mpc com br> wrote:
>
> You can't, but that usually is not needed -
> what you are probbly missing is that by holding "shift" + click when
> using the move tool, you will always move the current active layer,
> not the layer with the first non-transparent pixel under the pointer.
> (which is usually the situation when you'd be moving a layer you don't
> want too)
>
> On 19 August 2016 at 20:59, Ross Martinek <triarius12 gmail com> wrote:
> > No lock symbol next to the layer in the Layer dialog. I can lock the 
> > pixels of the layer, or the alpha channel, but not the layer itself.
> >
> > Ross
> >
> >
> > > On Aug 19, 2016, at 4:39 PM, Owen Cook <owen cook gmx com> wrote:
> > >
> > > There is a Lock symbol next to the layer in the layer dialog.
> > >
> > > Does that work for you?
> > >
> > > When I accidentally move a layer, I do a Ctrl+Z and then make sure the 
> > > select tool is on "Move selected layer"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Owen
> > > --
> > > Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
> > > On 20/08/2016, 3:58 AM Ross Martinek <triarius12 gmail com> wrote:
> > > Is there any way to lock a layer so that it cannot be inadvertently 
> > > moved while working on it?
> > >
> > > Ross
> > >
> > >
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