Re: [Gimp-user] rotate pasted image

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 26/10/16 14:07, alin33 wrote:
> Hello I pasted into a selection an image,so now its floating selection.I want to
> rotate not the selection but to rotate the image that I have pasted into the
> selection,but not move the selection at all.I see that I can move the pasted
> image inside the selection with the move tool,but can't rotate it without moving
> the selection .I know that in Photoshop it's possible,but I can't figure out how
> to do it in gimp....and the anchor doesn't help. becuse after anchoring the
> selection rotates also,but I can't do the rotation before anchor too-it makes
> everything a mess.Is it even possible in gimp?
When you use the word "selection" alone are you talking about the 
selection mask or the floating selection?

You don't "move" anything in a rotation if the center of rotation is the 
center of the layer, and this is the default...