[Gimp-user] How to Lock layers?

[Maisie <forums gimpusers com>]

> Maybe you have already found your answer.
>
> Best if you give Operating system and version of Gimp for any of these
> types of question.
>
> For any particular layer you can prevent painting on it with the two
> locks in the Layers dock. (A) Lock pixels and Lock alpha channel
> (transparency)
>
> What you can not do is lock the layer against accidentally moving it.
> The move tool in Gimp will move the layer with a solid pixel under the
> cursor, often that is the background layer. A move layer lock is
> coming, next version of Gimp.
>
> In the move tool options there is a tick box for move-the-active
> layer. Use that and make sure you know which layer you are on.
>
> rich: www.gimp-forum.net

Am using 2.8.16 - nothing changes in the layers view to let me know that I have
locked both pixels and transparency - is there not a way to see this?


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