Re: [Gimp-user] why Text is semi-transparent?

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 11/09/17 11:35, rich404 wrote:
> > I can't figure it out for the last hour or some going through
> > everything and googling.
> > Why my text (even the text tool box) is semi-transparent even though
> > the layer is 100% opaque?
> The text tool box is normally semi-transparent, at least it is on my
> installation.
>
> Is your text semi-transparent? You are not giving much of a clue with that
> screenshot.
>
> One thing that does show. It looks like it might have come from an animation, so
> could be in colour Indexed mode.
>
> If it is color indexed, change the mode to RGB - Gimp menu Image -> Mode -> RGB
> and try again. See if it makes any difference.
>
> rich: www.gimp-forum.net
Another clue is that the text is also very pixelated, due to the 
"binary" opacity in indexed-mode images.