[Gimp-user] Having trouble changing background color on my canvas?

[laredotornado <forums gimpusers com>]

> This is the problem when you pick up an old how-to dated "Text and
> images Copyright (C) 2002"
>
> Using Gimp 2.8.x (what is 2.18 ?)
>
> 1. Mentioned later in the tutorial but first check that the image is
> in RGB mode. Use menu Image -> Mode -> RGB
>
> 2. The menu to use is now Colours -> Colour to Alpha (step 1) and the
> default is white so you should not need to colour pick the background
> colour (step 2 and step 3)
>
> 3. Apply and that, it will set an alpha channel and all white becomes
> transparent (step 4). Note that there might be parts of the image that
> you want to remain white.
>
> 4. Make a new layer, fill with new background colour, move down (as
> step 5)
>
> rich: www.gimp-forum.net


Thanks, Rich.  Ok, I got to step 5 about creating the new layer, but I'm having
trouble with the step "(have Foreground set to Red when you do this)".  My new
layer dialog doesn't look like the one in the tutorial (attached).  I can't see
where I select a color in that dialog.

Btw, my bad on the version.  Its 2.8.18.

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