Re: [Gimp-user] Cannot move layer

[Rick Kline <rick kline ms>]

Make sure you check the box for “Move the active layer” with the Move tool selected.

With “Pick a layer or guide” selected, you have to be sure you’re on a pixel in the layer.

Zoom helps, too.

Hope this helps.
Rick

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> On Jun 25, 2019, at 4:35 PM, Rookie678 <forums gimpusers com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to move a layer, but every time I use the move tool, it just anchors
> the selection. I'm on a Mac using Gimp 2.10, and I've tried all the suggested
> CTRL, ALT, and COMMAND prompts. Nothing has worked. To be more specific, I'm
> editing images from a game for a roleplay (as nerdy as it sounds, lol), and I
> can't get the character's glasses (the new layer) to move to the correct
> position.
>
> So basically, when I try to move the glasses, using the move tool anchors it
> without moving it.
>
> Attachments:
> * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1198/original/Screen_Shot_2019-06-25_at_4.32.29_PM.png
> * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1199/original/Screen_Shot_2019-06-25_at_4.32.42_PM.png
> * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1200/original/Screen_Shot_2019-06-25_at_4.33.40_PM.png
> * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1201/original/Screen_Shot_2019-06-25_at_4.33.37_PM.png
>
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