On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Gino D <ginodo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > >> I understand that this could just as well have been posted on the >> Inkscape mailing list (if there is any) but I'm only a subscriber to >> this one, so here goes nothing. >> >> I'm looking for a faster way to copy-paste things from Inkscape into >> GIMP. My current procedure involves exporting the drawing from >> Inkscape to PNG, then opening the PNG in GIMP and copy-pasting it into >> the image I want to have it in. Is there any faster way? > > > I've just noticed that, when you paste into GIMP any shape copied from > Inkscape, such object is appended as new path rather than as new layer, and > there seems to be no other possibility. However, once you exported an > Inkscape object as a PNG file, a faster way to import this into a GIMP image > is to select the special command ' File -> Open as Layers ' , through which > you will be able to insert the PNG file as new layer along with its handy > transparent background.
You should also be able to open the SVG file directly rather than first exporting a PNG with that same 'Open as Layers' command. _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
