Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I believe GIMP can do everything you want, except transform everything > as a group. *sigh* If you can transform everything as a group, I > have no clue how to do it. Simply link the layers in the Layers dialog, then transform a member of the gro

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread sam ende
On Monday 08 August 2005 15:33, michael chang wrote: > I believe GIMP can do everything you want, except transform everything > as a group. *sigh* If you can transform everything as a group, I > have no clue how to do it. under filters there is the option of filter all layers which allows quite

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread michael chang
On 8/8/05, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- "Michael Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >You can do this, at least I don't get what your problems with this are. > > Ok, then I stand corrected. I just thought that it didn't. > > >Especially, I don't get why doing something

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- "Michael Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >You can do this, at least I don't get what your problems with this are. Ok, then I stand corrected. I just thought that it didn't. >Especially, I don't get why doing something on a layer - even temprarily >hovering and anchoring a selection -

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >heh :), even easier is image/duplicate :) You learn something new each day (which is a good thing(tm))... :-) >yes, me too :) Goodie! ;-) >i'm really not sure why or what you mean. turning it into a layer doesn't >anchor it, you can perform most functi

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Schumacher
> Von: Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I should be able to move any layer freely about and manipulating it > separately from the rest of the layers (and the pic/canvas). You can do this, at least I don't get what your problems with this are. > This is how layers work in CAD-software (to wh

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >awfully complicated, why don't do you skip the create new pic bit and >chose 'paste as new' ? Oh, ok. Didn't know about that. Thanks! >yes. after doing 'paste' you need to go to the layers menu and right click >on the floating layer and select 'new laye

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Tell the gimp developers that. I don't know. Honestly. Perhaps I'll submit a patch? ;-) >"Walking ants" means it's not a layer... it's a floating selection... >[see my later message]. Solution: Make the "floating" layer non >floating - by putting

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >It won't. But some people would like to keep an entire layer's data, > >but only have some of it visible. I've done things like that before. > >*shrugs* > > Seems reasonable I guess. But woul

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It won't. But some people would like to keep an entire layer's data, >but only have some of it visible. I've done things like that before. >*shrugs* Seems reasonable I guess. But wouldn't it be easier to use if all of the layer were visible and hide

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, perhaps I need to elaborate... First open an picture (which > should be rectangular in shape). Then copy the picture (or a part > of it). Create a new pic (under File/New). Paste (a regular paste > into the new pic). Click on the rotate ico

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >i don't think it is cropping. i just tried that, but then maybe you have >to do image/center layer afterwards ?, try that. Ok, perhaps I need to elaborate... First open an picture (which should be rectangular in shape). Then copy the picture (or a part of

[Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
From: michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Aug 7, 2005 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But why would gimp crop the image? It won't. But some people would like to keep an enti

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >either rotate the whole image (image/transform) or try increasing the >canvas size (image/canvas size) in height to the width of the image/layer >before rotating. Ok, that works. Thank you! But why would gimp crop the image? I tried resizing the canvas

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm trying to rotate an image (which is in a layer) by 90 degrees which is > taller than it's width. So when I rotate it, gimp will automatically crop > the image no matter what I do. I have the "Clip result" unchecked. > Gimp 2.2.8. How do I reme

[Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
Hi! I'm trying to rotate an image (which is in a layer) by 90 degrees which is taller than it's width. So when I rotate it, gimp will automatically crop the image no matter what I do. I have the "Clip result" unchecked. Gimp 2.2.8. How do I remedy this (I'm stumped)? Best regards Peter Karlsson