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- ! "On 03/02/2012 07:08 AM, Keith Purtell wrote:\n> I've read the official tutorial several times and yet the directions aren't \n> working for me. I pasted in a layer which shows up fine in the layers box. The \n> active layer is the one I pasted in. The Move tool is set to \"Move the active \n> layer.\" I've tried using the Move tool by both dragging and clicking and \n> dragging. In either case, the new layer doesn't move, only the outline \n> (marching ants). I've got a huge project to complete today and can't spend an \n> hour just trying to get GIMP to move a layer. Tips?\n> Keith\nThe newly pasted layer must be anchored before it can be moved. Your layers menu \nlikely shows the words Floating Selection (\"pasted Layer\") If so, then the layer \nmust be be anchored first. Under the layer menu, select \"Anchor Layer\"\n\n - Burnie\n\n"

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- ! 'On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Keith Purtell wrote:

> I''ve tried using the Move tool by both dragging and clicking

> and dragging. In either case, the new layer doesn''t move, only the outline

> (marching ants).

Marching ants means you have an active selection. Get rid of it.

Select > None

Alexandre Prokoudine

http://libregraphicsworld.org

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Burnie West writes:

On 03/02/2012 07:08 AM, Keith Purtell wrote:

I've read the official tutorial several times and yet the directions aren't working for me. I pasted in a layer which shows up fine in the layers box. The active layer is the one I pasted in. The Move tool is set to "Move the active layer." I've tried using the Move tool by both dragging and clicking and dragging. In either case, the new layer doesn't move, only the outline (marching ants). I've got a huge project to complete today and can't spend an hour just trying to get GIMP to move a layer. Tips?
Keith

The newly pasted layer must be anchored before it can be moved. Your layers menu likely shows the words Floating Selection ("pasted Layer") If so, then the layer must be be anchored first. Under the layer menu, select "Anchor Layer"

Not on my GIMP … I move around floating layers all the time. I'm pretty sure «Select → None» is the solution.

-k

Hi Kevin,

From my experience, after pasting a new object in order to create a new layer, in the layers menu there should be Floating Selection ("pasted Layer") like Burnie wrote. For me, I right-click the "pasted layer" and select "New Layer", and the pasted object shows up as a new layer. From there, I make sure I deselect everything (SELECT > NONE), and then use the move tool (making sure the cursor is over the pasted object) to click on the object in your new layer in order to move it. Hope that is of some help.

Dan

On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 6:28 AM, Kevin Brubeck Unhammer wrote:

Burnie West writes:

On 03/02/2012 07:08 AM, Keith Purtell wrote:

I've read the official tutorial several times and yet the directions aren't working for me. I pasted in a layer which shows up fine in the layers box. The active layer is the one I pasted in. The Move tool is set to "Move the active layer." I've tried using the Move tool by both dragging and clicking and dragging. In either case, the new layer doesn't move, only the outline (marching ants). I've got a huge project to complete today and can't spend an hour just trying to get GIMP to move a layer. Tips?
Keith

The newly pasted layer must be anchored before it can be moved. Your layers menu likely shows the words Floating Selection ("pasted Layer") If so, then the layer must be be anchored first. Under the layer menu, select "Anchor Layer"

Not on my GIMP … I move around floating layers all the time. I'm pretty sure «Select → None» is the solution.

-k

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Hi Kevin,

From my experience, after pasting a new object in order to create a new
layer, in the layers menu there should be Floating Selection ("pasted Layer") like Burnie wrote. For me, I right-click the "pasted layer" and
select "New Layer", and the pasted object shows up as a new layer. From
there, I make sure I deselect everything (SELECT > NONE), and then use the
move tool (making sure the cursor is over the pasted object) to click on
the object in your new layer in order to move it. Hope that is of some help.

Dan

On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 6:28 AM, Kevin Brubeck Unhammer

When you select the move tool, look at the options (just below or lower half of the tool selection right side of screen). You will see three buttons next to "Move:" mouse over it says', Layer, selection, and path. Click layer. This get me every time.

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