* Christopher Draper [12-03-12 16:36]:

I'm not sure if this is the right spot but how do I grab an image and move it around?

it would have to be in the right spot first, then grapsing firmly, gently push in the direction of the unright spot. Let go and do not disturb.

reverse if the image is really in the right spot.

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Hello,

Yes, this is the right spot to ask questions about using gimp (though not as right a place as searching the internet beforehand). However, it's not entirely clear what it is exactly that you want to do, which, i guess, is why you didn't get much of an answer. My guess is that you're trying to take part of an image and move it to somewhere else in the same image. To do that you have to: 1. Select that part of your image (for example using the "Rectangle"-Tool that is automatically active when you start GIMP). 2. 'Select -> Float' (or Ctrl+Shift+L). This will lift out the selected part from the rest of the image (into a temporary layer, if you're familiar with the concept)
3. You can now Drag'n'Drop the part wherever you want. 4. A single click outside the selection will anchor the selected part back to the rest of the image. Done.

bw, Tobl

Am 03.12.2012 00:33, schrieb Christopher Draper:

I'm not sure if this is the right spot but how do I grab an image and move it around?

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On Sun, 2012-12-02 at 18:33 -0500, Christopher Draper wrote:

I'm not sure if this is the right spot but how do I grab an image and move it around?

Grab an image in GIMP:
use File->Create->From Scanner, or use a digital camera to make a copy of an image. Or use File->Create->Screenshot.

Move the picture: right-click on it in file manager and use Send to.

If you mean, how do I pan the image in GIMP without using scrollbars, use the middle mouse button.

If you mean, how do I waste the time of several hundred people by asking imprecise questions, I think you've got that one down pretty well :-)

More seriously, we'll help if we can, but we can't read your mind. Make a precise, accurate and complete description of what you are trying to do, how you are trying to do it, what you expected to happen, what actually happens, and what you would like us to tell you.

Kind regards (really!)

Liam

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