Question about XCF files
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| Question about XCF files | Tom Williams | 28 Apr 21:00 |
| Question about XCF files | Alexandre Prokoudine | 29 Apr 01:03 |
| Question about XCF files | Tom Williams | 29 Apr 14:24 |
| Question about XCF files | Richard Gitschlag | 29 Apr 16:03 |
| Question about XCF files | Ofnuts | 29 Apr 17:06 |
| Question about XCF files | Alexandre Prokoudine | 29 Apr 17:14 |
| Question about XCF files | Ofnuts | 30 Apr 07:24 |
Question about XCF files
I'm running Gimp 2.8.4 on Ubuntu 13.04 Linux (64-bit) and I'm using it to open a XCF file I created back in 2009. Unfortunately, I don't remember the version of Gimp that was used to create the XCF file.
Anyway, when I open this XCF file in Gimp 2.8.4, it opens fine and I can see the layers fine in the layers dialog window. However, when I use the text tool to try to edit one of the text layers, I'm unable to do so and the text tool doesn't seem to recognize the text layer as a text layer.
I would like to use the text tool to get the font and font color used for text in one of the text layers so I can use that same font and color for some new text I would like to add to the image.
Any ideas on why the text tool in Gimp 2.8.4 can't identify the text layers in my XCF file as text layers?
Thanks in advance!
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Tom
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Question about XCF files
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Tom Williams wrote:
Anyway, when I open this XCF file in Gimp 2.8.4, it opens fine and I can see the layers fine in the layers dialog window. However, when I use the text tool to try to edit one of the text layers, I'm unable to do so and the text tool doesn't seem to recognize the text layer as a text layer.
It's a stupid question, but are you quite sure you didn't change text layers before saving? Some action like changing the layer size would do that. In that case in the Layers dialog you'd see the thumbnail of the text layer instead of the stock icon with a "T" character.
Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org
Question about XCF files
On 04/28/2013 06:03 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Tom Williams wrote:
Anyway, when I open this XCF file in Gimp 2.8.4, it opens fine and I can see the layers fine in the layers dialog window. However, when I use the text tool to try to edit one of the text layers, I'm unable to do so and the text tool doesn't seem to recognize the text layer as a text layer.
It's a stupid question, but are you quite sure you didn't change text layers before saving? Some action like changing the layer size would do that. In that case in the Layers dialog you'd see the thumbnail of the text layer instead of the stock icon with a "T" character.
Thanks for the reply. Well, you were right about the text layer change. When I look at my XCF file, the text layers have names like "New Layer" instead of the actual text in the layer. Plus, I see a thumbnail of the text layer instead of the stock icon you mention. I most likely made the text layer the same size as the image and then saved the file.
Thanks!
Peace...
Tom
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Question about XCF files
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:03:52 +0400 From: alexandre.prokoudine@gmail.com To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Question about XCF filesOn Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Tom Williams wrote:
Anyway, when I open this XCF file in Gimp 2.8.4, it opens fine and I can see the layers fine in the layers dialog window. However, when I use the text tool to try to edit one of the text layers, I'm unable to do so and the text tool doesn't seem to recognize the text layer as a text layer.
It's a stupid question, but are you quite sure you didn't change text layers before saving? Some action like changing the layer size would do that. In that case in the Layers dialog you'd see the thumbnail of the text layer instead of the stock icon with a "T" character.
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Okay, question - if you can make tool edits to a text layer (filters, brushstrokes, etc.) and it will retain its status as a text layer (albeit with some modifications, which GIMP will warn you about if you try to edit the text later), why do other operations (like changing layer size) turn it into a normal (non-text) layer?
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Question about XCF files
On 04/29/2013 06:03 PM, Richard Gitschlag wrote:
Okay, question - if you can make tool edits to a text layer (filters, brushstrokes, etc.) and it will retain its status as a text layer (albeit with some modifications, which GIMP will warn you about if you try to edit the text later), why do other operations (like changing layer size) turn it into a normal (non-text) layer?
Uh? The only edits that don't seem to change the "text" status of a text layer are those done using the text tool itself (and the Move tool, of course)
Question about XCF files
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Ofnuts wrote:
Uh? The only edits that don't seem to change the "text" status of a text layer are those done using the text tool itself (and the Move tool, of course)
You can paint over a text layer, and that will change its status. But if you saved that as XCF and then reload, attempting to edit such a layer will give you a choice: throw away all the painting and edit the text, or not edit as text.
Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org
Question about XCF files
On 04/29/2013 07:14 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Ofnuts wrote:
Uh? The only edits that don't seem to change the "text" status of a text layer are those done using the text tool itself (and the Move tool, of course)
You can paint over a text layer, and that will change its status. But if you saved that as XCF and then reload, attempting to edit such a layer will give you a choice: throw away all the painting and edit the text, or not edit as text.
Ah, OK. Good to know :)
