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How to move layer group Burnie West 15 Jul 02:58
  How to move layer group scl 15 Jul 03:53
   How to move layer group Burnie West 16 Jul 04:45
    How to move layer group Richard Gitschlag 16 Jul 13:39
Burnie West
2013-07-15 02:58:19 UTC (over 11 years ago)

How to move layer group

Ihave created a layer group - I want to move it butit seems I must still move one layer at a time.
Is there a way to move a layer group across an image?

-- Burnie

scl
2013-07-15 03:53:44 UTC (over 11 years ago)

How to move layer group

On 15.07.13 at 04:58 AM Burnie West wrote:

Ihave created a layer group - I want to move it butit seems I must still move one layer at a time.
Is there a way to move a layer group across an image?

Hi,

it depends on what exactly you're trying to achieve:

A) Move all the layers in that layer group to another (x,y) position: 1. In the Move tool check 'Move the active layer', 2. select the layer group in the Layers dialog, 3. move the layer group around with the Move tool.

It also works with the other Transform tools (you don't need to execute step 1 for the other Transform tools).

This works for me with GIMP 2.8.4 on a Mac. If that doesn't work in your GIMP version, then for each of the layers in the group click into the second column of the Layers dialog to bring up a little chain before those layers. Then move them around and after your work click the chain icons again to remove them.

B) To bring the whole layer group before or behind other layers. 1. In the Layers dialog select the layer group and 2. drag & drop it there to the desired z-position or press the 'Raise' or 'Lower' button in the button bar at the bottom of the Layers dialog.

Kind regards,

Sven

Burnie West
2013-07-16 04:45:04 UTC (over 11 years ago)

How to move layer group

On 07/14/2013 08:53 PM, scl wrote:

On 15.07.13 at 04:58 AM Burnie West wrote:

Ihave created a layer group - I want to move it butit seems I must still move one layer at a time.
Is there a way to move a layer group across an image?

Hi,

it depends on what exactly you're trying to achieve:

A) Move all the layers in that layer group to another (x,y) position: 1. In the Move tool check 'Move the active layer', 2. select the layer group in the Layers dialog, 3. move the layer group around with the Move tool.

Thanks much. This is what I was trying to do. I simply did not review the tool options and try that one. My bad.

Richard Gitschlag
2013-07-16 13:39:59 UTC (over 11 years ago)

How to move layer group

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:45:04 -0700 From: west@ieee.org
To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] How to move layer group

A) Move all the layers in that layer group to another (x,y) position: 1. In the Move tool check 'Move the active layer', 2. select the layer group in the Layers dialog, 3. move the layer group around with the Move tool.

Thanks much. This is what I was trying to do. I simply did not review the tool options and try that one. My bad.

Note you can use the SHIFT key to toggle between the modes. Very handy - I personally prefer the tool to be on "pick an object to move" by default, but I definitely have occasional cases where I need to move something that's already active but for one reason or another difficult to actually click on (like a text layer).

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