OK, I think I have solved my problem. You have to know what to search for in the pdb. I think this will do what I need: pdb.gimp_layer_set_offsets
There is nothing in the pdb browser for moving a layer, you have to offset it. On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Ryan Krauss <ryanli...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK, so following Alexia's suggestion, I am going to plan on selecting ahead > of time the rectangle I want my text to paste into. The upper left corner > of this selection will then be the upper left corner that I want to paste my > png to. How do I do that? I thought about creating a layer the same size > as the selection rectangle and pasting to (0,0) on that layer. I see in the > pdb how to create a layer with a certain width and height, but I don't see > how to specify the offset. And I don't see how to paste to a specific set > of coordinates. Can this be done? If I use pdb.gimp_edit_paste_as_new, can > I get the coordinates of the pasted selection and then move the floating > selection before anchoring? What is the right approach? > > Thanks, > > Ryan > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Alexia Death <alexiade...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Ryan Krauss <ryanli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I would like my Latex enabled approach to act like the regular text >>> tool. The main thing I don't know how to do is allow the user (me) to click >>> on a spot on the current image and pass those coordinates to PyGimp so that >>> I can use that as the top left corner of my png. Does my question make >>> sense? Is there an easy way to allow the user to click on a spot on the >>> image and get the coordinates from PyGimp? >> >> >> In various scripts when I have needed to indicate a location on a canvas >> Ive used selections. Id say using an upper left corner of a selection you >> draw first is as good as its going to get... >> >> >> -- >> --Alexia >> > >
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