I actually copy and paste layers a lot. :) My workflow seems to be evolving to "sketch in GIMP where I can check perspective with grids and measurement tool. Copy and paste layer to mypaint. Finish painting. Crop and process in GIMP."
However, the idea of a utility or set of utilities that add value to the Open Raster format has some merit. Perhaps in the future the functionality could be turned into a library, and different apps could implement interfaces as they see fit. Eric Honaker Dragonsept Arts & Publishing <http://www.dragonseptarts.com/> "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." - Rudyard Kipling On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 2:48 AM, Martin Renold <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 02:29:10AM +0200, Jon Nordby wrote: > > I pushed some code cleanups that also touched this area just now. > > Pushed into mainline. > > > More on topic; it seems to me that all these things are fairly special > > stuff, and things that could easily be implemented as generic tools > > operating with/on OpenRaster files. That would enable them to be used > with > > other applications as well, and create value around the OpenRaster > format. > > Just a thought. > > At least save/load multiple PNGs is not really special-need, IMO. > > The main point of this feature is interoperability, and building some user > trust into the OpenRaster file format. With this feature we provide a way > to import a layered OpenRaster image into any application. Users can be > certain that they will be able to edit the individual layers of their > OpenRaster files outside of MyPaint later, without too much effort. > > See also: > > http://forum.intilinux.com/mypaint-help-and-tips/getting-the-most-out-of-the-ora-format/ > > The method there doesn't work well for post-processing in different apps > because the layers have different sizes, and is way too hard to discover. > > Copy/pasting layers also works, but I think nobody has ever done it that > way > except after I suggested it. > > _______________________________________________ > Mypaint-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/mypaint-discuss >
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