Select the layer, go into the lay

On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 8:55 AM Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

> This workstation is running gimp-2.8.18 (the most current version supported
> by this OS version.)
>
> I want to edit a text layer and find that what should work doesn't. In the
> layers box I select the one with the text to be edited and right-click on
> it. The layer menu pops up and the second item is 'Edit layer attributes.'
>
> Clicking on that shows the layer name; I assumed that was the text in the
> layer, but apparently that's not the case. When I change the layer name the
> text on the image remains the same. The enclosing layer has only the name,
> too.
>
> There's a tutorial for this on the web which is what I followed; it's for
> the current version. The tutorial points to a Layer properties item, not
> Edit layer attributes, so it didn't help me.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Rich
>

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