Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-24 Thread JLuc
Le 19/07/2014 21:13, Akkana Peck a écrit : It works for me only if I switch to the Move tool. So: - Make selection with rect select (or whatever)o - Ctrl-Alt-Drag the selection (this automatically makes a floating layer of it). Yeah ! - Switch to the Move tool (the floating layer is still

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-19 Thread Akkana Peck
> >On 17/lug/2014, at 10:31, Ofnuts wrote: > >>Actually in many tools, right after you have made your selection, you can > >>depress Alt+Control and drag the selected part to a new location. But... > >>you need a strong hand because you cannot adjust the position > On 17/07/14 10:49, Maurizio L

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-17 Thread Burnie West
On 07/16/2014 11:07 AM, JLuc wrote: Le 16/07/2014 19:41, Burnie West a écrit : If I understand your question correctly, my answer is "probably not." But I do not understand what you mean by "anchor it back to where it belongs to". Do you mean you want a part of your image copied over on top of

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-17 Thread Ofnuts
On 17/07/14 10:49, Maurizio Loreti wrote: On 17/lug/2014, at 10:31, Ofnuts wrote: On 17/07/14 00:14, akovia wrote: What is easier than cut and paste? I'm not sure I can envision anything simpler. Actually in many tools, right after you have made your selection, you can depress Alt+Control a

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-17 Thread Maurizio Loreti
On 17/lug/2014, at 10:31, Ofnuts wrote: > On 17/07/14 00:14, akovia wrote: >> What is easier than cut and paste? I'm not sure I can envision anything >> simpler. > > Actually in many tools, right after you have made your selection, you can > depress Alt+Control and drag the selected part to a n

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-17 Thread Ofnuts
On 17/07/14 00:14, akovia wrote: What is easier than cut and paste? I'm not sure I can envision anything simpler. Actually in many tools, right after you have made your selection, you can depress Alt+Control and drag the selected part to a new location. But... you need a strong hand because y

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-16 Thread akovia
What is easier than cut and paste? I'm not sure I can envision anything simpler. The one thing I do is anchor the floating selection on a separate new layer by hitting the new layer button. Then I can move it around and modify it at will without committing it back to the original layer. When I'm h

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-16 Thread JLuc
Le 16/07/2014 19:41, Burnie West a écrit : If I understand your question correctly, my answer is "probably not." But I do not understand what you mean by "anchor it back to where it belongs to". Do you mean you want a part of your image copied over on top of another part of your image (or maybe

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-16 Thread Burnie West
On 07/16/2014 10:19 AM, JLuc wrote: 'o i'm getting used to gimp but something still keeps me wondering "am i doing right ?" : its how i move part of an image : i select the part i wanna move (using any of the select tools), cut and paste it in the floating selection layer, move it (and possibly

[Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-16 Thread JLuc
'o i'm getting used to gimp but something still keeps me wondering "am i doing right ?" : its how i move part of an image : i select the part i wanna move (using any of the select tools), cut and paste it in the floating selection layer, move it (and possibly do other transforms), and anchor it b