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Subject:
'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:18:13 +0100
Hi all,
1st off, let me say that I'm not a GIMP developer by any means,
but as far as just being an end-user, I am fairly experienced. My
issue is with the "Layers" section. It just, out of the blue, stopped
showing ANY layers. I hit "select all"-copy-"paste as new layer"
several times... nothing. I tried selecting smaller portions. When
they were pasted, they showed up, but no layers did. The "Layers"
section is just blank, even if I click another tab then come back. I
thought "That's odd" so I uninstalled, and reinstalled the GIMP.
Since it still wasn't working, uninstalled/reinstalled again. Once
from the GIMP site, once from some other site that Google turned up.
I am running Windoze Vista on a 3-month-old laptop and GIMP
2.6.1.
Any help please would be appreciated. If this has already been
asked/answered but not found in my searching, please just provide the
link to the discussion. I hate to do/ask this, but could any help
responses be emailed to schoolofhardknox AT gmail DOT com. Hello,
spammers, welcome to my inbox, since I'm publicly putting my email
address out there on a newsgroup. The reason for this laughable
request is that tomorrow I'm going to start a hospital program (as a
patient) that will consume my week, so I won't get a chance to check
back for a LONG time.
Thanks much!
Jeff Knox
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:53:53 +0100
FortKnox <schoolofhardknox@gmail.com> wrote: > 1st off, let me say that I'm not a GIMP developer by any means, > but as far as just being an end-user, I am fairly experienced. My > issue is with the "Layers" section. It just, out of the blue, stopped > showing ANY layers. I hit "select all"-copy-"paste as new layer" > several times... nothing. I sometimes get strange behaviour like this when I have a saved channel mask selected in the channels dialogue. It is necessary to select a layer to get back into normal mode. > I tried selecting smaller portions. When > they were pasted, they showed up, but no layers did. The "Layers" > section is just blank, even if I click another tab then come back. > I thought "That's odd" so I uninstalled, and reinstalled the GIMP. > Since it still wasn't working, uninstalled/reinstalled again. Well, in your case, it can't be what I just suggested as you wouldn't have the same image loaded in every case..... err, would you? But perhaps my suggestion might help someone else scanning this group for answers. > I am running Windoze Vista on a 3-month-old laptop and GIMP 2.6.1. Then you're on the bleeding edge. Perhaps it's a bug. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Please let us know if you find a solution. > I hate to do/ask this, but could any help > responses be emailed to schoolofhardknox AT gmail DOT com. Asking for that removes the incentive for answering (contributing to the group) AND adds to the inconvenience by asking someone to switch to another application and mode of working. You can't expect people to do more for less. Also, asking people to send information to you for your exclusive benefit detracts from the value of the group. This group is already too low bandwidth, so please don't do that. > The reason for this laughable > request is that tomorrow I'm going to start a hospital program (as a > patient) that will consume my week, so I won't get a chance to check > back for a LONG time. I assume you won't be using a computer in hospital, so I imagine you'll see any replies in your newsreader, or Google groups, once you're out of hospital. (Hope it's nothing serious.) -- James Taylor
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:42:43 +0100
More than fair that I shouldn't ask folks to email me-- don't know what I was thinking-- and I got back here MUCH sooner than expected anyway. But I know nothing about channels, don't think I ever did. It looks like this and always does (when that tab is selected), whether there actually ARE multiple layers or not, even if I use the menus to make a new solid-color layer: http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5263448849380934434 So let's try this approach: if layers are working for YOU in 2.6.1 simply add a "Yeah they work" in this thread, please. I've now uninstalled, downloaded from a different site, and reinstalled 4 times. OR, is there anyplace I could grab a copy of an older, non- this-user-is-a-moron GIMP? ;-) Thanks much!!!
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:56:05 +0100
FortKnox <schoolofhardknox@gmail.com> wrote: > But I know nothing about channels, don't think I ever did. You ought to read up on them if you want to improve your Gimp skills. I consider myself only a novice Gimper, and yet I find the ability to save selection masks into the channels dialogue, or convert those channels into layer masks, etc, an invaluable part of the editing process especially when trying to get the feathering just right on tricky selections so that the line between one layer and another is as natural as possible. > It looks like this and always does (when that tab is selected), > whether there actually ARE multiple layers or not, even if I use the > menus to make a new solid-color layer: > http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5263448849380934434 That's just a normal empty layers dialogue. There's not even a picture loaded. By the way, on the "Disco Dance" picture in that same albumn I see some anti-aliasing artefacts on the feet that could have been improved with the use of careful fuzzy-brush work in a layer mask, or alpha channel. Of course, you won't get far learning about all that if your Gimp isn't working so you need to solve this problem first. ;-) > So let's try this approach: if layers are working for YOU in 2.6.1 > simply add a "Yeah they work" in this thread, please. Working for me on both Mac OSX and Linux (Ubuntu 8.10). It's hard to guess what might be causing your problem. I can only speculate that you might be running a particular version of your OS, or some other software component that is spoiling your Gimp installation. Maybe you have a Wacom tablet that is misconfigured. It's baffling. > I've now uninstalled, downloaded from a different site, and > reinstalled 4 times. Maybe you should try installing on another computer to see if the problem is specific to your current machine. That would at least get you a step closer to finding the cause and thus solution. > OR, is there anyplace I could grab a copy of > an older, non- this-user-is-a-moron GIMP? ;-) Thanks much!!! Which platform are you using? Looks like you're posting from a Windows machine. If so, then this looks like your best bet: <http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/> There's even an "old versions" page there. -- James Taylor
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:12:48 +0100
I've taken a note to learn about channels, thanks for the tip. That pic was only a real fast job, but thanks anyways! Well, I took your good suggestion and installed the GIMP on my parents' 'puter. Layers worked fine there. "That's odd," I thought, so I came back to my brand-new Windows Vista laptop (with no tablet ever) and re-installed 2.6.2. SAME thing. I even started a new image, using all white as the background. Then I added a new layer which was black. The layers tab still is empty. Yet I could turn the image back to white by choosing Edit->Undo. Take a look here: http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5264211365261339458 So does anybody else have the layers dialog running fine on Windows Vista with Gimp 2.6.2? I installed GIMP 2.0.5 from that site and half and hour later, I've been running into all kinds of GTK hell, so I'll spend my time learning about channels until someone else with Vista & GIMP 2.6.2 says the layers tab works/doesn't work for them, I guess. Thanks for the input!
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:18:35 +0100
On 3 Nov., 01:12, FortKnox <schoolofhardk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I installed GIMP 2.0.5 from that site and half and hour later, I've > been running into all kinds of GTK hell, so I'll spend my time > learning about channels until someone else with Vista & GIMP 2.6.2 > says the layers tab works/doesn't work for them, I guess. AFAIK there have been some reports of disabled auto follow mode for the layers dialog - this is a button there. So far, there has been no indication of any reason for this. Are Vista users getting trained to hit buttons in the upper right of a dialog window? Regards, Michael
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Subject:
'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:18:13 +0100
Hi all,
1st off, let me say that I'm not a GIMP developer by any means,
but as far as just being an end-user, I am fairly experienced. My
issue is with the "Layers" section. It just, out of the blue, stopped
showing ANY layers. I hit "select all"-copy-"paste as new layer"
several times... nothing. I tried selecting smaller portions. When
they were pasted, they showed up, but no layers did. The "Layers"
section is just blank, even if I click another tab then come back. I
thought "That's odd" so I uninstalled, and reinstalled the GIMP.
Since it still wasn't working, uninstalled/reinstalled again. Once
from the GIMP site, once from some other site that Google turned up.
I am running Windoze Vista on a 3-month-old laptop and GIMP
2.6.1.
Any help please would be appreciated. If this has already been
asked/answered but not found in my searching, please just provide the
link to the discussion. I hate to do/ask this, but could any help
responses be emailed to schoolofhardknox AT gmail DOT com. Hello,
spammers, welcome to my inbox, since I'm publicly putting my email
address out there on a newsgroup. The reason for this laughable
request is that tomorrow I'm going to start a hospital program (as a
patient) that will consume my week, so I won't get a chance to check
back for a LONG time.
Thanks much!
Jeff Knox
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:53:53 +0100
FortKnox <schoolofhardknox@gmail.com> wrote: > 1st off, let me say that I'm not a GIMP developer by any means, > but as far as just being an end-user, I am fairly experienced. My > issue is with the "Layers" section. It just, out of the blue, stopped > showing ANY layers. I hit "select all"-copy-"paste as new layer" > several times... nothing. I sometimes get strange behaviour like this when I have a saved channel mask selected in the channels dialogue. It is necessary to select a layer to get back into normal mode. > I tried selecting smaller portions. When > they were pasted, they showed up, but no layers did. The "Layers" > section is just blank, even if I click another tab then come back. > I thought "That's odd" so I uninstalled, and reinstalled the GIMP. > Since it still wasn't working, uninstalled/reinstalled again. Well, in your case, it can't be what I just suggested as you wouldn't have the same image loaded in every case..... err, would you? But perhaps my suggestion might help someone else scanning this group for answers. > I am running Windoze Vista on a 3-month-old laptop and GIMP 2.6.1. Then you're on the bleeding edge. Perhaps it's a bug. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Please let us know if you find a solution. > I hate to do/ask this, but could any help > responses be emailed to schoolofhardknox AT gmail DOT com. Asking for that removes the incentive for answering (contributing to the group) AND adds to the inconvenience by asking someone to switch to another application and mode of working. You can't expect people to do more for less. Also, asking people to send information to you for your exclusive benefit detracts from the value of the group. This group is already too low bandwidth, so please don't do that. > The reason for this laughable > request is that tomorrow I'm going to start a hospital program (as a > patient) that will consume my week, so I won't get a chance to check > back for a LONG time. I assume you won't be using a computer in hospital, so I imagine you'll see any replies in your newsreader, or Google groups, once you're out of hospital. (Hope it's nothing serious.) -- James Taylor
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:42:43 +0100
More than fair that I shouldn't ask folks to email me-- don't know what I was thinking-- and I got back here MUCH sooner than expected anyway. But I know nothing about channels, don't think I ever did. It looks like this and always does (when that tab is selected), whether there actually ARE multiple layers or not, even if I use the menus to make a new solid-color layer: http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5263448849380934434 So let's try this approach: if layers are working for YOU in 2.6.1 simply add a "Yeah they work" in this thread, please. I've now uninstalled, downloaded from a different site, and reinstalled 4 times. OR, is there anyplace I could grab a copy of an older, non- this-user-is-a-moron GIMP? ;-) Thanks much!!!
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:56:05 +0100
FortKnox <schoolofhardknox@gmail.com> wrote: > But I know nothing about channels, don't think I ever did. You ought to read up on them if you want to improve your Gimp skills. I consider myself only a novice Gimper, and yet I find the ability to save selection masks into the channels dialogue, or convert those channels into layer masks, etc, an invaluable part of the editing process especially when trying to get the feathering just right on tricky selections so that the line between one layer and another is as natural as possible. > It looks like this and always does (when that tab is selected), > whether there actually ARE multiple layers or not, even if I use the > menus to make a new solid-color layer: > http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5263448849380934434 That's just a normal empty layers dialogue. There's not even a picture loaded. By the way, on the "Disco Dance" picture in that same albumn I see some anti-aliasing artefacts on the feet that could have been improved with the use of careful fuzzy-brush work in a layer mask, or alpha channel. Of course, you won't get far learning about all that if your Gimp isn't working so you need to solve this problem first. ;-) > So let's try this approach: if layers are working for YOU in 2.6.1 > simply add a "Yeah they work" in this thread, please. Working for me on both Mac OSX and Linux (Ubuntu 8.10). It's hard to guess what might be causing your problem. I can only speculate that you might be running a particular version of your OS, or some other software component that is spoiling your Gimp installation. Maybe you have a Wacom tablet that is misconfigured. It's baffling. > I've now uninstalled, downloaded from a different site, and > reinstalled 4 times. Maybe you should try installing on another computer to see if the problem is specific to your current machine. That would at least get you a step closer to finding the cause and thus solution. > OR, is there anyplace I could grab a copy of > an older, non- this-user-is-a-moron GIMP? ;-) Thanks much!!! Which platform are you using? Looks like you're posting from a Windows machine. If so, then this looks like your best bet: <http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/> There's even an "old versions" page there. -- James Taylor
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:12:48 +0100
I've taken a note to learn about channels, thanks for the tip. That pic was only a real fast job, but thanks anyways! Well, I took your good suggestion and installed the GIMP on my parents' 'puter. Layers worked fine there. "That's odd," I thought, so I came back to my brand-new Windows Vista laptop (with no tablet ever) and re-installed 2.6.2. SAME thing. I even started a new image, using all white as the background. Then I added a new layer which was black. The layers tab still is empty. Yet I could turn the image back to white by choosing Edit->Undo. Take a look here: http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5264211365261339458 So does anybody else have the layers dialog running fine on Windows Vista with Gimp 2.6.2? I installed GIMP 2.0.5 from that site and half and hour later, I've been running into all kinds of GTK hell, so I'll spend my time learning about channels until someone else with Vista & GIMP 2.6.2 says the layers tab works/doesn't work for them, I guess. Thanks for the input!
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:18:35 +0100
On 3 Nov., 01:12, FortKnox <schoolofhardk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I installed GIMP 2.0.5 from that site and half and hour later, I've > been running into all kinds of GTK hell, so I'll spend my time > learning about channels until someone else with Vista & GIMP 2.6.2 > says the layers tab works/doesn't work for them, I guess. AFAIK there have been some reports of disabled auto follow mode for the layers dialog - this is a button there. So far, there has been no indication of any reason for this. Are Vista users getting trained to hit buttons in the upper right of a dialog window? Regards, Michael
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Subject:
'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:18:13 +0100
Hi all,
1st off, let me say that I'm not a GIMP developer by any means,
but as far as just being an end-user, I am fairly experienced. My
issue is with the "Layers" section. It just, out of the blue, stopped
showing ANY layers. I hit "select all"-copy-"paste as new layer"
several times... nothing. I tried selecting smaller portions. When
they were pasted, they showed up, but no layers did. The "Layers"
section is just blank, even if I click another tab then come back. I
thought "That's odd" so I uninstalled, and reinstalled the GIMP.
Since it still wasn't working, uninstalled/reinstalled again. Once
from the GIMP site, once from some other site that Google turned up.
I am running Windoze Vista on a 3-month-old laptop and GIMP
2.6.1.
Any help please would be appreciated. If this has already been
asked/answered but not found in my searching, please just provide the
link to the discussion. I hate to do/ask this, but could any help
responses be emailed to schoolofhardknox AT gmail DOT com. Hello,
spammers, welcome to my inbox, since I'm publicly putting my email
address out there on a newsgroup. The reason for this laughable
request is that tomorrow I'm going to start a hospital program (as a
patient) that will consume my week, so I won't get a chance to check
back for a LONG time.
Thanks much!
Jeff Knox
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:53:53 +0100
FortKnox <schoolofhardknox@gmail.com> wrote: > 1st off, let me say that I'm not a GIMP developer by any means, > but as far as just being an end-user, I am fairly experienced. My > issue is with the "Layers" section. It just, out of the blue, stopped > showing ANY layers. I hit "select all"-copy-"paste as new layer" > several times... nothing. I sometimes get strange behaviour like this when I have a saved channel mask selected in the channels dialogue. It is necessary to select a layer to get back into normal mode. > I tried selecting smaller portions. When > they were pasted, they showed up, but no layers did. The "Layers" > section is just blank, even if I click another tab then come back. > I thought "That's odd" so I uninstalled, and reinstalled the GIMP. > Since it still wasn't working, uninstalled/reinstalled again. Well, in your case, it can't be what I just suggested as you wouldn't have the same image loaded in every case..... err, would you? But perhaps my suggestion might help someone else scanning this group for answers. > I am running Windoze Vista on a 3-month-old laptop and GIMP 2.6.1. Then you're on the bleeding edge. Perhaps it's a bug. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Please let us know if you find a solution. > I hate to do/ask this, but could any help > responses be emailed to schoolofhardknox AT gmail DOT com. Asking for that removes the incentive for answering (contributing to the group) AND adds to the inconvenience by asking someone to switch to another application and mode of working. You can't expect people to do more for less. Also, asking people to send information to you for your exclusive benefit detracts from the value of the group. This group is already too low bandwidth, so please don't do that. > The reason for this laughable > request is that tomorrow I'm going to start a hospital program (as a > patient) that will consume my week, so I won't get a chance to check > back for a LONG time. I assume you won't be using a computer in hospital, so I imagine you'll see any replies in your newsreader, or Google groups, once you're out of hospital. (Hope it's nothing serious.) -- James Taylor
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:42:43 +0100
More than fair that I shouldn't ask folks to email me-- don't know what I was thinking-- and I got back here MUCH sooner than expected anyway. But I know nothing about channels, don't think I ever did. It looks like this and always does (when that tab is selected), whether there actually ARE multiple layers or not, even if I use the menus to make a new solid-color layer: http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5263448849380934434 So let's try this approach: if layers are working for YOU in 2.6.1 simply add a "Yeah they work" in this thread, please. I've now uninstalled, downloaded from a different site, and reinstalled 4 times. OR, is there anyplace I could grab a copy of an older, non- this-user-is-a-moron GIMP? ;-) Thanks much!!!
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:56:05 +0100
FortKnox <schoolofhardknox@gmail.com> wrote: > But I know nothing about channels, don't think I ever did. You ought to read up on them if you want to improve your Gimp skills. I consider myself only a novice Gimper, and yet I find the ability to save selection masks into the channels dialogue, or convert those channels into layer masks, etc, an invaluable part of the editing process especially when trying to get the feathering just right on tricky selections so that the line between one layer and another is as natural as possible. > It looks like this and always does (when that tab is selected), > whether there actually ARE multiple layers or not, even if I use the > menus to make a new solid-color layer: > http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5263448849380934434 That's just a normal empty layers dialogue. There's not even a picture loaded. By the way, on the "Disco Dance" picture in that same albumn I see some anti-aliasing artefacts on the feet that could have been improved with the use of careful fuzzy-brush work in a layer mask, or alpha channel. Of course, you won't get far learning about all that if your Gimp isn't working so you need to solve this problem first. ;-) > So let's try this approach: if layers are working for YOU in 2.6.1 > simply add a "Yeah they work" in this thread, please. Working for me on both Mac OSX and Linux (Ubuntu 8.10). It's hard to guess what might be causing your problem. I can only speculate that you might be running a particular version of your OS, or some other software component that is spoiling your Gimp installation. Maybe you have a Wacom tablet that is misconfigured. It's baffling. > I've now uninstalled, downloaded from a different site, and > reinstalled 4 times. Maybe you should try installing on another computer to see if the problem is specific to your current machine. That would at least get you a step closer to finding the cause and thus solution. > OR, is there anyplace I could grab a copy of > an older, non- this-user-is-a-moron GIMP? ;-) Thanks much!!! Which platform are you using? Looks like you're posting from a Windows machine. If so, then this looks like your best bet: <http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/> There's even an "old versions" page there. -- James Taylor
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:12:48 +0100
I've taken a note to learn about channels, thanks for the tip. That pic was only a real fast job, but thanks anyways! Well, I took your good suggestion and installed the GIMP on my parents' 'puter. Layers worked fine there. "That's odd," I thought, so I came back to my brand-new Windows Vista laptop (with no tablet ever) and re-installed 2.6.2. SAME thing. I even started a new image, using all white as the background. Then I added a new layer which was black. The layers tab still is empty. Yet I could turn the image back to white by choosing Edit->Undo. Take a look here: http://picasaweb.google.com/schoolofhardknox/GIMPed#5264211365261339458 So does anybody else have the layers dialog running fine on Windows Vista with Gimp 2.6.2? I installed GIMP 2.0.5 from that site and half and hour later, I've been running into all kinds of GTK hell, so I'll spend my time learning about channels until someone else with Vista & GIMP 2.6.2 says the layers tab works/doesn't work for them, I guess. Thanks for the input!
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Subject:
Re: 'Layers" tab no worky. Used to...
Date:Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:18:35 +0100
On 3 Nov., 01:12, FortKnox <schoolofhardk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I installed GIMP 2.0.5 from that site and half and hour later, I've > been running into all kinds of GTK hell, so I'll spend my time > learning about channels until someone else with Vista & GIMP 2.6.2 > says the layers tab works/doesn't work for them, I guess. AFAIK there have been some reports of disabled auto follow mode for the layers dialog - this is a button there. So far, there has been no indication of any reason for this. Are Vista users getting trained to hit buttons in the upper right of a dialog window? Regards, Michael