Newly pasted layer is invisible when not over the image

[soursop]

Using Gimp 2.10 on a Mac.


When I copy a selection of an image and then paste it as a new layer, it's not visible when it's not over the original image. See, for example, this:



https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/1mxr...y.xcf?dl=0

what must i do? Even if I increase the canvas size, it still doesn't appear

[Blighty]

When you paste a new layer you get a "Floating Selection (Pasted Layer)" in the layers dialogue. You now have 2 opltions:
1) Right click the Floating Selection layer and do To New Layer
2) Anchor the Floating Selection with the Anchor button in the layers dialogue. The Floating Selection will be merged with the active layer.
Most often 1) is the right choice.

To see the new layer there are 2 options:
1) use the Move tool to move the new layer into the required position
2) Image > Fit Canvas to Layers

[soursop]

Thanks, Blighty. That worked. I did To New Layer, and did Image > Fit Canvas to Layers.