1 hour ago
I am not a graphic designer and love GIMP because it is soooo way overpowered for what i want i've always known whatever i run into new it can handle, provided i can find out how...
In older (maybe a year ago?) versions of GIMP i would simply import a pdf as an image (i have absolutely no clue what advantages bringing it in as a layer would provide). Then i could use the paint brush to clean up specks and smudges and make selections then copy & paste to make corrections or modifications to areas that had handwriting in them. When i used to copy i could rectangle select the area, Ctrl-C it, then do a Ctrl-V and drag the square with the copied contents visible to where i wanted to paste it, thereby seeing exactly how it would fit into the rest of the pdf..
Now i am SOOOO confused. I've managed to accomplish the same ends, but not without a lot of fumbling and experimenting. Though i still import the original as an image it seems the copy/paste creates a layer and i have to do something like merge down layers then put my left arm in and take my left arm out and then press a few more keys and sometimes though the changes do not show up on screen, when i select to "Overwrite" the original and reload it, there are changes present. Not always where i want them, but there they are!
I know it is me, and my fault for using such an impressive tool to do something so much beneath it's capabilities.
Would someone out there be so kind as to advise the easiest way for me to copy a selection then place it in a position that i see and know it will remain?
Maybe use the short word large print and picture version of the explanation, for that is what i feel like-
Best Regards,
-Bruce
In older (maybe a year ago?) versions of GIMP i would simply import a pdf as an image (i have absolutely no clue what advantages bringing it in as a layer would provide). Then i could use the paint brush to clean up specks and smudges and make selections then copy & paste to make corrections or modifications to areas that had handwriting in them. When i used to copy i could rectangle select the area, Ctrl-C it, then do a Ctrl-V and drag the square with the copied contents visible to where i wanted to paste it, thereby seeing exactly how it would fit into the rest of the pdf..
Now i am SOOOO confused. I've managed to accomplish the same ends, but not without a lot of fumbling and experimenting. Though i still import the original as an image it seems the copy/paste creates a layer and i have to do something like merge down layers then put my left arm in and take my left arm out and then press a few more keys and sometimes though the changes do not show up on screen, when i select to "Overwrite" the original and reload it, there are changes present. Not always where i want them, but there they are!
I know it is me, and my fault for using such an impressive tool to do something so much beneath it's capabilities.
Would someone out there be so kind as to advise the easiest way for me to copy a selection then place it in a position that i see and know it will remain?
Maybe use the short word large print and picture version of the explanation, for that is what i feel like-
Best Regards,
-Bruce