I click on "m" to bring up the Move tool. But instead of bringing up the "plus" icon with the four arrow points, it brings up four thin lines (3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock) with a space in the middle so they don't connect. It also has a small circle with a slash in it like you would see on a Do Not Enter sign on a freeway. It's to the right of the empty plus sign. Under that is a small dotted square.

I'm trying to make a collage, something I've successfully done in older versions of Gimp 2. I created a new image 2992 by 2992 pixels. I have two images, each 1496 by 2992 pixels. I created a layer that size and did an Open as Layers under the Files menu and selected the first of the two file. The file was placed on the left side of the new image as it should. I then tried a number of different things, none of which worked.

I opened the second file and selected/copied it into the new image, but it put the file in the center of the image, which would be no problem if the Move tool worked correctly.

I then tried creating a new layer, same size as before, but I was unable to see any border around a new layer. Everything was just as before. So, I then opened as layers the second file, and it put it in the center of the new image as before.

I then looked in the Gimp 2 user's manual under the "4.3.3. Summary of Move tool actions" to see if I could find any help there. It did mention that you need to press Ctrl and Alt keys if the object is a layer. So, I tried that, but again, no results.

Somehow, I reset the Tools to default (I don't recall how at the moment) to see if that would help. It didn't. I lastly uninstalled Gimp 2.10.34, re-downloaded it from the Gimp website and reinstalled it. Did all the above—same results.

I don't know if I adequately explained with the Move tool icon looks like, but that's the best I could do. Any help would be greatly appreciate. Thank you.

P.S. I was going to add a photo but it wouldn't let me—too large.

Ubuntu 20.04
GIMP 2.10.34-1build6-ubuntu2004(focal)

Today when I came to use GIMP it did not load. It is the version originally obtained from the PandaJim PPA and I had python 2.7 support which meant all my usual plug-ins worked.

I tried to start it from the terminal and got:

gimp: error while loading shared libraries: libmypaint-1.5.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I searched in Synaptic for libmypaint-1.5.so.1, but no such file was found.

Any advice will be gratefully received as to how to fault-find this problem.

I absolutely HATE how the various tool icons are shown in the side bar in v2.10. The almost disappear into the background and they're so small I can barely see them. IS there any way to return to the way the tool icons used to be?

Hi Folks,

GIMP newbie using version 2.8 on 32-bit W7 laptop, just as a hobby, not professional.
Considering buying W11 laptop, and the 'asus zenbook pro duo 15' caught my eye:

https://www.asus.com/us/laptops/for-crea...led-ux582/
https://www.costco.com/asus-15.6-zenbook...31583.html

The 'screenpad plus' feature on the 2nd display supposedly works with Adobe p-shop, etc. Will it also work with GIMP? If not Windows, maybe Linux?

Sorry if this is not posted to the correct forum. TIA for your time.

Hi Guys,
I have spent considerable time using the Pencil tool drawing lines on a Layer. I then moved to the base Layer, used Free Select tool and Bucket Filled the selection. I can no longer get the Pencil to draw visible lines. Is this fixable? Many thanks, farmalama.
Gimp 2.10.22 on macOS Montery.

How can I replace a featureless sky with a cloudy one?
Does anyone have a procedure that works?
Is there a plugin for sky swapping?


I've tried the instructions at https://www.mrvicaphotography.com/how-to...-gimp.html .
I claim they don't work.  E.g., selection with the Fuzzy Tool is deranged.  Selection with "by Color" selects on the wrong layer.

hello dear all 


how to recolorize this - content here ?

   

Good morning everyone. I am trying to create a seamless diamond checker pattern. I want to create a PNG file for my laser engraver and apply a diamond checkerboard pattern for engraving wood. I know how to create a checkerboard pattern, I can figure out how to make the rectangles into diamond shapes and I'm not seeming much online either. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

hello dear All 

can you help me with finding out the size of the charcacter -  the letter!? 

i need to find out how big /tall the letters are - in order to write more text - 

love to hear form you

regards

Attached Files

Image(s)
   

I'm speaking about the nodes on a path, actually I need to select multiple nodes I want to move one by one
Select first one > Shift Select next > Shift Select next > Shift Select next > Shift Select next > Shift Select next > Shift Select next > Shift Select next........ that get quickly very very annoying

I would like to know if there is something like make a selection, and just run the script and nodes inside the selection are selected

Simulation of a selection of multiple nodes