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How to connect layers ? - henry_albrecht - 03-27-2025
Hi
In earlier Versions one could connect layers. This function is no longer available ?
The symbol in the layers-overview for chaining the layers is gone.
I want to scale several layers in one action. But it doesnt work. I tried the intuitive way by selecting all of them and then choose the scale-dialog .. but just one layer is scaled then.
RE: How to connect layers ? - Ofnuts - 03-28-2025
(03-27-2025, 10:16 PM)henry_albrecht Wrote: Hi
In earlier Versions one could connect layers. This function is no longer available ?
The symbol in the layers-overview for chaining the layers is gone.
I want to scale several layers in one action. But it doesnt work. I tried the intuitive way by selecting all of them and then choose the scale-dialog .. but just one layer is scaled then.
The scale dialog wouldn't make much sense since in the general case each layer has a different final size. However the scale tool works with multiple layers.
RE: How to connect layers ? - henry_albrecht - 03-28-2025
(03-28-2025, 12:29 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: The scale dialog wouldn't make much sense since in the general case each layer has a different final size. However the scale tool works with multiple layers.
ok, to make it more clear:
Here a screenshot:
https://www.directupload.eu/file/d/8872/aisvxeni_png.htm
1. Load images as layers.
2. chain the layers
3. click on the scale-symbol in the tools-overview
4. click then on the visible layer
4. edit the wanted dimension and start scaling
In the earlier gimp-versions all chained layers are affected.
And now in the new version only one layer is affected (scaled)
I just want to know, how can I do, what in the past worked well ?
Instead of chaining the layers (the function seems to be removed) I select
all wanted layers in the layer-overview. In the screenshot at the right side.
RE: How to connect layers ? - rich2005 - 03-28-2025
Nice screenshot.
Quote:...Instead of chaining the layers (the function seems to be removed) I [select
all wanted layers in the layer-overview. In the screenshot at the right side.
The chain option is replaced by selecting the actual layer(s) CTRL-CLICK to add to selection.
EDIT: difficult to see using that black theme but you do have 9 items (layers) selected.
Looks like you have Corrective (backward) mode option in the scale tool Change to Normal (Forward mode)
example: https://i.imgur.com/zmOAq26.mp4
RE: How to connect layers ? - henry_albrecht - 03-28-2025
(03-28-2025, 08:01 PM)rich2005 Wrote: The chain option is replaced by selecting the actual layer(s) CTRL-CLICK to add to selection.
Thank you for helping me. Now I was able, to scale all layers at once. But: It is really not an improvement in the new version. I can not easily reproduce my success ... I have to try again and again.. suddenly it works, and then it doesnt work. Very unintuitive.
If this is a place, where one can make suggestions: Please go back to the old method.
Nevertheless: When I have more time at the weekend, I try to become more familiar with this new ideas.
RE: How to connect layers ? - henry_albrecht - 03-28-2025
I think, I've found, what irritated me: If i selected all layers in the layer-overview, it seems, i have to deselect them via Menu "Select/None" before i can chain them again. If in the layer-overview no layer is marked as selected, it seems meaningless.
As long i didnt deselect via "select/none", I am not able, to "chain" layers again, since I selected them, as example, via ctrl-a.
RE: How to connect layers ? - Ofnuts - 03-29-2025
Select > None is about the selection mask, not the selection of layers. The layers list behaves like any other list on your system: clicking on any layer will deselect all others. You can also use Ctrl-Shift-A to deselect everything.
RE: How to connect layers ? - henry_albrecht - 03-29-2025
(03-29-2025, 01:04 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: Select > None is about the selection mask, not the selection of layers. The layers list behaves like any other list on your system: clicking on any layer will deselect all others. You can also use Ctrl-Shift-A to deselect everything.
Gimp here behaves in the way I described. Or we are talking past each other
Example:
Have some layers.
1. Then select them all (ctrl-a).
2. Then click on one of them and all are deselected (The selected-message
top-right is gone; even no "one item selected").
3. Then try to "chain" the layers for scaling. It doesn't work, as long as
you dont do ctrl-shift-a or via menu.
4. After you did that, you are able, to chain layers.
Because this behaviour is not intuitive or "logical", I had the problem. Now I know this behaviour and I can work with that function :-)
RE: How to connect layers ? - Ofnuts - 03-29-2025
(03-29-2025, 01:36 AM)henry_albrecht Wrote:(03-29-2025, 01:04 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: Select > None is about the selection mask, not the selection of layers. The layers list behaves like any other list on your system: clicking on any layer will deselect all others. You can also use Ctrl-Shift-A to deselect everything.
Gimp here behaves in the way I described. Or we are talking past each other
Example:
Have some layers.
1. Then select them all (ctrl-a).
2. Then click on one of them and all are deselected (The selected-message
top-right is gone; even no "one item selected").
3. Then try to "chain" the layers for scaling. It doesn't work, as long as
you dont do ctrl-shift-a or via menu.
4. After you did that, you are able, to chain layers.
Because this behaviour is not intuitive or "logical", I had the problem. Now I know this behaviour and I can work with that function :-)
- Yes.
- No, the one on which you clicked is still selected, as shown by its highlighting This is confirmed by using image.get_selected_layers() in the Python console. The "xx items selected" only appears when you have more than one item selected.
- Works for me, as in any list (file browsers, etc...), I can Control-click to add/remove individual items and shift-click to add the range between existing selected items and the clicked item.