06-05-2018, 12:23 AM
No, but there is little use for this, since by definition when you act on a layer, you are restricted to its boundaries (more accurately, to the intersection of the layer boundaries and the selection).
If the layer is an opaque rectangle, Layer>Transparency>Alpha to selection will do what you want.
If the layer is an opaque rectangle, Layer>Transparency>Alpha to selection will do what you want.