Gimp Question

mykrob · 08-06-2004, 05:37 PM

Hey-
is there not a way to flip individual selections in GIMP 2.0? I'm trying to do a horizontal flip of one layer, and when i choose "Flip Horizontal", it flips the entire image.. This is something that i have been able to do in virtually every other image editing app.. Surely they didt leave it out. I have Photoshop 7 running with Wine, but i'm trying to learn to appreciate the linux apps.

thanks,
-myk

RockmanExe · 08-06-2004, 05:43 PM

mm good question, i have the same issue and been asking to myself for quite long time hehe

kevinatkins · 08-06-2004, 05:50 PM

hi,

haven't tried gimp 2.0, but i've just checked using gimp 1.2.5 - i think, if i've understood you correctly, that you need to make sure that the layer you wish to flip is currently active for editing.

well, to check, what i did was draw a squiggle on one layer, create a new layer, draw another squiggle. then i clicked on the 'flip' tool, and sure enough, it flipped only the active layer.

but i'm certainly no expert, and may have misunderstood you!

mykrob · 08-06-2004, 08:00 PM

DAMN!!!! i didnt realize there was a flip tool.. I was clicking on Image->Transform->Flip Horizontal.

No, you ARE an expert!!! Thanks a bunch!

-myk

kevinatkins · 08-07-2004, 05:20 PM

hi,

glad to help! Gimp is great, but the user interface is a little, how shall we say, unintuitive and 'scattered'....

cheers!