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This command can be accessed from an image menubar as
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"Merge Visible Layers" merges all layers of the image for which
an "eye" symbol is shown in the Layers dialog
into a single layer, leaving non-visible layers untouched. It
is useful for merging a set of layers that may be scattered
around the layer list. Selecting it brings up a dialog that
asks you to choose between three options for the size of the
final, merged layer: "Expanded as necessary" means that it
will be made as small as possible without losing any of the
contents of the merged layers; "Clipped to image" means it
will be set to the size of the image and any layer contents
outside the image bounds will be lost; and "Clipped to bottom
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<span class="emphasis"><em>Expanded as necessary</em></span>: The final layer
has the size of the largest layer of all of the visible
layers. (Remember that a layer in GIMP can be larger than the
image)
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<span class="emphasis"><em>Clipped to image</em></span> Will set the final layer
size equal to the image size. (Remember that layers in GIMP
can be larger than the image itself. If you have such a
visible layer it will be clipped to the image size).
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<span class="emphasis"><em>Clipped to bottom layer</em></span>: Will set the
final layer size equal to the bottom layer. If the bottom
layer is smaller than some of your visible layers, then
the final layer will be clipped and trimmed according to both
the size and position of the bottom layer.
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