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In addition to the image menubar and image right-click menu, you
can also get the Layers menu by right-clicking on a layer
thumbnail in the Layers dialog. Several of the operations in this
menu are also available from buttons in the Layers dialog:
resizing a layer, managing layer transparency, and merging layers.
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New Layer dialog
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This dialog comes up when you create a new layer within an
image. It is activated by choosing
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<b>Options</b>
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<span class="term">Layer Name</span>
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Here you assign the layer a name. This does not have any
functional significance: it is simply a convenience to
help you remember the role you intended the layer to play
when you created it. By default, the name "New Layer" is
used. If a layer with this name (or whatever name you
choose) already exists, after you hit the "OK" button, a
number will be appended to the name in order to make it
unique, i. e., "New Layer#1".
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<span class="term">Width and Height</span>
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Here you set the dimensions of the new layer. When the
dialog appears, the values are initialized to the
dimensions of the image. You can change them, and if you
want to use units other than pixels, you can get them
using the Units menu to the right. You can't set the
position of the layer within the image here, but you can
always move it after it has been created.
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<span class="term">Layer Fill Type</span>
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Here you have four options for the solid color that will
fill the layer: the foreground or background colors as
shown in the Main Toolbox; white; or transparent.
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This item adds to the image a new layer that is a perfect copy
of the active layer in all respects but two: first, if the
active layer is the bottom layer and lacks an alpha channel, one
will be added to the copy; second, if any layer parasites are
attached to the active layer, they are not copied (if you don't
understand what this means, don't worry about it).
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This item anchors the floating selection to the active layer.
If the image does not contain a floating selection, this menu
entry will be insensitive.
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This item causes the active layer to be merged with the layer
below it in the layer list, taking into account the active
layer's opacity and combination mode.
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This item removes the active layer from the image.
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This item is used to change the name of the layer.
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A layer does not always have same size as the image canvas. It
can be smaller (consuming less memory) or larger, in which case
some parts are hidden. Selecting this item will activate a
dialog in which you can set parameters for the layer dimensions:
these parameters are <span class="guilabel">Width</span> and
<span class="guilabel">Height</span>, or alternatively <span class="guilabel">Ratio X
Y</span>. The layer ratio is maintained if the chain
symbol has a "locked" appearance. Clicking on the chain symbol
will toggle it between locked and unlocked states. You can
use a menu to select the units for the new layer boundary size.
<span class="guilabel">Offset</span> locates the upper left corner of the
layer in the image's canvas. In addition to editing the numbers,
you can change the X and Y offsets by dragging the mouse in the
interactive image in the dialog. The old layer configuration
is shown with a blurred border and the new layer
configuration with a hard border.
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This item resizes the layer boundaries to match the image
bounds, without moving the contents of the layer with respect to
the image.
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With this item you can resize the
layer and its contents. A dialog appears in which you can set
parameters for the layer size. Those parameters are
<span class="guilabel">Width</span> and <span class="guilabel">Height</span>
or also <span class="guilabel">Ratio X Y</span>. The layer ratio is
retained if the icon behind the ratio values is a chain.
When you click on this icon, the chain is broken and the
original ratio is no longer maintained. You can use a menu to
select the units for the new layer boundary size. The
<span class="guilabel">Interpolation</span> menu let you choose how
the new layer pixels will be recalculated. When you resize
the layer content either pixels are added or removed,
and a recalculation is necessary. When the new size is
smaller, the layer is cropped. When the new size is larger, a
transparent area (or the background color if the layer has
no Alpha channel) is added around the previous contents of
the layer.
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