Re: [Gimp-user] Questions regarding text and cloning

[jeff cjsa com (Jeffery Small)]

Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net> writes:

> On 12/02/2015 06:43 PM, Jeffery Small wrote:

> > One other thought I had was to duplicate the layer and then convert that
> > layer from text to graphics, however I don't see any way to accomplish
> > this.

> I think that's the best solution.  In the Layers dock, right click
> the text layer and select Duplicate Layer.  Then right click on the
> new layer and select Discard Text Information.  You might then click
> in the small box with a paint brush icon just above the layer
> thumbnails in the same dock:  That locks the layer's alpha channel,
> preserving the transparency of the empty part of the new layer no
> matter what you smear on the part with text.


Steve:

Thanks for the tips regarding Discard Text Information and the Alpha
Channel Lock.  I have tried this and it still is not working.  When I
first did this and tried to clone from another layer, I realize that the
converted text layer was just the bounding box for the text and I could not
clone from outside this region, so I then did a Layer to Image Size.  From
testing, it looks like this operation by itself discards text information
if you didn't already do that step yourself.  In any case, I am unable to
draw at all on the converted text layer.  Not only can I not clone, but I
cannot use Bucket Fill or draw with a pencil or brush.  I can draw on all
other layers, but not this one.

I feel as though I'm missing something basic here.  Any other ideas?

BTW, If it matters, I'm using GIMP 2.8.14 on an Xubuntu 15.10 system.

Regards,
--
Jeff