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I have the following image, which I open in gimp:
I then use the rectangle selection tool to select a character and copy the selection. When I use paste new image, I get a new image that is exactly the same size as my selection, but it contains an empty transparent layer, instead of what I (thought) copied. I've tried merging the visible layers (even though there is only one) and what not, but nothing seems to change the outcome. I've never had this problem with other images before.
Any idea what is going on and how I can get gimp to copy/paste my section?
I have tried it on two separate OSX machines. – matt snider – 2013-04-09T20:46:13.883
1Yeah. I ended up getting around the issue by cropping the image in Preview and then cutting from the new image that Preview created. I'd still like to know why Gimp isn't behaving as expected though. Just when I think I'm getting the hang of it, something like this happens. – matt snider – 2013-04-10T22:14:19.813
What happens if you try to paste as a new layer, instead of as a new image? – Sekhemty – 2013-04-16T22:12:56.340
1An empty layer is pasted. – matt snider – 2013-05-02T18:30:38.770