r/GIMP • u/_PersistentRumor • 1d ago

Is Anyone Else Frustrated With 3.0?

I'm an amateur, at best, but it seems much harder to do very easy things. Something as simple as linking layers so I can move them together seems to have become much harder to do. I know it could be me, but this update, long in the making, seems to be a step backwards for some functions.

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u/AnyPortInAHurricane 1d ago

Im no expert, but all you need to do to move layers together is select them at the same time (ctrl, left click)

no big deal

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u/_PersistentRumor 1d ago

It's not a big deal, but it's annoying. Selecting them is the easy part. Moving them together changed. I've selected layers but if I then click and hold any of them, they separate and only one moves. If I use arrows to move them, they all move together. I thought it was better when I could click a box next to each layer to link them, then move them any way I wanted to. They never separated before.

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u/_PersistentRumor 1d ago

I'll have to see if the upgrade changed the defaults I set. User error is the most likely culprit. However, having to hold ctrl instead of just clicking the links is annoying. I suppose holding shift and selecting a series is easier. I'm sure I'll either figure it out or switch to darktable. :-D

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u/schumaml GIMP Team 1d ago

You can save multiple different sets of selected layers, name them and switch between them in the Layers dialog via the magnifying glass icon, where you can also search for layers by name.

Ctrl+Click and Shift+Click are well-established ways to select multiple items in many applications, so this was a much requested feature for layers in GIMP, after all.