In GIMP I have 2 images with exact same size and properties but different layers. Now I have a relatively large layer group, which I would like to copy to the other image. As usual I copy and paste it. Now it is a floating selection. As suggested in the docs, I click to anchor the floating selection. However, after clicking “anchor”, floating selection disappears.
Is my GIMP has a bug or am I doing something wrong here?
Correction: I can copy a layer group but it comes flattened/merged as one single layer. I do want to keep it as a layer group.
Answer
Copy&paste is the wrong approach to copy layers from one image to another – this will only transfer the layer content, and as you have discovered that isn’t the same as a layer or group of layers.
Instead, drag the layer or layer group from the layers dialog of the source image to an image window of the target image. This will keep them intact, including any possible layer parasites (this is important for text layers, for example).
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Source : Link , Question Author : Saren Tasciyan , Answer Author : Michael Schumacher