[mdlug] GIMP help needed

[Jay Nugent]

Greetings,
    I am putting a presentation together for a presentation I am doing 
next week, but I'm having trouble with GIMP.  This *should* be really 
easy, and I've done it in years past, but the latest revisions of GIMP 
have me symied.  It used to be SO simple....but now I can't seem to do 
what should be simplest of tasks with GIMP any more.... :(


    I have a map of the State of Michigan with county lines on it.  All I 
want to do is place small images of colored "balls" in various places to 
indicate the locations of Packet Radio Nodes.  I have three different 
colored balls already made up made up (Red, Green, and Orange) from a 
decade ago when I used to be sucessful at using GIMP.

    In the past I would have my Michigan map open in one window, then open 
the colored ball image in another window.  In the ball image window I'd 
"Select All", then do a "Copy Slected".  This got the ball image into the 
paste buffer.

    Then I'd go over to the Michigan map and do a "Paste".  The ball would 
appear on the map.  I could then use the "Move" tool to move the ball to 
precisely where I wanted it.


    PROBLEM NOW IS:  The ball never appears on the map!


    Can someone kindly give me a step-by-step how to perform this rather 
*simple* task please?  This old dog apparently needs to be retrained (wry 
grin)


    Thanks!
       --- Jay Nugent