[mdlug] GIMP help needed

[Gib]

That sounds like it should be easy to do.  So, what you're saying is
the paste doesn't provide a copy of the object in the screen?
Are you using one layer?

https://www.hscripts.com/tutorials/gimp/cut-paste-picture.html

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 10:49 AM Jay Nugent <jjn at nuge.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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