To Move/Copy a part of a drawing
Before proceeding with this topic you need know how to work with selections.
Copying part of a drawing in the same image
1. Select a region with the selection tool.
2. Place the mouse pointer over the selected area. It changes to this:
3. Press the CTRL or Alt key (keep pressed). Use drag & drop to copy the selected image.
4. The copied part of the image is now a floating selection. Place it to the desired location and apply the floating selection.
Moving part of a drawing in the same image
1. Select a region with the selection tool.
2. Place the mouse pointer over the selected area. It changes to this:
3. Use drag & drop to copy the selected image.
4. The copied part of the image is now a floating selection. Place it to the desired location and apply the floating selection.
Copying or moving an image from one icon to another requires that you use the Clipboard.
Copying part of a drawing using the Clipboard
1. Select the drawing region with the selection tool in the source image.
2. Choose Edit/Copy.
3. Select the target image. Choose Edit/Paste. A dialog box opens, select the appropriate option (see below).
4. The copied part of the image is pasted as a floating selection. You can place it using the mouse () or using the arrow keys.
Move part of a drawing using the Clipboard
1. Select the drawing region with the selection tool in the source image.
2. Choose Edit/Cut. The selected portion is cleared.
3. Select the target image. Choose Edit/Paste. A dialog box opens, select the appropriate option (see below).
4. The copied part of the image is pasted as a floating selection. You can place it using the mouse () or using the arrow keys.
Transparency settings
When you paste an image in an icon, it creates a floating selection. By default, this floating object is applied respecting its transparency (if any). It means that you see the background image through the floating object. This option can be changed. The other applying method don't keep the background image, it erases it (even if the floating object contains transparency).
To toggle this option follow this procedure:
1. Select Draw/Preserve Transparency or press "T".
2. The option toggles from active to inactive.
Clipboard options during a paste operation
When you paste an image in an icon, you're prompted to choose a method:
Paste at scale 1:1 in the editor area - Pastes the contents of the clipboard in the upper left corner of the editor area at scale 1:1 (no stretching). If the image is bigger than the editor area, it will be cropped.
Resize image to fit the editor area - Pastes the contents of the clipboard in the whole editor area with stretching. If the image is bigger than the editor area it will be reduced, if it is smaller it will be enlarged.
Paste at scale 1:1 in the selection area - Pastes the contents of the clipboard in the upper left corner of the selection area at scale 1:1 (no stretching). If the image is bigger than the selection area, it will be cropped.
Resize image to fit the selection area - Pastes the contents of the clipboard in the selection area with stretching. If the image is bigger than the selection area it will be reduced, if it is smaller it will be enlarged.
If you check the option "Do not prompt in the future (always best choice)", the application will not prompt you again and the best choice will be automatically chosen:
If no area is selected in the editor - Automatically pastes the contents of the clipboard in the upper left corner of the editor area at scale 1:1 (no stretching). If the image is bigger than the editor area, it will be cropped.
If a selection area exists - Automatically pastes the contents of the clipboard in the selection area with stretching. If the image is bigger than the selection area it will be reduced, if it is smaller it will be enlarged.