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Bug 762453 - add alpha channel to imported images smaller than the current canvas size
add alpha channel to imported images smaller than the current canvas size
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 778523
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: General
2.8.16
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-02-22 13:38 UTC by Jo
Modified: 2017-02-15 13:12 UTC
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Description Jo 2016-02-22 13:38:07 UTC 
i know its pretty simple to add an alpha layer manually.
However, would if imported images (smaller than the current canvas size) would get an alpha layer automatically.
Comment 1 Jehan 2016-02-25 16:56:21 UTC 
I agree that having an alpha channel is a better default (in my opinion at least). This said, this seems to already be the default, at least on master (GIMP 2.8.16 not tested). On my tests, images opened as layers get the alpha channel.

Have you tested the dev version?
Comment 2 Jo 2016-02-29 22:10:51 UTC 
cant accept dev versions, already the official, stable version of Gimp.org or the version from Lisanet arent so solid rock, at least on Mac Osx and for my very extensive use.
Comment 3 Michael Schumacher 2016-03-03 07:07:00 UTC 
It won't change for 2.8.
Comment 4 Michael Natterer 2017-02-15 13:12:20 UTC 
Resolving as duplicate of the newer bug 778523 which also mentions
the newly added import/export policies in prefs.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 778523 ***