How Do I Lock a Layer in Gimp?
Contents How Do I Lock a Layer from Moving? the Answer Is Unfortunate: You Can’t Lock Layer Position. You Can Work Around This a Little Bit by Using the “Move...
How do I lock a layer from moving?
The answer is unfortunate: you can’t lock layer position. You can work around this a little bit by using the “Move the active layer” option on the “Move” tool. But then you have to manually select the active layer from the list, rather than clicking, which is sub-optimal.
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What is Lock alpha channel in gimp?
Lock alpha channel: This toggle button controls the “Lock” setting for the transparency of the layer . If this is pressed down, then the alpha channel for the layer is locked, and no manipulation has any effect on it. In particular, nothing that you do to a transparent part of the layer will have any effect.