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Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:03 am **(#2)**

Zeo do you mean new empty layers or copies of a drawable, and why?

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Zeo wrote:

So I do google on some related keyword, but I can't find any... :oops:

So is there a script to make several new layers in an instant rather than click one by one? :mrgreen:

For example 5 new layers just one errr... click...

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If you take in account the input of the number of layers, that's likely more clicks than clicking on the "New layer" icon once in the Layers list, plus N-1 clicks on the "Duplicate layer" icon.

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:59 am **(#4)**

Ofnuts that was the reason for the but why part of my answer

Zeo · **Joined:** Apr 29, 2013 **Posts:** 203

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Zeo wrote:

Oh yes, at the end it's more simple just to click new layer several times... :oops:

So there is no plugin like that on the first place... :gimp

Graechan wrote:

Zeo do you mean new empty layers or copies of a drawable, and why?

Empty, transparent new layers, like clicking layer>New Layer>Create New Layer window with layer name and 'transparency' fill layer...

If you asking why... :oops:

For a certain occasion I already know exactly know the number of layers needed and purpose of each layer (for example, layer 1 for hair selection, layer 2 for clothes selection, etc, etc, etc....)

Hmm... Actually I think I just need under than 10 second to manually doing that, but GimP automation will be more cool... And that's the reason... :shock:

If you do that you are going to enter a different name for each layer... what will a script save you?

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:04 am **(#7)**

Zeo could you post a list of the layer names you would want to use as I think I have what you want

Oh! and a name for your script and location

Zeo · **Joined:** Apr 29, 2013 **Posts:** 203

GnuTux · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:06 am **(#9)**

If Graechan is going to create a "Template Script" for your designs, you should consider more descriptive layer names like hair, clothes, etc....

Zeo · **Joined:** Apr 29, 2013 **Posts:** 203

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:58 am **(#11)**

Zeo This is the scripts output remember it's only as good as your input

K1TesseraEna · **Joined:** Sep 22, 2012 **Posts:** 2089 **Location:** US

For me it would be much quicker to Shift-Ctrl-N -> Enter once, then click on duplicate a few times than going
to the menu to find a script, opening it, setting values in it and only then clicking OK.
And if you assigned a keyboard key to 'duplicate' operation, you don't even have to use the mouse at all.
But then again, I'm a shortcuts junkie, got used to it.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:59 am **(#13)**

You can assign a keystroke to a script too. With no parameters, one key stroke could get you a design template with your all your initial layers named and ready to go.

K1TesseraEna · **Joined:** Sep 22, 2012 **Posts:** 2089 **Location:** US

You can also save xcf template in gimp template folder and open it.

Zeo · **Joined:** Apr 29, 2013 **Posts:** 203

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:11 pm **(#16)**

Two plugins python.

Zeo · **Joined:** Apr 29, 2013 **Posts:** 203

Nidhogg · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:12 am **(#18)**

AnimStack

Layer [*x] (where x is the number of layers You want to create)
Process AnimStack tags.