IMAGE SCALING

gimper66 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:10 am **(#1)**

I want to scale an image with the scale tool but that doesn't work.

01-I have a background layer
02-an image layer that I want to scale
03-I select the scale tool
04-I click on my image, a small scale window appears, I adjust the width and height
05-the scaled outside line can be seen on the image
06-I click OK in the small scale window
BUT NOTHING HAPPENS!! :gaah

am I doing something wrong, or does something have to be adjusted in my gimp 2.10.12

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1442

hey Gimper.
Could it be that the layer you are trying to scale is not visible because the eye symbol is off?
You maybe scaling it but you can't see it

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:53 am **(#3)**

If you are using 2.10, try pressing enter after scaling.

EDIT: Ignore me, I didn't read where you said you had clicked on OK. :oops:

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2599

I cannot see anything wrong with those settings at all. The layer visibility icon (eye) does not show when a tool is in preview mode = on.

However the sceenshot shows the scale tool extents as if preview mode = off

I have never come across a setting like that getting stuck, might be shomething in your Gimp Profile.

Try clicking the preview toggle on/off See if there is a change like this.

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Pocholo · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:04 am **(#5)**

@Tas. When you try to Scale the image, one thing I noticed is that, when you have the option "Show image preview" checked, the Eye of the layer gets Invisible and you will see the effect on Canvas. Now, when you don't have it checked, you won't see the preview and the changes will apply once you click "Scale".

Hi Gimper, make sure you have the option "Show image preview" checked".

gimper66 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:03 pm **(#6)**

I have tested the rotate and perspective tools and that works perfectly

then I have done the scale tool
1-with the eye off
2-show image previeuw is on
3-but it doesn't not work

then I did the same with the eye on,but it doesn't work

then I did the scaling with
layer-scale layer - and that works perfectly

so i think there is something wrong with the scale tool,because that is the only one of all tools that does not work properly.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:43 pm **(#7)**

I think that rich2005 my be correct and it's a Profile issue.

If you move your profile from it's current location, to somewhere else.
Then launch Gimp, it should create an entirely new user Profile.
Then test to see if the Scale Tool works as it should.
If it does, it was something within the old profile causing the malfunction.

gimper66 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:00 pm **(#8)**

Wallace wrote:

I think that rich2005 my be correct and it's a Profile issue.

If you move your profile from it's current location, to somewhere else.
Then launch Gimp, it should create an entirely new user Profile.
Then test to see if the Scale Tool works as it should.
If it does, it was something within the old profile causing the malfunction.

Hey wallace
how do I do that wallace transfer my profile to another place, I am always scared that I am doing something wrong

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:08 pm **(#9)**

gimper66 wrote:

Hey wallace
how do I do that wallace transfer my profile to another place, I am always scared that I am doing something wrong[/color]

You would go to the location.
Whatever it is, say Appdata>gimp.2.10,
or whatever it is and cut the entire folder from where it is and past it somewhere else,
for later use.
Then launch Gimp and it will create a new profile.
Then test the Scale Tool.
You can also simply name it differently,
by adding the word old to the end of the folder's name,
and then launch Gimp and it will create a new profile.
However,
I do believe, that moving it,
will ensure that nothing it reused to populate the new profile.

gimper66 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:25 pm **(#10)**

I have a new user profile and it works
thanks everyone for the help i have learned something again.
now that everything is working properly I am going to sleep well,I will fill in the empty folders again tomorrow.
Here in Belgium I say good night and see you tomorrow,gimper66

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:27 pm **(#11)**

gimper66 wrote:

[ Image ]

I have a new user profile and it works
thanks everyone for the help i have learned something again.
now that everything is working properly I am going to sleep well,I will fill in the empty folders again tomorrow.
Here in Belgium I say good night and see you tomorrow,gimper66

gimper66 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:43 am **(#12)**

thanks guys,it works perfectly

gimper66 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:32 am **(#13)**

I also miss add multiple guides

Ella · **Joined:** May 17, 2014 **Posts:** 1552

Here it is in a zip folder gimper66

gimper66 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:46 am **(#15)**

Ella Louise wrote:

Here it is in a zip folder gimper66

THANKS ELLA LOUISE,I installed it and it works

gimper66 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:27 pm **(#16)**

at my previous gimp2.10 was a tool with which I could make this image,but now that I have created a new profile this tool is no longer in my toolbox.
could anyone give me the tool.

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:54 pm **(#17)**

Have you looked in Edit/preferences/toolbox to see if it is visible?

gimper66 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:09 pm **(#18)**

Erisian wrote:

Have you looked in Edit/preferences/toolbox to see if it is visible?

yes erisian,I have looked into the preferences but the tool is not present.
would it be possible that I can pick up the tools somewhere?!

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:16 pm **(#19)**

I believe the tool icons,
that are shown.
Are tied to the "Icon Theme" your using.

Try switching the Icon Theme in Preferences>Icon Theme to Legacy.

gimper66 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:19 pm **(#20)**

YES THAT WORKS ALSO,but the tool that I am looking for was very easy to work with