text layers in xcf?

[rylander]

When converting xcf files to png text layers seems to be discarded.
The resulting image contains all image layers but none of the text layers.

Is this true? Do I have to find another solution that ImageMagick to convert my xcf's?

[snibgo]

I've done a quick test, and "convert" does convert a text layer. (IM 6.6.0-8 on Windows 7.) As with the other thread, an update might do the trick.

[n1ght3y3s]

Can you please post the command line arguments you used to get the text layers to work? I just tried the following with 6.6.2-6 and none of them work.

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convert gimpfile.xcf out.pbm
convert gimpfile.xcf -layers merge out.pbm

The GIMP image was created on version 2.6.7 and has three layers: first 2 are images and the top layer is text.

[snibgo]

Windows 7, Gimp 2.6.8, IM 6.6.2-4 (also 6.6.0-8 and 6.6.5-8).

Hmm, something unexpected is happening. I can't get IM to pick up more than the bottom 2 layers from a Gimp XCF file.

I have created gimptext6.xcf with 4 layers, available here: http://snibgo.org/images/gimptext6.xcf

A Gimp screenshot looks like this:

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D:\web\im>identify gimptext6.xcf
gimptext6.xcf[0] XCF 640x400 640x400+0+0 8-bit DirectClass 32.9KB 0.016u 0:00.014
gimptext6.xcf[1] XCF 355x82 355x82+152+83 8-bit DirectClass 0.016u 0:00.031

D:\web\im>convert gimptext6.xcf gt6.png
D:\web\im>convert gimptext6.xcf -layers merge gt6.png

The first convert makes gt6-0.png and gt6-1.png. The second convert makes gt6.png:



I have tried this with various combinations of layers and older versions of IM, and I can always just see the bottom 2 layers.

Can someone reproduce this on other versions of Gimp?

[Bonzo]

First test similar to snibgo with my own image:

Files created from firts command:
& ( transparent so can not see it )
From second test:


Merging the layers before running command:
First test

The second test came up with an error I assume due to no layers in the image.

[n1ght3y3s]

Bonzo: Sorry I didn't quite understand your post. It looks like you have it going but I don't quite see how you achieved it. Can you post the commands and switches you used.

Thanks

[Bonzo]

I cheated rylander and merged my layers before saving my xcf file from Gimp.

[snibgo]

I have raised a bug report: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16498