4.5. Flytande

4.5. Flytande
	4. Menyen «Utval»

The Float submenu consists of commands to convert a selection into a «floating selection».

A floating selection (sometimes called a «floating layer») is a type of temporary layer which is similar in function to a normal layer, except that before you can resume working on any other layers in the image, a floating selection must be anchored. That is, you have to attach it to a normal (non-floating) layer, usually the original layer (the one which was active previously), or turn it into a new layer.

	Viktig
	Du kan ikkje arbeide på andre lag så lenge biletet inneheld eit flytande utval!

Du kan bruka dei fleste lagoperasjonane på eit flytande utval, men du kan berre ha eitt flytande utval i biletet.

	Tips
	Dersom du har slått på Vis laggrenser i Vis-menyen, kan det vera vanskeleg å velja ut nøyaktig det området du ønskjer. Ein måte å omgå dette på, er å laga eit rektangulær utval rundt det ønskte området og omforma dette til eit nytt lag og deretter fjerna det opphavlege laget.

4.5.1. Activating the Submenu

You can access this submenu from the main menu through Select → Float.

4.5.2. Contents of the «Float» submenu

The «Float» submenu commands are described below.

Cut and Float

The «Cut and Float» command cuts the image selection from the layer and converts it into a floating selection.

Activating the command

You can access this command from the main menu through Select → Float → Cut and Float.
By using the keyboard shortcut Shift+Ctrl+L.

Copy and Float

The «Copy and Float» command copies the image selection from the layer and converts it into a floating selection.

Activating the command

You can access this command from the main menu through Select → Float → Copy and Float.

4.5.3. Å opprette eit flytande utval automatisk

Ein del biletoperasjonar oppretter eit flytande utval automatisk:

The «paste» operations Paste Buffer, Paste Buffer In Place, Paste Buffer Into The Selection, Paste Buffer Into The Selection In Place, Paste as Floating Data or Paste as Floating Data In Place or Paste as Floating Data Into Selection or Paste as Floating Data Into Selection In Place, also create a floating selection.
In addition, all the Transform tools: Unified Transform, Rotate, Scale, Shear, Flip, Perspective, 3D Transform, and Handle Transform, create a floating selection when they are used on a selection, rather than a layer. When the Affect mode is Transform Layer and a selection already exists, these tools transform the selection and create a floating selection with the result. If a selection does not exist, they transform the current layer and do not create a floating selection. (If the Affect mode is Transform Selection, they also do not create a floating selection.)
By click-and-dragging a selection while pressing the Ctrl+Alt, or Shift+Alt keys (see Del 2.1, «Å flytta eller endra storleik på eit utval») you also automatically create a floating selection.

4.5.4. Å forankra eit flytande utval

Du kan forankra eit flytande utval på fleire måtar:

Du kan forankra det flytande utvalet til det laget som var gjeldande då utvalet vart oppretta ved å klikka kvar som helst i biletet utanom det flytande utvalet. Dette vil fletta utvalet saman med det gjeldande laget.
Use the Anchor layer command (Ctrl+H).
By clicking on the anchor button of the Layers Dialog, that appears when the floating selection is created, instead of the default Merge layers icon.
Use the To New Layer command ( Shift+Ctrl+N) to turn the floating selection into a newly created layer.