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I'd like to directly set (i.e. type in actual coordinates of) the position of my layer in the image, like you can with the selection box:

Directly set selection box position

(Not the size, but that would also be cool)

Is this possible? Thanks

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Have you tried the Move Tool, or Alignment Tool? From the Move Tool select "Move the active layer" and drag your layer where ever you want.

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I did indeed try the move tool, but it doesnt allow me to type in exactly what position i'd like the layer to be at. The alignment tool does have an offset value though, and thats probably the closest ive gotten to a solution so far - thanks :) ill wait a little while before I mark this as answered, just in case there is actually a proper way to do it – Aralox Apr 1 '12 at 4:37
Oh, I thought you wanted to move it by hand. – Connor Apr 1 '12 at 14:29
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OK this is a bit of a hacky way of going about it, but it gets pixel-perfect positioning. I had a layer that was 30px by 30px and I wanted to add it at 500,500 in a larger image. I made a new transparent image, sized at 530px by 530px; pasted my small layer into it and then used the Align tool to position it at bottom-right. I then pasted this 530px by 530px layer onto my original large image and used Align to position it at top-left... :o)

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I was looking for an answer to this, which is why I came upon this question. The closest solution I could find is this:

Click on the top ruler and drag down a guide to the Y coordinate you want.

Click on the left ruler and drag right a guide to the X coordinate you want.

Use the move tool to drag the layer to the approximate position you want it. It will snap to the rulers.

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This is definitively the way to do it, it makes you follow good practices of design... just read these in a design book :P – toto_tico May 16 at 4:55
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You can't. Sorry :) GIMP simply doesn't have controls for that.

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oh well... hopefully 2.8 will have this :) – Aralox Apr 2 '12 at 0:39
It will not, sorry :) – Alexandre Prokoudine Apr 19 '12 at 3:12
It is not possible in GIMP to manually specify the position of a layer? Similar question here: superuser.com/questions/307368/… – SabreWolfy Dec 2 '12 at 9:00

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