DV1 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I know, some of you are probably saying, "Oh no, not that again". Anyway, new to paint.net. In other photo/paint software if I bring up an image on file and I want to move it to the side for whatever reason, it's moved with click and hold. With paint.net you try to move the image and the checkerboard plays peek-a-boo with you. Is there any way to just click/hold an image and move it? I've read some postings about layers and such but before any of that I would simply like to move the image especially when I have other images that I may want to compare it to or for whatever process. Thank You Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Do yourself a favor and spend a few minutes learning how to use layers: https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/WorkingWithLayers.html Once you understand the power of layers, you'll wonder how you got along without them all these years. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, DV1 said: With paint.net you try to move the image and the checkerboard plays peek-a-boo with you. Yes it does. The reason the checkerboard pattern shows up is because you're moving the colored pixels aside and revealing nothing aka transparency! Building on BoltBait's answer, try this: 1. Open the image 2. Create a new layer 3. Press Ctrl + A to select all of the new layer 4. Press Shift + Backspace to fill the selected layer with white (the default Secondary color) 5 .Drag the new layer below the original in the Layers window. Now you can move the top layer without the checkerboard showing up. Instead the white from the second layer will show through. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV1 Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Thank you for the replies. I found the answer at this link. "You can only edit a single image at a time in Paint.NET. For example, in other tools you can open 5 or a 100 images at the same time, and stack those windows in all directions. Furthermore, when you are editing in Paint.NET you can only "view" a single image at a time, even though you can have multiple images open. This limits your zooming ability, as the image will go fullscreen quite quickly, and hide parts of it behind the floating toolbars which can not be embedded anywhere on the screen." Edited July 5, 2018 by DV1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Oh, that's what you meant... Cascading windows Multi-Document Interface. Yeah, that has nothing to do with the checkerboard, hence our confusion with your question. Quote (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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