Importing a new layer from a file that is larger than the current canvas results in the new layer being cropped to the current canvase size

[NM64]

Really simple, so I don't think I need to record a video (but let me know if you do want one!), and it occurred with the flatpak of Pinta 2.1.1 on both the live ISO of Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon and an installed copy of Linux Mint 20.3 Xfce.

First off, get yourself a large image (on Linux Mint you just can use the files included in /usr/share/backgrounds specifically the ones in the folder that isn't 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 named "linuxmint" since the images in the other folders e.g. "linuxmint-virginia" are substantially larger).

Then in Pinta, simply do a "Layers" ▶ "Import from File" and chose that large image you prepared.

Now in Pinta, it should be defaulting to the "Move Selected Pixels" tool (the one that looks like a PlayStation-style d-pad). Simply use that tool to drag the newly-created layer a bit to the side at which point you should see that your imported large image was actually cropped to the size of the current canvas.

It's possible that this is not a defect but actually a "feature".

[Cameron White (cameronwhite91)]

This ideally should behave like the Paste tool when pasting an image larger than the canvas (i.e. allow you to expand the canvas, but otherwise paste the larger image and allow you to adjust its position