GIMP 2.10/ Python2 possible to chose and insert an already opened image into the firts one via script?

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What I want to do is this:
I have a main image open, also a second one that I want to insert to the first one.
In the registration part I use PF_Image fields for both.
The main image is retrieved automatically ( as it’s the first parameter in the register function).
But how do I proceed with the second one?
something like this?

pdb.gimp_file_load_layer(image, corner_image)

Any help appreciated.

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The functionality you’re looking for is ‘open as layers” - looks like that’s gimp-file-load-layer, according to the procedure browser.

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That works for files like xyz.png, but not for opened images.

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If the image is already opened, select all, copy, then in the main image paste as a new layer, and then merge the layer down, maybe?

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In fact you probably want to insert a layer from the second image into the first one… A second PF_LAYER argument will let you pick an image and a layer in that image.

Once you have that layer, you use

layer_to_image1 = pdb.gimp_layer_new_from_drawable(layer_from_image2, image1)

image1.insert_layer(layer_to_image1,...).

If you use a PF_IMAGE, you have to determine which layer (image2.active_layer or image2.layers[0] for instance), and then do as above, or iterate all layers in image2and copy them one by one.

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Perfect solution as always.
Thanks a lot, Ofnuts.

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