Adding a gimp plugin [Rotation problem Solved]

[Claude Jones]

On Friday August 04 2006 11:33 am, Claude Jones wrote:
> On Fri August 4 2006 10:45 am, Chris Mohler wrote:
> >> Odd - I just did the same thing - layer>tranform>arbitrary
> >
> > rotation. Clicking 'Rotate' applies the rotation both when I
> > use the slider and use the "handles" to set the angle....
> >
> > In short, it works on my installation.
> >
> > I sometimes find it helpful to run GIMP from the command line
> > when I'm fiddling with it - often it will spew out very
> > helpful info when something goes wrong...
>
> Just tried this at the office, and it works as it should.
> Something's happened to the home machine ---

Got around to investigating this, and I found the solution on The Gimp list. 
Double-clicking the rotation button yields options - I had to reset the 
option for "Affect" to "Layer" - I hadn't deliberately changed that setting, 
so that's what had me confused. 

-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA