Gimp: Why removing pixels sometimes leaves transparency, sometimes the background color
- You might have notices this behavior when you cut a selection or use the rubber tool.
- The behavior depends on whether your images has an alpha channel.
- You can add an alpha channel by choosing Layer → Transparency → Add alpha channel
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