[Gimp-user] How to separate layers

[Burnie at Tahoe]

David Gowers wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:29 AM, vt <punktyras at nkm.lt> wrote:
>   
>> On Sunday 09 March 2008 22:19:33 edward storm rašė:
>>
>>     
>>>       My first Gimp project - make a menu with four different
>>>       
>>  > layers, one text, one colored page, a fuzzy border and
>>  > a clear background.  I printed it and loved it.  Then I saved it
>>  > as an XCF file.  Now when I open it in The Gimp, it only has
>>  > one layer.  Can I get the original four back, and if so, how?
>>  > (I'd like to add more text with a different font, etc.)
>>  >
>>  >       Thanks
>>
>>  You should first save as XCF and then print. And now I'm afraid, you'll have
>>  to do it again from a scratch. Practice makes perfect;)
>>     
>
> You mean that the print plugin flattens the original image? Is there a
> bug filed for that?
In my Linux system, the multiple layers remain on save after
printing. What OS are you using?