cut, paste, cut, paste... aargh!

Try this -

  1. Open up a picture
  2. Create a Mask marquee and Cut [Ctrl X]
  3. Undo twice [Ctrl Z twice]. You're now back where you started but with a cut object on the clipboard
  4. Paste [Ctrl V]
  5. Cut [Ctrl X]
  6. Paste again [Ctrl V]
  7. Cut again [Ctrl X]

In my case, the entire image has now been cut, not just the pasted object.

Does anyone else have this problem?

The reason I do this is because I'm working with two virtually identical pictures. On one picture there has been a modification which I wish to paste onto the other. I cut and paste but need to align the pasted object with the picture. So, I paste the object and move it; then cut and then paste it to check it's in the correct position. If it's out of alignment then the image appears to move. There may be other ways to do this but I find this way easy.

I've commented on this before but I thought I'd solved the problem. Since the update, it's returned. But maybe I've just forgotten the solution Confused !