layer/crop dimension displayed

[Bryan Wells]

I would like to see the dimensions of a layer and/or a crop for an image. If I select a layer, how can I see the layer size? And if I can see the size, can I specify the units? And if I crop an image, how can I see the dimensions of the crop BEFORE I apply the crop? I tried the Info tab, but it only shows the original/image size.

I would like a display like Macromedia Fireworks has. As you drag the handles to resize or crop an image, you see the dimensions of the new image.

thanks
Bryan

[Chuck Snyder]

Bryan, if you do your cropping with the rectangular marquee tool instead of
the crop tool, the exact dimensions of the crop in pixels (if that's your
preference as set in Edit>Preferences>Units) will appear on the 'W-H'
quadrant of the info tab. Then, to complete the crop, you go to Image>Crop.
Hope this takes care of it for you.

Also, all layers have the same dimensions - that of the overall image. You
can set that to appear on the bottom bar of the display, by checking the
right arrow and selecting document dimensions.

Chuck