Re: [Gimp-user] Move tool locks; what's triggering it?
The answers need to come from the programmers. - I post observations (not
solutions) from my own experience. -- 1: Some software allows choosing of
the amount of ram that it will access. 2: Some software will only access a
certain amount of ram regardless of the amount that you have available. ---
I've had this same issue with Gimp and other software through several
versions of windows (currently running Gimp 2.8 on Windows 10 with ample
ram) - Gimp will lock up at a certain point and the only solution is to
restart windows. Then Gimp will carry on normally. The best thing to do is
to save often... very often. - - - QUESTIONS = A: Can I specify the amount
of Ram that will be accessed by Gimp? If so, how? (I haven't seen this
relating to any cut/paste operations or the move tool) B: Can any Gimp
code-writers, programmers offer help or solutions?
*Nate Owens*
www.nateowens.com
nateowen...@gmail.com
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 3:32 AM, Ofnuts <ofn...@gmx.com> wrote:
> On 06/11/17 04:00, OldPhotog wrote:
>
>> I have repeatedly had the recent problem in 2.8 on a Windows 10 machine,
>> that in
>> the midst of editing a photo, the move tool gets selected and "locks,"
>> preventing any other action whatsoever in GIMP -- nothing I have tried
>> releases
>> it, and the only way to stop it is to use Task Manager to close the
>> application
>> altogether. Keyboard shortcuts to close, the X, etc. do not work.
>>
>> I would truly like to know what is triggering this, whether it is a known
>> problem, and what I can do other than press Ctrl+S after every blessed
>> edit. I
>> have seen some years-old posts from previous versions of some variants of
>> this
>> but that's all I have found.
>>
>>
> If that happens after a Cut/Paste this is because the active layer is the
> "Floating Selection" and there are restrictions on what you can while there
> is one. You ha e to either "anchor" it (merge it t its target paste layer
> (Ctrl-H) or make it a plain layer ("Layer>To new layer" or Ctrl-Shift-N).
>
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Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky
Which OS? Mac, Win, Umb I tried again and again. I do image editing, illustration for over 40 years, some photo editing, but I used Photoshop and Corel painter and often ZBrush and Rhino for 3D work (a lot of that for perspective setup, like the interior of a full dining room with all the furniture - allowed different viewpoints for that and vehicles, etc.) I kept a full arsenal of tools after I went all digital in mid 90's. + http://www.nateowens.com/illustration2.html + https://www.flickr.com/photos/nateowens/albums + https://www.facebook.com/NateOwens.art *Nate Owens* www.nateowens.com nateowen...@gmail.com On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 2:11 AM, Liam R E Quin <l...@holoweb.net> wrote: > On Wed, 2017-05-24 at 23:17 -0400, Nate Owens wrote: > > *Selecting the move tool always selects the path tool instead* > > > When I click on the move tool icon (sort of like a plus sign with > sharpened ends) I get the move tool. > > When I select the path tool icon from the toolbox I get the path tool. > > > *In earlier versions the text along a path tool worked great...* > > It still works here. Right-click on the text layer in the layers > dialogue and choose "text along path". > > > *Is there a currently functional stable version of Gimp with an > > accurate updated user manual?* > In which language? 2.8 should be OK. > In addition, contributions and bug reports are welcomed. > > > > > I tried Gimp 2.9.? and it was even worse. > > > > Gimp was once my favorite replacement for Photoshop > > GIMP is not trying to be a replacement for Adobe PhotoShop - it's > trying to be an image editor. > > Hope this helps, > > Liam [slave ankh on IRC] > > -- > Liam R E Quin <l...@holoweb.net> > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky
Exactly why I reverted to 2.6 - seems that the later revisions have bugs (or worse)? *Nate Owens* www.nateowens.com nateowen...@gmail.com On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 12:02 AM, Carol Spears <carol.spe...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Nate Owens <nateowen...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > My problem regarding the difference between 2.8 and 2.6 was referenced > in > > the original message regarding the inability to select the move tool in > 2.8 > > (which resulted in selection of the path tool instead of the move tool) I > > think that I adequately stated that that inability, present in 2.8 > > functions as it should in 2.6 > > > It used to be that when a guide is grabbed from the rulers, the tool > would change from whatever to the move tool. > > That no longer happens. I filed this bug report: > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765023 > > I miss the old behavior very much. I am undoing many unintentional > paint strokes now. > > I console myself thinking that the developers have been pestered to > this unreasonable end by some nefarious and wrong thinking people. > > carol > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky
This thread is about the statement that there was no such function in Gimp, and the request that I provide a link to the mention of this in the Gimp manual, which I provided. My problem regarding the difference between 2.8 and 2.6 was referenced in the original message regarding the inability to select the move tool in 2.8 (which resulted in selection of the path tool instead of the move tool) I think that I adequately stated that that inability, present in 2.8 functions as it should in 2.6 Seems that perhaps those coding Gimp are probably not the ones who coded the earlier versions, or apparently are unaware for some reason of the functions or the content of the manual. I can only tell how it works for me - I select the tools the same way in both versions, with the results as described For those reasons, I am using 2.6 as the version that functions for me Not sure I can explain it any better than this *Nate Owens* www.nateowens.com nateowen...@gmail.com On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Michael Schumacher <schum...@gmx.de> wrote: > On 05/26/2017 06:05 AM, Nate Owens wrote: > > > On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 8:28 PM, Michael Schumacher > > <schum...@gmx.de> wrote: > > >> Align to path? Not sure if I'm following... can you provide the URL > >> of its page in the user manual? > >> > >> > >> P.S. as you've now got 2.6.12 again, can you check if you had > >> remebered the following correctly? > >> > >>> you could *choose the baseline for the path*, even run it along a > >>> circle Then you could save or export the results cleanly as xcf > >>> or other formats > > > *Text ALONG path url* = > > https://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-tool-text.html scroll down. Scroll > > down there is also an image demonstrating it's position in the Layer > > menu selection > > Ok, so we are referring to the same functionality. > > I'm not aware of any significant functional differences between 2.6 and > 2.8. > > Is this thread about not finding how to do this, because UI locations > have been changed? > > > -- > Regards, > Michael > GPG: 96A8 B38A 728A 577D 724D 60E5 F855 53EC B36D 4CDD > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky
*Text ALONG path url* = https://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-tool-text.html scroll down. Scroll down there is also an image demonstrating it's position in the Layer menu selection There is an image here, not to say it will show up in the mail list = "Figure 13.177. The Text to Path command..." Text along Path This option is enabled only if a path <https://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-using-paths.html> exists. When your text is created, then create or import a path and make it active. If you create your path before the text, the path becomes invisible and you have to make it visible in the Path Dialog. This command is also available from the “Layer” menu: *Figure 13.177. The Text to Path command among text commands in the Layer menu* [image: The Text to Path command among text commands in the Layer menu] This group of options appears only if a layer text exists. *Nate Owens* www.nateowens.com nateowen...@gmail.com On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 8:28 PM, Michael Schumacher <schum...@gmx.de> wrote: > > > On 05/26/2017 01:52 AM, Nate Owens wrote: > > > To answer the question how I select the move tool... 2 ways = > > 1. click the icon for the move tool in toolbox > > 2. do the keyboard shortcut > > both opened the draw path tool > > Sure that it is actually the Path tool, and not the Move tool in move > Path mode? > > > Obviously (from this thread) there is an align to path tool (even shown > in > > the manual) > > Align to path? Not sure if I'm following... can you provide the URL of > its page in the user manual? > > > P.S. as you've now got 2.6.12 again, can you check if you had remebered > the following correctly? > > > you could *choose the baseline for the path*, even run it along a circle > > Then you could save or export the results cleanly as xcf or other formats > > > -- > Regards, > Michael > GPG: 96A8 B38A 728A 577D 724D 60E5 F855 53EC B36D 4CDD > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky
*Selecting the move tool always selects the path tool instead* Selecting the path tool also opens the path tool *How to open the move tool?* *In earlier versions the text along a path tool worked great...* you could *choose the baseline for the path*, even run it along a circle Then you could save or export the results cleanly as xcf or other formats Now the only sensible way to do something remotely resembling this is to use the cage transform tool and then it is a nightmare with many steps to get the file saved or exported in any usable way *Is there a currently functional stable version of Gimp with an accurate updated user manual?* I tried Gimp 2.9.? and it was even worse. Gimp was once my favorite replacement for Photoshop (Adobe is ultra expensive, and now they rent their software by month or year at ridiculous prices) *What are the options to retrieve a usable Gimp?* *Hope lives on... * *Nate Owens* www.nateowens.com nateowen...@gmail.com ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Gimp versioon 2.9.?
Have heard reference to a Gimp 2.9."something"... there was one user creating a demo (or tutorial) showing some method of rotating, scaling and a window called "playground"... what is this all about? I'm using Windows 10 *Nate Owens* www.nateowens.com nateowen...@gmail.com ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Watercolor with Gimp
Found that the "Smoke" brush used with varied opacity (usually very low) and as a smudge tool does pretty decent watercolor effects. *Nate Owens* www.nateowens.com nateowen...@gmail.com ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] How to unsubscribe?
I want to stop getting email; notifications, all and everything gimp related How do I get off and out of this? thanks *Nate Owens* www.nateowens.com nateowen...@gmail.com ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
