Re: [Gimp-user] Move tool locks; what's triggering it?

2017-06-13 Thread Nate Owens
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. ---

[Gimp-user] Move tool locks; what's triggering it?

2017-06-13 Thread nateart
Thanks - will take a look at the settings... I have started checking that other apps are closed while I Gimp - that definitely helps >** >AFAIK GIMP's memory usage is mostly controlled with >Edit>Preferences>Environment>Resource consumption>Tile cache size. >When >images require more memory Gimp

[Gimp-user] Move tool locks; what's triggering it?

2017-06-13 Thread nateart
>Thanks - will take a look at the settings... I have started checking >that other apps are closed while I Gimp - that definitely helps My work is mostly geared to print, commonly 300dpi. Greeting cards (normally 5"x7" or double) are one thing, but 20"x30" wall prints can get huge - I assume that

[Gimp-user] Wacom Intuos Pro - configuration?

2017-06-13 Thread Uwe Haider
Hi I finally got an Intuos Pro :-) It works on my Gentoo, but in gimp there are no buttons. Not for the pen and also not for the Intuos. I am not sure how to configure this. I have used gimp not so much until now. Now I have to postprocess a bunch of pictures of a shooting. Do you have any

Re: [Gimp-user] Move tool locks; what's triggering it?

2017-06-13 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/13/2017 05:32 PM, nateart wrote: >> Thanks - will take a look at the settings... I have started checking >> that other apps are closed while I Gimp - that definitely helps > > My work is mostly geared to print, commonly 300dpi. Greeting cards (normally > 5"x7" or double) are one thing,

Re: [Gimp-user] Move tool locks; what's triggering it?

2017-06-13 Thread Ofnuts
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

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp does not recognize - will not open NEF Raw files from a Nikon D5500 Camera

2017-06-13 Thread Pat David
I answered on the previous thread, but I'll address your specific concerns here. 2a: batch processing - the other mentioned raw processors support this (RawTherapee for instance) no problem. 2b: I don't think LR does layering/masking - maybe local edits at best for some small things. GIMP does

[Gimp-user] New User

2017-06-13 Thread rich2005
>I have just downloaded Gimp on Windows 10, 64 bit, I then installed >it. >However, now I cannot find the link/button to start the program. There >is nothing on my desktop or in the taskbar. >I had even tried looking in the gimp folder on the C:\ drive, but to >no avail. Nothing there which looks

[Gimp-user] New User

2017-06-13 Thread PoPs
I have just downloaded Gimp on Windows 10, 64 bit, I then installed it. However, now I cannot find the link/button to start the program. There is nothing on my desktop or in the taskbar. I had even tried looking in the gimp folder on the C:\ drive, but to no avail. Nothing there which looks like

[Gimp-user] New User

2017-06-13 Thread PoPs
I got it at Gimp.org. I knew it was there, I just couldn't find it. Now with your very clear directions, I have found it. I wonder why they hide it? Anyway, I've copied it into the main Gimp menu, and set it on the taskbar. Thanks for your swift and precise instruction. I've had Gimp before but

Re: [Gimp-user] Move tool locks; what's triggering it?

2017-06-13 Thread Ofnuts
On 06/13/17 12:16, Nate Owens wrote: 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