* and then Sven Neumann declared.... > Hi, > > Nick Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > * and then Sven Neumann declared.... > > > > I was following this tutorial: > > > > http://www.obscurasite.com/artstuff/tutorials/gimp-text-outline/ > > > > > > I suggest you update to 1.3.21 first. This version introduces a much > > > > Hmmm.. tried but no joy. Can't seem to get fontconfig 2.2 installed... > > Let us know what problems you had exactly and we will try to help you. > However it shouldn't be necessary to install fontconfig from source, > there should be binary packages for all major distributions. > > > > nicer way of stoking based on libart2. What I suggest you do is to > > > create paths from the text object (there's a button in the text tool > > > options). Then on an empty layer above the text layer, invoke > > > "Edit->Stroke Path" and choose a suitable stroke width. > > > > > > Well, I tried your solution and it's undoubtably a more elegant > > approach but I still get the same result. > > You can hardly try my suggestion if you didn't update to 1.3.21. > The version you are using doesn't have the new stroking yet (see > http://sven.gimp.org/stroke-dialog.png).
Ah, well nearly then. I chose Edit > Stroke /selection/ not /path/ ;-) > > Could there be somting wrong with my brushes? - Seems that whatever > > I chose I get this thick default...? > > Perhaps you could describe how you are selecting the brush. You are > setting the brush in the paint tool, aren't you? The paintbrush is > active while you are stroking? Ahhhhh.. this appears to be it. I had not activated the brush tool. Of course it makes sense once pointed out but it didn't even occor to me. When I have it activated I click the brush I want in the tool options panel and then when I hit edit I get a new option: "Stroke active path" which seems to do a great job. Much thanks! I'll post seperately re installing 3.21, thanks again.. -- Nick W _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
