Rebecca: > I know I can access the manual on line, but would rather not (see my > previous post to Doug). I don't understand the workaround you > describe... I really do not know that much, technically, about > computers. But if you have them installed on your "local system" > (hard drive?) why would you need to access them on line? I have the help files installed on my local machine, and since they are html format, and I use my web browser to view them as local files. You don't say what browser you use, but if (as I suspect) you are using Windows XP, you have Internet Explorer built in. So what I recommend that you navigate to the folder in which the Gimp Help files are located (on my machine, the path in which they are installed is C:\Gimp-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\help\en\ ) and double-click on the file "index.html" at which point the help file should open in your browser. You can then set a bookmark in your browser, or create a shortcut to the index.html file in the help folder.
I know dial up is a pain, especially with files as large as the GIMP Windows installer, and the GIMP help files. You might check with your local library, or the library at school; they may have a higher speed connection so that you can use a thumb drive and download upgrades when you need them. ns _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
