On Sunday 20 May 2007 07:45, BandiPat wrote: > On Saturday 19 May 2007, Randall R Schulz wrote: > > On Saturday 19 May 2007 20:18, BandiPat wrote: > > > ... > > > > > > Have you given ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick a try? ... > > > > As far as I understand it, ImageMagick only manipulates existing > > images, it does not allow one to create new raster images. > > > > Am I wrong? Can I use it to create pseudo-3D textures? Something > > like the simulated 3D of the dimples in a scroll bar? > > > > ... > > ============= > > That is true, I guess I misunderstood what you were wanting to do, as > I thought manipulating images was your objective.
Not primarily. I need to create some simple Web UI graphics, including transparency, preferably in PNG format. > Sounded like you > had covered most all the KDE programs, Gimp, but not inkscape or OO > draw? I like KolourPaint and Krita, KOffice, but I think you had > tried both already? I find OOo tedious, as well. It seems all the stock "productivity" applications are really inferior in the open source realm. On the other hand, the big players (Office, CSn) are all going over the top in complexity, cost and over-bundling. I certainly don't plan to shell out several hundred dollars for any of them, except possibly for a used copy of Photoshop, which I keep an eye out for whenever I go to my friendly and much-beloved local used bookstore. That's where I get most of commercial software I use on my Mac and Windows (VMware) installations. I'm giving Inkscape a try. It seems decent and can do "bit-map" exports and captures, apparently, so it might fit the bill. And I'd like to know more about SVG—it seems like a good thing. > Happy hunting, > Lee Thanks. Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
