Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Long
Thomas Worthington wrote: > On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:42:54 -, Bob Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [..] >> a) Do you know the ratio you want to end up with before you start >> cropping? > > I usually have a target ratio and some leeway. So I might know that > the ideal is, say, .618 but that .6 t

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
Here it is, http://www.pion.com.br/python/ratio_info.py now please, help us doing something constructive here. I see hat a small misundesratnding on teh e-mails had degenerated into an unneded flamewar. Thomas, I see what you want and is lacking: the "real time" display of the selection's asp

Re: [Gimp-user] Christmas card

2007-12-29 Thread Eric P
Mike Williams wrote: > Hi there. A friend of mine makes his own Christmas cards. Since this > year's card was made with the gimp, and it is on his web site, it seemed > fitting to post a link here. > > http://www.garykirby.net/ > > Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, it's still a nice imag

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Thomas Worthington
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:42:54 -, Bob Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thomas Worthington wrote: >> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:40:09 -, Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [..] > >> Since I use the click-drag a lot when working on websites, an extra >> twiddle with an extra menu is a nuis

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Long
Thomas Worthington wrote: > On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:40:09 -, Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [..] > Since I use the click-drag a lot when working on websites, an extra > twiddle with an extra menu is a nuisance and 2.2 remains the better > choice for me especially as I also do a lot of

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Thomas Worthington
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:40:09 -, Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Looks like despite many attempts to explain it to you, you still did not > understand that you misunderstood how the tool works in GIMP 2.4 and > that you don't need the Alt key in order to use it. > Have it you

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 16:14 +, Thomas Worthington wrote: > Anyway, the answer to my original question is clearly "We think the Alt > key is fine as it is and we're not going to fix it". That cripples my > useage of the Gimp and I might well write a patch myself but I think it's > a

Re: [Gimp-user] slide copying

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Meetin
Years ago (decades really) Nikon used to sell a slide copying gadget that you mount in front of the lens, perhaps a couple hundred dollars. It was useful, but limiting. Last summer I bought a refurbished Epson 4490 scanner from the Epson clearance store. It came with attachments and software

[Gimp-user] slide copying

2007-12-29 Thread norman
When I used to take colour slides many years ago I always regretted not having an easy way of improving the 'as taken' image. I was thinking the other day that if improvements could be made to the images using Gimp it could be a very interesting exercise. Dedicated slide copiers seem to be quite ex

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Thomas Worthington
On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:17:10 -, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 21 December 2007 1:12:41 am JC Dill wrote: >> Scott wrote: >> > I didn't attack you... yet. You, on the other hand, ARE >> > attacking others here: "And why on Earth would you not at >> > least display the actual rati