[Gimp-user] drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
Hello, I am totally new to gimp. I am sorry if this sounds stupid-how do you draw a simple rectangle (not filled with anything) in GIMP ? how do you draw an arraow in GIMP ? I googled for it but did not find something satifying Regards, John ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 17:51 +0300, John Que wrote: Hello, I am totally new to gimp. I am sorry if this sounds stupid-how do you draw a simple rectangle (not filled with anything) in GIMP ? how do you draw an arraow in GIMP ? Hi, You use the Select rectangular regions tool. 1st tool in the stable branch of the Gimp. nuno -- Non-free programs are dangerous to you and to your community. Don't let them get a place in your life. - RMS ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
Hello, I know about the Select rectangular regions but the rectangle I create is with a dashed line. Moreover, when I try to insert another rectangle the first one disappreas. can anybody be more specific ? John On 7/9/05, nuno alexandre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 17:51 +0300, John Que wrote: Hello, I am totally new to gimp. I am sorry if this sounds stupid-how do you draw a simple rectangle (not filled with anything) in GIMP ? how do you draw an arraow in GIMP ? Hi, You use the Select rectangular regions tool. 1st tool in the stable branch of the Gimp. nuno -- Non-free programs are dangerous to you and to your community. Don't let them get a place in your life. - RMS ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 18:59 +0300, John Que wrote: Hello, I know about the Select rectangular regions but the rectangle I create is with a dashed line. Moreover, when I try to insert another rectangle the first one disappreas. can anybody be more specific ? John On 7/9/05, nuno alexandre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 17:51 +0300, John Que wrote: Hello, I am totally new to gimp. I am sorry if this sounds stupid-how do you draw a simple rectangle (not filled with anything) in GIMP ? how do you draw an arraow in GIMP ? Hi, You use the Select rectangular regions tool. 1st tool in the stable branch of the Gimp. Hi, press control+ make the selection both control and shift to add/subtract. PS: Please don't top post. Thanks. nuno -- Non-free programs are dangerous to you and to your community. Don't let them get a place in your life. - RMS ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Re: drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
On Saturday 09 July 2005 10:59 am, John Que wrote: Hello, I know about the Select rectangular regions but the rectangle I create is with a dashed line. Moreover, when I try to insert another rectangle the first one disappreas. can anybody be more specific ? To *draw* a rectangle, rather than just *select* a rectangular region: Step 1: Select a rectangular region. Step 2: Under the Edit menu (you can right-click to bring up a menu), select Stroke selection. Step 3 (in GIMP 2.2 or later): choose stroke style and width in the dialog box that will then appear; then click Stroke in the dialog box. (In earlier GIMP versions, the Stroke menu item will automatically use the current settings for the brush or pencil tool, if I recall correctly). In some future GIMP version, maybe there will be actual rectangle- and oval-drawing tools, so this clunky multi-step procedure isn't needed any more? :o) Or are there already, and I just don't know about them? David McClamrock ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Re: drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
wouldn't GFig? work for making rectangles easily? - D3l'ri@@|\| ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
Hi, John Que [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know about the Select rectangular regions but the rectangle I create is with a dashed line. Looking through the basic tutorials is asked too much? http://gimp.org/tutorials/Borders_On_Selections/ Sven ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Re: drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
On Sat, Jul 09, 2005 at 11:50:51AM -0500, David McClamrock wrote: In some future GIMP version, maybe there will be actual rectangle- and oval-drawing tools, so this clunky multi-step procedure isn't needed any more? :o) Or are there already, and I just don't know about them? since gimp-1.2 the developers have been really good about working out the best logic and such before introducing it into the gimp tree. while not an excuse, it might help to understand the reason that it still takes several more steps in gimp than it does with other software. you can cut down on some of these steps, especially if you are using the same shapes over and over again. while the following information is starting to go off-topic for this thread, it might be useful to future development for everyone to see some of the step saving features that are already there in gimp. if you have a shape selected that you are fairly certain you will use again, you can convert this shape into a path via Dialogs --Paths. i have to search the tooltips on the buttons to find it. there is a button for Selection to Path and another one for Path to Selection. if you make a collection of shapes that are useful for certain uses, you can collect them on a one layered image and save them as xcf. the paths are remembered and handled much like the gimp handles layers. in the paths dialog, you can turn the view of the path on and off with the same view icon that is found in the layers dialog. when you want to use your saved paths again, all you need to do is to make your new image and add the xcf with the saved paths as a new layer. this effectively imports all of those saved shapes into the new image. gimp is still a little weird about stroking. some shapes are better stroked as selections, others are better stroked as paths. well, maybe i have not tried it lately to be able to confidently say this. best (as always) to try both and see which works better for you. that is one thing that gimp has historically done much better than all the rest: Edit--Undo. if you have worked with other applications and worked with them for a very long time, you might not understand this as an option or how powerful it can be in learning the best way to work with gimp. carol ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Re: drawing a simple rectangle ; drawing an arrow (newbie)
Hi, David McClamrock [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In some future GIMP version, maybe there will be actual rectangle- and oval-drawing tools, so this clunky multi-step procedure isn't needed any more? If you see a need for these tools, feel free to scratch your itch and add them. If you need help, please ask on the gimp-developer mailing-list. Sven ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] sizing photos
I see that this issue has already been addressed, at least peripherally, but I can't seem to get it. Can someone explain in explicit -- even exquisite -- detail? I have a photo from Olympus Camedia C-5000. It is, of course, huge -- tremendous. Usually something like 35 by, oh, maybe 26. I want a (for example) 8 x 10 inch print. Not sure how much you need to know, but I'm using Gimp 2.2.2 Linux, SuSE 9.2 HP Deskjet 5550 How do I take this hugh image and give it a size that will print and then fit into a standard frame, such as 5 x 7 (inches) or 8 x 10 (inches) ? Thanks, Helen ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] sizing photos
Helen wrote: I want a (for example) 8 x 10 inch print. Not sure how much you need to know, but I'm using How do I take this hugh image and give it a size that will print and then fit into a standard frame, such as 5 x 7 (inches) or 8 x 10 (inches) ? Image - Print Size ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Question about using psd format.
Hi, I am new to gimp and am running on Knoppix/Debian with Gimp 2.2.7. I build my print images in gimp on my Knoppix box but have to send it to my wife's apple where the color printer is attached. It seems logical to use Photoshop 7 to print the photo on the apple. So I do my gimp thing and build an 8.5x11 inches image with a resolution of 300 px/inch. I then store it as a psd file. However, when I open the psd in Photoshop 7, Photoshop declares that the image is 35.4x45.8 inches with a resolution of 72 px/inch. This looks like a bug to me and since I would expect Photoshop to handle their own format correctly, I assume that it is a gimp bug. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks -- Don Rozenberg 707-882-3601 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Question about using psd format.
I build my print images in gimp on my Knoppix box but have to send it to my wife's apple where the color printer is attached. It seems logical to use Photoshop 7 to print the photo on the apple. So I do my gimp thing and build an 8.5x11 inches image with a resolution of 300 px/inch. I then store it as a psd file. However, when I open the psd in Photoshop 7, Photoshop declares that the image is 35.4x45.8 inches with a resolution of 72 px/inch. This looks like a bug to me and since I would expect Photoshop to handle their own format correctly, I assume that it is a gimp bug. Am I doing something wrong? If all you are doing is printing, then there's no reason to use psd. You can try png or tif (both of which can handle print resolution data). I seem to remember running into this problem as well (I use Gimp and PS at work). Let us know your results. EP ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
