[Gimp-user] Trouble with Open Image box
I get an error when I try to add a Bookmark to the left window on the Open Image window. It says Error Could not make a bookmarkBookmark saving failed: Could not change file mode: waitpid() failed: No child processes Somehow it worked randomly a couple of times, then I couldn't remove it. I'm using Gimp 2.2 on Kubuntu 5.10. I'm not a geek, but my husband is a Linux geek, and he couldn't figure it out. Thanks in advance. Judy ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Re: (Gimp-user) Help needed for highlights
I do this with the clone tool at a transparency setting that I have to experiment with to get the effect I want. Just clone a part of the face close by. Also I experiment with the size of the brush. Takes a little practice, but I have good luck with it. Judy Gmail User wrote: I am trying to remove/soften the highlights in the picture, where the highlights were created by reflection of the flash on a person's sweaty forehead. Any ideas on how to remove or soften them so that they do not look so bad? TIA, Ed ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user . ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Editing gradients
I want to edit a couple of gradients and I am unable to make the gradient editor work. I click on a gradient and I get the edit gradient dialog, but I am not able to do anything else. I right and left click on the segments and it seems that they are frozen. What am I doing wrong? I have googled for help and find some instructions, but they don't seem to work. I'm using Gimp 2.0 on Mepis. Thanks for any help! Judy Wilson ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Editing gradients
Sorry, I just discovered that if I hit Duplicate gradient, I can edit it. Thanks! Judy Wilson wrote: I want to edit a couple of gradients and I am unable to make the gradient editor work. I click on a gradient and I get the edit gradient dialog, but I am not able to do anything else. I right and left click on the segments and it seems that they are frozen. What am I doing wrong? I have googled for help and find some instructions, but they don't seem to work. I'm using Gimp 2.0 on Mepis. Thanks for any help! Judy Wilson ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user . ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Questions about 2.0
I have a couple of questions about differences in 2.0 1. When selecting a layer in the layer dialog, the bar is blue. But the blue bar disappers in the layer dialog when you make the image active again. What in the layer dialog then indicates the active layer? Or do I just know because of the border in the image? 2.When adding guidelines, they cannot be moved by using the move tool and having it change to a hand. Any way to move them? I have looked at the manual, and can't find these answers. Not complaining, I really appreciate all the work done on the Gimp by volunteers!! Judy Wilson -- Judy Wilson, PO Box 98, Corozal Town, Belize _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corozal.bz/jwdesigns/ | |:' If the eye is a window to the soul, then a tear is | /' what gives the soul the possibility of a rainbow.|_/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Info on Gimp 2.0
I get information about Gimp 2.0 on the list, but I'm a user without a lot of advanced skills. I don't understand a lot of what does on on the list. What I am wondering is if there is somewhere to find changes that I may need to know. For example, when trying to paste something into a layer mask, when I go back to the image window, then nothing is selected in the Layers window, and I can't paste into it. I re-tried it with the previous version just to make sure, and it worked there. I would happy to try and find information myself if I just know where to go. Thank you. Judy -- Judy Wilson, PO Box 98, Corozal Town, Belize _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corozal.bz/jwdesigns/ | |:' If the eye is a window to the soul, then a tear is | /' what gives the soul the possibility of a rainbow.|_/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] maintain anit-aliasing with a fill
I need to be able to take text with anti-aliasing and fill it with a pattern or a gradient or an image, this is for the web. I can't figure out how to use either layer masks or what in order to maintain different transparencies in the text that is anti-aliased. I have stuggled with this a while, have looked on the web, and in Bunks book, and I can´t figure it out. Can someone steer me in the right direction, or give me some simple instructions? Thanks in advance, Judy -- Judy Wilson, PO Box 98, Corozal Town, Belize _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corozal.bz/jwdesigns/ | |:' If the eye is a window to the soul, then a tear is | /' what gives the soul the possibility of a rainbow.|_/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] maintain anit-aliasing with a fill
It worked great first time! Thank you sooo much. I'll use this a million times! * Eric Pierce [EMAIL PROTECTED] [030607 12:29]: I'd do it with a mask. Try this. 1. Render the text in black on a white background (same layer) 2. Invert the image (so the text is white and background black) 3. Make a new transparent layer 4. Right click on the transparent layer in the layer dialog box, and select add layer mask - Hit OK (the default is fine) 5. Now return to the layer w/text and select all and copy. 6. Next, select the layer mask in the layer dialog box, not the transparent image, the mask (to the right of the image) 7. Now paste what you copied in step 5 and anchor the image. The should paste the image (w/text) into the mask. 8. Now turn off the bottom layer (the one w/text) in the layer dialog box (the eye-ball) so it doesn't show. 9. Lastly, select the transparent image in the layer dialog box (just left of the mask) and fill it whatever pattern/color you so desire. Hope that works. Let me know if it didn't. Eric Pierce I need to be able to take text with anti-aliasing and fill it with a pattern or a gradient or an image, this is for the web. I can't figure out how to use either layer masks or what in order to maintain different transparencies in the text that is anti-aliased. I have stuggled with this a while, have looked on the web, and in Bunks book, and I can´t figure it out. Can someone steer me in the right direction, or give me some simple instructions? Thanks in advance, Judy -- Judy Wilson, PO Box 98, Corozal Town, Belize _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corozal.bz/jwdesigns/ | |:' If the eye is a window to the soul, then a tear is | /' what gives the soul the possibility of a rainbow.|_/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user -- Judy Wilson, PO Box 98, Corozal Town, Belize _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corozal.bz/jwdesigns/ | |:' If the eye is a window to the soul, then a tear is | /' what gives the soul the possibility of a rainbow.|_/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Tutorial for beginners
We have recently uploaded a tutorial for beginners with The Gimp. There is an html version and one you can download and open in OOo Writer. The images used are also there to download. This was written to start from the beginning, but there are some basics about several things. You can find it on www.linux.bz The links to The Gimp are clearly marked. I started with Grokking the Gimp and could have used some things a little more basic, though I learned a lot! Still learning. I love it! We're promoting open source in Belize! Judy Wilson -- Judy Wilson, PO Box 98, Corozal Town, Belize _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corozal.bz/jwdesigns/ | |:' If the eye is a window to the soul, then a tear is | /' what gives the soul the possibility of a rainbow.|_/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Question about replacing a color
Gimp wizards! Is there a way to replace all pixels of a certain color with another color? Thank you! Judy Wilson -- Judy Wilson, PO Box 98, Corozal Town, Belize _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corozal.bz/jwdesigns/ | |:' If the eye is a window to the soul, then a tear is | /' what gives the soul the possibility of a rainbow.|_/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Vector Drawing Program Suggestions
together images from multiple scans, which requires very precise control over image rotation, especially for larger images. 3. Clean up, rotate, resize, and crop scanned images. 4. Create simple symbols as compount objects to be reused in map layers for common features. 5. Create multiple map layers using vector based objects, including text, simple shapes, color fills, and grouped objects, some with transparency. 6. Select a specific portion and desired scale for the final map that I want printed (Corel Draw is particularly awkward at this) then print it on either a large format inkjet plotter (up to 54 width by essentially unlimited length), or on a smaller inkjet printer than can handle paper sizes up to 17 x 44. When printing on the smaller printer, we often print maps on 11 x 17 paper that are too large to fit on a single page, so the software must have output tiling capabilities. 7. Enable/disable various layers, change map portions or scales, and print again until all desired maps have been created. 8. Sometimes I will want to script some of this process, and I may want to use an unrelated external program to help generate the necessary script. Both Corel Draw and a number of the other programs that I have tried do have most of the capabilities that I need, with the primary exception of undesirable image size restrictions (typically 32K or 64K pixels per dimension). However, I have not found any of these programs very easy to use so far. I especially find Corel Draw's user interface to be particularly cluttered, confusing, and difficult to use. My usage pattern with these graphics is to do very intense work over the space of several weeks, then to not use the program again for perhaps several months. During this intervening time, I forget all of the essoteric nuances that are necessary to get the job done using these programs, and seems like I have to learn them all over again each time. This is especially true since I use a large number of other highly complex programs in my work, all of which have different ways of doing things. Can anyone help me out here with some good recommendations? Thanks! s/KAM P.S. - Public domain, freeware, shareware, or inexpensive applications preferered, but I'd consider almost anything. ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user -- Judy Wilson, PO Box 98, Corozal Town, Belize _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.corozal.bz/jwdesigns/ | |:' If the eye is a window to the soul, then a tear is | /' what gives the soul the possibility of a rainbow.|_/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Problems with Mandrake 9.0
I'm having *exactly* the same problem when using the paint tool or the clone tool. I posted this problem recently, but your description was more accurate. And, yes, it started happening with Mandrake 9.0. My husband, the geek in the family, says it's probably a problem with XFree86, the graphic system, and we have to wait for a fix. It's difficult when trying to edit and graphic and it does what you want but doen't render that way! Glad you posted this problem. Judy Wilson * Nigel Ridley [EMAIL PROTECTED] [021031 05:16]: Hi all, Has anybody else experienced problems when trying to change the color of individual pixels when creating or editing a graphic? When I try to change the color of individual pixels using the pencil ( with the smallest *point*) the pixel may or may not actually change; sometimes, actually quite often, the pixels are changed in a seemingly random order, substituting the surrounding pixels instead of the one that I clicked on (if I drag the pencil, then blocks of pixels are randomly changed). ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Unusual font
My husband does all the technical stuff for me, but we do have a font called Keystroke that came with Corel draw. There is another one called Keycaps. You might do a search and find a source for it. Judy Wilson * John Culleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] [021025 18:41]: In one of my previous installations of Gimp there was a font in which each glyph looked like a keyboard key with a letter on it. Is was intended no doubt for computer manuals and such. Does anyone remember the font, and have a current source of supply? -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters, Rowse Reviews, Culleton Editorial Services http://wexfordpress.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Help needed with image manipulation
When I do this, I simply clone over the person, which can be difficult, depending on how big the person is and how complicated the image is. I once removed a group of people in front of a building by doing this. My husband thinks I have a clone-happy hand! :-) Good luck! Judy * Tom Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] [020824 22:10]: Hi! Ok, I have a JPEG with a person in front of a background. I want to extract the *background* and use it as the background for a NEW image I'll be creating. Any tips on how to do this? I'm using GIMP 1.2.3 on Linux. ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Editing masks
I started using the Gimp a few months ago and struggled with this at first, too. I'll see if I can help. To see how altering a selection with a channel mask, follow these steps. 1. Open an image and make a selection. 2. Right click in the image and do Select/Save to Channel 3. Make sure your layers dialog box is open (C-l) and click on the channels tab to see your channel mask selection. 4. Toggle on the eye to activate the mask. The selection will still be there. 5. Remove the selection (the dotted lines) with C-S-a and you have the mask remaining. 6. Double click on the bar with Selection Mask copy, you can name the channel mask and set a color by double clicking on the black box. Opacity setting of about 50 works well. 7. Now you're ready to alter your mask. Select the paintbrush tool, to add to the mask, make sure the foreground color is black. To subtract from the mask, switch the foreground color to white. 8. For this to work, be sure the layer that's active is the selection mask layer in the channels area and the eye on the left of the bar is toggled on. 9. When you have the changes made you want, right click back on the layers dialog box and click Channel to Selection. The Selection with the moving ants will return. This is a start for learning how the painting with masks works. A simpler demonstation can be seen by clicking on the small red box at the lower left of the image window. Make sure you have a selection. The mask will be red. It can be altered with the paintbrush tool by adding to the mask with the foreground black and subtracting with the foreground white. Hope this helps. Judy Wilson * Steve Crane [EMAIL PROTECTED] [020709 17:22]: I have recently been making an effort to learn as much about using the GIMP as I can. I have been referring to the GIMP User Manual, Grokking The GIMP and several tutorials that I have downloaded. These all suggest that I should be able to use the painting tools to modify layer masks and selection masks saved in channels. However these tools have absolutely no effect and I'm wondering if there is something I am not doing that is needed to be able to do this. I am using version 1.2.3, built from source, and am running it on SuSE Linux 7.2. -- Steve Crane http://craniac.afraid.org ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
