Re: [Gimp-user] Layers menu

2011-07-19 Thread Kevin Cozens
On 11-07-15 06:32 PM, persofit wrote:
 I am starting to get the hang of GIMP, but in the Layers,Channels,Paths
 window all my pop-ups appear behind the window

Open preferences and select Window management on the left side of the 
dialog box. Check the settings for Window Manager Hints. You probably have 
one or both showing Utility window. Change the setting(s) to Normal 
Window or Keep above.
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[Gimp-user] Layers menu

2011-07-16 Thread persofit
persofit for...@gimpusers.com wrote:

 I am starting to get the hang of GIMP, but in the
 Layers,Channels,Paths window all my pop-ups appear behind the window
 and I cant see the choices. Its driving me nuts.

Move the multidialog window, or hide it by pressing Tab. Press Tab again
to get it back.

Hi, what is the multidialog window? 

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[Gimp-user] Layers menu

2011-07-16 Thread persofit
persofit for...@gimpusers.com wrote:

 persofit for...@gimpusers.com wrote:
 
  I am starting to get the hang of GIMP, but in the
  Layers,Channels,Paths window all my pop-ups appear behind the window
  and I cant see the choices. Its driving me nuts.
 
 Move the multidialog window, or hide it by pressing Tab. Press Tab again
 to get it back.
 
 Hi, what is the multidialog window? 

The window with a lot of dialogs: Layers, Channels, Paths, etc.

When I press Tab the Layer in the dialog box is hidden and when I press Tab 
again it reappears. When I right click on a Layer the pop-up box with all the 
choices is still behind the multidialog box. 

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[Gimp-user] Layers menu

2011-07-16 Thread persofit
persofit for...@gimpusers.com wrote:

 persofit for...@gimpusers.com wrote:
 
  persofit for...@gimpusers.com wrote:
  
   I am starting to get the hang of GIMP, but in the
   Layers,Channels,Paths window all my pop-ups appear behind the window
   and I cant see the choices. Its driving me nuts.
  
  Move the multidialog window, or hide it by pressing Tab. Press Tab again
  to get it back.
  
  Hi, what is the multidialog window? 
 
 The window with a lot of dialogs: Layers, Channels, Paths, etc.
 
 When I press Tab the Layer in the dialog box is hidden and when I
 press Tab again it reappears. 

That's the supposed behavior.

 When I right click on a Layer the pop-up box with all the choices is
 still behind the multidialog box.

That's not at all the supposed behavior. The pop-up menu should appear
above all windows. What version of of GIMP are you using, and on what
version of Windows (since I assume you are using Windows)? And what is
the size of your screen?

I am using GIMP 2.6.7 on Mac OSX 10.6.8. Screen on 1440x900. 

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[Gimp-user] Layers menu

2011-07-16 Thread persofit
persofit for...@gimpusers.com wrote:

  When I right click on a Layer the pop-up box with all the choices is
  still behind the multidialog box.
 
 That's not at all the supposed behavior. The pop-up menu should appear
 above all windows. What version of of GIMP are you using, and on what
 version of Windows (since I assume you are using Windows)? And what is
 the size of your screen?
 
 I am using GIMP 2.6.7 on Mac OSX 10.6.8. Screen on 1440x900. 

So you have a large screen and a reasonable operating system. But you
should shift to version 2.6.11 of GIMP. See
http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/News/Eintrage/2010/10/5_2.6.11_available_for_Snow_Leopard.html

If this wrong behavior persists, you should contact the person in charge
of GIMP on OS X.

I installed 2.6.11 and the behavior is the same. I am going to use GIMP on 
Ubuntu that I installed on the same computer. 
Thanks for all your help
This forum is the great. 

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[Gimp-user] Layers menu

2011-07-15 Thread persofit
Hi 
I am starting to get the hang of GIMP, but in the Layers,Channels,Paths window 
all my pop-ups appear behind the window and I cant see the choices. Its driving 
me nuts.

Thanks for any help


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[Gimp-user] Layers

2011-05-09 Thread Bob Meetin
I am running Ubuntu Linux 10.04.  On my older linux pc GIMP included a menu 
option I think to access Layers, might have been Dialog -- Layers, I don't 
remember.  This version of GIMP has Layer -- New Layer, but it's not 
immediately obvious in looking through all the menubar options where to get to 
a Layers dialog where I can move layers, rename them, etc.  Advice please?

-Bob
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers

2011-05-09 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Bob,

YOu don't mention what version of GIMP you are running, but in 2.6.10, 
to access the layers menu I think you are looking for, try looking under

Windows  Dockable dialogs  layers.

My installation also included a default group of dialogs, under a menu 
heading

Layers, paths, channels, undo.

ns

Bob Meetin wrote:
 I am running Ubuntu Linux 10.04.  On my older linux pc GIMP included a menu 
 option I think to access Layers, might have been Dialog --  Layers, I don't 
 remember.  This version of GIMP has Layer --  New Layer, but it's not 
 immediately obvious in looking through all the menubar options where to get 
 to a Layers dialog where I can move layers, rename them, etc.  Advice please?
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[Gimp-user] Layers

2011-05-09 Thread gerard82
I am running Ubuntu Linux 10.04.  On my older linux pc GIMP included a menu 
option I think to access Layers, might have been Dialog -- Layers, I don't 
remember.  This version of GIMP has Layer -- New Layer, but it's not 
immediately obvious in looking through all the menubar options where to get to 
a Layers dialog where I can move layers, rename them, etc.  Advice please?

-Bob
Right click on the layer.
The top of the dropdown menu has Layer Attributes.
Click that and you can change the name.
Gerard.


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[Gimp-user] Layers with Mask

2010-12-09 Thread hannes61
On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 17:35 +0100, hannes61 wrote:

 at the moment i am testing the version 2.7 and i miss 
 the chance to add a mask to a layer group. 
 
 To compose with layer groups this would be a cool add on. 
 At the moment i use the work around: creating a new layer 
 from the viewed, and add to this a mask. But this is very 
 inconvenient, cause if the result of layer-group changes 
 i have to create a new layer,...
 
 Did i miss something to add a mask to the layer-group?

It's simply not yet implemented.


Sven


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[Gimp-user] Layers with Mask

2010-12-08 Thread hannes61
Hello,

at the moment i am testing the version 2.7 and i miss 
the chance to add a mask to a layer group. 

To compose with layer groups this would be a cool add on. 
At the moment i use the work around: creating a new layer 
from the viewed, and add to this a mask. But this is very 
inconvenient, cause if the result of layer-group changes 
i have to create a new layer,...

Did i miss something to add a mask to the layer-group?

Thanks in advance, Hannes 



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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers with Mask

2010-12-08 Thread Sven Neumann
On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 17:35 +0100, hannes61 wrote:

 at the moment i am testing the version 2.7 and i miss 
 the chance to add a mask to a layer group. 
 
 To compose with layer groups this would be a cool add on. 
 At the moment i use the work around: creating a new layer 
 from the viewed, and add to this a mask. But this is very 
 inconvenient, cause if the result of layer-group changes 
 i have to create a new layer,...
 
 Did i miss something to add a mask to the layer-group?

It's simply not yet implemented.


Sven


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Re: [Gimp-user] layers dialogue

2008-01-17 Thread Kevin Cozens
Helen wrote:
 Some of the layers have a second rectangular image, to the right of the 
 lineup.  What
 is the significance of the 2nd image?What is it? Where does it come 
 from?  Does it
 have any use?

The second image would be the layer mask. Yes, it does have a use. Take a look 
at http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/The_Basics/ for an example of its use.

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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers tree-view (or grouping layers)

2006-08-26 Thread mfi3

Hello,

Thanks for all replies - main reason why I need tree view (and grouping) 
of layers is cleaning up of layers window  - and it would be hard to 
accomplish in other way than grouping layers and displaying them in a 
tree view. So I will wait, hoping that some day gimp developers will 
work on http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86337


Michael.


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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers tree-view (or grouping layers)

2006-08-26 Thread saulgoode

Quoting mfi3 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:


Thanks for all replies - main reason why I need tree view (and
grouping) of layers is cleaning up of layers window  - and it would be
hard to accomplish in other way than grouping layers and displaying
them in a tree view. So I will wait, hoping that some day gimp
developers will work on http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86337


I have written a Script-fu which implements layer groups but it is  
intended mainly as a test-bed for determining how they might someday  
be implemented. It is actually quite functional but the user interface  
is definitely lacking.


If you would like to give it a try, I have a version which might  
provide the functionality you desire (my other versions consist mainly  
of replacements for the various buttons and menu functions so I might  
determine how they might take into account to the presence groups).


The script allows you to collapse and restore the groups in the image  
but you cannot edit a collapsed group; when a group is collapsed, it  
is replaced by a preview layer in the layer stack and any changes to  
the preview layer will be undone when the group is restored (however,  
it can be relocated in the layerstack).


Only one level of grouping is currently supported. The approach I am  
using should easily support a hierarchical nesting (the infrastructure  
of this version is close to doing so); however, I am not even close to  
resolving the user interface issues with regards to this and, to be  
honest, I am not sure doing so would be worth the complications.


The most important caveat on using the script is that you MUST restore  
any collapsed groups before saving; not doing so means the preview  
layer is what gets saved to your file and, upon quiting the GIMP, the  
separate layers of the group are lost. You will also have to be  
careful about deleting a fundament; after doing so, you should perform  
a Script-fu-Layer Groups-Update display so that its adjuvants are  
ungrouped.


I would prefer it not be distributed beyond your own use as I intend  
neither to maintain it nor to defend its implementation. It is a  
far cry from what layer groups should be and it is, in the fullest  
sense of the phrase, a work-in-progress.


If your are interested in pursuing this, the script (and a very short  
document) is available at  
http://flashingtwelve.brickfilms.com/GIMP/Scripts/Alpha

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[Gimp-user] Layers tree-view (or grouping layers)

2006-08-19 Thread mfi3
Hello. I have just started making of the website (design) in gimp. Since 
it is important for me to have many things, effect, details etc. in 
separate layers, at this moment I have so much layers that I feel lost 
(and there will be even more layers). Despite of using logical names, 
sorting layers - there is a big mess. It would be ideal if there was a 
possibility to group layers, and collapse groups I am currently not 
working on (i.e. when I am working on content area I would like to 
collapse all footer, top, navigation layers, etc.)


Is there such possibility in gimp ? It would be very useful.

Regards,
Michael
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers tree-view (or grouping layers)

2006-08-19 Thread devvv
I don't think there is something like that in GIMP yet, but I remember
that there has been a discussion about Layer-Sets in the past. It will
be hopefully implemented in the future.

best regards,
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers tree-view (or grouping layers)

2006-08-19 Thread Alan Horkan

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006, mfi3 wrote:

[... Layer Groups ...]

 Is there such possibility in gimp ? It would be very useful.

Not at the moment.

There is a request in Bugzilla for Layer Groups
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86337

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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers tree-view (or grouping layers)

2006-08-19 Thread Scott Bicknell
On Saturday, August 19, 2006 6:52 am, mfi3 wrote:

 I have
 so much layers that I feel lost (and there will be even more
 layers). Despite of using logical names, sorting layers -
 there is a big mess. It would be ideal if there was a
 possibility to group layers, and collapse groups I am
 currently not working on (i.e. when I am working on content
 area I would like to collapse all footer, top,
 navigation layers, etc.)

 Is there such possibility in gimp ? It would be very useful.

No, but you can link them together in the layers dialog and move 
them around as a group, so that if you need to do so, you won't 
mess up your carefull alignment.
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Re: [Gimp-user] layers

2006-05-08 Thread saulgoode
I have written a script that somewhat eases the task of changing the delays
and combination modes of a multi-layer animation image. A description of its
usage and a link to whence it can downloaded is availble at the following
forum.

http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/topic/Gif-Animation-Settings-3966-1.html
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[Gimp-user] layers

2006-05-07 Thread adly mabro
I have small animated gifs of about 30 to 90 frames. I need to make 
identical changes to some or all of the layers, such as delete,change the 
timing attribute, adding and applying the same mask to each layer, etc. 
Until now I have been doing the repetitive tasks manually one layer at a 
time not having found any other way.

Could someone please help.
Very appreciative,
Adbeik

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Re: [Gimp-user] layers

2006-05-07 Thread Carol Spears
On Sun, May 07, 2006 at 11:28:15AM -0400, adly mabro wrote:
 I have small animated gifs of about 30 to 90 frames. I need to make 
 identical changes to some or all of the layers, such as delete,change the 
 timing attribute, adding and applying the same mask to each layer, etc. 
 Until now I have been doing the repetitive tasks manually one layer at a 
 time not having found any other way.
 
use gap.

the challenge of learning the gui might rival the time it takes to
manually change the frames, but it is worth it in knowledge and how your
time is being spent, in my opinion.

i put some things online:
http://carol.gimp.org/gimp2/animation/gap

carol

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[Gimp-user] layers

2006-05-07 Thread Scott Bicknell
adly mabro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I have small animated gifs of about 30 to 90 frames. I need to
 make identical changes to some or all of the layers, such as
 delete,change the timing attribute, adding and applying the
 same mask to each layer, etc. Until now I have been doing the
 repetitive tasks manually one layer at a time not having found
 any other way.
 Could someone please help.
 Very appreciative,
 Adbeik


You might also want to read the book Grokking the GIMP which is 
available online at http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/. 

There is also a tutorial for the GIMP Animation Package (GAP) at 
http://wiki.gimp.org/gimp/AnimatedGif with a list of GAP 
tutorials at the end of the article.

Carol's tutorials are also excellent.
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[Gimp-user] Layers and paths dialog...

2005-11-29 Thread Klerman
Hi, again.
I'm trying to follow the GIMP's manual, and when I try to open the
Layers and Paths dialog (CTRL L), I don't see the paths tab, even when
its shown in the manual and its supossed to be there. How can I access
the paths dialog so I can edit paths ?. I'm using GIMP 2.2 for
Windows.
TVMIA,
Klerman
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers and paths dialog...

2005-11-29 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 11/30/05, Klerman wrote:
 Hi, again.
 I'm trying to follow the GIMP's manual, and when I try to open the
 Layers and Paths dialog (CTRL L), I don't see the paths tab, even when
 its shown in the manual and its supossed to be there. How can I access
 the paths dialog so I can edit paths ?. I'm using GIMP 2.2 for
 Windows.

There is no Layers and Paths dialog. There is a Layers dialog and a
Paths dialog. You can find the Paths dialog in both Toolbox's Dialogs
menu and Image's Dialogs menu.

Alexandre
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers and paths dialog...

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Schumacher
Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

 There is no Layers and Paths dialog. There is a Layers dialog and a
 Paths dialog. You can find the Paths dialog in both Toolbox's Dialogs
 menu and Image's Dialogs menu.

File-Dialogs-Create New Dock-Layers, Channels  Paths


HTH,
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[Gimp-user] Layers

2005-05-20 Thread Steph
Hey,
 I have a animation that has 84 frames on it. I need to change all the layers
sizes without resizing the picture. 
Is there a way to do all at once? Or do I have to do this one by one?

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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

2005-01-15 Thread Alan Horkan

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Ryan Coyner wrote:

 Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:45:13 -0500
 From: Ryan Coyner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu
 Subject: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit


 Hey guys. I'm having some problems with layers, and if any of you can
 help me find a solution, I'd appreciate it.

Something similar happened to me while using Indexed mode.
Only the XCF files allow multilayer Indexed colour files, PSD does not.

Generally speaking most file formats do not allow multiple layers at all.
Those that do include XCF and PSD (and possibly MNG if you have it
installed) but XCF is the only format you can be sure will save the
maximum amount of information possible.

- Alan H.
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

2005-01-15 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi,

Alan Horkan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 Generally speaking most file formats do not allow multiple layers at
 all.  Those that do include XCF and PSD (and possibly MNG if you
 have it installed) but XCF is the only format you can be sure will
 save the maximum amount of information possible.

MNG supports layers but GIMP can't read MNG files, so that's not a
good advice.


Sven
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

2005-01-15 Thread Carol Spears
On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 10:45:13PM -0500, Ryan Coyner wrote:
 
 When I quit (after saving) the gimp while working a project with
 multiple layers, all the layers seem to merge into one called
 Background when I open it up again. Is there a way to preserve the
 multiple layers so tha when I come back to the project I can edit the
 individual layers? Thanks in advance.
 
can you provide additional information?

an example file is helpful whenever reporting a problem or asking for
help.

they make me explain the methods i used to create the file.

right now in this thread, everyone is just guessing -- people who would
be better working on actual gimp problems are even getting in on the
discussion.

the best way to share your file on this list is to put the file online
and provide a url.  to report the method you used to save the file, you
might mention whether or not you saw the Export Dialog.  the gimp does
not make changes to a file without telling you it is going to do this.
perhaps this warning seems cryptic, however, you probably agreed to the
layers merging.

also, confirmation that you are reading the help mentioned here is just
good procedure no matter who you are asking help from.

right now, i am guessing that gimp did exactly what you told it to and
you are not reading the help being offered via this list.  feel free to
correct this guess with a few facts.

carol

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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

2005-01-15 Thread Alan Horkan

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005, Sven Neumann wrote:

 Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 15:32:43 +0100
 From: Sven Neumann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: Alan Horkan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Cc: Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu
 Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

 Hi,

 Alan Horkan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

  Generally speaking most file formats do not allow multiple layers at
  all.  Those that do include XCF and PSD (and possibly MNG if you
  have it installed) but XCF is the only format you can be sure will
  save the maximum amount of information possible.

 MNG supports layers but GIMP can't read MNG files, so that's not a
 good advice.

I knew it wasn't included by default (which is why I said if you have it)
but I thought there was a plug-in available but if you say there isn't ...

- Alan

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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

2005-01-15 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi,

Alan Horkan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 MNG supports layers but GIMP can't read MNG files, so that's not a
 good advice.

 I knew it wasn't included by default (which is why I said if you have it)
 but I thought there was a plug-in available but if you say there isn't ...

The plug-in is included by default but it can only save MNG and
doesn't have any code to load the files again. If you are creating MNG
animations with GIMP, you always need to keep a copy in XCF format.


Sven
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[Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

2005-01-14 Thread Ryan Coyner

Hey guys. I'm having some problems with layers, and if any of you can
help me find a solution, I'd appreciate it.

When I quit (after saving) the gimp while working a project with
multiple layers, all the layers seem to merge into one called
Background when I open it up again. Is there a way to preserve the
multiple layers so tha when I come back to the project I can edit the
individual layers? Thanks in advance.


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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

2005-01-14 Thread Matthew H Plough ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Are you saving as .xcf?  Or are you saving in an image format that doesn't do 
layers, such as basically anything except xcf or psd?

Matt

- Original Message -
From: Ryan Coyner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:45 pm
Subject: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

 
 Hey guys. I'm having some problems with layers, and if any of you can
 help me find a solution, I'd appreciate it.
 
 When I quit (after saving) the gimp while working a project with
 multiple layers, all the layers seem to merge into one called
 Background when I open it up again. Is there a way to preserve the
 multiple layers so tha when I come back to the project I can edit the
 individual layers? Thanks in advance.
 
 
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers merging on exit

2005-01-14 Thread Barton Bosch
Ryan Coyner wrote:
Hey guys. I'm having some problems with layers, and if any of you can
help me find a solution, I'd appreciate it.
When I quit (after saving) the gimp while working a project with
multiple layers, all the layers seem to merge into one called
Background when I open it up again. Is there a way to preserve the
multiple layers so tha when I come back to the project I can edit the
individual layers? Thanks in advance.

Try saving in .xcf format, it should save most Gimp relevant items 
along with your image data.

Barton
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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers ?

2004-11-18 Thread Andrew
Richard wrote:
what to do this:
have two windows showing me the changes, between
the original photo and the sharpen photo.
The sharpen tool has a preview window. Or you can make a duplicate of 
the original with ctl-d and just work on one, using the other for 
comparison.
(Hope I've understood you correctly)

Andrew
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[Gimp-user] Layers ?

2004-11-17 Thread Richard
what to do this:
have two windows showing me the changes, between
the original photo and the sharpen photo.
Rick
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[Gimp-user] Layers names

2004-11-07 Thread Gérald
Hi,
Is there's a way to retreive the layers names/ attributes in an xcf file 
whitout loading it ?

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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers names

2004-11-07 Thread Owen Cook

On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Gérald wrote:

 
 Is there's a way to retreive the layers names/ attributes in an xcf file 
 whitout loading it ?


I don't think so.

If you plan in advance and call all your layers

Big_Layer
Small_layer
Green_Layer

etc

then you can extract the names from the file with the strings command

strings blah.xcf|grep ayer

Not much help or use, but it gets the names


Owen

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Re: [Gimp-user] Layers in GIMP and Photoshop Layer Effects

2004-09-02 Thread David Neary
Hi Cedric,

cedric wrote:
 A) I'm not sure i've understood everything but some told few days ago, 
 that it was possible to do in GIMP (with layer modes) all what Adobe PS 
 does in layer effects. At this time the best thing i know for gimp is 
 the layer_effects.scm. But may be I mistake.

Yes, it is, but effect layers are another matter. A layer mode is
a way to change how one layer renders with the layers beneath it.
An effect layer is a layer with no data attached which acts on
the data flowing through it (to do something like a curve
adjustment, or inversion, or some other color operation). There
is no reason why an effect layer could not be more powerful, and
allow things like blur layers, but as it was done in Photoshop,
effect layers only use pixel-by-pixel effects.

 B) Photoshop has a very interesting functionnality in being able to 
 group layers (pasting in new can be done by copy/paste and layer-new).

Another one not present in the GIMP at all. Sorry.

 C) The add of several layers increases much more the size of a XCF file 
 than it does with a PSD

Can't comment on this one, sorry.

 D) It is impossible (may be it is a technical reason) to work with 
 transform tools on a masked layer. In my mind, the tool could be easily 
 applied to both, but i'm sure i mistake.

You mean transform the layer and the mask? I'm sure that would be
possible. Could you open a bug report in Bugzilla for this
feature addition?

Thanks for your comments,
Dave.

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[Gimp-user] Layers in GIMP and Photoshop Layer Effects

2004-08-31 Thread cedric
As a Photoshop teacher and Gimp book author (french reader can have a 
look at http://www.le-radar.com) i'm interesting in comparison because 
this is a very good source of idea. But i'm a bit fed up reading gimp 
cannot do anything as good as PS. Most of time it is possible, but just 
have to a way to, because in my point of view GIMP is DIFFERENT and 
don't have be a PS clone. But there are few things i can say :

A) I'm not sure i've understood everything but some told few days ago, 
that it was possible to do in GIMP (with layer modes) all what Adobe PS 
does in layer effects. At this time the best thing i know for gimp is 
the layer_effects.scm. But may be I mistake.

Even compared to this script, PS's functionnalities seem to be much more 
comfortable : the effects are updated when the original layer is modified.

B) Photoshop has a very interesting functionnality in being able to 
group layers (pasting in new can be done by copy/paste and layer-new).

C) The add of several layers increases much more the size of a XCF file 
than it does with a PSD

D) It is impossible (may be it is a technical reason) to work with 
transform tools on a masked layer. In my mind, the tool could be easily 
applied to both, but i'm sure i mistake.

We could tell much more about this but may be all this is not the more 
important. I guess that :
   - working in other color spaces (CMYK, Lab ...), with specific 
channel options [including working directly on channels allowing 
copy/paste from one channel to another ...] not only for DTP purpose but 
because some things can easily be done when there is a specific access 
to a luminosity/black channel.
   - improve the more and more the (anti)alias : in some cases pixel 
selection or transition still produce ugly effects.

In conclusion, no tool can be perfect. Loving Gimp, i have to confess 
that i spend much more time doing a thing in GIMP that I should with PS. 
But we also can find defaults in PS : there's no copy visible (you need 
duplicate and flatten), less filters, no real script developement 
because PS's Script is just a way to pack already-there-actions, no 
capacity to sharp a softened selection ...

So those who don't believe in the Gimp could also take notice of this.
cedric
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