Re: Wow! The Resynthesizer
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 09:48:53 +0200 (CEST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I tried it out today and it comes out with a message "plugin >crashed. this plugin messed up gimps internal state. save image and >restart gimp" I use gimp 1.1.24 Perhaps the author read this and >could help us out. It turned out that my crashes were caused by having too many old versions of the C++ runtime library hanging around. Once I fixed this problem and recompiled, everything was happy. Kelly
Re: Wow! The Resynthesizer
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:31:17 -0700, Alex Harford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~pfh/resynthesizer/ >Has anybody on the list tried this plug-in? I'm at work right now so >I can't try it, but I am going to as soon as I get home. Basically >it is for removing things from images automatically, and also working >with textures/tileable images. I just tried it, and both it and homogenizer crashed on initialization with segfaults. I have gimp 1.1.23 here; I'm updating from CVS at the moment and will try it again after that completes (which will probably be sometime tomorrow). Kelly
Re: GIF license policy
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000 09:12:07 +0100, Hubert Froehlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >We want to use gimp to transform cartographic vector data into GIF >images for use in the internet. However, the rights on the GIF >format are owned by Compuserve. >AFAIK, any software *producing* GIF images (such as Photoshop and all >that stuff) has to pay license fees to Compuserve. The software user, >then , has got the right to produce ANY amount of images. I would strongly urge you to use some other format if you're concerned about the legal BS that surrounds the LZW patent. PNG should will work nicely for your purposes. Kelly
Re: Newbie: How to do vertical text
On Sun, 30 Jan 2000 16:26:58 -0700 (MST), Luke Holton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Ok, I'm very new to gimp AND I'm sure there is a simple way to do >vertical text The easiest is to use Dynamic Text. Type the text into the dialog with newlines between each character. You will probably want to select "Centered" for the fill type. Kelly
Re: Layer Error in Gimp >1.1.14
On Sun, 30 Jan 2000 16:24:39 +0100, chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Hello, Sometimes Gimp has problems with choosing layers in the layers >dialog. The errors occurs for example after using the 'drop >shadow'-scriptfu. This script create a new layer for the shadow. But >after that I can't choose and delete layers in the layer-dialog >anymore. I can pick a layer, and it gets highlighted, but all >delete/duplicate/ move attempts fail. ONLY the new shadow-layer is >modified. >The only method to switch to another layer is using the layers->stack >menu. >Is this a known bug maybe? Yes, it's a known bug. See the bug tracker: Bugs #4914, #4031, #4927. Since it's reported as closed, odds are it's been fixed in the current development version. Kelly
Re: are paths supported in gimp?
On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:16:55 -0500, Wayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Hello, I'm learning gimp through a class on photoshop.. does gimp >support the path concept of photoshop? I don' t see it in the >version I have (v 1.0.1) or in the gimp book I have. Paths are in the current development version (1.1.15 as of this writing) and will be in the next stable release. Kelly
Re: help files contribution
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:28:11 -0500, Yassen Roussev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Unfortunately the only languages which I speak and write in, well >enough are my native Bulgarian, and English. I shall try to get >organised and commence on the bg po files. Since as of yet there are _no_ bg files, this would be a Good Thing. (Developer note: we should update the About dialog to give credit to translators.) Kelly
Re: Cheap Machine for Gimp? (Summary)
On 27 Jan 2000 09:51:33 -0800, Rui-Tao Dong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >However, I am still uncertain where the bottleneck is. X server, >memory bandwidth? Probably the code. The tile cache is not very efficient. Increasing the size of the tile cache will probably help. Kelly
Re: Script-Fu from Perl-Fu?
On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 11:35:22 +0100, Stephan Skrodzki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Yeah, now, after upgrading to 1.1.14 ... all you said came true: >Gimp crashes :-) Maybe you should try 1.1.15, which is the most recent developer's release. :) Kelly
Re: explaination of how to unsubscribe from gimp-user
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:59:26 -0500 (EST), Steve Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Sorry for the clutter. I know this is redundant. I just thought it >would be good to get this into the archives under a subject which >distinguishes it from posts that contain unsubscribe requests and >flames in reply. Perhaps we should make a weekly FAQ posting that includes unsubscribe information. Sigh. Kelly
Re: business charts / statistics graphic
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:23:33 +0100, Mirek Szymczak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I´m actually new to gimp and i don´t know what this porgram can do . >I need to create a statistic (mail usage) with "beautifull" charts , >the data is stored in a database , can i do this with gimp ? can i >write a script fu for this ? how does it work , has someone an >example? This sounds like something for which gnuplot would be a better candidate. Kelly
Re: changing cursors?
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:32:44 +0100, Olle Viksten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I agree. I think this is a feature that should be on the top of the >todo-list. A good way to communicate such things to developers is to submit a bug report with severity "wishlist". :) Kelly
Re: Script-Fu from Perl-Fu?
On Sun, 23 Jan 2000 18:43:03 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stephan Skrodzki) said: >Howdy, >I'd like to use a Script-Fu script from within gimp-perl a Gimp tells me: >function/macro "shadow" not found in Gimp at >/home/skrodzki/.gimp-1.1/plug-ins/marly-text-button line 39 (ERROR) >And excerpt of the script: >use Gimp qw(:auto __); >use Gimp::Fu; >$unsel_lay = gimp_layer_new($img, $img->width, $img->height, > RGB, "Unsel Shadow", 100, NORMAL_MODE); >$unsel_lay->add_layer(-1); >gimp_layer_add_alpha($unsel_lay); >gimp_edit_clear($unsel_lay); >script-fu-drop-shadow(0,$unsel_lay,8,8,15,"black",60,1); ^ Try using script_fu_drop_shadow (underlines, not dashes). Perl parses this as script - fu - drop - shadow (). The first three evaluate to zero, and the last to a call to the (undefined) subroutine shadow. >return $img; >} Kelly
Re: Installation gimp 1.1.15 /2
On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 19:58:18 +0100, Hago Ziegler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > /usr/include/gdk/gdkprivate.h:31: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory > /usr/include/gdk/gdkprivate.h:32: X11/Xutil.h: No such file or directory You're missing the X includes. Did you install the X development libraries? A standard X install does not include these. Kelly
Re: Cheap Machine for Gimp?
On Sat, 15 Jan 2000 00:30:55 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero) said: >>My question is what is the minimal machine configuration for Gimp to >>work reasonably fast? What CPU, how much RAM, what video card (to >As CPU a K7, ie, but the serious point about this is lots of RAM and >fast HD, cos if all the task can be done in RAM, you will go really >fast. If for some reason you have to touch HD, it must be fast, maybe >get two smaller instead of one big. Piddle. I use GIMP on a P120 with 88 megs of RAM and two relatively uninteresting hard drives. It's not blazing, but it's adequately fast for me. Kelly
Re: selection+-
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:15:29 -0500 (EST), Luc Bouchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Correct me if I am wrong, but if you are using a development version >and not the last stable one, you can't make a statement about >problems not being acceptable. If you decide to use a dev version >than you must accept the risk of having bugs. We are just lucky that >the developers let us play with non-stable versions. BTW, the price for being allowed to play with non-stable version is that you have to file meaningful and useful bug reports when you find a bug. You Have Been Warned. :) Kelly
Re: selection+-
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 07:53:31 -0600 (CST), Andrew Kieschnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >If the problem is caused by a BUG is your ***, then its a solution, >and the selection problem is caused by buggy window managers. I know >kwm and icewm both suffered from this bug at some point. Generally, problems with using selection modifier keys are the result of window managers which grab control+button. The solution is to fix your window manager configuration. I have no ideas what needs to be done for Windows. Gimp32 is terribly alpha and very few of us even give a damn about it, let alone care to fix bugs specific to that version. :) Kelly
Re: selection+-
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:20:52 +0100, robert schiffers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >thanx for all your help. i found a solution to my problem, which >seems easy to me. just reinstall your KDE. worked for me :-) Um, that's a Windows mentality. Here in the real world, "just reinstall" is not a solution. Kelly
Re: selection+-
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:51:38 -0800 (PST), Alex Harford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Everything seems to work fine on my system (1.1.13). I would >recommend that you upgrade to the latest version, since the unstable >tree changes quite quickly. I'm not a developer, so I don't really >keep track of bugs, but I know that there were some selection related >bugfixes recently. >If upgrading does not solve your problem, query the developer's list, >and describe your entire setup, ie; Gimp version, GTK+, your >platform, etc. Filing a bug report would be nice too. Mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "Package: gimp" on the first line of the body. Kelly
Re: Fileinfo plug-in
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:39:29 -0500, Martin Edlman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Do GIMP release maintainers read this conference? I hope >so. What do I need to do to make my plug-in to be in next GIMP >release? Actually, we're thinking of removing plugins from the current distribution, not adding new ones. Just put your plugin in the registry. :) Kelly
Re: Next stable version
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:03:40 +0100, "Matthias Kleine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Do you know anything, if there is something planned in the closer >future? Version 1.2 is anticipated by March or thereabouts. Kelly
Re: [ANNOUNCE] GimpMill - A Sawmill Theme Tool
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:55:10 +0800, Ian McKellar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >For each of the frame parts create a separate layer in the way >described above, but call each of these "PART: name" where name will >be used in the image name. To set frame part attributes append "name >= value" pairs to the frame part's layer's name (e.g. "PART: >closebutton class=close-button"). Finally to specify the difference >between the default frame decoration and the focussed, mouseover, etc >decoration you can optionally create layers called NORMAL, FOCUSED, >HIGHLIGHTED and CLICKED. These are merged with frame part layers >before they're saved. Often a black layer with 50% opacity in >"Multiply" mode will be what you're after, but if nececarry you can >provide complete replacement images. A convenient user-accessible parasite editor would make this sort of thing MUCH friendlier -- instead of having to use magic cookie layer names you'd just click on a button on the layer dialog and edit the layer's externally-defined properties Kelly
