Re: [Gimp-user] Error.
On 11/03/2012 11:28 PM, Daniel Smith wrote: Because (left out) a Vista machine means it's probably about five years old or so, meaning that it could possibly be filled, and or replace the drive as well. It's gonna go sometime soon. Just thoughts. And they're so cheap now. Dan Ubuntu 10 has worked great for me but alas, Canonical has gone the way of the dedicated touchscreen interface. I will be bailing out when the version I am using reaches end of life next year. Can't sit a very computer illiterate user in front of the Unity desktop, and expect them to figure it out and use it without problems. Can't expect me to toss 20 years of reasonably efficient workflow habits out the window either... I have been very impressed with Mint - the other day I had occasion to use the Live DVD in conjunction with a printer/scanner on a random PC on a random office LAN, and the thing just worked all around. Running an OS that works for not against the user is a very addictive thing. Token on-topic reference: The GIMP was the first major gateway drug that started me down the path to a 100% Free Software world. Ubuntu stopped including the GIMP in its default installation package, and that's another strike against Canonical... sure it's stupidly easy to install, but dang it, GNU/Linux is supposed to include the GIMP right out of the box, is all! :o) On 11/3/12, Daniel Smith opened...@gmail.com wrote: I really have grown fond of avg's pc tuneup. Normally I in the past didn't use such utilities, but I tried (and paid!) for it once, and love it. Still use the free avg antivirus though. I would have recommended to upgrade to Win 7 and wipe the whole drive. Never really liked Vista that much. Seemed like only a little better than that old Longhorn beta there was going around for a while. But I would also just take at least a glance at the drive to see how much free space there is on it. Dan On 11/3/12, Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net wrote: On 11/03/2012 09:02 PM, Jernej Simončič wrote: On Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:22:52 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: I would run a registry cleaner Don't. Just don't. At best, they do nothing, and at worst they screw up the machine (had to fix too many machines that registry cleaners and optimizers left in unusable state). The first thing a registry cleaner does - if it's a decent one like the Wise cleaner - is back up the existing registry files to a location where they won't be overwritten during the OS-native registry backup rotation. Then it conducts a scan and removes orphaned keys that point to non-existent files and directories, redundant keys, etc. In some cases, I have seen processes that access the registry frequently, i.e. complex application start-up routines - run 2x faster after cleaning. Usually the result is not quite that impressive. In a hypothetical worst case where damage is done by the cleaning process - something I have never seen happen in a few hundred practical cases - the saved registry can be restored with a single command and, in effect, nothing happened at all. Any problems that need repair are the same ones that were there before the registry cleaner was tried. Progressive registry bloat is a feature, not a bug. It makes a computer with a Microsoft operating system appear to be getting old and slowing down, which is a Good Thing if you are selling computers or operating systems. Not so good if you are the user who owns the machine in question. The best repair for any Microsoft operating system is to replace it with an operating system that works, or, failing that, reinstall the one that came with the machine. But sometimes that's not an option, alas. :o/ Steve ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] (no subject)
HI I am using GIMP 2.8.2 and cant use FX-Foundry-Layer Effects-Drop Shadow functionality, i keep getting this error. Plug-In 'Drop Shadow' left image undo in inconsistent state, closing open undo groups I followed the Gimp tutorial http://gimp-tutorials.net/volks-logo-tutorial Can anybody please advice, or help? Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04 Gimp Version 2.8.2 Thank You ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Error.
2012/11/4 Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net Ubuntu 10 has worked great for me but alas, Canonical has gone the way of the dedicated touchscreen interface. I will be bailing out when the version I am using reaches end of life next year. Can't sit a very computer illiterate user in front of the Unity desktop, and expect them to figure it out and use it without problems. Can't expect me to toss 20 years of reasonably efficient workflow habits out the window either... You don't need to do that. Using Ubuntu 12.04 with the look and feel of Ubuntu 10.04 is rather easy. Of course, it needs a little work, but nothing complicated. I'm using that on all my computers and on all the computers I manage. The major visible differences is that I cannot use any more the theme I liked (but probably still a little more work probably would do that, if it was so important), and the System global menu is now hidden in the Applications menu. I did not yet try version 12.10, and Ubuntu Gnome Remix 12.10 seems promising, but it uses Gnome 3, which some people consider as much offending as Unity... I have been very impressed with Mint - the other day I had occasion to use the Live DVD in conjunction with a printer/scanner on a random PC on a random office LAN, and the thing just worked all around. Mint is very pleasant and refreshing indeed, and I'll shift to it if combining Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome 2 is impossible. Running an OS that works for not against the user is a very addictive thing. Token on-topic reference: The GIMP was the first major gateway drug that started me down the path to a 100% Free Software world. Ubuntu stopped including the GIMP in its default installation package, and that's another strike against Canonical... sure it's stupidly easy to install, but dang it, GNU/Linux is supposed to include the GIMP right out of the box, is all! :o) The only problem, in my opinion, is that Ubuntu still insists on fitting on a CD instead of a DVD, for reasons I don't know. -- Olivier Lecarme ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Tool switching and preset troubles
Hi. I've been doing some painting and texturing with gimp recently and it's working out nicely for me. However, I don't understand how to switch tools correctly. It seems tool presets are the highest level since they can remember brush size, brush alpha, tool settings, blend type and so on. It seems like they're the way to go for tool switching. However, the keyboard shortcuts are only for switching /tools/. So each time I go from brush to eraser i have to spend time adjusting the size and the brush at minimum. Is there a way to assign keys to presets instead of tools? Also two other related questions: How can I either get rid of all the brush, tool, dynamic and palette presets that are uneditable? They're driving me nuts, just making my own presets difficult to find, and if I select one of them, I can't edit it. Alternatively, making them editable (and therefore deletable from the UI) would work too. How can I make the presets auto-save every change I make after that preset was selected? Alternatively, can I assign a shortcut to save the last used preset? -- MadMinstrel (via gimpusers.com) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] (no subject)
Hi Theuns, On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 09:21:03 +0200 Theuns Heydenrych theunsheydenr...@gmail.com wrote: HI I am using GIMP 2.8.2 and cant use FX-Foundry-Layer Effects-Drop Shadow functionality, i keep getting this error. Plug-In 'Drop Shadow' left image undo in inconsistent state, closing open undo groups I followed the Gimp tutorial http://gimp-tutorials.net/volks-logo-tutorial I don't see this effect in FX-Foundry (which does not exist). I see it in Filters - Light and Shadow - Drop Shadow. And from my experiments with a image with transparency it works fine here on Mageia Linux 2 x86-64 with gimp-2.8.2-1.1.mga2 . Can anybody please advice, or help? Can you provide an .xcf file that reproduces the problem before the effect is applied? You can use https://www.dropbox.com/ or whatever to upload it and share it. Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04 Gimp Version 2.8.2 Should be OK. Thank You Regards, Shlomi Fish -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ My Favourite FOSS - http://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/favourite/ There is no IGLU Cabal! Home‐made Cabals eventually superseded the power and influence of the original IGLU Cabal, which was considered a cutting edge development at its time. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Error.
Wow, thanks to both (all) of you! I'll have to taste the mint, so to speak. I was running Ubuntu 11 till my latest machinicide. I thought though when I installed it that Linux has come incredibly far in ease of use since when I used to use it back in the old Red Hat 4, 7 etc command line startup days. Of course, I just did it with an ubuntu cd I bought off of ebay for 4 bucks. So no size worries for me. But I did notice when I was searching that error above, or different combinations of its terms included, that it seemed cross-OS, that different #s (gmem.c: 165, 135, etc) of it occurred in various linux and windows versions that people had reported bugs or complained of. Except for, notably, on Macs. Don't know fer sure about that though. On second search through it seemed a lot had to do with corrupted or unmanageably large conversion files etc. crashing memory. This is a very similar error: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/846389 Dan On 11/4/12, Olivier oleca...@gmail.com wrote: 2012/11/4 Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net Ubuntu 10 has worked great for me but alas, Canonical has gone the way of the dedicated touchscreen interface. I will be bailing out when the version I am using reaches end of life next year. Can't sit a very computer illiterate user in front of the Unity desktop, and expect them to figure it out and use it without problems. Can't expect me to toss 20 years of reasonably efficient workflow habits out the window either... You don't need to do that. Using Ubuntu 12.04 with the look and feel of Ubuntu 10.04 is rather easy. Of course, it needs a little work, but nothing complicated. I'm using that on all my computers and on all the computers I manage. The major visible differences is that I cannot use any more the theme I liked (but probably still a little more work probably would do that, if it was so important), and the System global menu is now hidden in the Applications menu. I did not yet try version 12.10, and Ubuntu Gnome Remix 12.10 seems promising, but it uses Gnome 3, which some people consider as much offending as Unity... I have been very impressed with Mint - the other day I had occasion to use the Live DVD in conjunction with a printer/scanner on a random PC on a random office LAN, and the thing just worked all around. Mint is very pleasant and refreshing indeed, and I'll shift to it if combining Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome 2 is impossible. Running an OS that works for not against the user is a very addictive thing. Token on-topic reference: The GIMP was the first major gateway drug that started me down the path to a 100% Free Software world. Ubuntu stopped including the GIMP in its default installation package, and that's another strike against Canonical... sure it's stupidly easy to install, but dang it, GNU/Linux is supposed to include the GIMP right out of the box, is all! :o) The only problem, in my opinion, is that Ubuntu still insists on fitting on a CD instead of a DVD, for reasons I don't know. -- Olivier Lecarme ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] double exposure
Is there a way to use this program to create a double exposure effect? I can do it with my 35mm camera manually while taking pics. But was not sure if you can create the same digitally?? Thank you! Jenn ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] double exposure
If it's the term I'm thinking of there are maybe twenty different ways to do this in GIMP. But all of them have one thing in common - you need to import both source images as separate layers in the same image window. From that point you can: 1 - Set the top layer's mode to either Brightest or Addition (neither one precisely reproduces an actual double exposure, but they're close) 2 - Keep the top layer's mode Normal and use the Eraser (or a layer mask) to fade the edges/transition between them. -- Stratadrake strata_ran...@hotmail.com Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 09:56:58 -0500 From: ellimae...@gmail.com To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: [Gimp-user] double exposure Is there a way to use this program to create a double exposure effect? I can do it with my 35mm camera manually while taking pics. But was not sure if you can create the same digitally?? Thank you! Jenn ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] double exposure
Hello, afaik, the Screen blend mode is a more accurate reproduction of a double exposure. However, it will brighten up your image, so if the two photos weren't underexposed to begin with (which they are when you actually make a double-exposure on film), you'll have to adjust the values. Don't worry, the Screen mode doesn't result in clipping, so usually you don't loose all that much information. bw, Tobl Am 04.11.2012 16:10, schrieb Richard Gitschlag: If it's the term I'm thinking of there are maybe twenty different ways to do this in GIMP. But all of them have one thing in common - you need to import both source images as separate layers in the same image window. From that point you can: 1 - Set the top layer's mode to either Brightest or Addition (neither one precisely reproduces an actual double exposure, but they're close) 2 - Keep the top layer's mode Normal and use the Eraser (or a layer mask) to fade the edges/transition between them. -- Stratadrake strata_ran...@hotmail.com Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 09:56:58 -0500 From: ellimae...@gmail.com To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: [Gimp-user] double exposure Is there a way to use this program to create a double exposure effect? I can do it with my 35mm camera manually while taking pics. But was not sure if you can create the same digitally?? Thank you! Jenn ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Error.
On 04.11.2012 03:00, Sleepingbeautiie wrote: I have no idea... and running out of memory? ._. That's... a bad thing, isn't it? I'm not working on any images - I haven't been able to access GIMP for three, four days, now, so... Patterns might be another cause for this problem. Fonts, too. I mean, I'll try and follow what Steve said, but.. then again I might just save my brushes into a folder and then revert back to 2.6 to see if that works. You should move any brushes that didn't come with GIMP itself. If you've done this already, did anything change? Note that blindly (re-)installing any version of GIMP won't solve the problem if anything you have added is causing this. Well, yeah, I have moved all brushes that never came with gimp into an entirely diff. folder, so... I mean, what do you think? Would it work if, say, I uninstalled GIMP entirely, waited about a month or two (I can cope) and then try again? -- Sleepingbeautiie (via gimpusers.com) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] text tool chanes text properties when i paste over old text content
Thanks for the tip, at least i have that feature back with setting my gimp to Single Window Mode from Windows menu. But it made my workspace area smaller, i got used to work with floating window mode. I don't know if it is a bug but it is annoying. Is this the official forum of gimp and where can i report a bug or request something about gimp, because the developer team do not seem to be around, or they have so much work to do in their daily life... Anyway, thanks for your help... Hello, I don't know the sourcecode and therefore cannot be sure about this, but here's what I've concluded from observation: Text in GIMP saves it's properties in two different places: One set of properties that is the standard for the entire text layer and then the modified parameters for every letter you change. Unfortunately, by using the floating menu you can only change the modified parameters, even if you have the entire text selected. So when you delete the entire text and start entering a new one (that's also what happens if you selected the entire text and start tipping), it uses the layer-wide standard properties. To change those, you have to change them in the tool properties of the text tool instead of the floating menu. Maybe it'd be worth a bug report if there isn't one, requesting to alter the layer-wide properties when the entire text is selected. bw, Tobl Am 02.11.2012 04:00, schrieb realbezo: Hi, i switched gimp 2.6 to 2.8 and new text tool behaves strangely, as i remember in gimp 2.6 when i try to change text content with selecting old text and pasting new text i could use same text size and same font with my old text without doing anything but now in the gim 2.8 whenever i try to change content of a text layer i need to choose again font and text size from toolbox options, but why do i have to do this, i have a text placed on my image with a certain font and certain font size and i just want to alter my text conten not the size of text or font , it changes automatically to back text size and font whatever i used last time in another work. summary: i want to change my text content without setting my font and font size properties, i want to use my text layers old properties, please give the feature back... -- realbezo (via gimpusers.com) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] text tool chanes text properties when i paste over old text content
On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 3:49 AM, realbezo wrote: Is this the official forum of gimp The gimpusers.com gate to the mailing list? No, it's not. and where can i report a bug or request something about gimp http://www.gimp.org/bugs/ Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] double exposure
Generally speaking, in terms of the resulting brightness when you blend two layers, Addition Screen Lighten Only. The online GIMP manual explains layer blending modes in more detail (albeit not in the same order they are shown in actual GIMP 2.8's dropdown menu of blending modes :\ ) http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-concepts-layer-modes.html -- Stratadrake strata_ran...@hotmail.com Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:18:39 +0100 From: tobias.lu...@hfg-gmuend.de To: ellimae...@gmail.com CC: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] double exposure Hello, afaik, the Screen blend mode is a more accurate reproduction of a double exposure. However, it will brighten up your image, so if the two photos weren't underexposed to begin with (which they are when you actually make a double-exposure on film), you'll have to adjust the values. Don't worry, the Screen mode doesn't result in clipping, so usually you don't loose all that much information. bw, Tobl Am 04.11.2012 16:10, schrieb Richard Gitschlag: If it's the term I'm thinking of there are maybe twenty different ways to do this in GIMP. But all of them have one thing in common - you need to import both source images as separate layers in the same image window. From that point you can: 1 - Set the top layer's mode to either Brightest or Addition (neither one precisely reproduces an actual double exposure, but they're close) 2 - Keep the top layer's mode Normal and use the Eraser (or a layer mask) to fade the edges/transition between them. -- Stratadrake strata_ran...@hotmail.com Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 09:56:58 -0500 From: ellimae...@gmail.com To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: [Gimp-user] double exposure Is there a way to use this program to create a double exposure effect? I can do it with my 35mm camera manually while taking pics. But was not sure if you can create the same digitally?? Thank you! Jenn ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
