[Gimp-user] Text gets enlarged automatically upon ...

[chrisj]

>When I try to edit a .xcf file (of text words), and select the correct
>layer, then select the Text tool, a box pops-up stating "Confirm Text
>Editing". When I select 'edit' that text layer enlarges automatically
>beyond the canvas area. Very annoying. Anyway to edit without that
>happening? I don't know how to easily edit at that point. What's going
>on there?
>Any help is appreciated

Also, there seems to be a dialog box above the canvas, and the the tool options
below. The box above the canvas (with Arial Heavy) seems to be controlling the
text, but the tool options box (calabri bold) below has the anti-alias checkbox,
why are there two? And how can I apply anti-alias to the text, if the above one
is controlling the edit? see attached image

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[Gimp-user] Text gets enlarged automatically upon ...

[chrisj]

When I try to edit a .xcf file (of text words), and select the correct layer,
then select the Text tool, a box pops-up stating "Confirm Text Editing". When I
select 'edit' that text layer enlarges automatically beyond the canvas area.
Very annoying. Anyway to edit without that happening? I don't know how to easily
edit at that point. What's going on there?
Any help is appreciated

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Re: [Gimp-user] making a faded handwritten letter legible

[Ofnuts]

On 5/5/19 9:03 PM, samkirk wrote:

I have 2400 dpi images that were scanned of a 19th-century handwritten letter
and they are very faded. I am wondering what to adjust in GIMP to try and make
them more legible. Any help is appreciated.

Attachments:
* https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1165/original/letter_sample.tif


No plain image editor can deduce missing pixels if you can't do it as a
human.

What an image editor can do is tweak gray pixels to make them more (or
less) apparent to improve the legibility of the document. But for this
there should be grey pixels and you image only has pure black and pure
white ones.


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[Gimp-user] Exporting .gif files corrupts color information.

[Blasphemous]

Just an update:
I have circumvented this problem by editing the palette directly, without adding
channels or anything overly complicated.
Here's what I did in case other people experience similar issues:
I modified the color with index 16 from #878787 to #898989 (editing html
notation). This changed that color everywhere in the picture.
Then I edited the index 255 color's html notation as well, from 875487 to
878787, which again changed the color everywhere to the correct value.
After saving the file, I can now freely edit and export it in GIMP with no
further issues, the game properly recognizes all the colors.

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Re: [Gimp-user] gimp-user-list Digest, Vol 91, Issue 4

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

hi programmer_ceds,
go to the online manual and save the page, in the save format drop-down
select "web page complete" (firefox) or export as pdf (safari) under the
file menu. this should work fine.

hth,
dwain

On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM programmer_ceds 
wrote:

> Does the following link give you what you want (only English or Italian
> though)?
>
> http://gimp.linux.it/www/meta/
>
> >There is some confusie it seems.
> >I did find the user manual. That is not the issue.
> >What I want is, to be able to download the manual as a pdf.
> >Unless I’m missing something, there seems no possibility to do so.
> >
> >Kind Regards
> >
> >Jo Van Rafelghem
>
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Re: [Gimp-user] Font problem in user interface

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

hi wicky,
i've had the same problem before. for me it is a font problem. i use a mac
and use true type, open type and mac type1 fonts. when i install the type1
fonts, gimp breaks, if i place them in another directory and link to gimp
in preferences>folders>fonts, the problem disappears. so you could have
some fonts that are creating the problem.

hth,
dwain

On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:05 PM Wicky  wrote:

> >just downloaded GIMP for Mac, and when I open it all the text in the
> >user interface menu is in numerical fractions.
> >
> >Does anyone know a solution for this - or has had this problem?
> >
> >I'd love to try out the program - but can't figure out what's what
> >with this issue.
>
>
> Same happening with my gimp install (2.10) on Mac running 10.14.4 Mojave
>
> Working fine for a week or so then UI screwed up with fractions! Tried to
> look
> in preferences but that's turned into gibberish..
>
> See Screenshot
>
> Hope there's a soltion as I use Gimp for the Later alpha colour to
> transparency
> function that PS sorely lacks
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Attachments:
> *
> https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1159/original/Image_2019-04-28_at_3.04.56_pm.png
>
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Re: [Gimp-user] Print enlarged image

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

hi arthur,
scale your image to the size you need and print.

cheers,
dwain

On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:05 PM ArthurC  wrote:

> I'm a brand new GIMP user and can't figure out how to enlarge an image and
> then
> print that enlarged image. When I increase the size and try to print it, it
> still prints in the original size.
>
>  I want to use GIMP to manipulate image sizes for wood carving patterns.
>
> Thanks!
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Re: [Gimp-user] Removing unwanted dots from image

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

hi pinballslave,
the answer to your question is, there is no simple way to "retouch" your
image. clone tool on a copy of your image and practice until you're
satisfied with your results.

hth,
dwain

On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:05 PM pinballslave  wrote:

> Hi. I have an image with a lot of light irregular dots all over it which
> I'd
> like to remove. Is there a simple way to do this? Attached is a section of
> the
> image which hopefully shows what I mean. There was a lot of black in the
> image
> and I managed to remove the undesired dots from this, as the attached image
> sample shows, but I'm struggling to do the same on the colored sections. Be
> gentle with me, I'm a totally novice to this!
>
> Attachments:
> *
> https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1160/original/Serenade_sample.jpg
>
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Re: [Gimp-user] making a faded handwritten letter legible

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

do you have the letter? can you have it re-scanned? can you be there to
manipulate the dpi and contrast? if the answers are no, then i guess
rich404's answer, "Nothing you can do with that (except guess), will have
to suffice.

On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:07 PM samkirk  wrote:

> I have 2400 dpi images that were scanned of a 19th-century handwritten
> letter
> and they are very faded. I am wondering what to adjust in GIMP to try and
> make
> them more legible. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Attachments:
> *
> https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1165/original/letter_sample.tif
>
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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP 2.10 cannot open raw files

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

hi matt,
i found out that 2.10.10 has a rawtherapee plugin in the program. install
rawtherapee and when you open a raw file it opens rawtherapee, although
unlike the version of gimp with ufraw, be sure to check (if on a mac) the
dock to bring rawtherapee to the front of gimp.

hth,
dwain

On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:09 PM Matt878909  wrote:

> I'm having the same issue.
>
> Running Gimp 2.10.10 and i've been working on 16 bit TIF that i've
> exported from
> another software, all worked fine; then all of a sudden it stopped working.
>
> so i troubleshooted and decided to uninstall and reinstall the software.
> still
> no luck after that.
> thought there might be some latent files left behind. so cleared
> everything.
> then reinstalled again.
> still no luck.
>
> then i thought, why not import RAW files using darktable or UFRAW. UFraw
> has no
> luck and now even darktable isn't working.
>
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Re: [Gimp-user] Creating Check Patterns

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

hi mark,
first, you could search the web for the answer to your question to find web
sites that answer your query.

or you could scan checked shirt patterns and place them in your design,

or you could create your own check patterns templates by hand,

or use your scans and "remove" the color to create your template.

cheers,
dwain

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:25 AM Mark Ratcliffe via gimp-user-list <
gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've downloaded the latest version of GIMP to try and create different
> styles of clothing. Could somebody please tell me if it's possible to
> create check shirts using this system, and perhaps direct me to any website
> that could assist me with this?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
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Re: [Gimp-user] Interface/Tools

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

preferences>themes

hth,
dwain

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:25 AM Keith Rockhill via gimp-user-list <
gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote:

> New to Gimp. Is there a way to change the color of the tool
> boxes/interface (i.e., from black to grey)?
>
> Thanks for your help...
>
> Keith
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Re: [Gimp-user] Export to pdf

[Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list]

hi konrad,
2 euros a page for a manuscript isn't so bad. what would the price have
been if the printer used four colors instead of one? were there any color
images (photos, graphs, etc)? if there were color images as well as text
set to black, then the color increased the price and also caused a double
print session, one (plate) for the color and one (plate) for the text. btw,
did you ask for an estimate on the cost of the job when you took the
manuscript to the printer? finally, in most software, the text color
default is automatic. maybe you might want to check your text color
settings before your next printing job and get an estimate before the job
is printed. that way, there are no surprises on your end.

scribus sets the output to cmyk when you set the color tab in the pdf
export to print. the screen / web is for screen use or printing with an
inkjet printer. as i mentioned to uwe, your commercial printer will help
you if you ask. it is to the their benefit to help you work within their
workflow.

cheers,
dwain

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:25 AM Konrad Bauersachs <
konrad.bauersa...@t-online.de> wrote:

> Hi Uwe,
>
> I am not familiar with Scribus. But if you create a pdf  there could be
> a problem:
> Please take care that the text in your script is marked "black" and NOT
> "automatically".
> If text is "black" only the black toner / ink is used. "Automatically"
> means that
> black is mixed together with cmyk. I almost had a heart attack when my
> copy-shop
> demanded about 200 Euros for  a pdf text-manuscript of 400 pages.
>
> Best regards
>
> Konrad
>
>
> Am 12.05.2019 um 23:26 schrieb Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list:
> > uwe, et. al.,
> > one final thought. your commercial printer can help you work more
> > proficiently with them, all you have to do is ask. be sure to subscribe
> to
> > the scribus mailing list. there is an active community of users along
> with
> > the developers ready to help resolve design problems with accurate how-to
> > information, just like on this list.
> >
> > best,
> > dwain
> >
> > On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 11:36 PM Uwe Saßnowski 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Jehan and Dwain,
> >>
> >> I thank you very much for your helpful answeres! All this makes realy
> >> sense. I now started to work with Scribus. To be honest I had some
> program
> >> crashes (I think because of my unknowingness in the first steps :)) and
> >> some color fields are difficult to design. But all in all it is easy to
> >> handle. You are right that this seems to be the correct program to make
> our
> >> print material. I made some test pdf's and it looks realy good. It will
> >> take some time to be on the same point where I was with gimp. I hope
> that
> >> our printer shop accept the pdf, but I have a good feeling, they are
> >> professional. I look forward to my first print. Thank you again! Nice to
> >> have such professional help!
> >>
> >>
> >> With best regards,
> >> Uwe
> >> Am 10.05.2019 um 13:19 schrieb Dwain Alford:
> >>
> >> john and uwe,
> >> here, here. i agree whole-heartedly. gimp is a raster (pixel) based
> >> program while inkscape is a vector (number) based program which produces
> >> "smooth" outlines. scribus is a page layout program that handles the
> job of
> >> combining raster images, vector images and text into a neat package
> that a
> >> good print shop can execute a quality finished product of your design.
> >>
> >> scribus exports directly to pdf and produces a cmyk file that is "print
> >> ready". design tools are just that, tools. would use a screw driver to
> try
> >> and pry a nail from a board? you would choose the appropriate tool for
> the
> >> job, correct? even though gimp can be used to design a page, inkscape
> is a
> >> better choice of the two. however, even though inkscape is a good
> program
> >> to use for page design, scribus is better. scribus will allow you to
> import
> >> text from an open document format (open office or libreoffice); it will
> >> also allow you to import a .svg (scaleable vector graphic) image or an
> >> adobe illustrator image. however, i have found that certain illy files
> >> after illustrator 9 will not import. but be not dismayed, illustrator
> will
> >> convert your image to the .svg format for importation.
> >>
> >> for my work flow, i use a raster editor (gimp, photoshop, etc.) to size,
> >> color correct, etc. photographs; i use a vector editor (inkscape,
> >> illustrator, corel draw, etc.) to produce and size vector drawings and
> >> usually export to the .tif format (tif files contain more information
> than
> >> jpeg or png files - most commercial print shops prefer tif files for
> this
> >> reason); and i use a page layout program (scribus, indesign, quark
> express,
> >> etc.) to put the design elements together for the purpose of producing a
> >> print ready pdf file that produces a quality finished product.
> >>
> >> i need to mention that "properly" sizing a raster image is most
> important.
> >> most commercial printers 

[Gimp-user] 2.10 & GMIC

[rich404]

>You should unzip gmic in "D:\Program Files\GIMP
>2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts"

Not the best place to put any plugin. Do not mix up your user plugins with the
Gimp 2.10 stock ones.

The place for a plugin is in the Gimp user profile.

C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\plug-ins

In Windows it is in the hidden Appdata folder. Unhide to use, typically

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028316/windows-view-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-10

When it comes to the gmic_gimp_qt plugin for Windows, the (64 bit) installer now
works perfectly and installs automatically in the correct place.

Download the latest stable version from www.gmic.eu

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[Gimp-user] Erro

[Williams via gimp-user-list]

Hello, I want to comment on the names used in GIMP, I have version 2.10 and
I feel very difficult to follow the tutorials of gimp channels because the
names, especially of the filters, do not agree with the tutorials. Thank
you!
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Re: [Gimp-user] Question about displayed values on Histogram window

[北嶋 凌]

Thank you for answering.
I had 24bit image, so converted into 8bit and read.
But values are still from 0-1.

Is that a correct way I did?

Best regards,

Ryo Kitashima

>Hello,
>
>if you have an 8bit image it's from 0-255, if you have 16, or 32bit images
>you get the values from 0-1.
>
>Regards,
>Tobias
>
>Am Mo., 13. Mai 2019 um 11:45 Uhr schrieb 北嶋 凌 :
>
>> Hello.
>> I use GIMP ver.2.10.10.0 on Windows 7.
>>
>> I have a question about Histogram window.
>> (Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Histogram)
>>
>> There are "Mean","Std dev", "Median" values displayed,
>> but the values are between 0 and 1.
>> As far as I can remember, they used to be between 0 and 255.
>>
>> e.g.
>> expect value:Red=0, Green=160,   Blue=233
>> displayed value: Red=0, Green=0.627, Blue=0.914
>>
>> Is this because specification has changed,
>> or because I have changed some settings?
>>
>> If this can be fixed by the settings, would you tell me how to set?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Ryo Kitashima
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[Gimp-user] Interface/Tools

[Keith Rockhill via gimp-user-list]

New to Gimp. Is there a way to change the color of the tool boxes/interface 
(i.e., from black to grey)?

Thanks for your help...

Keith  
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[Gimp-user] GIMP 2.10.8: Free Select Tool doesn't work anymore (it's NOT active)

[Sami Törmi via gimp-user-list]

Hello,

I have a problem in new GIMP 2.10.8 which did not exist in my previous
version.
Free Select Tool doesn't work anymore and I can't remove the backround
around the product.
My goal is to create a transparent PNG-file of my product - like always.

1) I added Alpha Channel (bolded)

2) I chose my image with FREE SELECT TOOL (F) and ended the free circle

--> but in this new GIMP-version, the circle does not seem to be active
(there are no moving dashed line anymore)


3) However after that I chose INVERTED

4) Clicked DEL to move the backround around the product

--> but everytime I do this, the product itself will be removed - not the
backround I want to remove.

This is the way I'm using for creating transparent backround photos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0tg2mRroSY


Could you help me ?

BR,

Sami Törmi


Ei
viruksia. www.avast.com

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[Gimp-user] Creating Check Patterns

[Mark Ratcliffe via gimp-user-list]

Hi,

I've downloaded the latest version of GIMP to try and create different
styles of clothing. Could somebody please tell me if it's possible to
create check shirts using this system, and perhaps direct me to any website
that could assist me with this?

Regards,

Mark
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Re: [Gimp-user] Export to pdf

[Konrad Bauersachs]

Hi Uwe,

I am not familiar with Scribus. But if you create a pdf  there could be 
a problem:
Please take care that the text in your script is marked "black" and NOT 
"automatically".
If text is "black" only the black toner / ink is used. "Automatically" 
means that
black is mixed together with cmyk. I almost had a heart attack when my 
copy-shop

demanded about 200 Euros for  a pdf text-manuscript of 400 pages.

Best regards

Konrad


Am 12.05.2019 um 23:26 schrieb Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list:

uwe, et. al.,
one final thought. your commercial printer can help you work more
proficiently with them, all you have to do is ask. be sure to subscribe to
the scribus mailing list. there is an active community of users along with
the developers ready to help resolve design problems with accurate how-to
information, just like on this list.

best,
dwain

On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 11:36 PM Uwe Saßnowski  wrote:


Hello Jehan and Dwain,

I thank you very much for your helpful answeres! All this makes realy
sense. I now started to work with Scribus. To be honest I had some program
crashes (I think because of my unknowingness in the first steps :)) and
some color fields are difficult to design. But all in all it is easy to
handle. You are right that this seems to be the correct program to make our
print material. I made some test pdf's and it looks realy good. It will
take some time to be on the same point where I was with gimp. I hope that
our printer shop accept the pdf, but I have a good feeling, they are
professional. I look forward to my first print. Thank you again! Nice to
have such professional help!


With best regards,
Uwe
Am 10.05.2019 um 13:19 schrieb Dwain Alford:

john and uwe,
here, here. i agree whole-heartedly. gimp is a raster (pixel) based
program while inkscape is a vector (number) based program which produces
"smooth" outlines. scribus is a page layout program that handles the job of
combining raster images, vector images and text into a neat package that a
good print shop can execute a quality finished product of your design.

scribus exports directly to pdf and produces a cmyk file that is "print
ready". design tools are just that, tools. would use a screw driver to try
and pry a nail from a board? you would choose the appropriate tool for the
job, correct? even though gimp can be used to design a page, inkscape is a
better choice of the two. however, even though inkscape is a good program
to use for page design, scribus is better. scribus will allow you to import
text from an open document format (open office or libreoffice); it will
also allow you to import a .svg (scaleable vector graphic) image or an
adobe illustrator image. however, i have found that certain illy files
after illustrator 9 will not import. but be not dismayed, illustrator will
convert your image to the .svg format for importation.

for my work flow, i use a raster editor (gimp, photoshop, etc.) to size,
color correct, etc. photographs; i use a vector editor (inkscape,
illustrator, corel draw, etc.) to produce and size vector drawings and
usually export to the .tif format (tif files contain more information than
jpeg or png files - most commercial print shops prefer tif files for this
reason); and i use a page layout program (scribus, indesign, quark express,
etc.) to put the design elements together for the purpose of producing a
print ready pdf file that produces a quality finished product.

i need to mention that "properly" sizing a raster image is most important.
most commercial printers use a certain image resolution for different types
of paper and the "use" of the image. for instance, a fine art print would
be printed at 175 dpi while a newsprint image would be printed at 75-80
dpi. all this depends on the paper used for the job. i usually use 300 dpi
for raster images and size the image according to the size i want to
produce on the page. most vector images are either 300 or 600 dpi,
depending on the program i use to produce them.

scribus will allow you to draw a container for an image and the program
can size a large or small image to the container, but a 72 dpi image
enlarged by this process will produce an ugly final image on the paper.
there are some commercial printers that cannot print a scribus pdf file.
since adobe is the "industry standard" software they calibrate their
printers to adobe. small print shops use corel draw as their standard
software. in this case, you can provide a native file with accompanying
fonts in the file for printing. for most jobs where i use corel draw, i
will convert text to curves so i don't have to provide fonts to the
printer. and don't assume a printer knows how to print from a pdf. i have
run across one that didn't understand that he didn't have to import my pdf
into draw to print it. i guess he didn't know he could print from a pdf
viewer to his chosen printer. but i digress. a page layout program is also
a type setter. you can kern letters and paragraphs for "readability". 

[Gimp-user] wilber icon

[sofiane via gimp-user-list]

i'am trying to change the gimp wilber logo (as it shown in files uploaded)
from the UI (user interface) of gimp and even its icon in my desktop because
i didn't like this icon but i can't someone can help plz and thanks for your
help
image4004.png   
ui_icons.png   



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Re: [Gimp-user] Questionable implementation of layer list / groups

[Ofnuts]

On 4/26/19 1:41 PM, BWK wrote:

Coming from some other application perhaps, still not familiar with
Gimp. Nobody pretends that Gimp works the same as 'some other'
graphics application - why should it? There is a learning curve

Coming from what is actually considered the norms of interface design for GUI
applications. Which is that they are (intuitively) easy to use.

The answer is that it should follow the same norms of interface design as any
other software with a list box control. A multiple list of layers it should be
possible to select multiple layers and right click for a list of actions that
can be applied to multiple layers simultaneously e.g. Group. It is much slower
to have to create a group and drag one layer at a time into it, not the least
because Gimp has to re-render each layer when it gets dragged into a group if
that group has a different visibility setting.



Actually this looks like the chain links concept... Next to the eye icon
in the layers list there is a chainlink icon (normally not visible,
until you click on it...). If items are chain-linked (layers, but also
channels and paths) then any transform applied to any of the
chain-linked items (move, but also rotate/shear/etc...) is also applied
to the other ones (note that the transform preview only applies to the
current item, the other ones are transformed when you "commit" the
transform).

And keep in mind that groups are also (first?) a way to determine
composition order. They act a bit like parentheses in a mathematical
formula. They can be used for "management" only if you use the "Normal"
mode, in other modes putting a layer or not in group change the visual
result.


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Re: [Gimp-user] Export to pdf

[Ofnuts]

You are using the wrong tool, Gimp is only a raster graphics editor. If
you have a lot of text, use a typesetting application such as Scribus,
and keep Gimp to edit the images. Then the PDF/PS from Scribus will keep
the text information.

On 5/3/19 2:56 PM, Uwe Sassnowski wrote:

Hello,
I designed a brochure in gimp with several picture and text levels / layers. 
Then I combined all pictures and texts to one layer and exported it to pdf. I 
sent the pdf to the printing company for printing. The print was not in a 
perfect quality. The printing company told us that they normally get pdf's from 
their clients where they can make changes to improve the quality. I tried to 
export to pdf without combining all layers. But then all texts are changed in 
format. I can create pictures from the text layers. But then I and the printing 
company cannot go into the text anymore. Is there a way to export to pdf all 
single pictures and texts without combining all layers so that the printing 
company can touch all pictures and texts and to reach a higher quality print?


With best regards,
Uwe
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[Gimp-user] 2.10 & GMIC

[hg2051]

>Not writing this out again, the original is here:
>
>https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Gmic-and-Gimp-2-10-0?pid=7889#pid7889
>
>---
>
>Want to use the g'mic plugin www.gmic.eu in Gimp 2.10.0
>
>At the moment the popular QT version does not work in the regular
>installation from www.gimp.org
>
>One way is use a partha or a samj spin off version that includes that
>and other plugins. The snag with these is, come to update gmic in a
>few weeks time and a complete re-installation is required.
>
>Using the regular Gimp2.10.0 the gmic GTK version works, It has all
>the functionality of the QT version, it is missing the search facility
>and some eye-candy, otherwise works. Need to install an update, just
>replace the downloaded gmic folder.
>
>How to install.



You should unzip gmic in "D:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts"
>
>1. Get the zipped version from www.gmic.eu
>
>https://i.imgur.com/lnjbYG7.jpg
>
>2. Un-zip and put that somewhere easy to find. Your C:\User\your-name\
>folder is ok
>
>https://i.imgur.com/MJ4wID0.jpg
>
>
>3. Start Gimp up and in `Edit -> Preferences -> Folders -> Plug-ins`
>set the path to gmic, OK and close.
>
>https://i.imgur.com/hSpfRU0.jpg
>
>4. Restart Gimp for the setting to take effect
>
>5. Does it work? It does here. Remember to refresh the filters to get
>the full 500.
>
>https://i.imgur.com/VrefSGh.jpg
>
>rich: www.gimp-forum.net

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