Re: [Gimp-user] dotted text

[Xiella Harksell]

As a partial answer to the original question, if you can get hold of a path
version of your text (vector) you can paint the path with a brush using
wide spacing between strokes. This creates dots along the path.

I just can't think of a way to get a single line path for text in the first
place. My usual solution would be colour selecting the desired outline and
turning selection to path. This would create an outline (double line) path,
though, which is probably not what you want.

Or the lower transparency option as mentioned by Jay would make much sense
and be less work too.

Good luck!

Xiella
On 26 Oct 2012 04:03, "Jay Smith"  wrote:

> On 10/25/2012 10:53 AM, komsinica wrote:
>
>> I am using Gimp to create worksheets for kids learning a foreign
>> language.  I would like to make my text dotted so kids can trace it to
>> practice writing.  I am using a Cyrillic alphabet so a dotted font is not
>> an option for me.  It would have to be done by manipulating the text.
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> I would suggest completely rethinking your approach to the problem.
> Sometimes the answer is in simplicity.
>
> Consider either printing the text in a _pale_ color, or if you only wish
> to use "black" printing, consider setting the "color" of the text to a
> light "color", but printing it on a black printer -- the result will be
> some shade of gray.
>
> The students could then trace around the outside of the pale color / gray
> text.
>
> Would this work and solve the problem without having to create anything
> special?
>
> Furthermore, this solution does not involve Gimp or any image program. You
> can do this in any word processor program.
>
> Best of luck.  Educating children in different languages is very important
> work -- something that has been mostly forgotten in the USA.
>
> Jay
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Re: [Gimp-user] Web development question?

[Xiella Harksell]

On 17 February 2012 09:55, Steve Kinney  wrote:
> PNG is a lossless format, so unless you are saving a lot of giant
> images and run short of time, there is no reason to dial back the
> compression from the default "9".
>
> On 02/16/2012 03:18 PM, Daniel Smith wrote:
>
> > I am looking to create some web pages with drupal.
> > Can anyone tell me their process they use to do
> > a similar goal? (With drupal or WP, etc.) What I'm thinking
> > is that certain of the settings are compatible or not with
> > the blogging engine or not? do you use png or jpeg?, etc.
>
> I usually use jpg format for nearly all web images, because
> comparable images saved in png normally have larger file sizes.  The
> most potentially interesting feature of png is that it saves
> transparency, and *nearly* all web browsers now in use understand
> how to display png images with transparent areas.  If you need a
> transparent background, and you need higher resolution or better
> scalability than the gif format provides, png might be your answer.
> Others may know uses for png that I am not aware of, but so far I
> have found no use for it in web design.
>
> In re transparency, most of the time you will not need it.  If you
> load the page under construction in a web browser and use the
> eyedropperin the GIMP foreground/background color tool, you can set
> the exact value to make an opaque part of your image match the page
> background exactly.
>

As a point of difference :)

I find myself tending to save the majority of my images (in terms of
developing the site - stripes, decorations, non-content stuff) as
PNGs.

Firstly, I make most of my images from scratch using minimal numbers
of colours to minimise load time anyway so the PNG is almost
invariably a lighter weight option.  For larger pieces such as
banners, photos, avatars, artwork, anything with lots of different
colours, I would probably use JPG.

On the transparency front, I find PNG a huge benefit over GIF.  The
obvious example is for logos/decorative images - GIFs do not have
alpha transparency, a major issue for any shape other than a
rectangle.  Another benefit to using PNGs in websites is being able to
make interesting and lightweight blocks of colour combinations using
repeat-xy backgrounds of semi-transparent images.  eg a 1px black
image at 20% transparency, etc.  I think the last time I saved
anything in GIF was for a favicon...

Xiella
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Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Was: Gimp name-picking

[Xiella Harksell]

> > > I didn't have time to read this whole thread, so pardon me if it's
> > >already been
> > >pointed out that the idea of changing the name of GIMP has come up more
> > >than
> > >once in the past.
> > >

> > Frankly, and meaning no offense to any party, I do think that this
> > discussion is a bit absurd.
> >

>  I am also new to the list and found this discussion ludicrous albeit
> interesting.
>

I am a bit of a lurker, but over the last few change-the-name
discussions have been almost exasperated enough to make a post :).
Just wondering, is it possible to prevent the discussion arising
again? Hard link the archives of the various discussions that have
arisen over the years?  Make a highly visible FAQ?  Or is it something
the list will just field ad infinitum?
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Re: [Gimp-user] enhancing letters in GIMP

[Xiella Harksell]

On 12 December 2011 09:53, Xiella Harksell  wrote:
>
> On 12 December 2011 09:53, Xiella Harksell  wrote:
>
>> On 12 December 2011 09:07, Arbol One  wrote:
>>
>>> I have a png file that has some letters, the letters are blurry after
>>> the scanning and I would like to enhance the tone of the letters, the
>>> letters are black and the document is in many colours but black. How can I
>>> isolate the black, thus the letters, from all the other colours and then
>>> enhance the colour black so that the letters are thick and solid. 
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> If you scanned a black and white document in colour and don't mind losing
>> all the colour, a quick fix is turning the png to Grayscale and then
>> increasing Brightness/Contrast to your liking.
>>
>> If you have colours other than black that you'd rather not grayscale:
>> - use the rectangle tool to select the text,
>> - reduce Saturation (several tools in the Colour menu do this) until it's
>> all some shade of grey rather than colour,
>> - then fiddle with Brightness/Contrast until the black is an acceptable
>> black and the white is the appropriate white to match the rest of the
>> document.
>>
>> not sure if that
>>
>> was what you were looking for.
> (sorry accidentally sent.)
>
> Xiella
>

Or you might also be looking for the Posterise tool?  Again not sure if
that was what you were looking for sorry.

Xiella
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Re: [Gimp-user] enhancing letters in GIMP

[Xiella Harksell]

On 12 December 2011 09:53, Xiella Harksell  wrote:

> On 12 December 2011 09:07, Arbol One  wrote:
>
>> I have a png file that has some letters, the letters are blurry after the
>> scanning and I would like to enhance the tone of the letters, the letters
>> are black and the document is in many colours but black. How can I isolate
>> the black, thus the letters, from all the other colours and then enhance
>> the colour black so that the letters are thick and solid. 
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
> If you scanned a black and white document in colour and don't mind losing
> all the colour, a quick fix is turning the png to Grayscale and then
> increasing Brightness/Contrast to your liking.
>
> If you have colours other than black that you'd rather not grayscale:
> - use the rectangle tool to select the text,
> - reduce Saturation (several tools in the Colour menu do this) until it's
> all some shade of grey rather than colour,
> - then fiddle with Brightness/Contrast until the black is an acceptable
> black and the white is the appropriate white to match the rest of the
> document.
>
> not sure if that
>
> was what you were looking for.
(sorry accidentally sent.)

Xiella
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Re: [Gimp-user] enhancing letters in GIMP

[Xiella Harksell]

On 12 December 2011 09:07, Arbol One  wrote:

> I have a png file that has some letters, the letters are blurry after the
> scanning and I would like to enhance the tone of the letters, the letters
> are black and the document is in many colours but black. How can I isolate
> the black, thus the letters, from all the other colours and then enhance
> the colour black so that the letters are thick and solid. 
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
If you scanned a black and white document in colour and don't mind losing
all the colour, a quick fix is turning the png to Grayscale and then
increasing Brightness/Contrast to your liking.

If you have colours other than black that you'd rather not grayscale:
- use the rectangle tool to select the text,
- reduce Saturation (several tools in the Colour menu do this) until it's
all some shade of grey rather than colour,
- then fiddle with Brightness/Contrast until the black is an acceptable
black and the white is the appropriate white to match the rest of the
document.

not sure if that
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