Re: [Gimp-developer] jpeg-exif development summary
Hi, Robert L Krawitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There's a good reason *right there* not to trust software that does any transformation on a master file. I'm not accusing the authors of exiftran of being sloppy, but the possibility of a latent bug does exist (and it's much greater than the possibility of a latent bug in cp or the like -- and when I do backups, I do verify them carefully, and use quality memory and the like!). Don't you realize that you are continously repeating yourself and that this getting rather off-topic? Sven ___ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
[Gimp-developer] Re: we need more documentation
Sven wrote: - (re)configuring keyboard shortcuts (using Dynamic Shortcuts, the new Shortcut Editor or simply by editing the menurc - the new file-chooser dialogs and how to use them best (explain keybindings and the use of bookmarks) - copy and paste between GIMP and other apps (what works, what doesn't) - drag and drop (inside GIMP and to and from other apps) - the new input controllers and how to use them o configuring the mouse wheel o configuring the cursor keys o fancy USB input devices o using MIDI equipment as GIMP input devices - setting up a tablet for use in GIMP - a collection of tips and tricks focusing on stuff that's new in 2.2 - nifty things you can tweak in the Preferences dialog and in gimprc - customizing the GIMP user interface - customizing the splash image - batch processing images Unfortunately I don't understand most of these things myself in a detailed enough way to write about them (except drag and drop, which works on everything I have tried it on, and the file chooser, which I don't like to write about because I think the best advice is to avoid it and use drag-and-drop from some sort of browser). But if anybody cares to provide any *specific* facts about these things that would be useful for users to know, I'll undertake to get them into the User Manual (in English, of course). I don't need brilliant prose -- sketchy notes are fine, as long as I can understand them. In any case I'll write something about the File Chooser. I understand bookmarks, Ctrl-L, and how to use the file type list. If there are more features that should be explained, please let me know about them. (We actually do a pretty good job of explaining most things in Preferences, I think.) Best, -- Bill __ __ __ __ Sent via the CNPRC Email system at primate.ucdavis.edu ___ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
[Gimp-developer] Re: size-pressure relationship has been inverted for airbrush: complaints sought
[Oops, got postponed for too long] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (2005-01-01 at 1258.50 +0100): I can't test that currently, but I imagine it's nice sometimes, but will be counterproductive in other cases - I would like to have it as an option. And if there should be no option, I would prefer the known, not inverted behaviour. There is even a more generic solution proposed in http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50638 BTW, how about using tilt for a closer airbrush simulation? That is, not having a fixed shape brush, but a tilt depending cone. That would be nice, but IMHO would require a real push in the tablet mappings, so limit, reference angles and so on could be set. When working with a real airbrush, you can move it with more freedom than a tablet pen (basically cos you hold it, not try to press it against the surface) and in some cases you can also move the target surface. I have been trying to do things with pipe brushes, and well... I found that I can choose between using the pen in really weird angles or create brushes with some tips that will never be used with normal handling, due lack of control in the angle limits. GSR ___ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] Re: size-pressure relationship has been inverted for airbrush: complaints sought
Hi, GSR - FR [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That would be nice, but IMHO would require a real push in the tablet mappings, so limit, reference angles and so on could be set. When working with a real airbrush, you can move it with more freedom than a tablet pen (basically cos you hold it, not try to press it against the surface) and in some cases you can also move the target surface. I have been trying to do things with pipe brushes, and well... I found that I can choose between using the pen in really weird angles or create brushes with some tips that will never be used with normal handling, due lack of control in the angle limits. Such a change wouldn't actually be that hard to do, we just need someone who's motivated enough to do it. If someone's interested, please speak up, I will try to give some tips on how to implement these features. Sven ___ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] Re: we need more documentation
Hi, William Skaggs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In any case I'll write something about the File Chooser. I understand bookmarks, Ctrl-L, and how to use the file type list. If there are more features that should be explained, please let me know about them. GTK+ 2.6 (and some hacked versions of GTK+ 2.4 such as the ones that Debian Sid and RedHat are shipping) support typeahead in the file-chooser which allows for some pretty nice keyboard navigation. This makes the Ctrl-L unneeded for a lot of cases. Mitch and me also agreed that we would like to do something about http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162385 and even get that change into the stable branch. The fact that the file-chooser in GIMP doesn't remember the last used folder in GIMP 2.2 was probably a wrong decision. (We actually do a pretty good job of explaining most things in Preferences, I think.) I am sorry if I mentioned some things in my list that are already handled well in the user manual. I haven't found the time to actually read it and my mail was just a collection of things that came to mind as potentially interesting for our users. I didn't mean to say that our docs suck (they don't!). I was just afraid that there are a number of things in 2.2 that are too well hidden. It would be a shame if features like the MIDI input controller support would remain an experiment on Mitch's and Simon's laptops simply because there's no document explaining how to setup this stuff. Sven ___ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] Save As remembering last dir (was: we need more documentation)
Sven Neumann writes: Mitch and me also agreed that we would like to do something about http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162385 and even get that change into the stable branch. The fact that the file-chooser in GIMP doesn't remember the last used folder in GIMP 2.2 was probably a wrong decision. I don't know if you're soliciting votes, but it would be a huge help if the Save As dialog remembered the last location, as the bug suggests. I hit this nearly every time I save a file. Is someone already working on it, or do you need a volunteer? ...Akkana ___ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
