Re: [Gimp-developer] Background color property for GIMP images

2009-04-28 Thread David Gowers
Hi saulgoode, On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM, wrote: > Quoting David Gowers <00a...@gmail.com>: > >> The eraser currently does change color values, in the case of layers >> without alpha (it's like using paintbrush or pencil with the >> background color). Yahvuu's proposition would make sure it

Re: [Gimp-developer] Background color property for GIMP images

2009-04-28 Thread yahvuu
Hi, Sparr schrieb: > I just want to point out that PNG supports a background color (and the > GIMP plugin to save PNG offers an option to save the current brush > background color as the image background color), and being the only > format to do so we should probably consider its specified functio

Re: [Gimp-developer] Background color property for GIMP images

2009-04-28 Thread saulgoode
Quoting David Gowers <00a...@gmail.com>: > The eraser currently does change color values, in the case of layers > without alpha (it's like using paintbrush or pencil with the > background color). Yahvuu's proposition would make sure it never > changed color values because there would be no layers

Re: [Gimp-developer] Background color property for GIMP images

2009-04-28 Thread yahvuu
Hi, saulgo...@flashingtwelve.brickfilms.com schrieb: > Perhaps I am misunderstanding this proposal, but the ramifications > seem to be more confusing than the present method. And while I realize > that GIMP does not make any guarantees about retaining the colors of > transparent pixels, its

Re: [Gimp-developer] Background color property for GIMP images

2009-04-28 Thread yahvuu
Hi, David Gowers schrieb: > Hi saulgoode, > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:29 PM, > wrote: >> If a PNG is loaded as a layer, should the "image background color" be >> updated to the PNG file's background color? or should it remain what >> it was originally? If a JPEG is loaded as a layer, should t

Re: [Gimp-developer] Background color property for GIMP images

2009-04-28 Thread yahvuu
Hi, David Gowers schrieb: > Yahvuu's proposition is essentially > a) have a 'virtual layer' always at the bottom of the stack, filled with a > color > and > b) make all layers have an alpha channel > > Nothing more. Yep. Just in case this rooted a misunderstanding, i'd like to add that the eras

Re: [Gimp-developer] The old bugs in merging modes are fixed now?

2009-04-28 Thread Alchemie foto\grafiche
Thank for clearing I also searched the bugzilla report for overlay mode but i could not find it anymore But instead i find a interesting proposal of Jao O Buono that, i believe risk to be forgotten because posted in a no so strictly related topic (here http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?

Re: [Gimp-developer] The old bugs in merging modes are fixed now?

2009-04-28 Thread yahvuu
Hi all, Alchemie foto\grafiche schrieb: > The possibility to add "CUSTOM " layer modes [..] that sounds interesting. Just curious: i wonder how custom layer modes differ from filters that take a second layer as input (e.g. LIC)? i mean, other than that filters currently work destructively. gree

Re: [Gimp-developer] The old bugs in merging modes are fixed now?

2009-04-28 Thread Martin Nordholts
yahvuu wrote: > Hi all, > > Alchemie foto\grafiche schrieb: > >> The possibility to add "CUSTOM " layer modes [..] >> > > that sounds interesting. Just curious: i wonder how custom layer modes > differ from filters that take a second layer as input (e.g. LIC)? > i mean, other than that filt

Re: [Gimp-developer] The old bugs in merging modes are fixed now?

2009-04-28 Thread David Gowers
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:10 AM, Martin Nordholts wrote: > yahvuu wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Alchemie foto\grafiche schrieb: >> >>> The possibility to add "CUSTOM " layer modes [..] >>> >> >> that sounds interesting. Just curious: i wonder how custom layer modes >> differ from filters that take a sec

Re: [Gimp-developer] The old bugs in merging modes > are fixed now?

2009-04-28 Thread Alchemie foto\grafiche
> > Spontaneously I don't think custom layer modes is a good > idea. Might be > fun for programmers to play with, but graphic > professionals? > > HTH, > Martin Actually Graphic professional do complain ,but for missed option: for the absence in Gimp of modes they learned to use in Photoshop

Re: [Gimp-developer] The old bugs in merging modes > are fixed now?

2009-04-28 Thread Martin Nordholts
Alchemie foto\grafiche wrote: >> Spontaneously I don't think custom layer modes is a good >> idea. Might be >> fun for programmers to play with, but graphic >> professionals? >> >> HTH, >> Martin >> > > > Actually Graphic professional do complain ,but for missed option: > for the absence in G