Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Thomas Worthington
On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:17:10 -, Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 21 December 2007 1:12:41 am JC Dill wrote: Scott wrote: I didn't attack you... yet. You, on the other hand, ARE attacking others here: And why on Earth would you not at least display the actual ratio as the user

[Gimp-user] slide copying

2007-12-29 Thread norman
When I used to take colour slides many years ago I always regretted not having an easy way of improving the 'as taken' image. I was thinking the other day that if improvements could be made to the images using Gimp it could be a very interesting exercise. Dedicated slide copiers seem to be quite

Re: [Gimp-user] slide copying

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Meetin
Years ago (decades really) Nikon used to sell a slide copying gadget that you mount in front of the lens, perhaps a couple hundred dollars. It was useful, but limiting. Last summer I bought a refurbished Epson 4490 scanner from the Epson clearance store. It came with attachments and

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 16:14 +, Thomas Worthington wrote: Anyway, the answer to my original question is clearly We think the Alt key is fine as it is and we're not going to fix it. That cripples my useage of the Gimp and I might well write a patch myself but I think it's a

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Thomas Worthington
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:40:09 -, Sven Neumann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Looks like despite many attempts to explain it to you, you still did not understand that you misunderstood how the tool works in GIMP 2.4 and that you don't need the Alt key in order to use it. Have it your way;

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Long
Thomas Worthington wrote: On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:40:09 -, Sven Neumann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [..] Since I use the click-drag a lot when working on websites, an extra twiddle with an extra menu is a nuisance and 2.2 remains the better choice for me especially as I also do a lot of

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Thomas Worthington
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:42:54 -, Bob Long [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thomas Worthington wrote: On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:40:09 -, Sven Neumann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [..] Since I use the click-drag a lot when working on websites, an extra twiddle with an extra menu is a nuisance and 2.2

Re: [Gimp-user] Christmas card

2007-12-29 Thread Eric P
Mike Williams wrote: Hi there. A friend of mine makes his own Christmas cards. Since this year's card was made with the gimp, and it is on his web site, it seemed fitting to post a link here. http://www.garykirby.net/ Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, it's still a nice image.

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
Here it is, http://www.pion.com.br/python/ratio_info.py now please, help us doing something constructive here. I see hat a small misundesratnding on teh e-mails had degenerated into an unneded flamewar. Thomas, I see what you want and is lacking: the real time display of the selection's

Re: [Gimp-user] Alt Key

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Long
Thomas Worthington wrote: On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:42:54 -, Bob Long [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [..] a) Do you know the ratio you want to end up with before you start cropping? I usually have a target ratio and some leeway. So I might know that the ideal is, say, .618 but that .6 to .63