Re: [Gimp-user] How to change a rectangle?

2010-01-22 Thread Owen
I'm new at this GIMP stuff. I want to change the corner radai (ray-dee-eye) on a rectangle I've created. How do I do it? I'm using ver. 2.6.8 Well it is probably best to set the corner radius when you create the rectangle. Rectangle selection Tool Options Set radius as required --

Re: [Gimp-user] How to change a rectangle?

2010-01-22 Thread Deniz Dogan
2010/1/22 BGP bigsk...@gmail.com: I'm new at this GIMP stuff. I want to change the corner radai (ray-dee-eye) on a rectangle I've created. How do I do it? I'm using ver. 2.6.8 ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU

Re: [Gimp-user] I can't find the file that has the size of previewimages in dialogs...

2010-01-22 Thread Ken Warner
No, that's wrong. You have to change C:\Users\name\.gimp-2.x\gtkrc # # Adjust the size of previews in plug-in dialogs: # style gimp-large-preview { GimpPreview::size = 400 } class GimpPreview style gimp-large-preview Andre Anckaert wrote: All this is in the User Manual. Does somebody read

Re: [Gimp-user] Is the a Gimp version that works with the new version of Apple X 11 ?

2010-01-22 Thread Elwin Estle
You might try the URL below.  I am running 10.5.8, and this is the version I use. http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/News/News.html --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Willie B Bass williambray...@gmail.com wrote: From: Willie B Bass williambray...@gmail.com Subject: [Gimp-user] Is the a Gimp version that works

[Gimp-user] Change rectangle size?

2010-01-22 Thread BGP
I've created a rectangular box. How do I change the size of it? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread BGP
I'm sure you folks are all experts at GIMP but I've found it to be a very hard to learn how to use. But how many hundreds of hours did it take you to learn how to use it? For example- the tutorials are mostly out of date and they usually tell you to click something that isn't even present in

[Gimp-user] Keep Trans?

2010-01-22 Thread BGP
I'm trying to figure out what the button Keep Trans is supposed to be in ver. 2.6.8 Anybody know? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Olivier Lecarme
BGP bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sure you folks are all experts at GIMP but I've found it to be a very hard to learn how to use. But how many hundreds of hours did it take you to learn how to use it? GIMP is a very powerful and complex tool, and thus you cannot master it in a few minutes.

Re: [Gimp-user] Keep Trans?

2010-01-22 Thread Olivier Lecarme
BGP bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to figure out what the button Keep Trans is supposed to be in ver. 2.6.8 It prevents you to change transparent areas in the current layer. -- Olivier Lecarme ___ Gimp-user mailing

Re: [Gimp-user] Loading/indexing fonts everytime GIMP starts

2010-01-22 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 1/22/10, Wei-Tsun Sun wrote: A font manager is a separate application and not part of GIMP. If you are interested in a free open source solution, try Fontmatrix -- it has a build for Windows. Got that, disabling fonts seems too hacky. I am thinking if there is another way to solve that

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 1/22/10, BGP wrote: I'm sure you folks are all experts at GIMP but I've found it to be a very hard to learn how to use. But how many hundreds of hours did it take you to learn how to use it? Learning is something you never stop to do. If you stopped learning, you are dead and the coffin

Re: [Gimp-user] Change rectangle size?

2010-01-22 Thread Deniz Dogan
2010/1/22 BGP bigsk...@gmail.com: I've created a rectangular box. How do I change the size of it? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user What do you mean by box? --

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Jay Smith
On 01/22/2010 09:58 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 1/22/10, BGP wrote: I'm sure you folks are all experts at GIMP but I've found it to be a very hard to learn how to use. But how many hundreds of hours did it take you to learn how to use it? Learning is something you never stop to do.

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 1/22/10, BGP wrote: Learning is something you never stop to do. If you stopped learning, you are dead and the coffin with your body is about to be put six feet underground. Never heard that one before. Now you have :) For example- the tutorials are mostly out of date Did you read

[Gimp-user] Plasma pluggin?

2010-01-22 Thread BGP
In the following tutorial the guy refers to a Plasma Plugin. http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/The_Basics/ Where the heck do I find that? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 1/22/10, Jay Smith wrote: While the responses to the original poster are surely technically correct, the original poster _does_ have a legitimate point. It might actually be easier for a person to learn Gimp if they have never used another image editing program. However, for people who

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Norman Silverstone
I'm sure you folks are all experts at GIMP but I've found it to be a very hard to learn how to use. But how many hundreds of hours did it take you to learn how to use it? For example- the tutorials are mostly out of date and they usually tell you to click something that isn't even

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Deniz Dogan
2010/1/22 BGP bigsk...@gmail.com: I'm sure you folks are all experts at GIMP but I've found it to be a very hard to learn how to use.  But how many hundreds of hours did it take you to learn how to use it? For example- the tutorials are mostly out of date and they usually tell you to click

Re: [Gimp-user] Security issue

2010-01-22 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 5:30 PM, klug...@verizon.net wrote: I installed Gimp for the first time this week. Subsequently, Secunia PSI alerted me that the version of GTK + (2.16.6) installed with Gimp is insecure. The GTK web site identifies the current version as 2.18. Same problem happens

Re: [Gimp-user] Plasma pluggin?

2010-01-22 Thread Michael J. Hammel
On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 10:41 -0500, BGP wrote: In the following tutorial the guy refers to a Plasma Plugin. http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/The_Basics/ Where the heck do I find that? Filters-Render-Clouds-Plasma -- Michael J. HammelPrincipal Software Engineer

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 1/22/10, Jay Smith wrote: While long-time users and the developers of Gimp may not feel like Gimp should be treated as a product, the reality is that any new user looking at Gimp is going to make choices and decisions that are product choice decisions. Denial of that fact is complete

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/22/2010 9:48 AM, Deniz Dogan wrote: snip It didn't take me long at all to become productive in GIMP and I'm still learning! I'm in no way a professional, I mainly do web design using GIMP (which can be a pain at sometimes because it doesn't have layer groups like Photoshop). Try out

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 1/22/10, Programmer In Training wrote: My favorite tool right now is the fractal explorer. Don't forget to write a tutorial :-P Alexandre ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/22/2010 10:12 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 1/22/10, Programmer In Training wrote: My favorite tool right now is the fractal explorer. Don't forget to write a tutorial :-P I've thought about it. I was going to start doing so for Renderosity (they have nothing for GIMP users

[Gimp-user] Gimp Documentation in the future... (from Re: Complaint)

2010-01-22 Thread Jay Smith
On 01/22/2010 10:57 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 1/22/10, Jay Smith wrote: SNIP As an aside, I really think that the documentation issue is going to become critical in the next couple of years. As I understand it (and please correct me if I am wrong), anybody can contribute to the

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp Documentation in the future... (from Re: Complaint)

2010-01-22 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 1/22/10, Jay Smith wrote: Alexandre's second point can be solved by a Wiki. A Wiki would allow and encourage more people to become involved. However, I am ignorant of exactly what the input / output requirements of the single-source effort are exactly. If possible, can somebody point

Re: [Gimp-user] Loading/indexing fonts everytime GIMP starts

2010-01-22 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 1/22/10, Programmer In Training wrote: time I open it. Sure it takes longer to open GIMP by doing that, but I like having all my fonts available all the time. Unique again :) The GIMP is the only program I'm aware of that allows you to specify an extra, alternative font directory. Oh,

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:41 AM, BGP bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sure you folks are all experts at GIMP but I've found it to be a very hard to learn how to use. But how many hundreds of hours did it take you to learn how to use it? It depends what you mean by learn how to use it. GIMP is

Re: [Gimp-user] Loading/indexing fonts everytime GIMP starts

2010-01-22 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/22/2010 10:44 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 1/22/10, Programmer In Training wrote: time I open it. Sure it takes longer to open GIMP by doing that, but I like having all my fonts available all the time. Unique again :) I am definitely the most unique individual you'll ever meet.

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Ken Warner
I'm guessing that there are very few people who know how to use every feature of GIMP. And probably even fewer that actually use every feature of GIMP in whatever task they do. You can learn what you need to do with a little work and not a lot of time once you get the idea of layers and channels

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Claus Cyrny
Paul Hartman wrote: On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:41 AM, BGP bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sure you folks are all experts at GIMP but I've found it to be a very hard to learn how to use. But how many hundreds of hours did it take you to learn how to use it? It depends what you mean by

[Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread jolie
I can't read the original message. I'm posting from gimpusers.com and it's not available from there. But if I'm not mistaken the complaint was that GIMP was hard to learn and part of the problem was tutorials being out of date. There's plenty if you know where to find them. I posted this earlier

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Michaela Baulderstone
GIMP is very intuitive if you play with it. Watching videos help. The desk top could do with more reference points (e.g. the text box reflecting the size of the font...adding text to the right size id taking a lot of fiddling for me at the moment) From: gimp-user-boun...@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu

[Gimp-user] Plugins

2010-01-22 Thread BGP
I've noticed there are a lot of plugins that are available for GIMP. Say for example you find a gradient plugin. Where do you install it? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU

[Gimp-user] Plugins

2010-01-22 Thread jolie
I've noticed there are a lot of plugins that are available for GIMP. Say for example you find a gradient plugin. Where do you install it? Go to edit - preferences - folders. There you see the path to the folders where you can put gimp resources in. These are just folders on your computer. In

Re: [Gimp-user] Plugins

2010-01-22 Thread Claus Cyrny
BGP wrote: I've noticed there are a lot of plugins that are available for GIMP. Say for example you find a gradient plugin. Where do you install it? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU