[Gimp-user] Text Editing Problems

I am using Gimp version 2.6.11 under Mac OS X version 10.4.11. I am having a problem that is driving me to distraction: When I close a file and open it again, it is impossible to edit the text. Please note that before saving the file, I have no problems editing the text--so I have already

[Gimp-user] Text Won't Enlarge Past 30 PX

I am a new Gimp user and have just started working on my first project with this application. Unfortunately, I ran into a roadblock almost immediately. I am unable to make text any larger than 30 PX. I can enter larger sizes than this in the Text Tool window, but any value greater than 30

Re: [Gimp-user] Scanner source

On 08/29/2010 08:27 AM, John S. wrote: Have you got a symlink to the xsane binary in your gimp plug-in folder? Andrew Sorry Andrew, I can't answer your question because I haven't a clue what a symlink is or anxsane binary. I went to the plug-in browser and found the Camera plugin

Re: [Gimp-user] Scanner source

Have you got a symlink to the xsane binary in your gimp plug-in folder? Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Increasing pixel size

decomposing the img into LAB and sharpening only the L layer. HTH Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Copy and paste chocolate fountain

to reverse and select the fountain instead of the dark background? Menu Select Invert should do the trick. HTH Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Listequette

Andrew Deniz Dogan wrote: where the signature goes. Right. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] how to invert greyscale values only...

as well... Meanwhile (and bearing in mind you haven't let us see the image in question), would this work?: Duplicate layer, invert bottom layer and cut all blacks and whites out of (transparent) top layer (of course, if there's a range of greys it gets more complicated). Andrew For completeness

[Gimp-user] problem modifying selection

) The funny thing is that it happens only sometimes. Could it be a bug? Hi Andrew, Andrew wrote: I have trouble sometimes modifying the selection -- the new selection replaces the old instead of modifying it. Also, the selection marks become invisible. -- using the modifier keys or the selection mode

[Gimp-user] problem modifying selection

according to view menu, but it isn't -- the only way I can get back to normal is save and restart gimp Either I've entered some select-unfriendly mode, or there's a bug. Help? thanks gimp version 2.6, Ubuntu. -- Andrew (via www.gimpusers.com

Re: [Gimp-user] make a christmas ball and insert a picture

Ray wrote: Does anyone have an instructional on how to create a glass christmas ball and add a picture (that hopefully) would follow the contour of the ball? I'd have thought your best bet would be Filters Map Map object and map to sphere. HTH Andrew

[Gimp-user] mystery filters or script-fu

? best regards, andrew. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] docking dialogs

Window Management ... ?? Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] How to rotate part of an image without getting white triangles at the corners ?

Jay Smith wrote: Using Gimp 2.6.6 on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) Linux. We are testing using Gimp to replace Photoshop on Windoze. However, we are hitting one problem/feature we have not been able to resolve. We scan images of postage stamps (using xsane from inside gimp). There are multiple

Re: [Gimp-user] Need help with Help!!! -- Att.: Noel

. Then in a terminal window, type tar xzvjf name-of-file.tar.bz2 Shouldn't that be: tar xvjf name-of-file.tar.bz2 ?? Andrew This will uncompress the Help Manual into your chosen folder. Doug ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user

[Gimp-user] Reduceing colors in the Alpha layer

be too difficult to improve support for it in GIMP. Perhaps start by changing the PNG plug-in... Sven -- Andrew R. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Gimp-user] Reduceing colors in the Alpha layer

Yes it does that but only to 1-bit. I want the colors reduced to a few colors. If I transfer the alpha layer to a channel in the layers section I can save the alpha layer. It can then be exported with the image as a PNG. However, I've found no way of reducing the number of colors in the alpha

[Gimp-user] Reduceing colors in the Alpha layer

have been using gimp 2.2. I am getting the new version now. Sorry for the long post. -- Andrew R. Thank you for your time. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] exif loss

would be to copy the exif data from the original .dng to the converted file using exiftool. http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ HTH Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman

Re: [Gimp-user] dealing with Nikon NEF RAW files?

and personally prefer the latter (2.4). I assume they have support for .NEFs. HTH Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Gimp-user] IPTC data

to this? TIA, Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Gimp-user] sharpening

Good day, Can anyone tell me the practical differences between sharpening the L channel in LAB, the L channel in HSL and the V channel in HSV? Basically, how do these different options affect the final result? Thanks, Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing

Re: [Gimp-user] Chromatic abberration

tries are allowed free of charge so I will try it on a few images and report back. Norman Seems to work on Slack 12, but only seems to open jpegs. Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU

Re: [Gimp-user] brush, pattern, and gradient are missing

. Is some little thing wrong with my Gimp, or has it just evolved? If some thing is wrong, how can I fix it? Thanks Perhaps you mean Preferences - Toolbox ? Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https

Re: [Gimp-user] pucker skin

with a pucker. Have a look at the screen you can also correct my expression (actually, I am not sure at all of pucker is the right word). I think you would call it a 'crease' or a 'fold'. Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU

Re: [Gimp-user] convert tiff image to bitonal

group4 bitonal-$i; done Owen ___ Wouldn't mogrify work? mogrify -colors 2 -density 600x600 -colorspace gray -compress group4 -format tif *.pdf Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] compiling woes

get them? I had problems with pygtk and gimp-2.4 on Slackware-12 until I upgraded to pygtk-2.12.0 from slacky.eu, which is where I get my Gnome from. HTH Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https

Re: [Gimp-user] Fwd: Opening pictures taken with an Olympus E-510 fails every time

the old version, it's still there. 2. Unless you did sudo ldconfig the new one won't work (though a reboot would probably do it for you). HTH Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman

Re: [Gimp-user] scaling

David Gowers wrote: On 9/24/07, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, How does 'sinc (lanczos3)' interpolation compare with the others for quality? For upscaling, it's roughly like sharpening the image and scaling it up with Linear interpolation. That is not the method, just how

[Gimp-user] scaling

Hi, How does 'sinc (lanczos3)' interpolation compare with the others for quality? TIA Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp and ufraw

pointing to the plugins directory of the standard installation. HTH, Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp and ufraw

norman wrote: On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 19:27 +0200, Andrew wrote: norman wrote: snip I'd expect that the documentation for building ufraw tells you how to install it as a gimp plug-in, too. Maybe something at configure time or maybe a link you have to create

[Gimp-user] [Fwd: Re: cannot duplicate images (bug?)]

(Sorry - forgot the list) ---BeginMessage--- Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 21:02 +0200, Andrew wrote: Using gimp-2.4.0-rc2 on Slackware 12.0, I can duplicate .png files but not .xcf .jpg or .pef (Pentax raw) files. (I haven't tried other formats). I get an empty window

[Gimp-user] cannot duplicate images (bug?)

Using gimp-2.4.0-rc2 on Slackware 12.0, I can duplicate .png files but not .xcf .jpg or .pef (Pentax raw) files. (I haven't tried other formats). I get an empty window, with no rulers either. If I click on the pan tool a thumbnail appears at the top left corner of the image. Andrew

[Gimp-user] 2.4-rc splash screen

Co what? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] color info

to get colour info now seems to be with the colour picker while holding down the shift key (at any rate under Linux) Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] color info

found) and comments: exif infos(?) where is this? thank you! tina Image Image Properties ? Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Gimp-user] jpeg compression levels

Hello, I need to make a JPEG saved at a high quality setting (i.e. Photoshop level 10 or above). Since I don't know what Photoshop is ;), could someone please tell me what the equivalent would be using GIMP? TIA, Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list

Re: [Gimp-user] jpeg compression levels

. Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] How to spot fix a large area that is too light

DJ wrote: Hi gimp-user, Thanks to everyone that responded to my questions. I found, while going through a tutorial, that to draw a circle you can use the ellipse tool with the shift key held down. Same with the rectangle tool to get a square. I found an excellent site and just thought I'd

[Gimp-user] going digital

, Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Gimp-user] Path tool not working

Hi I am simply trying to get an area I select active so I can fill it, copy it, remove it, add it to another picture. If I use the path tool, it is not working. even if I start gimp from scratch, and make a new area, it is still shown with the no entry sign!?!?! I was trying to do this with

Re: [Gimp-user] python-fu and menus.

2.3.13. Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Gimp-user] Add a bit

it, in the middle, but when I drag it to the place I want to use it, in the new bit, it dissapears!? Is this a bug? Am I doing something wrong? Please enlighten me! TIA Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Gimp-user] Add a bit

Andrew wrote: Hi. I have just started using gimp, and mosly I am getting on ok with help files and google. However, one thing is driving me nuts. If I want to add a bit to a picture, I make it bigger, using Image Canvas Size, and then paste in the bit I want to add. It shows up when I paste

[Gimp-user] Vertical gradients

with a vertical gradient to the photograph? And how can this gradient be adjusted to suit? I checked the web site and documentation, but my time-limited search did not come up with anything. Many thanks in advance, Andrew

Re: [Gimp-user] LGM/2007

Joao S. O. Bueno Calligaris wrote: LGM 2007 is approaching, and we have to deal which GOIMP people will be attending. Does this mean the argument about the name is beginning yet again? :) Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp vs. Photoshop

? ;) Regards, Andrew Swinn ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Transparency in a .png image

the correct way is using Layer - Transparency - Colour to Alpha or Select - By Colour and then Layer - Transparency - Alpha to Selection HTH Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp

Re: [Gimp-user] Please Change the Derogatory Name

of this amazing software that some of us are embarrassed to promote, or simply won't until the name is changed. Thank you. Gimp | Gimp | a. W. gwymp fair, neat, comely. Smart; spruce; trim; nice. Obs. or Prov. Eng. 1913 Webster Andrew ___ Gimp

[Gimp-user] Resize Change Font

Hi There. Once I have typed in text, how do I change the font and the size? I'm using a new layer to put the text on, but I can't do anything with it except move it. No matter what I do I can't seem to change any of the other properties. I want to put text on a picture, and then change the

Re: [Gimp-user] making a film from a panorama / cutting a image

are ok. My friend told me, that a script will do, but i don't find such a script. You can do a pan using the GAP (Gimp Animation Plugin). It will make avis, gifs and mpegs if you have the right libs and stuff installed. For proper info start at http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Using_GAP/ Andrew

Re: [Gimp-user] 2.3.7: xsane error: failed to open device

are calling it. Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Cutout and paste (Newbie question)

or oval, polygon, etc) and copy and paste it to somewhere else. How do I do that? For example: First tool on toolbox (main gimp window) is rectangle select. Draw rectangular selection on picture. 'Edit' menu Copy Switch to target image 'Edit' menu Paste Into HTH Andrew

[Gimp-user] Setting Up Defaults

Hi there -- I want to reconfigure the following defaults when running the Acquire utility within Gimp: 1. screencapture a window without 'decorations' 2. default file save location 3. default save file type What file(s) do I need to

[Gimp-user] Gimp Screencapture Question

Hi there -- I am running GIMP 2.2 and am trying to capture a section of rather than the entire screen. I go to File/Acquire and select Single Window in the Grab utility. A cross hairs appears and I select a portion of the screen. However, instead of just that area of the screen being captured,

Re: [Gimp-user] Newbie needs direction wrt replacing text with grass

at this time. Can anyone help? Thanks, Jim. Try the clone tool. It's pretty simple to use and well explained in the help. Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] retouching dark photos

with the middle triangle. If I don't like that, which is probable with a dark image, I'll undo it and adjust the white and black points on the combined channel. If that leaves a color cast, I'll adjust individual channels. Wish I knew how to work the curves. Any recommend a good tutorial? Andrew Robinson

[Gimp-user] compiling gap

there are no libmpeg3 header files to be found. I installed libmpeg3-1.5.4 (from Heroine Warrior) with configure, then make, then make install. Should I perhaps have done something more? This is a Slackware-10.0 system with gimp 2.2.8 from cvs. TIA, Andrew

[Gimp-user] Real life wilbur?

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050415/photos_sc_afp/050415174754_5nwprpdw_p hoto0 -- Disclaimer: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient(s) to whom they are addressed. If you have received it in error, please destroy all copies and inform

[Gimp-user] compile question

Good morning, Please excuse my ignorance: I am not quite sure what I am supposed to do with the patch for the tarball. Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Fwd: Re: [Gimp-user] compile question]

Sorry. This of course was intended for the list. Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Please excuse my ignorance: I am not quite sure what I am supposed to do with the patch for the tarball. I might just have missed a mail but if I didn't, then I am clearly lacking

[Gimp-user] Coloring questions

character, but that is tedious and generates yet more colors per layer, I suppose because of feathering. There seems like there should be a simpler way. Thanks! Andrew Robinson ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http

[Gimp-user] gimp-gap compile

I cannot compile gimp-gap (CVS). Autogen.sh tells me to go ahead and type 'make'. The output is below, but I don't really understand what it's telling me. Can anyone help? TIA Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] gimp-gap]$ make make all-recursive make[1]: Entering directory `/HDA2/cvs/gimp-gap' Making all

[Gimp-user] Extracting all pixels of a certain colour

close can be determined by experimentation!) Secondly can I move all these pixies into another layer/channel or image. I want to repeat this operation for a number of colours. Selection to Channel looks as if it might help but I didn't understand what to do then. Andrew

Re: [Gimp-user] Layers ?

correctly) Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Version ?

manipulation library such as GEGL. Ah. Not all Gimp users (as this list is called) are as knowledgeable of terminology as the Gimp creators. Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] renaming the gimp

Gezim Hoxha wrote: So what do YOU think, does the GIMP need a name change? PhotoChop, photochip, potatochip, potatocrop, protocrop, protoshop, protogimp, protochimp, photochamp, chomp, chump What about nimph? (nude image manipulation program hoho) Andrew

[Gimp-user] text tool crash (bug 154144 ?)

appears on the image but not in the editing box. Where do I go from here? Back? TIA, Andrew ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Commercial Use?

. The GIMP is licensed under the GPL. The GPL does not affect anything you create with the software. As long as the images you are working with aren't copyrighted by someone else, you are free to do with them as you please. -- Andrew Gaffney Network Administrator Skyline Aeronautics, LLC. 636-357

Re: [Gimp-user] [Gimp-developer] volunteer needed for preferences dialog

with the Preferences dialog. -- Andrew Gaffney Network Administrator Skyline Aeronautics, LLC. 636-357-1548 ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] [Gimp-developer] volunteer needed for preferences dialog

Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Andrew Gaffney [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What do you need done? Huh? The forwarded mail outlines it in all details. Which part did you not understand? Um, no it doesn't. I just has a short blurb about little response on the dev mailing list and needing help

Re: [Gimp-user] Color - transparency

on my web-pages) The way I've found is to Select by Color using the background, Invert the selection, Copy, and Paste into a new image with a Transparent background. -- Andrew Gaffney Network Administrator Skyline Aeronautics, LLC. 636-357-1548 ___ Gimp

Re: [Gimp-user] using font in GIMP without adding it to system

Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Andrew Gaffney [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a font that I want to use for a project in the GIMP, but I don't want to stick it in the font directories on my system. Can the GIMP use fonts (TTF) directly? Simply place the fonts file into ~/.gimp-2.0/fonts. Ah, thanks

[Gimp-user] using font in GIMP without adding it to system

I have a font that I want to use for a project in the GIMP, but I don't want to stick it in the font directories on my system. Can the GIMP use fonts (TTF) directly? -- Andrew Gaffney Network Administrator Skyline Aeronautics, LLC. 636-357-1548

[Gimp-user] positioning layer

to the rollover image on the site I'm building. How can I position a layer to the pixel? -- Andrew Gaffney Network Administrator Skyline Aeronautics, LLC. 636-357-1548 ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp

Re: [Gimp-user] positioning layer

.), you could make a copy of the text layer and simply do some color substitution. Hope that helps. It works well for me. Regards, Bill Lee Andrew Gaffney wrote: I'm using gimp-2.0 to create a few graphical buttons with centered text. Each button will have a regular image and a rollover image. I

[Gimp-user] transparent PNGs in IE

background so that anything behind it shows through? My PNGs are OK in Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, Konqueror and Nautilus, but in IE they have a rectangular white background that completely wrecks the effect. TIA, Andrew -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2

[Gimp-user] wacom graphire table

I'm having a bit of difficulty getting my Wacom Graphire table to work with gimp. I have read through the fairly extensive resources (linuxwacom.sourceforge.net, Wacom-HOWTO, Wacom-mini-howto, Gimp/Wacom tutorial on GUG, etc), and have gotten pretty far, but things aren't quite working for me

Re: [Gimp-user] Introduction and a cullour question

Willem van der Walt< @top.health.gov.za=""> wrote: .At the moment, i am also struggeling to get the new Epson perfection1260 Photo scanner to scan. \ Have you tried www.khk.net for this? Andrew

[Gimp-user] Curved Text

Does anyone know how to wrap text around a curve (eg ellipse) so that the whole text is curved? The only way I've found to do it is to move each letter individually and align them by eye. There should be an easier more accurate way of doing it, but I can't find one. Andrew Pealing