[Gimp-user] Rotating and shifting image

2008-11-18 Thread Gabor Urban
Hi guys, I am rather new to GIMP. I could reduce the size of an image, but I have two issues. 1. I would like to shift the image, it remained in the center of the layer. 2. I woud like to rotate it, but not with fixed angle. How can I do that? BTW, iI run it on XP, version 2.4 Thx in

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating and shifting image

2008-11-18 Thread Michael Schumacher
Von: Gabor Urban [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. I would like to shift the image, it remained in the center of the layer. I don't think that I can reproduce this. Did you use the move tool? http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tool-move.html 2. I woud like to rotate it, but not with fixed angle. This is

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- michael chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tell the gimp developers that. I don't know. Honestly. Perhaps I'll submit a patch? ;-) Walking ants means it's not a layer... it's a floating selection... [see my later message]. Solution: Make the floating layer non floating - by putting it on

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: awfully complicated, why don't do you skip the create new pic bit and chose 'paste as new' ? Oh, ok. Didn't know about that. Thanks! yes. after doing 'paste' you need to go to the layers menu and right click on the floating layer and select 'new layer'

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Schumacher
Von: Peter Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] I should be able to move any layer freely about and manipulating it separately from the rest of the layers (and the pic/canvas). You can do this, at least I don't get what your problems with this are. This is how layers work in CAD-software (to which I

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: heh :), even easier is image/duplicate :) You learn something new each day (which is a good thing(tm))... :-) yes, me too :) Goodie! ;-) i'm really not sure why or what you mean. turning it into a layer doesn't anchor it, you can perform most functions

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- Michael Schumacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can do this, at least I don't get what your problems with this are. Ok, then I stand corrected. I just thought that it didn't. Especially, I don't get why doing something on a layer - even temprarily hovering and anchoring a selection - should

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread michael chang
On 8/8/05, Peter Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Michael Schumacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can do this, at least I don't get what your problems with this are. Ok, then I stand corrected. I just thought that it didn't. Especially, I don't get why doing something on a layer -

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread sam ende
On Monday 08 August 2005 15:33, michael chang wrote: I believe GIMP can do everything you want, except transform everything as a group. *sigh* If you can transform everything as a group, I have no clue how to do it. under filters there is the option of filter all layers which allows quite

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-08 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, michael chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe GIMP can do everything you want, except transform everything as a group. *sigh* If you can transform everything as a group, I have no clue how to do it. Simply link the layers in the Layers dialog, then transform a member of the group,

[Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
Hi! I'm trying to rotate an image (which is in a layer) by 90 degrees which is taller than it's width. So when I rotate it, gimp will automatically crop the image no matter what I do. I have the Clip result unchecked. Gimp 2.2.8. How do I remedy this (I'm stumped)? Best regards Peter Karlsson

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Peter Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to rotate an image (which is in a layer) by 90 degrees which is taller than it's width. So when I rotate it, gimp will automatically crop the image no matter what I do. I have the Clip result unchecked. Gimp 2.2.8. How do I remedy this

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: either rotate the whole image (image/transform) or try increasing the canvas size (image/canvas size) in height to the width of the image/layer before rotating. Ok, that works. Thank you! But why would gimp crop the image? I tried resizing the canvas to

[Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
From: michael chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Aug 7, 2005 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But why would gimp crop the image? It won't. But some people would like to keep an entire layer's data, but only

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i don't think it is cropping. i just tried that, but then maybe you have to do image/center layer afterwards ?, try that. Ok, perhaps I need to elaborate... First open an picture (which should be rectangular in shape). Then copy the picture (or a part of

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, perhaps I need to elaborate... First open an picture (which should be rectangular in shape). Then copy the picture (or a part of it). Create a new pic (under File/New). Paste (a regular paste into the new pic). Click on the rotate icon and

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- michael chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It won't. But some people would like to keep an entire layer's data, but only have some of it visible. I've done things like that before. *shrugs* Seems reasonable I guess. But wouldn't it be easier to use if all of the layer were visible and hide some

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- michael chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It won't. But some people would like to keep an entire layer's data, but only have some of it visible. I've done things like that before. *shrugs* Seems reasonable I guess. But wouldn't it be

[Gimp-user] rotating and making 'polar array'

2004-08-29 Thread Neil Watson
Back in my autocad days, I used a tool called 'array'. Using the polar option I could rotate an object around a centre point making copies. Is there a way to do this using the Gimp? -- Neil Watson | Gentoo Linux Network Administrator | Uptime 14:46:54 up 1:45, 4 users, load

[Gimp-user] Rotating whole image 18 degrees.

2003-10-24 Thread Albert Wagner
I am building some animation frames and have a need to rotate an image for degrees other than 90, 180, 270. All I can find to do is to use the transform tools-rotate. However, this only works on the top layer. I really hate having to apply the same procedure to each layer in turn. Is there a

Re: [gimp-user] rotating

2003-06-16 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Gene Heskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The popup when the mouse is over it says rotation, shearing, scaling, perspective. But I was unable (and the manpage is something like yet to be written for at least 1/2 of those functions) unable to get it out of the rotation mode and into one

Re: [gimp-user] rotating

2003-06-16 Thread Carsten Kaemmerer
Hi! The popup when the mouse is over it says rotation, shearing, scaling, perspective. But I was unable (and the manpage is something like yet to be written for at least 1/2 of those functions) unable to get it out of the rotation mode and into one of the last 3 modes. How is this

Re: [gimp-user] rotating

2003-06-16 Thread Henrik Brix Andersen
On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 13:41, Gene Heskett wrote: The popup when the mouse is over it says rotation, shearing, scaling, perspective. But I was unable (and the manpage is something like yet to be written for at least 1/2 of those functions) unable to get it out of the rotation mode and into

Re: [gimp-user] rotating

2003-06-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 16 June 2003 08:54, Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Gene Heskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The popup when the mouse is over it says rotation, shearing, scaling, perspective. But I was unable (and the manpage is something like yet to be written for at least 1/2 of those functions) unable to

Re: [gimp-user] rotating

2003-06-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 16 June 2003 08:47, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 13:41, Gene Heskett wrote: The popup when the mouse is over it says rotation, shearing, scaling, perspective. But I was unable (and the manpage is something like yet to be written for at least 1/2 of those

Re: [gimp-user] rotating

2003-06-16 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Gene Heskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kewl! Ok, one other function I need, the ability to draw a straight line between two marked points. So far all I've found is the free-hand stuff and these ancient, getting shaky hands no longer run a mouse in anything like a straight line. Is

Re: [gimp-user] rotating

2003-06-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 16 June 2003 13:14, Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Gene Heskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kewl! Ok, one other function I need, the ability to draw a straight line between two marked points. So far all I've found is the free-hand stuff and these ancient, getting shaky hands no longer run

Re: [gimp-user] rotating

2003-06-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 15 June 2003 16:06, Liz Quilty wrote: Ahhh! thank you! I knew I had used it before I just couldnt find it :/ Must be monday. Thanks! Liz Q On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 07:36, João Carlos Fernandes Pinheiro wrote: Hi! Yes it is. On the main menu the second button on the right, counting