Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Advice on Best Tool for Job

2004-09-23 Thread Nick Wilson
* and then olivier ripoll declared > >Right, I actually got on really well with using a layer mask! - However, > >now i am down to the very fine details im not sure i have the right > >brush. You mentioned 'feathered' but i dont see that in the tool > >options? Im using a 3px fuzzy circle, is

[Gimp-user] Re: Advice on Best Tool for Job

2004-09-23 Thread olivier ripoll
Nick Wilson wrote: * and then olivier ripoll declared Right, do you think that photo is now rubbish? do i need to start over from the beggining? No, but you will not obtain a final good result with only the eraser or the magic wand selection tool. At some point you need a tool where you can

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Text tool

2004-09-23 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Michael Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > or> Yep, these fonts should be perfect. But indeed, 16 pixels is a little > or> troublesome to have nice text: I have tried with Nimbus and Vera, and > or> the result is not satisfying... > > I tried Tahoma and Verdena and the result gets better.

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Advice on Best Tool for Job

2004-09-23 Thread Nick Wilson
* and then olivier ripoll declared > >Right, do you think that photo is now rubbish? do i need to start over > >from the beggining? > > No, but you will not obtain a final good result with only the eraser or > the magic wand selection tool. At some point you need a tool where you > can sele

[Gimp-user] Re: Advice on Best Tool for Job

2004-09-23 Thread olivier ripoll
Nick Wilson wrote: * and then olivier ripoll declared I think the following tutorial corresponds more or less to what you want to achieve. http://www.gimpguru.org/Tutorials/ReplaceForeground/ The problem of loosing pixels you had with you dog and with your sister would be easily avoided if:

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Advice on Best Tool for Job

2004-09-23 Thread Nick Wilson
* and then olivier ripoll declared > I think the following tutorial corresponds more or less to what you want > to achieve. > http://www.gimpguru.org/Tutorials/ReplaceForeground/ > > The problem of loosing pixels you had with you dog and with your sister > would be easily avoided if: > > 1

[Gimp-user] Re: Text Tool

2004-09-23 Thread Jim Clark
I have used a font called Ergoe for 12 pt text buttons, and it worked great. I cannot tell you from where I installed it, but any time I need small text it is the one I choose as it is clear and legible. Here is a web site I did many years ago, much has changed but the mouseover on the left is st

[Gimp-user] Re: Advice on Best Tool for Job

2004-09-23 Thread olivier ripoll
Nick Wilson wrote: Hi everyone, Im selecting a subject (my sister) from her background, for use as a transparent jpg on a webpage. Here is the pic so far: http://www.stylesheet.org/2.jpg I know i need to replace quite a few pixels that got inadvertently transparentized (?) but my question is this

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP installation on Solaris

2004-09-23 Thread Michael Schumacher
Colin Bannister wrote: make fails, with output below. if /bin/bash ../libtool --mode=compile gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I.. -I/usr/local/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/local/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/local/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/local/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/openwin/inc

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Text tool

2004-09-23 Thread Michael Wagner
Hallo, [snip] or> Yep, these fonts should be perfect. But indeed, 16 pixels is a little or> troublesome to have nice text: I have tried with Nimbus and Vera, and or> the result is not satisfying... I tried Tahoma and Verdena and the result gets better... >> or> 2- antialiasing: in the text t

[Gimp-user] Re: Text tool

2004-09-23 Thread olivier ripoll
--- Michael Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > Hallo again, I send this mail back to the list (maybe my reply-to is not correct... you replied directly to me, not to the list). > or> Michael Wagner wrote: > >> The button should have a total height of 16 pixels and so > >> I start with an empt

[Gimp-user] Advice on Best Tool for Job

2004-09-23 Thread Nick Wilson
Hi everyone, Im selecting a subject (my sister) from her background, for use as a transparent jpg on a webpage. Here is the pic so far: http://www.stylesheet.org/2.jpg I know i need to replace quite a few pixels that got inadvertently transparentized (?) but my question is this: I have roughly u

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP installation on Solaris

2004-09-23 Thread Colin Bannister
I have now managed to install GTK 2.4.9 on Sun Solaris. Now at last at the stafe of building GIMP, using 2.0.4 distribution. Configure goes OK, using ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --disable-print as there are no printers directly attached to the Solaris machine. make fails, with output below

[Gimp-user] Curve and Alpha problem

2004-09-23 Thread Ivan Zenkov
Hi, all. And nevertheless... Why my code doesn't work with alpha? >(define (spline) > (let* ((a (cons-array 8 'byte))) > (aset a 0 0 0) > (aset a 1 85 20) > (aset a 2 170 40) > (aset a 3 255 60) > a)) > >(gimp-curves-spline text-layer 4 4 (spline)) I wa

Re[2]: [Gimp-user] Text tool

2004-09-23 Thread Michael Wagner
Hallo, I am using version 2.0.4 on Windows; I have also tried the same thing on the same version on Linux (Knoppix-Hdd-Install to be exact). Viele Grüße Michael Wagner -- www.callacd.com - Ihr persönlicher Downloadservice === Thursday, September 2

Re: [Gimp-user] automatic resize of open versus save dialogs: bug?

2004-09-23 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, olivier ripoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am wondering if it is worth opening a bug for this minor UI bug: > > I have noticed that with 2.1.5 "open file" dialog (and at least also > 2.1.4), the window is resized when the arrow-folding-widget (*) for > file type (or is it for advanced op

Re: [Gimp-user] Text tool

2004-09-23 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Michael Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am trying to create web navigation buttons with text on it. Of course I am > using TheGimp for it, but I have a problem: > > The button should have a total height of 16 pixels and so I start > with an empty image of that height. Every time I use

[Gimp-user] Re: Text tool

2004-09-23 Thread olivier ripoll
Michael Wagner wrote: The button should have a total height of 16 pixels and so I start with an empty image of that height. Every time I use the text tool the resulting text looks really ugly. I already have a running web page where the navigation bar is created of text links (only using the tag)

[Gimp-user] automatic resize of open versus save dialogs: bug?

2004-09-23 Thread olivier ripoll
I am wondering if it is worth opening a bug for this minor UI bug: I have noticed that with 2.1.5 "open file" dialog (and at least also 2.1.4), the window is resized when the arrow-folding-widget (*) for file type (or is it for advanced options, I do not remember) is clicked/unfolded. This resiz

[Gimp-user] Text tool

2004-09-23 Thread Michael Wagner
Hello gimp-gurus, I am trying to create web navigation buttons with text on it. Of course I am using TheGimp for it, but I have a problem: The button should have a total height of 16 pixels and so I start with an empty image of that height. Every time I use the text tool the resulting text looks

Re: [Gimp-user] Wide controls in the toolbars

2004-09-23 Thread Alexander Rabtchevich
I've opened the bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153516 David Neary wrote: Hi, Alexander Rabtchevich wrote: Are there any plans of fixing the bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=124134 in 2.2? Given that the bug is marked as FIXED? I doubt it. It won't show up in any of the

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Selection Help Please

2004-09-23 Thread Nick Wilson
* and then matt-nc declared > > >She was on the grass, many different shades... any idea of the best way > >to replace the pixels i accidently took off of her chin? > > Zoom in to highest magnification, use the clone tool to select shades from > the nearby facial area and reconstruct it by