Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread David Gowers
On 11/3/06, Philip Rhoades <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you look at the image at a zoom level of 100%?Yes, you are correct - when I zoom to 100%, the fonts are smooth - now Iam confused - why do the fonts look smooth in xpdf and bitty in gimpwhen the characters are about the same size on the scr

Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread Asif Lodhi
Hi Philip, On 11/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Message: 4 Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:11:52 +1100 From: Philip Rhoades <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files I tried using pstoedit to create other vector editing formats but they DO have problems

Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread Philip Rhoades
Michael, On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 20:18 +0100, Michael Schumacher wrote: > Philip Rhoades wrote: > > > The anti-aliasing seemed to help a bit but 1200 res did not seem to make > > much difference (except for slowing down gimp dramatically) . . would it > > have something to do with not converting t

Re: [Gimp-user] New error with 2.3.11 and 2.3.10

2006-11-02 Thread Tom Williams
Stephan Hegel wrote: Tom Williams wrote: Sure can. :) START- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Thanks, Tom. The point is the empty LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable. IIUC, in this case the loader is not forced to search for libs in certain d

Re: [Gimp-user] New error with 2.3.11 and 2.3.10

2006-11-02 Thread Tom Williams
Toby Haynes wrote: Tom Williams wrote: ---START- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ file /usr/bin/gimp /usr/bin/gimp: symbolic link to `gimp-2.2' [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ file /usr/bin/gimp-2.2 /usr/bin/gimp-2.2: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.0, dynamica

Re: [Gimp-user] New error with 2.3.11 and 2.3.10

2006-11-02 Thread Stephan Hegel
Tom Williams wrote: > Sure can. :) > > START- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Thanks, Tom. The point is the empty LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable. IIUC, in this case the loader is not forced to search for libs in certain directories. Seems i

Re: [Gimp-user] New error with 2.3.11 and 2.3.10

2006-11-02 Thread Saul Goode
Stephen Hegel wrote: > Saul Goode wrote: > > They don't necessarily *need* the wrapper (that is but one suggested > > solution to having multiple GIMPs installed concurrently) > If you have another suggestion how to run multiple, library-wise > incompatible instances of Gimp without using a wrapper

Re: [Gimp-user]

2006-11-02 Thread tomdkat
> 1. How do you change it so that when you save a file it > doesn't save as a GIMP file? use "File/Save As" when right clicking on the image or using the "File" menu at the top of the image window. > 2. Is there a way to move a text box after you type it? Because you cant > always tell where i

[Gimp-user]

2006-11-02 Thread Katie
I have 3 questions. 1. How do you change it so that when you save a file it doesn't save as a GIMP file?And 2. Is there a way to move a text box after you type it? Because you cant always tell where it's going to go untill your done. 3. Is there a way to open more then one picture on the same scree

Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread Michael Schumacher
Philip Rhoades wrote: > The anti-aliasing seemed to help a bit but 1200 res did not seem to make > much difference (except for slowing down gimp dramatically) . . would it > have something to do with not converting the Frutiger fonts cleanly? Do you look at the image at a zoom level of 100%? Mi

Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread Philip Rhoades
Craig, On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 18:56 +, Craig Marshall wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 05:50:37AM +1100, Philip Rhoades wrote: > > Hi Philip, > > > Thanks for the note. > > > > The anti-aliasing seemed to help a bit but 1200 res did not seem to make > > much difference (except for slowing d

Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread Craig Marshall
On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 05:50:37AM +1100, Philip Rhoades wrote: Hi Philip, > Thanks for the note. > > The anti-aliasing seemed to help a bit but 1200 res did not seem to make > much difference (except for slowing down gimp dramatically) . . would it > have something to do with not converting the

Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread Philip Rhoades
Craig, On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 18:17 +, Craig Marshall wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 04:19:15AM +1100, Philip Rhoades wrote: > > > I realise that gimp converts pdf and ps files into bitmaps when it opens > > the files but how can I improve the resolution of the resulting images? > > - even

Re: [Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread Craig Marshall
On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 04:19:15AM +1100, Philip Rhoades wrote: > I realise that gimp converts pdf and ps files into bitmaps when it opens > the files but how can I improve the resolution of the resulting images? > - even setting the input res to 600 when opening still leaves the image > "bitty".

[Gimp-user] Opening PDF and PS files

2006-11-02 Thread Philip Rhoades
People, I realise that gimp converts pdf and ps files into bitmaps when it opens the files but how can I improve the resolution of the resulting images? - even setting the input res to 600 when opening still leaves the image "bitty". Thanks, Phil. -- Philip Rhoades Pricom Pty Limited (ACN 003

Re: [Gimp-user] New error with 2.3.11 and 2.3.10

2006-11-02 Thread Tom Williams
Stephan Hegel wrote: Tom Williams wrote: For the record folks, I've got Gimp 2.2.11 installed in /usr (came with my Linux distro) and Gimp 2.3.12 (used to have 2.3.11) installed in /usr/local/gimp-2.3 and I'm able to run either version without any problems, errors, or wrapper scripts (unless

Re: [Gimp-user] New error with 2.3.11 and 2.3.10

2006-11-02 Thread Stephan Hegel
Saul Goode wrote: > They don't necessarily *need* the wrapper (that is but one suggested > solution to having multiple GIMPs installed concurrently) If you have another suggestion how to run multiple, library-wise incompatible instances of Gimp without using a wrappers, please let me know. Kind re

Re: [Gimp-user] New error with 2.3.11 and 2.3.10

2006-11-02 Thread Stephan Hegel
Tom Williams wrote: > For the record folks, I've got Gimp 2.2.11 installed in /usr (came with > my Linux distro) and Gimp 2.3.12 (used to have 2.3.11) installed in > /usr/local/gimp-2.3 and I'm able to run either version without any > problems, errors, or wrapper scripts (unless gimp-2.3 is a wrap