Re: [Gimp-user] LZW Compression - Image rendition advice

2011-01-22 Thread Chris Mohler
On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Jay Smith wrote: > a) For images under (for example) 50 MB in size, and on systems that are > modern, fast, and with lots of memory, is there an approximate rule of > thumb regarding how much longer opening and saving operations will take? I've never benchmarked t

Re: [Gimp-user] Tick marks

2011-01-24 Thread Chris Mohler
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Dan Aldrich wrote: > I recently needed to make a blank sheet w/ 1/4" tick marks around the > edge of a paper, it was for one of my daughter's geometry > assignments. I thought it might be possible to do that with the grid > plug-in. Anyone think of an easy way to d

Re: [Gimp-user] Windows XP - Service Pack?

2011-01-30 Thread Chris Mohler
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 12:54 PM, jack white wrote: > Thank you, but that's not installing it with no SP's installed though (as > the question was). I'm not sure why you would want to skip the service packs - I use an XP VM for legacy apps and testing, but the first thing I did when setting it up

Re: [Gimp-user] opening binary flat files

2011-02-01 Thread Chris Mohler
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 1:54 PM, mintakax wrote: > they are images of satellite imagery that are just binary flat files. Can you upload an example image somewhere, or is there a link? Chris ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU htt

Re: [Gimp-user] locked up file selection screen

2011-02-08 Thread Chris Mohler
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Frank McCormick wrote: > I am running GIMP 2.6.10 under Ubuntu Maverick...and lately > have been having an intermittent problem with the file > selector. > It pops up seemingly locked-up so I can't change directories > or disks, matter of fact can't do anything but

Re: [Gimp-user] tif vs TIF

2011-02-17 Thread Chris Mohler
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Jeremy Nell wrote: > Is there a difference between "tif" and "TIF" (and even "tiff")? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format > I just saved the same file as both "tif" and "TIF" and thought that, if > they were the same format, GIMP would correct

Re: [Gimp-user] tif vs TIF

2011-02-17 Thread Chris Mohler
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > You must be using windows which is not case sensitive but linux where gimp > originated is.  picture.tif \= Picture.TIF \= Picture.tif > > And linux discerns file type by an internal file flag rather than the > extension so *.tiff, *.tif,

Re: [Gimp-user] how to apply a stepping curve

2011-03-16 Thread Chris Mohler
2011/3/16 Krzysztof Żelechowski : > When I create a curve to apply to an image, GIMP gives me only two choices: > a freehand curve and a smooth curve.  I need to apply a stepping curve > (piecewise flat) and I am out of luck because there is no such option. > Please help. There's a function in the

Re: [Gimp-user] how to apply a stepping curve

2011-03-17 Thread Chris Mohler
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:28 AM, Křištof Želechovski wrote: > Thank you.  This means it is unsupported (for the end user).  Could you be so > kind and reopen my bug, or at least place a comment to that effect? Can you provide an example of the type of curve you wish to apply? I'm not sure what

Re: [Gimp-user] how to apply a stepping curve

2011-03-21 Thread Chris Mohler
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 1:09 PM, rich wrote: > I think you will have to fake it. Draw the curve and keep it as a path.   > Assuming you want (say) the x-axis to have equal increments, set up the grid, > enable snap-to-grid, and paint constraining the line with shift for > point-to-point and ctrl

Re: [Gimp-user] panoramic photo

2011-04-22 Thread Chris Mohler
On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 11:26 AM, will_annp...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: > I'm new to using Linux based software and do not know how to stitch > multi photos together to form a panoramic picture can you help? Try installing hugin - it is probably in your OS repositories. Chris ___

Re: [Gimp-user] New user for windows platform

2011-05-02 Thread Chris Mohler
On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 3:25 AM, 王炎 wrote: > I am new to GIMP. I am learning Comic Designing. What can GIMP help me > with my work. I am confused. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gimp+comics&l=1 ;) Chris ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.ED

Re: [Gimp-user] Changing a Text Layer

2011-05-11 Thread Chris Mohler
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:12 PM, John Culleton wrote: > In the layer window when you  click on a layer the whole layer bar gets a blue > background and that is the active layer. Yes - click on a layer in the layers dialog (Windows->Dockable Dialogs->Layers or press CTRL-L) to make that layer the

Re: [Gimp-user] Reduce size of an image

2011-05-11 Thread Chris Mohler
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Ofnuts wrote: > 325 bytes is already in the trivial size range... This said, you should > be using PNG, a much better format for Web graphics outside of photos. > In this format a 5*35 gradient image in 212 bytes, but you can likely > reduce it to 1*35 (157 bytes)

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP

2011-07-05 Thread Chris Mohler
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:49 AM, John Culleton wrote: > The user can click on the help facility and view the Gimp Manual in an html > viewer. Other than that there is no operational connection to the internet. That's not entirely true: the user can select 'File->Open Location' and enter/paste a UR

Re: [Gimp-user] can i use gimp 2 for commercial works?

2011-07-15 Thread Chris Mohler
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Salim wrote: > i am a web designer. For example, i will make new designs with gimp and after > i will sell them. Do coders of gimp let us for selling designs that are made > on gimp? You are free to do whatever you want with what you create in GIMP - including s

Re: [Gimp-user] Suggestions for GIMP layout

2011-07-15 Thread Chris Mohler
From someone who's been following the development of GIMP a bit: On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Harald Pfeiffer wrote: > 1) [...]So my first recommendation is that GIMP's SAVE IMAGE >     window be restructured to cause the folder tree under the PLACES >     heading, to always remain in sync w

Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancement for Gimp menus

2011-07-26 Thread Chris Mohler
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Jeffery Small wrote: > For example, > I might be switching between Century Gothic and Century Gothic Bold fonts. > If the bold font is currently selected and I access the menu, the current > font is at the top of the list and I always have to scroll back a screen t

Re: [Gimp-user] Merge linked

2011-07-28 Thread Chris Mohler
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Fred J wrote: > I installed the "Merge Linked" script (found here: > http://chiselapp.com/user/saulgoode/repository/script-fu/wiki?name=sg-merge-linked) > and it works great until you link layers that are invisible. > > The invisible layers suddenly become visible

Re: [Gimp-user] emboss filter.

2011-07-29 Thread Chris Mohler
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:40 PM, John Culleton wrote: > The emboss filter works fine but it converts text to silver/gray. I would > rather have a yellow/gold shade. Is there a way, short of rewriting the C > code, to achieve this > effect? Can you follow the Emboss with Colors->Colorize and drag

Re: [Gimp-user] emboss filter.

2011-07-29 Thread Chris Mohler
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > Or use hue rotation filter? Colors->Map->Rotate Color does work if you hop over to the 'Gray Options' tab. I wouldn't have thought to look there ;) Chris ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-us

[Gimp-user] Crop tool - highlight intensity

2011-08-05 Thread Chris Mohler
Hi list, Is there any trick to increase the intensity of the "highlight" option of the crop tool? Thanks, Chris ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

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