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

2011-03-28 Thread yahvuu
Hi all, On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:09 PM, rich for...@gimpusers.com 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

Re: [Gimp-user] Layer masks: how do you memorize which color means opaque?

2010-10-20 Thread yahvuu
On 19.10.2010 11:48, Ofnuts wrote: On 10/19/2010 11:32 AM, yahvuu wrote: On 11.10.2010 18:29, Chris Mohler wrote: On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Patrick Horganphorg...@yahoo.com wrote: i'm curious how other people regard layer masks. In particular, which memory aids exist

Re: [Gimp-user] Layer masks: how do you memorize which color means opaque?

2010-10-19 Thread yahvuu
On 11.10.2010 18:29, Chris Mohler wrote: On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Patrick Horganphorg...@yahoo.com wrote: i'm curious how other people regard layer masks. In particular, which memory aids exist to remember when to use black and when to use white. I think of it like illumination.

[Gimp-user] Layer masks: how do you memorize which color means opaque?

2010-10-10 Thread yahvuu
Hi, i'm curious how other people regard layer masks. In particular, which memory aids exist to remember when to use black and when to use white. Two contradicting examples which both seem to survive inside my head: - the (correct) math perspective: black equals zero, zero opacity means

Re: [Gimp-user] how to get middle path of text

2010-10-07 Thread yahvuu
On 07.10.2010 04:50, 黄毅 wrote: For example, I have text like this: Screenshot.png Text to path would give me this: Screenshot-1.png But what i want is this: Screenshot-2.png How can i do that automaticaly, google don't help me with that. Thanks. this might or might not help:

Re: [Gimp-user] How do I delete to transparency?

2010-10-05 Thread yahvuu
On 02.10.2010 02:50, bobdobbs wrote: How can I figure out what the result of deletion operations on pixels will be? for the record, i just learned that a bold layer name indicates a missing alpha channel (as displayed in the layers dialog):

Re: [Gimp-user] How do I delete to transparency?

2010-09-30 Thread yahvuu
On 30.09.2010 05:39, bobdobbs wrote: Hi all. I'd like to delete in such a way that transparency remains. I've found that this is the default when I'm working on images that I've created myself. But if I'm working on an image that I've downloaded or gotten from another source, I can't

Re: [Gimp-user] Create From Clipboard -- Pasted Layer -- Problems Printing

2010-09-30 Thread yahvuu
On 01.09.2010 19:22, Jay Smith wrote: So, why do I have to save the image to a file... [..] - before the size is stated more reasonably Hi Jay, you'll be pleased to hear that the next release of GIMP will enable you to display the Megapixel count by configuring the status bar messsage. The

Re: [Gimp-user] Create From Clipboard -- Pasted Layer -- Problems Printing

2010-09-01 Thread yahvuu
On 01.09.2010 19:22, Jay Smith wrote: So, I created a new image by doing the following. Select All in original image. Copy File, Create, From Clipboard Creates a new image that looks like the previous. I change the size (scale) to something more suitable for printing. AT THIS POINT I

Re: [Gimp-user] Biggest Frustration

2010-06-22 Thread yahvuu
to resort to the layers dialog. Somewhat paradoxically, this would be my favourite tool for color adjustments. regards, yahvuu ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Biggest Frustration

2010-06-22 Thread yahvuu
On 22.06.2010 18:42, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 6/22/10, yahvuu wrote: Actually, i was thinking of a pure object selection tool without any manipulation functionality. Just to choose the current paint context without obscuring it, and without having to resort to the layers dialog

Re: [Gimp-user] Biggest Frustration

2010-06-22 Thread yahvuu
On 22.06.2010 20:28, Sven Neumann wrote: On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 17:55 +0200, yahvuu wrote: On 22.06.2010 00:30, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: Well, it looks like slightly improved existing Move tool to me :) Actually, i was thinking of a pure object selection tool without any manipulation

Re: [Gimp-user] Biggest Frustration

2010-06-22 Thread yahvuu
not too fond of mice, anyway). I actually trained myself to activate the rectangle selection tool while doing color adjustments -- after struggling with a serious of images which contained miraculously slightly off-moved layers... regards, yahvuu

Re: [Gimp-user] Biggest Frustration

2010-06-22 Thread yahvuu
, tools can be switched quite fast.. thanks anyway, yahvuu ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Biggest Frustration

2010-06-22 Thread yahvuu
On 22.06.2010 21:47, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 6/22/10, yahvuu wrote: And why does the Move tool not work for you then? It allows you to select a layer simply by clicking into the image. Perhaps you missed the Set layer or path as active option in the Preferences dialog

Re: [Gimp-user] Biggest Frustration

2010-06-22 Thread yahvuu
On 22.06.2010 21:50, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 6/22/10, yahvuu wrote: thanks, but i refuse to select layers by their thumbnails in the layers dialog, when i can just click them right there in image! .-) That is, you refuse to work on images with layers completely overlapping other

Re: [Gimp-user] Biggest Frustration

2010-06-21 Thread yahvuu
-- hence objects [2]. This is not my fault, but GEGL's. Should also produce a little relief for those poor little abused layers ;-) Nobody is allowed to die until GIMP is finished! - yahvuu [1] http://gimp-brainstorm.blogspot.com/2009/06/object-picker.html [2] http://gimp-brainstorm.blogspot.com

Re: [Gimp-user] Enlarge Canvas: Is there a way to do it by dragging? Could/Should there be?

2010-03-13 Thread yahvuu
Jay Smith wrote: It just occurred to me that it would be really handy to be able to enlarge the _canvas_ by dragging. Hi Jay, that's a cool idea! Be shure to post it to the brainstorm so it doesn't get lost -- the UI team is listening there [1]. - Layers: The Resize Layers (when changing

Re: [Gimp-user] ?? Status of remembering Layers setting for Canvas Resizing -- in most recent version

2010-03-11 Thread yahvuu
Jay Smith wrote: On 03/10/2010 03:27 PM, yahvuu wrote: Martin Nordholts wrote: 2010/3/10 yahvuu yah...@gmail.com: Each of these dialog options points at a potential interaction problem. If the dialog remembers an option, the user also has to remember that option. In general, this amounts

Re: [Gimp-user] ?? Status of remembering Layers setting for Canvas Resizing -- in most recent version

2010-03-10 Thread yahvuu
Hi, Jay Smith wrote: Image Canvas Size in the Set Image Canvas Size dialog in the Layers section at the bottom there are five different possible settings, including None, All Layers, etc. etc. In Gimp 2.6.6 (Ubuntu Linux 8.04) this defaults to None and ALWAYS remains none EVERY time I go

Re: [Gimp-user] ?? Status of remembering Layers setting for Canvas Resizing -- in most recent version

2010-03-10 Thread yahvuu
Martin Nordholts wrote: 2010/3/10 yahvuu yah...@gmail.com: Each of these dialog options points at a potential interaction problem. If the dialog remembers an option, the user also has to remember that option. In general, this amounts to additional cognitive burden to keep the mental model

Re: [Gimp-user] How to make a set of curves

2010-03-02 Thread yahvuu
Hi Tőkés, Tőkés Ábel wrote: Solved. [..] Sorry for bothering. Not at all: thank you for posting the solution! Somebody with a similar problem will find it in the archives. regards, peter ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU

Re: [Gimp-user] collages in gimp?

2010-02-08 Thread yahvuu
hi, Gracia M. Littauer wrote: any way to easiely make a collage...I know I can add pix to a new image. But I would love something that picasa photoshop seem to have. then why not use picasa? At least it is free as in 'free beer'. regards, peter

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

2010-02-05 Thread yahvuu
Rich Evans wrote: That's it! Perfect. glad to hear it works as expected. Just want to add that the programmer's route, aka doing it by the math, is quite viable, too. Some selected options: - the MathMap plugin probably enables the most concise solution:

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

2010-02-04 Thread yahvuu
hi, Rich Evans wrote: [..] Is there a technique or tool to invert any part of the image that is only a shade of grey? i.e. invert pixeils with a saturation of ~0 (if that is how you say it). The on-board tools are just fine for this. Do something to some pixels (here: invert) and leave

Re: [Gimp-user] whan means tube button ?

2010-02-03 Thread yahvuu
hi, Cristian Secară wrote: On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:44:33 +0100, Simon Budig wrote: Ok, I go to http://gimp.org. Where are the tubes ? In the past. The tube on our homepage is long history... :-) If so, then it would be better to remove the particular reference to gimp.org from that

Re: [Gimp-user] Hue GUI

2010-01-30 Thread yahvuu
Hi Cédric, Cédric Gémy wrote: i find this rainbow UI really nice because it lets you quite easily (gimp curve-like) modify any hue of the document. looks fine, thank you. Be sure to compile a posting for the UI brainstorm, so the idea doesn't get lost: http://gimp-brainstorm.blogspot.com/

Re: [Gimp-user] Sampling Toned Images

2010-01-30 Thread yahvuu
hi, Bryan wrote: Peter, thanks for reponding. I have the same version as you do. What I did was save a sample file from the site I was on to use in my learning. All I did was save it in the same directory as my own image but maybe I need to store that sample image in a specific location in

Re: [Gimp-user] Sampling Toned Images

2010-01-30 Thread yahvuu
Bryan wrote: [..] If I open up the drop down selector above the sample image, the only choices I have are My own image file name, or From Gradient, or From Reverse Gradient. ahh, possibly your sample image is a GIF? Please check the Image-Mode menu and make shure it is set to RGB. That's an

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp wiki offline, where is a mirror

2010-01-23 Thread yahvuu
photocomix wrote: Nobody know ? Gimp wiki is still offline but i remember well that somebody advice that was always possible get the same page from a mirror somewhere The problem is that i can't find the mirror, searching didn't helped me. (and usual tricks, as search in the internet

Re: [Gimp-user] JPG file size increases with saving

2010-01-19 Thread yahvuu
Frank Gore wrote: But a much better and simpler idea is to just use a number range from 1..13, similar to photoshop. I'll take that over to the developer's list. I disagree, I think Photoshop's way of displaying the JPG compression slider is ridiculous. You can move the slider back and

Re: [Gimp-user] Create a clickable hotspot?

2010-01-19 Thread yahvuu
hi BGP, BGP wrote: How do I create a clickable hotspot in GIMP? Filters-Web-Image Map will do the job. Documentation is here: http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/plug-in-imagemap.html have fun, peter ___ Gimp-user mailing list

Re: [Gimp-user] JPG file size increases with saving

2010-01-19 Thread yahvuu
Norman Silverstone wrote: Here is a table that provides an approximate mapping between Photoshop quality levels and GIMP (actually IJG JPEG library) quality levels: Adobe Photoshop quality 12 = GIMP quality 98, subsampling 1x1 [..] wow, i grossly underestimated the influence of the

Re: [Gimp-user] JPG file size increases with saving

2010-01-18 Thread yahvuu
Philip Rhoades wrote: It still seems counter intuitive that opening a JPG (even if it is a photo rather than a computer generated image) and immediately saving it with 100% quality increases the size by 2.5 . . so you mean the scale should be different? Like 1 .. 10 ... 100 ... 10

Re: [Gimp-user] JPG file size increases with saving

2010-01-18 Thread yahvuu
Philip Rhoades wrote: Peter, On 2010-01-18 20:40, yahvuu wrote: Philip Rhoades wrote: It still seems counter intuitive that opening a JPG (even if it is a photo rather than a computer generated image) and immediately saving it with 100% quality increases the size by 2.5 . . so you mean

Re: [Gimp-user] JPG file size increases with saving

2010-01-15 Thread yahvuu
Hi Philip, Philip Rhoades wrote: - When saving as JPG with 85% quality am I losing information? JPG utilizes lossy compression, which means you'll loose information every time you save as JPG, even at 100% quality setting. That value does not specify the percentage of information stored in

Re: [Gimp-user] JPG file size increases with saving

2010-01-15 Thread yahvuu
Philip Rhoades wrote: What still doesn't make sense is that if the original file is JPG and one simply opens it and then saves it as another JPG file with 100% quality - you are saying that introduced artifacts are adding about 150% to the file size? (681 KB to 1.618 MB) How could the

Re: [Gimp-user] Luminosity blend mode

2009-11-19 Thread yahvuu
hi, Yang Zhang wrote: Is there anything in GIMP that's equivalent to Photoshop's luminosity blend mode? what comes closest is 'value' mode. regards, yahvuu ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU

Re: [Gimp-user] sky question

2008-11-14 Thread yahvuu
Joel Glanfield schrieb: Just curious about how to change sky-colors like you see in a lot of professional photographs. Hi Joel, just shoot your photos around sunrise/sunset (at the right day). Ken Rockwell explains: Most people never see colors like this because they live indoors, work in an