Re: [Gimp-user] Programmatically modifying text in .xcf files.
On Thu, 2007-07-26 at 21:03 +0100, mal content wrote: On 26/07/07, John R. Culleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't know :( I thought you meant a sentence or two. Gimp is not the optimum approach for long text passages IMO. Sounds more like a job for a page layout program or even html. What kind of files are they? Are they intended for online use? Well what it basically is, is a CD cover and booklet. The cover and booklet conform to an image template so that they print the correct size and with correct margins at a given DPI. The covers are being produced for a range of CDs (the layout is the same on each disks but the images are different). The first page of every booklet lists credits and other information and these now have to be changed en masse as the text has been rewritten. I suppose I could export the covers to a page layout program but that would take a lot of work and would complicate our release process quite a bit. I'm not averse to the idea of writing a program to make these transformations in C, but I'm not aware of the existence of a 'libxcf' or equivalent to access the file format and I really don't want to have to do my own parsing! cheers, MC You should check out Swiss File Knife. It's a sed-like program that works on binaries as well as text. Just be sure to back up your original data. http://sourceforge.net/projects/swissfileknife ~B ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP - appalling name?
On Sun, 2007-06-24 at 21:41 +0200, Kim Johansson wrote: Some people only know the definition they learned from Pulp fiction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimp_%28sadomasochism%29 2007/6/24, Jon Cosby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Kim Johansson wrote: Hello, In another topic on this list, the discussion went about the name being offending and a problem when attracting new users and for the users, the name could mean that they have a hard time attracting clients. Here in Sweden, the name is just confusing for most people. Somebody help me on this one. What is derogatory in GIMP? Dictionary.com has several definitions, including spirit, vigor, or ambition. Nothing that might be construed as offensive. Am I missing something? In a 'normal' social context the most common use of word gimp is as a derogatory term for someone who is crippled. Specifically, someone who can not walk or has trouble walking. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Wow Linux Journal not very enamoured with GIMP.
On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 21:17 -0400, Brendan wrote: ... The name doesn't help either. Just basing this on countless interactions I've had with models or other photographers sitting here near my workstation, seeing me download my images and go through my workflow of digikam download - Gqview to delete the bad ones - Gimp to edit the good ones - showfoto to apply different color effects (Infra, BW conversion, etc.) I have to agree with Brendan on this one. While I realize that the name holds a lot of weight and recognition within the open source community, it is actually real a barrier to gaining acceptance in the larger CG community. I've tried to introduce several web designers and photographers to this eminently useful program, and every single one of them has been taken aback by the name. When I go on to explain the meaning of the acronym the usual response is something along the lines of Oh... they really should come up with something better... In fact, though I now use the Gimp on nearly a daily basis, I distinctly remember that when I first heard of and started using it (back before the .com bubble went pop) that the name was at best unsuitable for marketing purposes in my soon-to-be Internet media empire. Had I not been on an pro-Linux / anti-Microsoft warpath at the time, I may well have shelled out the cash for Photoshop. I've basically been desensitized to the offensiveness of the word in the English context, but most non-Gimp users have not. And as Brendan points out, clients are *not* impressed by something with an offensive name. There's a similar phenomenon in the audio production business where everyone (see: narrow minded producers) knows about ProTools, and not using it can actually eliminate some customers. Just to clarify, I don't really care about the name, but many of my clients have. ~B ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Wacom + IMPS2 mouse = some broken mouse actions??
Greets, I have a a wacom tablet and a normal three button wheel mouse. Both work great for almost everything on my Linux 2.6.21 box. When I go into Gimp prefs Input Devices Configure Extended... and enable the stylus and eraser so I can get pressure sensitivity, I loose some mouse functionality for my normal mouse. Specifically, my mouse buttons and wheel stop working in Gimp. Any clue as to what might be up? Also, below is the relevant stuff from my xorg.conf. Thanks, ~B Section ServerLayout Identifier Xorg Configured Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard InputDevicePS/2 Mouse CorePointer InputDevicecursor AlwaysCore InputDevicestylus AlwaysCore InputDeviceeraser AlwaysCore EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier PS/2 Mouse Driver mouse Option Protocol IMPS/2 Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 Option Device /dev/input/mouse2 Option SendCoreEvents true EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier cursor Driver wacom Option Device /dev/input/wacom Option Type cursor Option USB on Option Vendor WACOM Option Mode Relative EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier stylus Driver wacom Option Device /dev/input/wacom Option Type stylus Option USB on Option Vendor WACOM Option Mode Absolute EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier eraser Driver wacom Option Device /dev/input/wacom Option Type eraser Option USB on Option Vendor WACOM Option Mode Absolute EndSection ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
