[Gimp-user] Pixelation of text

2010-01-14 Thread jolie
Try saving it as .png instead. -- jolie (via www.gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Pixelation of text

2010-01-14 Thread Jay Smith
At one point, the OP said something about it printing out too small but it was an okay size on screen, just pixilated. Did I understand that correctly. It sounds like the OP simply has an image that is too small in terms of X by Y pixels. You can blow something up on screen, and increase the

[Gimp-user] Pixelation of text

2010-01-13 Thread Larry H.
On 01/12/2010 02:33 PM, Larry H. wrote: When I use the text tool, the output is noticeably pixelated. How can I prevent that? I am learning to use GIMP 2.6 on a Windows XP professional machine, a Dell. It'd be helpful if you could post the file online somewhere and send us a link, so

Re: [Gimp-user] Pixelation of text

2010-01-13 Thread Marc Carson
Larry, At what physical dimensions are you trying to print the text? The document should be at least above 200 DPI @ whatever physical dimension, to avoid obvious pixelation (assuming you do have antialiasing enabled). If you want to email the XCF to me, I can take a quick look at it. Marc

[Gimp-user] Pixelation of text

2010-01-12 Thread Larry H.
When I use the text tool, the output is noticeably pixelated. How can I prevent that? I am learning to use GIMP 2.6 on a Windows XP professional machine, a Dell. -- Larry H. (via www.gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list

Re: [Gimp-user] Pixelation of text

2010-01-12 Thread Anthony DiSante
On 01/12/2010 02:33 PM, Larry H. wrote: When I use the text tool, the output is noticeably pixelated. How can I prevent that? I am learning to use GIMP 2.6 on a Windows XP professional machine, a Dell. It'd be helpful if you could post the file online somewhere and send us a link, so we