Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Akkana Peck
Liam R E Quin writes: > Are you using Linux? What is your locale setting? I can't type an alpha either, on Debian Sid, UTF-8, libgtk2 2.24.23-1, git master gimp from a few days ago. > [fixed version, sorry!] > > > For me, using the Gimp on-canvas text tool, > > > > hold down control and keep it

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Sat, 2014-05-17 at 20:50 -0400, Liam R E Quin wrote: [fixed version, sorry!] > For me, using the Gimp on-canvas text tool, > > hold down control and keep it pressed > hold down shift and keep it pressed press u and let it go (keeping control and shift pressed) > press 3 and let go > press b an

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Friends, Even though I intended to reply through this list, I just noticed that I sent my reply to GP to the email list in his post by mistake. In my response to his post, I suggested verifying that the font that he was trying to use for the label was a unicode implementation. On my windows

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Fri, 2014-05-16 at 09:52 +0200, gimppimpf wrote: > >Hi Gary, > > > >thanks a lot - that perfekt answer will help me. I must build a > >starmap with the starnames. For Example alpha Gemini, but the word > >alpha must be a greek letter. The rest ist normal text. > > > >By Gimppimpf > > Hi togehte

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Ofnuts
On 16/05/14 09:52, gimppimpf wrote: Hi Gary, thanks a lot - that perfekt answer will help me. I must build a starmap with the starnames. For Example alpha Gemini, but the word alpha must be a greek letter. The rest ist normal text. By Gimppimpf Hi togehter, sorry, but the trick dont work. See

Re: [Gimp-user] Creating metallic effect on skin

2014-05-17 Thread akovia
On Sat, May 17, 2014, at 11:52 AM, WoodGoat wrote: > Hello- > > As a newbie Gimp user, (non photographer, non artist, non graphics > designer) > I'm getting more comfortable with how to use and create with this > astonishing > program. > > While fooling around with basic colorizing an old b/w i

[Gimp-user] Creating metallic effect on skin

2014-05-17 Thread WoodGoat
Hello- As a newbie Gimp user, (non photographer, non artist, non graphics designer) I'm getting more comfortable with how to use and create with this astonishing program. While fooling around with basic colorizing an old b/w image I wanted to try to add a metallic sheen to the skin of the person

[Gimp-user] Ahead of time

2014-05-17 Thread Thorsten Stettin
Hi, folks, consider this: https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasch/+archive/gimp-edge/ -- Lao-Tse sagt: Nichtstun ist besser, als mit viel Mühe nichts zu schaffen. Und er sagt auch: Ich habe drei Schätze, die ich hüte und hege. Der eine ist die Liebe, der zweite ist die Genügsamkeit, der dritt

[Gimp-user] Ahead of time

2014-05-17 Thread Thorsten Stettin
Hi, folks, consider this: https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasch/+archive/gimp-edge/ -- Lao-Tse sagt: Nichtstun ist besser, als mit viel Mühe nichts zu schaffen. Und er sagt auch: Ich habe drei Schätze, die ich hüte und hege. Der eine ist die Liebe, der zweite ist die Genügsamkeit, der dritt

[Gimp-user] Ahead of time

2014-05-17 Thread Thorsten Stettin
Hi, folks, consider this: https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasch/+archive/gimp-edge/ -- Lao-Tse sagt: Nichtstun ist besser, als mit viel Mühe nichts zu schaffen. Und er sagt auch: Ich habe drei Schätze, die ich hüte und hege. Der eine ist die Liebe, der zweite ist die Genügsamkeit, der dritt