Re: [Gimp-user] Canvas Size on Crop

2021-10-30 Thread Akkana Peck
Liam R E Quin writes: > On Wed, 2021-10-20 at 21:58 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 01:36:15AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Tuesday 19 October 2021 21:23:50 Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list > > > wrote: > > > > > It is just broken.  Everytime I use it it defaults to

Re: [Gimp-user] How to change colors of patterns

2021-01-22 Thread Akkana Peck
Dennis writes: > How do I change the shade/color of a pattern? There are lots of ways. The easiest first step is to use the Hue-Saturation dialog (or Hue-Chroma, if you prefer) and drag the sliders around, especially the Hue slider. If that doesn't do what you want, another way is: - make a new

Re: [Gimp-user] LED white christmas lights effect

2021-01-01 Thread Akkana Peck
dboland9 via gimp-user-list writes: > I plan to take some pictures of some Christmas poinsettias with pine branches > around the pot and think the picture would be better if there were white > (warm) LED lights in the picture. The problem is that the string needs to be > fairly short, and

Re: [Gimp-user] Issues with text along path

2020-08-28 Thread Akkana Peck
Rick Strong writes: > Hi Akkana, > > Since you got text on a path to work, would you be so good as to outline the > steps doing it in point form? Here's what I did to test it: - Activate Path tool - Click in two places in the image to make a straight path - Drag from the middle of the path

Re: [Gimp-user] Issues with text along path

2020-08-28 Thread Akkana Peck
Kathy N via gimp-user-list writes: > I am trying to follow the instruction on the video was provided online. > (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wq_A-jkWQE) > > I follow everything except I am having trouble with the top part that is not > aligned with the circle / text along path. Please see

Re: [Gimp-user] Recommendation on GIMP

2020-05-28 Thread Akkana Peck
> On 2020-05-28 10:54 a.m., Alexandre Prokoudine via gimp-user-list wrote: > > What if I told you that we don't keep any of that a secret and > > frequently write about it on the website as well as on Facebook and > > Twitter? Kevin Cozens writes: > I think you forgot to include the mailing

Re: [Gimp-user] Project Question

2020-01-27 Thread Akkana Peck
Doug asks: > > I have taken a series of photos > > laterally across the potential area. I now need to 'stitch' them together Liam R E Quin writes: > There are four steps, whichever program you use: > (1) combine all the images into one big image, e.g.one per layer (File- > >open as layers in

Re: [Gimp-user] Using gimp-edit-copy / gimp-edit-paste

2019-11-24 Thread Akkana Peck
Griff writes: > # Select and copy 3x2 slice and paste into layer file > Panorama = gimp.image_list()[0] # Previously opened panoramic image > pdb.gimp_image_select_rectangle(Panorama, 0, X, Y, Width, Height) # select > rectangle > > If I try "pdb.gimp_edit_copy(Panorama)" I get the message "wrong

Re: [Gimp-user] No text input in file open dialog

2018-08-25 Thread Akkana Peck
Jürgen Weber writes: > Working in Windows 10, I often select a file in Explorer, copy the file's > path to the clipboard and paste it into the file open dialog of an > application. I find it easier to navigate in Explorer than in file open > dialogs. > > In the Gimp file open dialog, there is not

Re: [Gimp-user] Quicker way to audition fonts?

2018-06-29 Thread Akkana Peck
Liam R E Quin writes: > Greg Chapman via gimp-user-list wrote: > > I think he's looking for a tool that allows him to enter a phrase > > and then display that in all available fonts > > Yes, use a font manager for that. Fontmatrix is the most featureful on > Linux probably (but has some extremely

Re: [Gimp-user] print business card

2017-10-06 Thread Akkana Peck
Wrenchman writes: > anyway I ran into a problem making mine own homemade business-cards, and that > is > that the front and the back do not perfectly overlap when printed. > > I'm trying to push everything a little bit by chance and then hoping for the > best, using a lot of draft paper, but

Re: [Gimp-user] When black and white is not black and white

2017-06-12 Thread Akkana Peck
Liam R E Quin writes: > I don't know of any accessibility checkers for GIMP; there are > PhotoShop plugins. It'd be a good Google Summer of Code project I > suppose, if that's still going. I might even be able to drum up some > funding for work in the area, and/or technical resources. There's

Re: [Gimp-user] Advice on repairing photos

2017-05-08 Thread Akkana Peck
heretic03 writes: > Hi all, > > New user to the forum but in need of advice on how to repair some photos. > > Just got back from honeymoon and discovered the camera broken part way through > the trip and would like to try and recover some of the pictures. > > Here are a couple of links to some

Re: [Gimp-user] removing originak paper texture from high res b scans

2017-04-20 Thread Akkana Peck
ordinarydream writes: > A) SHORT FORM QUERY: > > How to eliminate paper texture and pencil marks, but maintain the almost black > to completely black ink from drawing scans? Basically, it sounds like what you want is to make the almost-whites completely white, while keeping the almost-blacks

Re: [Gimp-user] How do I use paintbrush on an image?

2016-11-20 Thread Akkana Peck
Ofnuts writes: > On 19/11/16 04:05, iGameHard wrote: > > I want to edit an image using a paintbrush, but for some reason it doesn't > > work. Can someone tell me why? > > > "It doesn't work" is vague. Several possible reasons: In addition to Ofnuts' excellent list, you might want to read this

Re: [Gimp-user] Redesign "move selection"?

2016-10-22 Thread Akkana Peck
Richard writes: > Oh, boy, THIS subject. Where my workflow is concerned this was the BIGGEST > breaking change GIMP ever made -- yes, even bigger than when 2.8 split Save > and Export. (And we remember all the complaints over that, right?) > > I am one of those where when I no-modifier click

Re: [Gimp-user] Smart Separate Sharpen

2016-08-07 Thread Akkana Peck
> On 08/06/2016 07:33 PM, Alan Huntley wrote: > > Just downloaded and installed this script from the GIMP Plugin Registry, > > but I can't seem to find it on any menu. Can anybody tell me where I should > > find it listed? Steve Kinney writes: > In the past I have found the menu locations of

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.8.2, wheezy install

2016-07-21 Thread Akkana Peck
Gene Heskett writes: > Greetings everybody; > > I just went to add some text to some pix I just shot to be followed by > moving the edited copies to my web page. > > But I opened the first one in gimp, clicked on the A to get the text > entry box, and no box appears. Are you clicking on the

Re: [Gimp-user] Space 49 small images around a circle?

2016-07-08 Thread Akkana Peck
billlee writes: > I'm designing the image to print on a CD. > > In this image, I'd like to arrange 49 copies of a small image evenly around a > circle. In addition to the suggestions already made, you could try my arclayer script: http://shallowsky.com/software/arclayer/ after making a layer

Re: [Gimp-user] Help with color of several shades

2016-04-24 Thread Akkana Peck
SArtino writes: > I suggested painting the wood edges to a bright > green because we make no blend that contains green, sowe can use a single > photo > of one brick wall, and change the color of the green mortar joint to > whatever. > 1 photo of each wall blend, edit 20 different mortar

Re: [Gimp-user] Unable to set font in GIMP 2.8.14

2016-03-27 Thread Akkana Peck
> On 03/27/2016 03:48 PM, Bret Busby wrote: > > I have tried to resume the project, using GIMP 2.8.14, running on > > UbuntuMATE 15.10, and, whatever I do, I am now not able to set the > > font for text to be entered. Steve Kinney writes: > The on-canvas text editor works /very/ differently from

Re: [Gimp-user] Problems creating layer masks

2016-03-05 Thread Akkana Peck
> > dereksalt1...@gmail.com writes: > > I hope that you can help me. For a long time I have been trying to make > > layer masks of fine details, such as leafless trees full of twigs, using > > Gimp 2.8. I can make what looks like a perfect black and white image for > > the mask but when I apply

Re: [Gimp-user] opening 2.9.3 file in 2.8.14 (NOT)

2015-12-09 Thread Akkana Peck
Michael Natterer writes: > On Tue, 2015-12-08 at 22:56 +0100, Jernej Simončič wrote: > > I've seen that, but what I specifically meant was a File -> Export > > option > > that writes XCF compatible with older GIMP versions, possibly losing > > data > > in the process (which is why it'd be Export,

Re: [Gimp-user] opening 2.9.3 file in 2.8.14 (NOT)

2015-12-09 Thread Akkana Peck
Alexandre Prokoudine writes: > On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 2:58 AM, Derek Mortimer wrote: > > > Moving on to a new format gives significant advantages, but if it makes > > obsolete valid and useful past work, isn't that somewhat arrogant to tell > > users that past work is out of date and cannot be

Re: [Gimp-user] Greeting card

2015-12-08 Thread Akkana Peck
MrBryant71 writes: > Hello everyone! I was wondering if any of my fellow gimp user can tell me how > to > create greeting cards using gimp 2.8? Thank you in advance! I wrote a greeting card tutorial back in 2009: http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/6925/1/ Old, but I don't think

Re: [Gimp-user] opening 2.9.3 file in 2.8.14 (NOT)

2015-12-05 Thread Akkana Peck
> scott092707 (for...@gimpusers.com) wrote: > > Will this always happen, if I try to open a file saved in an earlier-vintage > > GIMP? Simon Budig writes: > No, this will not always happen, just when you use features that are not > available in the older gimp version - e.g. high precision pixel

Re: [Gimp-user] bewildered newbie query

2015-10-01 Thread Akkana Peck
Neal Weissman writes: > What's the difference between a viewer and a converter? An image viewer is something you use to view a lot of images -- what you're trying to do with this book. (Though why anyone would distribute a book in as a bunch of jp2 images is beyond me.) An image converter sounds

Re: [Gimp-user] Removing a vertical strip

2015-09-22 Thread Akkana Peck
Timothy Murphy writes: > I want to remove a vertical strip from a photo, > and join the remaining two parts together. > I'd be very grateful if some kind soul could tell me how to do this. > > I assume I should be using the guillotine tool. > I have looked at the basic tutorials, > but have not

Re: [Gimp-user] Comments on GIMP

2015-08-08 Thread Akkana Peck
George M writes: Lol, nope not a friend of the Devs, but I wouldn't mind being one ;) I think you are now. :-) I've used several graphics apps in the past. One of the most notable was Paint Shop Pro. Which I actually really liked. Before Corel got their claws on it, it was a really good

Re: [Gimp-user] How to reduce image file size while retaining width/height of image?

2015-07-11 Thread Akkana Peck
Ofnuts writes: On 11/07/15 00:17, Steve Kinney wrote: Depending on the image content, GIF files may be noticeably larger or smaller than equivalent JPG files. PNG files will usually be substantially larger than either. For screenshots(*) and lost CGI, PNG is usually significantly smaller

Re: [Gimp-user] How to reduce image file size while retaining width/height of image?

2015-07-10 Thread Akkana Peck
rhimbo writes: I would like to reduce the file size of an image. But I would like to retain the width/height dimension. Basically, I frequently need to do this to post images of screen grabs to forums when I have a question and want to show the important elements. I've found the Tools -

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.8 on Linux - Image/wallpaper resizing

2015-04-01 Thread Akkana Peck
Michael asked: I have a long list of images (wallpapers/backgrounds). Just for the sack of argument, let's say that I have 500 images. Can I perform a bulk image resizing by selecting all the images and have Gimp perform a resizing? Pat David writes: This is a task likely better suited

Re: [Gimp-user] Layer masks

2015-01-21 Thread Akkana Peck
Dede1943 writes: The video ( ), if I understand it correctly, instructs one to: 1.Open the image. 2.Make a back up copy in layers. a. (since the second layer automatically adds a Alph Channel, I did not add one) 3.Select and activate the copy and add the Layer Mask. 4.Make sure the

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.6's Clipboard Brush - disable possible?

2014-11-16 Thread Akkana Peck
On 13.11.2014 18:04, DrNicket wrote: The reason for wanting to disable this feature, is because it is forced it on us. If I just want to use the brush, every time I had something copied, I have to change the brush back. It's bloody annoying when I use it a lot and Michael Schumacher

Re: [Gimp-user] Plugin for the 2.8 save vs. export behavior

2014-11-06 Thread Akkana Peck
On Friday 10 Oct 2014 10:38:52 Bob Long wrote: http://www.shallowsky.com/software/gimp-save/ Maurice writes: Thank you, Bob. I've at last got round to installing that plug-in. However, although that web page says: It will show up in your File menu as Save-export clean, probably right

Re: [Gimp-user] moving parf of an image

2014-07-19 Thread Akkana Peck
On 17/lug/2014, at 10:31, Ofnuts ofn...@laposte.net wrote: Actually in many tools, right after you have made your selection, you can depress Alt+Control and drag the selected part to a new location. But... you need a strong hand because you cannot adjust the position On 17/07/14 10:49,

Re: [Gimp-user] ufraw/lensfun

2014-07-10 Thread Akkana Peck
Maurizio Loreti writes: I have tried do download the last versions from the lensfun distribution, now hosted on sourceforge; under the URL http://sourceforge.net/p/lensfun/code/ci/master/tree/data/db/ there are three files canon-related, named compact-canon.xml, slr-canon.xml and

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-18 Thread Akkana Peck
Gary Aitken writes: It works two different ways on this windoze box (can't test on my fbsd box as I'm rebuilding world now). 1. Release the ctrl and shift after typing 'u'. Then hit enter after all the hex chars are in. 2. Keep ctrl and shift down until done with hex chars; releasing

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 pressed

Re: [Gimp-user] CD label help

2014-03-14 Thread Akkana Peck
Alexmac writes: Im using Gimp 2.8 and im looking to make CD labels that i can stick onto a circular CD, the thing is i cant find a template in my GIMP software. Has anyone got any tutorials and how do do this, do i need to import a template or something? I used to do a lot of that, and

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp users matter

2014-01-14 Thread Akkana Peck
This is such a common task, there may be cause to have a Resize option bundled with the Export command. Having to always perform them as two separate steps is an annoyance, but the possibility of accidentally saving the wrong resolution back to the XCF file is a danger. First, I'm so glad

Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancing a carbon

2013-09-12 Thread Akkana Peck
Leonard Evens writes: My wife was involved in an auto accident, and the police gave her a copy of their report. It is essentially a carbon of the original. The text they entered is very hard to read, and I was hoping to enhance it so I can send a copy to our insurance company which they can

Re: [Gimp-user] HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2013-08-13 Thread Akkana Peck
Oon-Ee Ng writes: Thousands? In all the time I've followed this list I've seen maybe a dozen threads. I believe all of them have your replies in there. Trying to count the number of complainants, I estimate probably one or two dozen as well. In case people are curious: I've been saving posts

Re: [Gimp-user] Error with Fedora 18 Gimp 28

2013-06-08 Thread Akkana Peck
Liam R E Quin writes: On Sat, 2013-06-08 at 06:23 -0300, sergelli Ubatumirim wrote: I use kernel 3.9.4-200. Fedora fc18.i686 and Gimp 2.8.4.3 from my distribuition repositories After running Gimp on the command line, a list of errors appears

Re: [Gimp-user] Tear off menu bug + work-around

2013-02-06 Thread Akkana Peck
Steve Kinney writes: The GIMP's tear-off menus do not seem to work on Linux platforms. [ ... ] I could not find a real fix for this, I did see a practical work around: Hit the space bar after clicking on the desired command, and viola, the command is executed. Thank you! I've really missed

Re: [Gimp-user] trial fit new colours on car picture

2012-10-27 Thread Akkana Peck
I'd add one suggestion to Steve Kinney's excellent layer mask tutorial: Once you have the car layer masked off, and you've dropped or painted a new color onto the masked layer, try using layer modes (the option menu in the Layers dialog) on the color layer. When you drop a solid color, it won't

Re: [Gimp-user] [Request] Do not confirm closing if unsaved image was exported/overwrited ?

2012-09-15 Thread Akkana Peck
On Sat, 2012-09-15 at 11:00 -0700, Akkana Peck wrote: Why does exporting an image mark it dirty even if it's been saved as XCF? Michael Natterer writes: Perhaps consider the possibility that something is broken? After some experimentation and suggestions from Mitch, it turned out that it's

Re: [Gimp-user] [Request] Do not confirm closing if unsaved image was exported/overwrited ?

2012-09-14 Thread Akkana Peck
Liam R E Quin writes: On Fri, 2012-09-14 at 00:34 +, minhsien0330 wrote: Dear developers: Can we have a new option Do not confirm closing if unsaved image was exported/overwrited ? It would defeat the purpose of moving Save to Export - that of avoiding accidental work loss.

Re: [Gimp-user] A plug-in for those who still don't like the new Save/Export

2012-08-19 Thread Akkana Peck
maderios writes: The Akkana script https://github.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/blob/master/save-export-clean.py works well now. For those who haven't used sites like Github before: be sure to click on Raw before saving the plug-in to your plug-ins directory. minhsien0330 writes: After testing it

Re: [Gimp-user] A plug-in for those who still don't like the new Save/Export

2012-08-19 Thread Akkana Peck
minhsien0330 writes: Besides, how do I setup the exported jpg quality? The defualt jpeg output quality of Save/Export Clean seems very low. Akkana Peck writes: I find that whatever I adjust them to, my jpg quality settings end up at 90, whether I actually set the default higher or lower

Re: [Gimp-user] A plug-in for those who still don't like the new Save/Export

2012-08-19 Thread Akkana Peck
Chris Mohler writes: On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Akkana Peck akk...@shallowsky.com wrote: wouldn't it be more simple to flatten everything rather than ... ? It wouldn't make you very happy after you saved an XCF and tried to reopen it ... some formats DO support layers. :-) How

Re: [Gimp-user] HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-05-04 Thread Akkana Peck
kevin writes: I have already made my thoughts known - I don't like the new system. That said, I have three options: (1) adapt my work habits, (2) stay on 2.6. or (3) change the source. There is a fourth option: the dev's revert to the old functionality. But, clearly, this is not going

Re: [Gimp-user] Review: The Artists Guide to GIMP, 2nd edition

2012-04-21 Thread Akkana Peck
Patrick Horgan writes: On 04/16/2012 10:48 PM, Kevin Brubeck Unhammer wrote: Hi, just throught I'd plug a review of a GIMP 2.8 book I did here: https://diasp.org/posts/979588 I loved an earlier version of that book. Can't wait to read it. I see that Akkana's book is out in a 3rd