Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text

2014-04-27 Thread Owen
>>Try LayerFX.py from >>http://gimpscripts.com/2011/10/gimp-layer-effects/#wpfb-file-35 >>Download the one in the mirror. After opening the zip, place the file >>in your plugins folder: user/.gimp-2.8/plugins. Have a good day > > Thank you so much for that. I did manage to get it all downloaded >

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2014-04-27 Thread RogueRanger
>Try LayerFX.py from >http://gimpscripts.com/2011/10/gimp-layer-effects/#wpfb-file-35 >Download the one in the mirror. After opening the zip, place the file >in your plugins folder: user/.gimp-2.8/plugins. Have a good day Thank you so much for that. I did manage to get it all downloaded after try

Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text

2014-04-27 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/26/2014 06:18 PM, Conbagui wrote: This is a general thing about doing text and perhaps doing it better. I'm not really after glamorous or super way out stuff. Just simple but good looking text that is both readable and easy on the eye. So, after using PS CS4 for 3 years and recently losing

[Gimp-user] Enhancing text

2014-04-26 Thread Conbagui
>This is a general thing about doing text and perhaps doing it better. >I'm not really after glamorous or super way out stuff. Just simple but >good looking text that is both readable and easy on the eye. So, after >using PS CS4 for 3 years and recently losing my hard drive, I had to >and I'm glad

[Gimp-user] Enhancing text

2013-01-28 Thread RogueRanger
I get confused with all the layers, but I have copied the instructions onto my word file and I will try both methods. Thank you both ! Wonderful help ^_^ Melanie -- RogueRanger (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-li

Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text

2013-01-24 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Thu, 2013-01-24 at 21:05 -0500, Steve Kinney wrote: [...] > A while back I found another method for outlining text [...] > 2. Right click on the text, select "Path from text" from the drop menu.* Yes, it gives slightly better results, but, as I wrote, I was trying to give methods that didn't i

Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text

2013-01-24 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/24/2013 12:30 AM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Thu, 2013-01-24 at 05:30 +0100, RogueRanger wrote: [...] > 1. duplicate the text layer > 2. use select by colour on the text, so the outline of the text is > selected; > 3. select->Border Selection by 2 pixels > 4. with the lower copy of the text

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2013-01-24 Thread RogueRanger
That is wonderful information, I have a holiday weekend so no work, so I guess I'll be trying it out. Thank you so much Liam, awesome ! ^_^ -- RogueRanger (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://ma

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2013-01-23 Thread RogueRanger
Thank you Liam, I'll give that a try. I just spoke with a friend on facebook, she recommends making my original signature size double of what I need to end up with, which for my forum is 300*110 pixels = 600*220 to get sharper looking text and then reduce it back to the size I need. Is she correct?

Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text

2013-01-23 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Thu, 2013-01-24 at 05:05 +0100, RogueRanger wrote: > The procedure I normally did after writing the text was to go to Layer/Style > and > then you would have several options, like drop shadow, etc etc. I GIMP does not have layer styles. (GIMP also does not have a large team of programmers, n

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2013-01-23 Thread RogueRanger
you can see the last one is much sharper and cleaner. The first one I showed you, I used the Stargate font, which I never had any problems with, but that one looks aweful when compared to this one btw do I have to do the CATCHPA thing every time I post? Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/s

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2013-01-23 Thread RogueRanger
Photoshop signautres Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/17/original/Allienna_siggy.jpg -- RogueRanger (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinf

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2013-01-23 Thread RogueRanger
This is a general thing about doing text and perhaps doing it better. I'm not really after glamorous or super way out stuff. Just simple but good looking text that is both readable and easy on the eye. So, after using PS CS4 for 3 years and recently losing my hard drive, I had to and I'm glad by th