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

2012-10-25 Thread Daniel Smith
saving also... :) thanks dan On 10/24/12, Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net wrote: On 10/24/2012 01:44 PM, Jim Clark wrote: Wow-- I will save this. Incredibly clear and detailed--I have never rally understood those masks. Still don't, but am sure closer! Hey Jim, Glad it makes sense to

Re: [Gimp-user] background question

2012-10-25 Thread Daniel Smith
the best way i can think of would be to put a backing on the paper, not to affix it but just lay it behind the newspaper, when you scan it so the light doesn't emanate the paper so you don't see the other side? just my 2... dan On 10/25/12, Chrispy for...@gimpusers.com wrote: Hi I am trying to

Re: [Gimp-user] background question

2012-10-25 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Michael Natterer mi...@gimp.org [10-25-12 08:36]: On Thu, 2012-10-25 at 13:10 +0200, Chrispy wrote: I am trying to remove the background of an image I have scanned of a Newspaper. The paper was thin and the back side of the paper is visible on the image. Is there an easy way to remove

[Gimp-user] dotted text

2012-10-25 Thread komsinica
I am using Gimp to create worksheets for kids learning a foreign language. I would like to make my text dotted so kids can trace it to practice writing. I am using a Cyrillic alphabet so a dotted font is not an option for me. It would have to be done by manipulating the text. Thank you

Re: [Gimp-user] dotted text

2012-10-25 Thread Xiella Harksell
As a partial answer to the original question, if you can get hold of a path version of your text (vector) you can paint the path with a brush using wide spacing between strokes. This creates dots along the path. I just can't think of a way to get a single line path for text in the first place. My

Re: [Gimp-user] copying and pasting layer groups as layer groups

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Gitschlag
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:16:04 +0200 From: for...@gimpusers.com To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org CC: t...@gimpusers.com Subject: [Gimp-user] copying and pasting layer groups as layer groups I'd like to be to select a layer groups and copy them over to another pre-existing image. I've

Re: [Gimp-user] GIF animation automation and revert diff

2012-10-25 Thread Bgs
Ok... just to clarify. It seems there are no ideas so I actually do have to develop it myself... :) Bests Bgs On 10/09/2012 09:58 PM, Bgs wrote: Hi, I've been playing a bit with GIF animations and there are two things I'd like to do but haven't found any trivial solution for. 1) I

Re: [Gimp-user] dotted text

2012-10-25 Thread Xes Garcia
I can't think on a easy way to do this One option is to make your own quickdirty font something like this: http://fhoerni.free.fr/comp/make_a_font.html Other option is to use convert text to path and trace the path You'll now have a text outline with no fill Your kids could draw along and inside

Re: [Gimp-user] dotted text

2012-10-25 Thread scl
On 25.10.12 at 6:15 pm Xes Garcia wrote: Other option is to use convert text to path and trace the path You'll now have a text outline with no fill Your kids could draw along and inside the two text walls instead a dotted line A good start. To draw a dotted line you just have to stroke with

Re: [Gimp-user] dotted text

2012-10-25 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:53 PM, komsinica wrote: I am using Gimp to create worksheets for kids learning a foreign language. I would like to make my text dotted so kids can trace it to practice writing. I am using a Cyrillic alphabet so a dotted font is not an option for me. It would have