Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky

2017-05-26 Thread Carol Spears
On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Nate Owens wrote: > > My problem regarding the difference between 2.8 and 2.6 was referenced in > the original message regarding the inability to select the move tool in 2.8 > (which resulted in selection of the path tool instead of the

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp crashes on startup

2017-05-26 Thread Partha Bagchi
On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 5:16 PM, davitof wrote: > Me again :-) > > One last thing: Partha's installers load without crashing, but I can't use > them > because I don't see any readable character, only small rectangles in place > of > letters. This is a distinct issue, but

[Gimp-user] Gimp crashes on startup

2017-05-26 Thread davitof
Missing points in my first post: Windows 10 Family 64 bits Asus UX303UA Intel Core i5-6200U 8 GB RAM I checked with official Gimp versions 2.8.16, 2.8.18, 2.8.20, 2.8.22. Gimp worked flawlessly until 2.8.20. I installed 2.8.22 on May 18, did successfully a first load without any image then I

[Gimp-user] Gimp crashes on startup

2017-05-26 Thread davitof
Hello, I am using Gimp on my Windows 10 laptop. Yesterday, when I started Gimp, after an unusually long waiting time, I got a Windows Error dialog: Runtime Error! C:\(...)gimp-2.8.exe. This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's

Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky

2017-05-26 Thread Nate Owens
This thread is about the statement that there was no such function in Gimp, and the request that I provide a link to the mention of this in the Gimp manual, which I provided. My problem regarding the difference between 2.8 and 2.6 was referenced in the original message regarding the inability to

Re: [Gimp-user] Help with Cropping

2017-05-26 Thread Michael Schumacher
On 05/26/2017 02:07 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > also when describing a problem, using the wrong terms leads to incorrect > assumptions for those attempting to provide you a solution. At least some of those attempting to provide a solution have a pretty good idea what the task is about, are

Re: [Gimp-user] Help with Cropping

2017-05-26 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* SayCheeze [05-26-17 07:54]: > >* SayCheeze [05-25-17 21:07]: > >Maybe you should rethink. dpi is a printer term, not a quality term > >for > >an image. dpi represents the number of ink dots a printer places on > >paper. pixels per inch would be a

Re: [Gimp-user] Help with Cropping

2017-05-26 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Rick Strong [05-26-17 01:39]: > This is splitting hairs. > DPI is the term used by professional graphic designers when speccing for > print reproduction, even though the "dots" in DPI may be made up of clusters > of pixels. It harkens back to linescreens. > > Rick S. > >

[Gimp-user] Help with Cropping

2017-05-26 Thread SayCheeze
>* SayCheeze [05-25-17 21:07]: >Maybe you should rethink. dpi is a printer term, not a quality term >for >an image. dpi represents the number of ink dots a printer places on >paper. pixels per inch would be a measure of quality of an image. Sure,,, I understand that. My

Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky

2017-05-26 Thread Ofnuts
On 05/26/17 07:07, Steve Kinney wrote: A big deficiency in the Scale, Rotate, Shear and Perspective tools when applied to paths, is that they present a draggable grid the size of the whole image canvas, not a box around the currently active path. But they do work. I trick I often use is to