Re: [Gimp-user] Wacom pens with rotation supported ?

2012-05-16 Thread Olivier
>>>Try the last version, 12.04. I hate the Unity environment, but you may >>>like it, or change to Gnome 3 or even something similar to Gnome 2. >> Understood ! In fact i already have an old Ubuntu Karmic Koala somewhere on >> another hard drive. I'll boot on that later. > > That's a version of Ub

[Gimp-user] No "use gradient" checkbox

2012-05-16 Thread subeeds
>2012/5/14 subeeds : >> I'm using Windows7 Home Premium. I'm new to GIMP. I was following one of the >> tutorials to get used to GIMP and I don't have a check box by the gradient >> box so I can "use color from gradient". Here's a link to a screen shot I >> took. >> https://picasaweb.google.com/

Re: [Gimp-user] HATE thread - and it's farewell from me

2012-05-16 Thread Oon-Ee Ng
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:39 AM, wrote: > On Wed, 16 May 2012 19:31:01 +1000, kevin wrote: > > I've subscribed to this list for a while and have found it extremely > informative. Unfortunately threads like this are taken the fun out of it. > > > > I'm taking a break for a while in the hope that

[Gimp-user] Install 2.8 alongside 2.6 in windows?

2012-05-16 Thread narkfestmojo
I did this myself; 2.6 x86 after 2.8 x64 onto w7 x64. It even remembered all my old settings for 2.6.12, but forgot my most recently opened xcf files. I don't know if it will work with the same target machine type though, I suppose you might be able to select a different install directory. --

Re: [Gimp-user] Install 2.8 alongside 2.6 in windows?

2012-05-16 Thread Jernej Simončič
On Wed, 16 May 2012 11:20:42 -1000, scott s. wrote: > The release notes for 2.8 I found suggest that it isn't possible to > install 2.8 alongside 2.6 in Windows (7 x64 in my case) at least using > the pre-built windows installer? The installer for GIMP 2.8.0 will uninstall older versions first,

Re: [Gimp-user] For GIMP-2.8 I need Fedora 17 .. which isn't released yet

2012-05-16 Thread Johan Vromans
eduperez writes: > Yes, there are dependencies within the dependencies, but all of them > can be installed using the same procedure; and, if you put everything > under a separate directory (I used /opt/gimp-2.8, for example), > dependencies included, then you should not experience any instability

[Gimp-user] Install 2.8 alongside 2.6 in windows?

2012-05-16 Thread scott s.
The release notes for 2.8 I found suggest that it isn't possible to install 2.8 alongside 2.6 in Windows (7 x64 in my case) at least using the pre-built windows installer? Reason for asking is that there are a number of 2.6 plug-ins I need, and looking at the GIMP plug-in repository few indica

[Gimp-user] Wacom pens with rotation supported ?

2012-05-16 Thread Gwenouille
>Did you select one of the components of the tablet, in the list on the >left? This list mentions the various peripherals. For example, for me >it contains four entries for the Wacom tablet. If I select one of >them, all entries under Axes specify a number. Yes i did, in fact there are 3 entries:

[Gimp-user] GIMP 2.8 on Fedora 17

2012-05-16 Thread Mark Morin
Fedora 17 is available as a pre release (which I'm running with no problems) and GIMP is available from the Fedora repo and I haven't had any problems with it (yet). ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/l

Re: [Gimp-user] HATE thread - and it's farewell from me

2012-05-16 Thread bruno
On Wed, 16 May 2012 19:31:01 +1000, kevin wrote: > I've subscribed to this list for a while and have found it extremely informative. Unfortunately threads like this are taken the fun out of it. > > I'm taking a break for a while in the hope that things will settle down once 2.8 has been "in

[Gimp-user] Mode layer? [was: Calm and rational Save/Export workflow report ; )]

2012-05-16 Thread Chris Mohler
On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Chris Mohler wrote: >  I need to keep the XCF in > either color or greyscale with extra layers/paths/etc but I also need > to produce a flattened 1-bit image before exporting as TIFF. Hmm - pending further geglization, would something like a "mode layer" be feasibl

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

2012-05-16 Thread Lyle
I won't use the word hate; just dislike. I still remember when they changed the function by swapping what dilate and erode did. Also, when the redefined how Script-fus were to be formated; what a debacle.lol GIMP's changed over time and getting better. I know the arguments for doing w

[Gimp-user] Image Properties - Cannot Save Data

2012-05-16 Thread Andrew Clarke
It appears that 'Image Properties' are not working, you cannot save any Image - Title/Author/Description/etc, and non of the other tabs seem to do anything ? ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinf

Re: [Gimp-user] Hurray - 2.8 Ubuntu

2012-05-16 Thread Olivier
2012/5/16 Marco Ciampa : > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 07:57:01AM -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: >> On 05/16/2012 07:08 AM, Jerrysvoice wrote: >> > GIMP 2.8 was just pushed out by Ubuntu Software Center to my PC.  I'm a >> > happy camper now. >> > >> >> Yikes!  Time for little ole me to "lock version" so

Re: [Gimp-user] Hurray - 2.8 Ubuntu

2012-05-16 Thread Marco Ciampa
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 07:57:01AM -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: > On 05/16/2012 07:08 AM, Jerrysvoice wrote: > > GIMP 2.8 was just pushed out by Ubuntu Software Center to my PC. I'm a > > happy camper now. > > > > Yikes! Time for little ole me to "lock version" so I don't > carelessly wipe out

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

2012-05-16 Thread Richard Gitschlag
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:38:43 +0200 > From: si...@budig.de > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] HATE the new save vs. export behavior > > If you use CTRL-E for "Export to " (which is available after > the first export after saving to xcf) it does not ask for permission to

Re: [Gimp-user] Wacom pens with rotation supported ?

2012-05-16 Thread Olivier
2012/5/16 Gwenouille : >>I don't think you need anything there. But are we speaking about the >>same thing? In Image: Edit -> Input Devices there are Axes and Keys. >>Axes is used for setting the answer curve of the pressure. Keys is not >>used at all. But that's with GNU/Linux. > > Yes, input devi

[Gimp-user] Wacom pens with rotation supported ?

2012-05-16 Thread Gwenouille
>I don't think you need anything there. But are we speaking about the >same thing? In Image: Edit -> Input Devices there are Axes and Keys. >Axes is used for setting the answer curve of the pressure. Keys is not >used at all. But that's with GNU/Linux. Yes, input devices, not peripherals (says "pe

Re: [Gimp-user] a question about drwaing circles!

2012-05-16 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Mehrdad wrote: >>> my teacher read the book fast and i should draw as fast as him. > >>That sounds like sketching to me. Why not just use the brush or the pencil >>tool? > > you mean using brush (or pencil) is the last chance??? no other way? There is no faster w

[Gimp-user] a question about drwaing circles!

2012-05-16 Thread Mehrdad
>On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Mehrdad wrote: >> my teacher read the book fast and i should draw as fast as him. >That sounds like sketching to me. Why not just use the brush or the pencil >tool? >Alexandre Prokoudine >http://libregraphicsworld.org you mean using brush (or pencil) is the la

Re: [Gimp-user] Wacom pens with rotation supported ?

2012-05-16 Thread Olivier
2012/5/16 Gwenouille : >>It should work, provided there is at least one box checked in the >>Wheel column of the mapping matrix of your current paint dynamics. > > Well, there is one, I've created a custom dynamic with pressure mapped to the > wheel. > > But in the "Input peripherals" dialog, ther

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

2012-05-16 Thread Simon Budig
Johan Vromans (jvrom...@squirrel.nl) wrote: > One thing I do, however, slightly agree with you. When for example > working on a PNG, saving it (as XCF), and then export repeatedly as PNG > I wonder whether it should ask *every* *time* if it's okay to overwrite > the file. If you use CTRL-E for "Ex

Re: [Gimp-user] HATE thread - and it's farewell from me

2012-05-16 Thread kevin
I've subscribed to this list for a while and have found it extremely informative. Unfortunately threads like this are taken the fun out of it. I'm taking a break for a while in the hope that things will settle down once 2.8 has been "in the wild" for a month or three. That does not mean that I'

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

2012-05-16 Thread Johan Vromans
Sicofante writes: > “Save” means “overwrite the original file”, period This is true for applications that simply on a specific file and can store/restore all relevant informatin the that file format. This is, indeed, the majority of applications. However, several applications that deal with mor

[Gimp-user] For GIMP-2.8 I need Fedora 17 .. which isn't released yet

2012-05-16 Thread eduperez
>Thanks for the hints. >Historically, I always needed to upgrade babl and gegl, but 2.8 required >an new version of some other libs (gtk2?) that I couldn't work out. >I finally managed to get 2.8 running on Fedora 14 (!) but it made the >system instable. Can't wait for F17 to come out... >-- Joha

[Gimp-user] Wacom pens with rotation supported ?

2012-05-16 Thread Gwenouille
>It should work, provided there is at least one box checked in the >Wheel column of the mapping matrix of your current paint dynamics. Well, there is one, I've created a custom dynamic with pressure mapped to the wheel. But in the "Input peripherals" dialog, there is no number mapped to the whee

Re: [Gimp-user] For GIMP-2.8 I need Fedora 17 .. which isn't released yet

2012-05-16 Thread Johan Vromans
eduperez writes: > Yes, I'm currently using Gimp 2.8 on Fedora 16, compiled it from > source. There is a guide in this site at > http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/compiling-gimp-for-ubuntu; it talks > about Ubuntu, but pretty much everything applies to Fedora, or is easy > to adapt. Thanks for

Re: [Gimp-user] Hurray - 2.8 Ubuntu

2012-05-16 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/16/2012 07:08 AM, Jerrysvoice wrote: > GIMP 2.8 was just pushed out by Ubuntu Software Center to my PC. I'm a happy > camper now. > Yikes! Time for little ole me to "lock version" so I don't carelessly wipe out my 2.6 installation. I am a "late adopter" when it comes to production tool

Re: [Gimp-user] a question about drwaing circles!

2012-05-16 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Mehrdad wrote: > my teacher read the book fast and i should draw as fast as him. That sounds like sketching to me. Why not just use the brush or the pencil tool? Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org ___ gi

[Gimp-user] Hurray - 2.8 Ubuntu

2012-05-16 Thread Jerrysvoice
GIMP 2.8 was just pushed out by Ubuntu Software Center to my PC. I'm a happy camper now. -- Jerrysvoice (via gimpusers.com) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list

[Gimp-user] Any use for the TOUCH in a Pen & Touch tablet

2012-05-16 Thread eduperez
I own a Wacom Pen & Touch tablet. I use the PEN capabilities extensively, and I'm happy with it; but still have not found any use for the TOUCH part. Does anybody here use the TOUCH functions? How? Many thanks! -- eduperez (via gimpusers.com) ___ gimp

[Gimp-user] a question about drwaing circles!

2012-05-16 Thread Mehrdad
i have a question, imaging im in terrible hurry to draw an empty circle around a text and go on for others, whats the fastest way??? something like this: http://up.vatandownload.com/images/vgv2kprqm8bckk6yfhy.jpg i already know some ways, for example: using "Border" (in Select menu) or "Stroke

[Gimp-user] For GIMP-2.8 I need Fedora 17 .. which isn't released yet

2012-05-16 Thread eduperez
>Bummer... >Anyone managed to build Gimp 2.8 on Fedora 16, 15, 14, ...? Yes, I'm currently using Gimp 2.8 on Fedora 16, compiled it from source. There is a guide in this site at http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/compiling-gimp-for-ubuntu; it talks about Ubuntu, but pretty much everything appl

Re: [Gimp-user] Text on path?

2012-05-16 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Thomas Taylor wrote: > Hi All ;) > First post to this list.  I'm an occasional Gimp user and am having a problem > trying > to create some CD/DVD labels.  I want to put text on a curved path but > haven't been > able to get a persistent path. > > I've followed in

Re: [Gimp-user] HATE thread

2012-05-16 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Sicofante wrote: > Do you think ignoring basic usability issues and maybe half of your user base > is a good way of achieving anything? Do you think overreacting helps people understanding each other? :) Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org __

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

2012-05-16 Thread Ofnuts
On 05/16/2012 10:13 AM, Sicofante wrote: “Save as…” means “save to a new file with a different name and/or format”. “Export” means “put the contents of the current document in a file of a nature this app isn’t intended to handle”. (At the same time “Import” means “bring data from an alien file

Re: [Gimp-user] Question About Gimp

2012-05-16 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 12:00 -0700, Candy wrote: > .is "filling with transparent" the same as "tinting"? no. Colours->colourise with an active selection (possibly a feathered selection) will probably be closest to the photobucket editor. As others suggested you can also use a second layer. Liam

Re: [Gimp-user] Text on path?

2012-05-16 Thread Ofnuts
On 05/15/2012 08:27 PM, Thomas Taylor wrote: Hi All ;) First post to this list. I'm an occasional Gimp user and am having a problem trying to create some CD/DVD labels. I want to put text on a curved path but haven't been able to get a persistent path. I've followed instructions in the help

Re: [Gimp-user] Text on path?

2012-05-16 Thread Olivier
2012/5/15 Thomas Taylor : > Hi All ;) > First post to this list.  I'm an occasional Gimp user and am having a problem > trying > to create some CD/DVD labels.  I want to put text on a curved path but > haven't been > able to get a persistent path. > > I've followed instructions in the help manual

Re: [Gimp-user] Question About Gimp

2012-05-16 Thread Kevin Brubeck Unhammer
"Candy" writes: > I tried to get into the IRC to ask this question but I kept getting a 404 > message. My > question isis "filling with transparent" the same as "tinting"? > (explanation: In > the image editor that Photobucket used to have I could change the color of > something in > a p

Re: [Gimp-user] Question About Gimp

2012-05-16 Thread Olivier
2012/5/15 Candy : > I tried to get into the IRC to ask this question but I kept getting a 404 > message.  My question isis "filling with transparent" the same as > "tinting"?  (explanation: In the image editor that Photobucket used to have > I could change the color of something in a picture wi

[Gimp-user] Text on path?

2012-05-16 Thread Thomas Taylor
Hi All ;) First post to this list. I'm an occasional Gimp user and am having a problem trying to create some CD/DVD labels. I want to put text on a curved path but haven't been able to get a persistent path. I've followed instructions in the help manual and from the "Beginning GIMP" book about

[Gimp-user] Question About Gimp

2012-05-16 Thread Candy
I tried to get into the IRC to ask this question but I kept getting a 404 message. My question isis "filling with transparent" the same as "tinting"? (explanation: In the image editor that Photobucket used to have I could change the color of something in a picture without losing the origin

[Gimp-user] HATE thread

2012-05-16 Thread Sicofante
>You can stop this crap, the save and export stuff is going to >stay as specified here: >http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/Save_%2B_export_specification >Period. This is the final word in this discussion. >Besides, do you guys really think that "HATE" is a good >subject for achieving anything? >--M

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

2012-05-16 Thread Sicofante
Count me in too. Here's my point of view: every sane app out there uses "Save", "Save as..." and "Export" for a conventional and now well assumed behaviour: “Save” means “overwrite the original file”, period (it turns itself into "Save as..." when the file is new and has never been saved). “Sa