Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread akovia
> Please note that you are currently taking part in the process of looking > at it. The remarks above seem a bit unjustified when people are trying > to help you to achieve your goal faster... I apologize. This isn't the first time I've brought up path problems in gimp and it always seems to

Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread Gez
El sáb, 20-02-2016 a las 13:12 -0500, akovia escribió: >  > It just strikes me funny that there is a built in excuse to not > improve, > or fix bugs for the path tool.  > "Use Inkscape" Not at all. I'm just a user like you. I honestly think that Inkscape is a more appropriate tool for what you're

Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread Michael Schumacher
Am 20.02.2016 um 19:12 schrieb akovia: > It just strikes me funny that there is a built in excuse to not improve, > or fix bugs for the path tool. > "Use Inkscape" > It's not a bad excuse for sure, but when functionality is going > backwards, I would think it should be looked at and fixed if

Re: [Gimp-user] How to shrink photo, retain quality?? Business card design

2016-02-20 Thread Gez
El lun, 15-02-2016 a las 10:35 -0500, Rick Strong escribió: > As always, the best thing to do is work closely with your printer and > give  > them what they want. In that case, the only program capable of producing such PDF is Scribus (inkscape can't export CMYK PDF). It's important to note that

Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread akovia
> I agree with Rick. Although this issue needs to be taken care of, GIMP > doesn't seem the most appropriate tool for the work you're doing. > As long as GIMP doesn't have a vector layer feature, the strokes > produced with this technique will be always resolution-dependent, which > is not

Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread Gez
El vie, 19-02-2016 a las 18:56 -0500, Rick Strong escribió: > "Inkscape", another free program, was recommended to me for vector > work. > Check it out. > > Rick I agree with Rick. Although this issue needs to be taken care of, GIMP doesn't seem the most appropriate tool for the work you're

Re: [Gimp-user] How to shrink photo, retain quality?? Business card design

2016-02-20 Thread Gez
El lun, 15-02-2016 a las 10:35 -0500, Rick Strong escribió: > As always, the best thing to do is work closely with your printer and > give  > them what they want. In that case, the only program capable of producing such PDF is Scribus (inkscape can't export CMYK PDF). It's important to note that

Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread akovia
> > Shot in the dark: Have you tried just using the Lasso tool - which > > will also play connect the dots - to make selections, then convert > > the selection to a path? If that works it might point to other > > options in the "area selection" arena that could be useful. > > > > I might

Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread Steve Kinney
On 02/20/2016 10:35 AM, akovia wrote: >> When turning sharp corners, I zoom in and place the corner node's handles on the lines leading away from the vertex. > This is exactly the problem. The only way to ensure this is to zoom in > to almost max extents on every single node. This is very

Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread akovia
> The problem could be a result of drawing curves with too many nodes: > When drawing with Bezier curves, I consider a node without handles > a redundant node. I always try to use the least amount of nodes necessary, but there are times when tracing around a low res image with lots of

Re: [Gimp-user] Path Tool Annoyances

2016-02-20 Thread Steve Kinney
Hello all, I'm not sure I understand the problem described here, but it sounds like the GIMP is creating handles on new nodes on Bezier curves where no handles are desired, causing visible errors when the path is stroked. I make and stroke Beziers fairly often but have not seen the problem