[Gimp-user] Icons Missing - Partha's McGimp 2.9.7 Std

2017-11-02 Thread J Albrecht
If anybody has experienced a similar problem of missing icons in the Legacy and Color icon themes, could you please either post a resolution or join me in commiserating? I’m running the “unstable development release, commit 177cd91a2”. As of the time of writing, this is the most current version

[Gimp-user] GIMP started crashing on "create new image" with Runtime error

2017-11-02 Thread Nic
>another detail: when it crashes because I chose to create a new file >(open menu "file">choose "new") - it crashes not when I select a file >from presets or choose size and hit ok - but after i choose "new". so >it goes like this: I choose "file" in menu>I click on "new">a "create >new image"

Re: [Gimp-user] distorted text issue

2017-11-02 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
And, of course, the best tool for this job might not be GIMP at all. Vector oriented edition programs, such as Inkscape will allow much better control of text along a path, including in-place editing of the text. You can then export your final rendering to finish the image in GIMP. On 2 November

[Gimp-user] GIMP started crashing on "create new image" with Runtime error

2017-11-02 Thread Nic
>a none existing floppy drive? I'm working on a laptop - it never had a >floppy drive. are you saying its BIOS definitions? I'll check into >that. > >there is an error message appearing, with all the gimp windows as they >were, with an OK button on it. >i press "ok" and then it shows a dialogue

[Gimp-user] GIMP started crashing on "create new image" with Runtime error

2017-11-02 Thread Nic
>Am 02.11.2017 um 14:00 schrieb Nic: > >And it really crashes, i.e. GIMP either vanishes completely and/or you >get an error dialog? > >If it hangs and doesn't do anything, then this could be that: > >https://superuser.com/questions/979504/load-dialog-disk-access-slowdown-on-windows-10#980539 a

Re: [Gimp-user] Can't get Gimp to run on Mac OS 10.12.6

2017-11-02 Thread Ross Martinek
Eric, I think I recall posting the method for this to the forum if you don’t already know. IIRC, about a month ago. Ross > On Nov 2, 2017, at 9:05 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote: > > Am 27.09.2017 um 23:12 schrieb Eric Francis: >> Greetings, >> >> Tried twice to load Gimp to

Re: [Gimp-user] Can't get Gimp to run on Mac OS 10.12.6

2017-11-02 Thread Michael Schumacher
Am 27.09.2017 um 23:12 schrieb Eric Francis: > Greetings, > > Tried twice to load Gimp to my Mac but was told "Gimp can't be opened > because it is from an unidentified developer." Anyone out there running it > on MacOS who can help me out? For the time being, you have to set up your system to

Re: [Gimp-user] Trouble loading and shutting down gimp

2017-11-02 Thread Michael Schumacher
Am 02.10.2017 um 21:19 schrieb Debracrow: > Unfortunately, the newer version takes forever on the LOOKING FOR > FONTS, seven plus minutes every time I use Gimp. When I looked on > the internet seems like several people had some of the same problem > but I did not find any solutions. You are

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP started crashing on "create new image" with Runtime error

2017-11-02 Thread Michael Schumacher
Am 02.11.2017 um 14:00 schrieb Nic: >> Am 29.10.2017 um 23:20 schrieb Nic: >> So this happens when you create a new file, i.e. when you confirm the >> new image dialog? >> And it also happens when you try to save a file? >> >> Does it also happen on exporting to an image file format other than >>

[Gimp-user] GIMP started crashing on "create new image" with Runtime error

2017-11-02 Thread Nic
>Am 29.10.2017 um 23:20 schrieb Nic: >So this happens when you create a new file, i.e. when you confirm the >new image dialog? >And it also happens when you try to save a file? > >Does it also happen on exporting to an image file format other than >XCF? Yes to both. It happens after the "export

[Gimp-user] distorted text issue

2017-11-02 Thread rich404
>Hi All - I'm trying to add some curved text to an image using the text >to path methodology. >I've tried half a dozen fonts - but the all distort to the point of >being unreadable. >Is there a solution to this (that's easy to follow!, I'm pretty basic >lol) > >Thanks It could be all sorts of

Re: [Gimp-user] Brush resize via mouse wheel is fail on Microsoft OS

2017-11-02 Thread Michael Schumacher
Am 25.10.2017 um 19:05 schrieb Steve Kinney: > I'm thinking about filing a bug report on this, as I don't find it on > the tracker. Does anyone know if it's already a known issue? > > I use a small set of VBR brushes, with the GIMP configured to resize > them in response to Alt-Scroll, where

Re: [Gimp-user] Loads slowly

2017-11-02 Thread Michael Schumacher
Am 28.10.2017 um 18:17 schrieb eingram25: > I filed a bug notice some time ago regarding searching for fonts. I have > version > 2.8.22. Running under Windows 10, 64 bit. > There was a temporary "fix" given where we were to rename a certain file. What happens is a file locking issue for the

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP started crashing on "create new image" with Runtime error

2017-11-02 Thread Michael Schumacher
Am 29.10.2017 um 23:20 schrieb Nic: > Today all of a sudden GIMP started crashing while creating and saving a file > with error: > "Runtime Error! Program: c:\...gimp-2.8.exe this application has requested the > runtime to terminate it in an unusual way ... etc..." So this happens when you

[Gimp-user] distorted text issue

2017-11-02 Thread kELCAT
Hi All - I'm trying to add some curved text to an image using the text to path methodology. I've tried half a dozen fonts - but the all distort to the point of being unreadable. Is there a solution to this (that's easy to follow!, I'm pretty basic lol) Thanks -- kELCAT (via