Re: [Gimp-user] How do you close the tool boxes?

2017-03-04 Thread Steve Kinney
On 03/04/2017 03:35 AM, rich2005 wrote: >> Yes, I'm sure you gathered by the question that I'm totally new to >> GIMP, lol. >> I pulled up a tutorial for beginners and it said when you open gimp >> you may see a lot of boxes open, close them all except the tool box >> and the main window. >> I

Re: [Gimp-user] I want to increase brush size with SHIFT + Scroll Wheel

2017-03-11 Thread Steve Kinney
On 03/11/2017 10:41 AM, Pat David wrote: > https://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-using-variable-size-brush.html > > You can program it. > On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 8:42 AM iop wrote: > >> The default is that SHIFT + Scroll Wheel will move horizontally. >> >> I want to change

Re: [Gimp-user] new user

2017-03-10 Thread Steve Kinney
On 03/10/2017 11:41 AM, spy46 wrote: > I am having a hard time understanding something. > an area I have selected, will not move when i try to move it, I will either > move > the selection box or the layer. > how do i move the selection area. The usual method is to make your selection, adjust

Re: [Gimp-user] Filters etc always going to the background

2017-03-08 Thread Steve Kinney
On 03/06/2017 11:54 AM, Paul Thornton wrote: > Hi, > > This is my first post here, so hopefully the right area. I think this is the right place. But first we need to know, what operating system are you using (name and version number)? And, if your desktop interface has any major options

Re: [Gimp-user] Remove Background

2017-07-29 Thread Steve Kinney
On 07/28/2017 05:08 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > > > On 07/27/2017 11:43 AM, Tom wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I need to remove the white background from a clip art I will be using. Can >> GIMP software do this? > > If the background is the only white in the

Re: [Gimp-user] How do you ddd effects to text?

2017-08-01 Thread Steve Kinney
On 08/01/2017 04:35 AM, ead wrote: >> You are still going to have to make a selection somehow and fill that >> selection. many ways of doing that, I usually go for Layer -> >> Transparency -> Alpha to Selection on the text layer then apply any >> colouring on separate layers, keeping the text

Re: [Gimp-user] How to Blur

2017-08-03 Thread Steve Kinney
On 08/03/2017 12:04 PM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > probably this is FAQ but I couldn't find an answer. > > I have a light skirt of a person in foreground in front of a rather dark > background. > I have created a selection for the background (using GMIC select > foreground). > This

Re: [Gimp-user] Two Suggestions I want Implemented in Future Release

2017-07-13 Thread Steve Kinney
On 07/13/2017 01:08 PM, RackAttack wrote: > I just made an account here, to put forth these two suggestions: > > I use Gimp to "paint" - like computer art. > > And I would like to see this implemented or at least have as a selectable > option: > > MOUSE WHEEL: > > 1.) The roll in and out

Re: [Gimp-user] File size too large

2017-04-26 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/25/2017 11:53 PM, words44 wrote: > I received an error message after uploading a photo for an event calendar. It > read > "The image file is too big! Maximum size: 500,000" > > I've tried reducing the pixels. I'm not sure what it's referring to. > > There is no CONTACT US section at

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing Alignment

2017-04-26 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/21/2017 08:00 AM, pearlheartgtr wrote: > I've been having this problem for ages. When I position an image in the print > setup, it always ends up printing in the top left corner. I can reposition the > image anywhere on the page, but it never prints that way. > > What I'm trying to do is

Re: [Gimp-user] Unified transform Tool When Zoomed In

2017-04-28 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/27/2017 03:49 PM, programmer_ceds wrote: > Is there a good reason why the extra view(s) initiated by "View New View" only > update on the completion of an operation? From my point of view it would be > better if they reflected the active view (or a sub-set or super-set of the it) >

Re: [Gimp-user] Problem with Gimp file search feature

2017-04-24 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/24/2017 09:33 PM, Paula Koval wrote: > My partner is using the latest release of Gimp and Windows 10. I have no > idea of why this problem is taking place and since I am not an expert in > W-10 or Gimp, I am asking for help. > > First, she finds a gif image that she wants to use with

Re: [Gimp-user] Problem with Gimp file search feature

2017-04-25 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/25/2017 02:06 AM, Alec Burgess wrote: > On 2017-04-24 Mon 23:04, Mark Morin wrote: >> Using gimp 2.8 on the latest incarnation of Windows 10, I tried to use >> the search feature in "File|Open." >> >> 1. I couldn't specify a path to search. >> >> 2. I got this error message: The program

Re: [Gimp-user] Remove Background

2017-07-28 Thread Steve Kinney
On 07/27/2017 11:43 AM, Tom wrote: > > Hi, > I need to remove the white background from a clip art I will be using. Can > GIMP software do this? If the background is the only white in the image, you can do: Colors > Color to alpha That will make the white background transparent in one go.

Re: [Gimp-user] Help with enhancing a profile picture

2017-08-17 Thread Steve Kinney
On 08/17/2017 02:57 PM, chrisj wrote: > I morphed a face image with another one, to get a unique face, because I > didn't > want my actual face to be the profile picture on the social website page. > > But it doesn't look as clear as other pictures on the site. > > Would anyone like to see if

Re: [Gimp-user] Changing brush size does not work

2017-05-14 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/12/2017 12:10 PM, rich2005 wrote: >> I can't change brush size in GIMP. I've been working on this simple >> task all morning. >> I've downloaded and installed the most recent stable version of GIMP >> (2.8.22). >> I've created a new brush so that I can edit it. >> Changing the radius of

Re: [Gimp-user] Question About Recreating a Drop Shadow

2017-05-09 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/09/2017 04:10 PM, Kevin Cozens wrote: > On 2017-05-09 02:40 PM, Amber Sunder wrote: >> I'm new to using GIMP and am trying to edit the work of the person in my >> position previous to me. She used a drop shadow on the title of the page > [snip] >> This isn't your normal drop shadow, so I'm

Re: [Gimp-user] What's the term? ...

2017-05-09 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/09/2017 03:28 PM, Dave C via gimp-user-list wrote: > for a transparent image that highlights relevant components within? I’m > using “ghost drawing” but I know that’s not right. > > What is the word I’m searching for? Do you mean a "vignette?" This general idea:

Re: [Gimp-user] Set default Save As folder?

2017-05-15 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/15/2017 05:58 PM, Michael Schumacher wrote: > I know that user manuals of all software are to be shunned, but dare I > suggest to provide the readers with links to: > > > - the File->Open dialog > https://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-file-open.html > > - the File->Save dialog >

Re: [Gimp-user] Question About Recreating a Drop Shadow

2017-05-12 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/09/2017 05:16 PM, Amber Sunder wrote: > My apologies - I should have included a photo in my initial inquiry! > Thank you for your response! Below is what I'm trying to edit. It is > currently 'TheMusician' with the drop shadow you see there. I need to > reproduce that exact drop shadow

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp: My illustration tool

2017-06-12 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/12/2017 01:50 PM, nateart wrote: >> snip... >> Just for info. >> >> That list of shortcuts is generally OK but it is for Gimp 2.6 and has >> not been updated to include changes. >> >> example 'shrink-wrap' ctrl-E is now ctrl-J >> >> The best list I know is this one: >> >>

Re: [Gimp-user] Certification plans

2017-06-19 Thread Steve Kinney
Here's one: https://learning.naukri.com/gimp-tutorial-certification-course-v272 Daniel Smith pointed it out in a reply that came to me but not the list; that might have been an error. It looks legit to me; the course outline is more or less what I would have come up with if asked to design one.

Re: [Gimp-user] Certification plans

2017-06-19 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/19/2017 01:06 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > Here's one: > > https://learning.naukri.com/gimp-tutorial-certification-course-v272 > > Daniel Smith pointed it out in a reply that came to me but not the list; > that might have been an error. > > It looks legit to me; th

Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky

2017-05-25 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/25/2017 02:01 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote: > > > On 05/25/2017 05:17 AM, Nate Owens wrote: >> *In earlier versions the text along a path tool worked great...* [ ... ] > You could be remembering something different, maybe third-party plug-in. > If you still got a XCF file with text

Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky

2017-05-25 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/26/2017 12:05 AM, Nate Owens wrote: > *Text ALONG path url* = https://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-tool-text.html > scroll down. > Scroll down there is also an image demonstrating it's position in the Layer > menu selection > There is an image here, not to say it will show up in the mail list

Re: [Gimp-user] Text rendering

2017-06-03 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/27/2017 08:38 PM, zylstra wrote: >> Did you make sure to use the same PPI value for the image in all >> applications? > What do those programs use for PPI? I think Paint.net uses 96 PPI. And how > do > I change the PPI in GIMP? Most applications use 72 DPI as their default resolution.

Re: [Gimp-user] Move tool locks; what's triggering it?

2017-06-13 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/13/2017 05:32 PM, nateart wrote: >> Thanks - will take a look at the settings... I have started checking >> that other apps are closed while I Gimp - that definitely helps > > My work is mostly geared to print, commonly 300dpi. Greeting cards (normally > 5"x7" or double) are one thing,

Re: [Gimp-user] Certification plans

2017-06-18 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/18/2017 03:30 PM, Ofnuts wrote: > IMHO a Gimp certification is pointless. People that pay you for graphics > work look at the result and don't really care how you obtained it. Depends the workplace environment. At a company big enough to have a dedicated HR department, ass covering is

Re: [Gimp-user] Certification plans

2017-06-18 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/18/2017 03:22 AM, mikolaskova wrote: > Hello, > > I'm working on a project, where existing raster graphic software is being > replaced by GIMP. > There was a question about available certification. Are there any official > plans? Certification of what, by who, and for what purpose?

Re: [Gimp-user] Certification plans

2017-06-18 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/18/2017 03:30 PM, Ofnuts wrote: > On 06/18/17 21:09, Steve Kinney wrote: >> >> On 06/18/2017 03:22 AM, mikolaskova wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm working on a project, where existing raster graphic software is >>> being >>>

Re: [Gimp-user] [Gimp-gui] GIMP ---> Pixi: suggested name change

2017-05-08 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/08/2017 01:14 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > >> I don't care what you say about Wilbur as long as you spell his name right. > > This is were I have to hesitantly point out that he is Wilber, not Wilbur :) ROTFLM

Re: [Gimp-user] [Gimp-gui] GIMP ---> Pixi: suggested name change

2017-05-08 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/08/2017 12:14 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven [05-08-17 > 12:06]: >> Hi all, >> >> GIMP is a great programme, but it is not a great name. Changing its identity >> to something more likeable will help to get more users, and

Re: [Gimp-user] tips on working with gigantic files?

2017-05-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/05/2017 06:01 PM, Casey Connor wrote: > Hi -- I'm trying to do some simple work on a 0.5GP image in GIMP 2.9.5 > (on Linux). (Image is ~23k by 22k pixels, 16bit RGBA). I don't think this will solve the problem you described, but I have found that clearing the undo history after every

Re: [Gimp-user] Stitching Photos

2017-05-04 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/03/2017 10:11 PM, DERoss wrote: > I have two JPEG files, each with a photo. I want to creat a single file > that has the photos stitched together side-by-side. While I know how to > export an image from GIMP into a JPEG file, I cannot figure out how to > stitch two images together. How

Re: [Gimp-user] 2.8.22 is wacky

2017-05-30 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/29/2017 10:32 AM, Carol Spears wrote: [ ... ] >> It just seemed to me to be un-intuitive, that a user would be using one > tool, and suddenly to >> be switched to another tool without his intending to select it. >> > The "intuitive" side of this is that when you purposely grab a guide

Re: [Gimp-user] Changing the text on this image

2017-08-29 Thread Steve Kinney
On 08/29/2017 04:40 PM, Rick Strong wrote: > Hi Dave, > > You are probably aware that the yellow background of the button is not a > solid colour but a gradient of light yellow to dark yellow, top to bottom. > > The colour picker tool will tell you which two colours they are. So, you > will

Re: [Gimp-user] Adding color to file

2017-10-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/05/2017 03:02 PM, sl60 wrote: > I want to color parts of what has been sent to me as a black-and-white pdf > (line > drawing, basically). What I usually do in a case like this is to change the > original layer to Multiply, then duplicate this and multiply again. Then I > select each part

Re: [Gimp-user] Can't insert text in text box, draws box but insists on 0 pixels or pts.

2017-12-17 Thread Steve Kinney
Has anybody seen or heard of the behavior described below (multi-broken text tool, bizarre 'pencil' tool behavior)? It's all new to me. My first suggestion would be to remove the GIMP, rename or delete the .gimp file in the /home directory, and install the latest available version from the

Re: [Gimp-user] Can't insert text in text box, draws box but insists on 0 pixels or pts.

2017-12-17 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/17/2017 04:04 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 17 December 2017 15:13:33 Gene Heskett wrote: > Ok, got a text inserted, but the pencil is best described as out of lead, > small circle I can wave around to amuse myself, but pressing the left > mouse button for freehand drawing does

Re: [Gimp-user] Page Setup

2017-11-20 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/16/2017 07:23 AM, NicPic wrote: > I want to print an image 277mm long on an A4 sheet. At that length it has to > be > in Landscape orientation, otherwise it won't accept me subsequently > specifying a > printed image length of 277mm under File > Print. Many times I've sorted this > by >

Re: [Gimp-user] problems with understand how to resize images properly

2017-11-21 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/20/2017 09:05 AM, menglor wrote: > Good Day! > > I am a newbie learner to “” and I am trying to accomplish a series of steps, > but > things just don’t seem to work out for me. > > I have 2 problems, well more but I wont go into everything  > > - Basically I am trying to import

Re: [Gimp-user] How to process photos that center exactly on photo paper standard sizes.

2017-11-06 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/05/2017 11:11 PM, Notarobot wrote: > Apparently, no one on the internet knows the answer to this, nor does anyone > on > this board.. Don't give up on us quite yet. :) For print applications the general rule is to make finished image files 300 DPI @ whatever size the finished product

Re: [Gimp-user] How to process photos that center exactly on photo paper standard sizes.

2017-11-06 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/06/2017 01:44 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > > > On 11/05/2017 11:11 PM, Notarobot wrote: >> Apparently, no one on the internet knows the answer to this, nor does anyone >> on >> this board.. > > Don't give up on us quite yet. :) > > For print a

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop FYI

2017-12-10 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/10/2017 04:58 PM, Elle Stone wrote: > On 12/10/2017 04:20 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: >> >> >> On 12/08/2017 11:00 AM, Amira_Cervantes wrote: >>>> Chromebook photoshop cloud soon.  Photoshop in Chrome Ubuntu next >>>> year. >>> >>&g

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop FYI

2017-12-10 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/08/2017 11:00 AM, Amira_Cervantes wrote: >> Chromebook photoshop cloud soon. Photoshop in Chrome Ubuntu next >> year. > > Adobe Photoshop Is also Coming To Linux, Through Chromebooks ... sounds great! I'm sure its parents are very proud. :D

Re: [Gimp-user] Need Help Matching Hair

2017-10-28 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/28/2017 03:32 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > I failed to mention: Use the Alt key + Scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out while you're working. Sometimes you need The Big Picture, sometimes you need small details made huge. :o) ___ g

Re: [Gimp-user] Need Help Matching Hair

2017-10-28 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/28/2017 09:41 AM, SpiritWhispers wrote: > HI. I don't know much about photo editing so here's my question. How can I get > these three images of hair to match? I need the second and third to match the > first so I can add and extend the hair length. The hair in the first image was > cut

Re: [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.9.6 released

2017-10-25 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/25/2017 05:16 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > 24 окт. 2017 г. 22:23 пользователь "mgroothuis" написал: > > Hi, I installed 2.9.6 then proceeded to get my Tools Configuration set up > the > way I was used to, but I find that some of my trusty old functions can no > longer > be put in the

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

2017-10-25 Thread Steve Kinney
Hey y'all, 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 scrolling the mouse wheel makes the brush

Re: [Gimp-user] New to GIMP and out of my league

2018-05-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/05/2018 03:04 AM, rich404 wrote: >> I'm trying to get the hang of this, but trying to follow the tutorials >> my screen looks nothing like what I see. If I start a project I get my >> picture, no toolboxes. Playing around I can get these up (attachment). >> I have I have GIMP 2.8 on

Re: [Gimp-user] The actual print size on paper is smaller

2018-05-23 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/21/2018 06:31 AM, alin33 wrote: > I have an image inside of a4 document that should be printsd 2"x8" 300 dpi. > The image is pasted to the a4 as a layer from another gimp document that was > ser > to "2X8". When I print the a4 document with the image embedded- the image is > smaller then

Re: [Gimp-user] faded photo

2018-06-09 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/08/2018 03:23 PM, lkl316 wrote: > I have a kodacolor photo that was totally in color. It was unframed and a > leaking roof left it totally washed out. It shows very faint color. I s there > any technique using Gimp that can restore the color? Another method for bringing up color (and

Re: [Gimp-user] Drop shadow

2018-06-12 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/12/2018 09:41 AM, ustharp wrote: > I am creating a GIF animation over a static background. I want the background > to have a drop shadow. For some reason when I do this, my drop shadow turns > solid... it does not fade out. It is just a solid offset layer. I can't for > the life of me

Re: [Gimp-user] Free software for Batch file conversion

2018-05-27 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/25/2018 10:57 AM, baskaran rajaram via gimp-user-list wrote: > Dear, > I want to convert batch of more than 500 . jpg,. png files into a single. pdf > file. How shall I do using GIMP installation., Shall you pls explain in steps. > > Will the. Pdf be OCR enabled, password protected for

Re: [Gimp-user] Free software for Batch file conversion

2018-05-27 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/27/2018 02:24 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: [...] > Or if you are using an operating system that supports it, and your > images are whole pages, imagemagick might do the trick way more simply > and quickly. On Linux I have used it to convert scanned pages to PDF. > The images

Re: [Gimp-user] How to spice up my background colors

2018-06-30 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/30/2018 12:09 AM, GerryPeters wrote: > I'd like to add some variation to some of my backgrounds which are just 1 > plain > color. What's the best way to change that to a gradient or pattern? Or any > other > suggestions to spice up my colors, so they're not so generic. So far I've been

Re: [Gimp-user] Crop pic affects all other layers

2018-06-30 Thread Steve Kinney
Use a rectangular selection to define the part of the layer you want to keep, and do Layers > Crop To Selection. :o) On 06/30/2018 03:06 PM, GerryPeters wrote: > I imported a pic into a project and would like to crop it without cropping all > the other layers. How can this be done? >

Re: [Gimp-user] Update: 2.10.0 now opens.

2018-05-01 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/01/2018 08:53 AM, Julien Hardelin wrote: > Yes, I am the only contributor WOW. > and this gimp-2.8 image is not my > priority. It is also an alert about the situation. There is so much work > to do, and I am very old (a great grand-father), working very slowly. > > Seeing so many

Re: [Gimp-user] Virus

2018-04-30 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/30/2018 06:28 AM, Joel Rees wrote: > Is the MSWindows world that seriously bad these days, that you don't > bother asking what site it was downloaded from, what the hash was, > etc.? That bad and worse. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP name, icon and general graphic look

2017-10-20 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/20/2017 11:41 AM, Ross Martinek wrote: > As for Wilbur, I, too, thought he looked a bit silly at first. Now I love the > sight of him. He isn’t merely a mascot, or a logo. He’s an Icon, as in > “Cultural Icon.” Put another way: “If you don’t use GIMP, you’re too wealthy > to call

Re: [Gimp-user] At 100%, my selection hasn't the size it should have

2018-01-04 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/04/2018 12:04 PM, qsdqsd wrote: >> First and most important. Gimp is a raster editor and works in pixels. >> It can show cms as units for your convenience, but it still works in >> pixels. > > When I use the scale tool, I can see the dimension in pixels of my selection. > I > can also

Re: [Gimp-user] Quality loss when reducing the dimensions of my image

2018-01-04 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/04/2018 12:39 PM, qsdqsd wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I was wondering if it was normal to see a loss of quality after reducing an > image with Image --> scale image or with the (Shift+T) tool. > I can see more blur. A less define edge. > > I thought a quality loss never happened when

Re: [Gimp-user] Plugin Request: Voronoi

2018-01-19 Thread Steve Kinney
guise, I will have a (very likely successful) 'nother go at it! :o) > On 19 January 2018 at 08:03, Shlomi Fish <shlo...@shlomifish.org> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 02:13:19 -0500 >> Liam R E Quin <l...@holoweb.net> wrote: >> >

Re: [Gimp-user] Shadows/Highlights - DOWNLOAD HERE

2018-01-02 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/02/2018 09:32 PM, Guy Stalnaker wrote: >> sorry, no it doesn't work here either. Probably not working anywhere, the latest version of the "script" stored at archive.org is a page from 2016 saying "file not found" But, nyah ha, on August 12, 2014 the Archive found and stored the original

Re: [Gimp-user] Shadows/Highlights

2018-01-02 Thread Steve Kinney
I should have mentioned: Tested and works in GIMP 2.8.10 The menu item is at: ScriptFu > Contrast :o) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list

Re: [Gimp-user] Shadows/Highlights

2018-01-02 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/02/2018 01:58 PM, Julie Bennett wrote: > Hello, > > I'm relatively new to GIMP and Ubuntu. I am moving away from using > photoshop/windows. I'm a life long photographer and have developed a work > flow in photoshop. > With learning the structure of GIMP, I'm of course wanting to

Re: [Gimp-user] Can't copy and paste into same layer?

2018-01-02 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/01/2018 01:21 PM, Maisie wrote: > Ok, so I figured out how to paste a floating layer onto an existing layer - > but > it becomes a part of the layer and I can't move it around anymore. I thought I > saw in another paid program the ability to move multiple objects around in a > single

Re: [Gimp-user] How to export jpeg without loss of quality?

2018-07-29 Thread Steve Kinney
On 07/29/2018 05:45 AM, Ofnuts wrote: > On 07/26/18 08:59, Rodolfo Medina via gimp-user-list wrote: >> Hi all Gimp users. >> >> I'm new to Gimp.  I need rescaling and resizing a jpeg picture.  But, >> after >> rescaling and resizing it with Gimp, and after exporting it as jpeg >> format, the >>

Re: [Gimp-user] How to export jpeg without loss of quality?

2018-08-12 Thread Steve Kinney
On 08/13/2018 01:23 AM, Steve Kinney wrote: > Silly me. In Layers > Scale Layer Well dang it. I meant Image > Scale Image. Getting late here... :D ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membersh

Re: [Gimp-user] How to export jpeg without loss of quality?

2018-08-12 Thread Steve Kinney
On 08/13/2018 01:19 AM, Steve Kinney wrote: > > That done, calculate the X and Y dimensions of your print image in > pixels, based on 300 per inch on the printed page (or other units per > locale), and scale it down. Export the scaled image as PNG, and it's > ready to import

Re: [Gimp-user] How to export jpeg without loss of quality?

2018-08-12 Thread Steve Kinney
> Thanks all who kindly replied to my request of help... I understand there's a > loss of the original size because of my resizing and scaling under Gimp.. But > here we're talking of a 12MB file that becomes 380KB...! Isn't it too much > also with those considerations? Depends what you

Re: [Gimp-user] Make GIMP my External Photo Editor

2018-09-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 09/05/2018 06:17 PM, Grandview Workshop via gimp-user-list wrote: > Hello, > I've been using GIMP for a long time, and I'm very happy with how it works. > I do stop motion animation, and I use GIMP to edit photos. I recently tried > a feature on my animation program saying "Edit with an

Re: [Gimp-user] faded photo

2018-07-10 Thread Steve Kinney
On 07/10/2018 08:50 AM, lkl316 wrote: > I don't know the command that will do this step: > >> Another method for bringing up color (and contrast), is to make a >> layer >> copy of the (scanned?) original, and set its Layer Mode to Overlay. In the Layers dialog dock, below the area where

Re: [Gimp-user] Let's discuss about the text tool

2018-07-11 Thread Steve Kinney
On 07/10/2018 05:42 PM, akovia via gimp-user-list wrote: > I use the text tool a lot myself and have just come to work around most the > annoyances. I realize that it's a tricky situation as there are a ton of > variables to consider as well as multiple workflows. I am just chiming in to >

[Gimp-user] Plugin Request: Voronoi

2018-01-18 Thread Steve Kinney
Hey folks, Once upon a time, I got a /lot/ of mileage out of a GIMP plugin called Voronoi. I was described at the plugin registry site as: "The ultimate Gimp pattern generator. Technically it generates 2D Voronoi diagrams of various semi-random sets of points and then visualizes them somehow."

Re: [Gimp-user] no fonts in folder in contents

2018-01-18 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/17/2018 04:57 AM, Terry50 wrote: >> You need an OSX user to give a proper answer. >> >> Gimp does not come with any fonts. It uses the fonts installed in the >> system, which might be very many. In linux I can disable many of the >> never-used fonts to reduce the number seen by Gimp. >> >>

Re: [Gimp-user] exchange color range to change tint

2018-01-18 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/18/2017 10:38 AM, ottenm wrote: > rich404! Can't thank you enough! > > Here's the steps I'm following: > > Colors > Desaturate > Luminosity > Layer > New Layer > Transparency > Select foreground color > bucket fill > Window > Dockable Dialogs > Layers > adjust opacity and mode for this

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

2018-04-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/03/2018 01:47 PM, Leslie Katz wrote: > Apologies. I couldn't figure out how to reply directly to my own earlier > message, so I'm doing so by a fresh post with the same title as my > original post, in case anyone should be helped by my reply. > > The GIMP says in its title bar that it's

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

2018-04-06 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/06/2018 12:05 AM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 23:40 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: >> >> On 04/05/2018 09:41 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: >>> On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 20:42 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: >>>> >>>> It /should/ be impossib

Re: [Gimp-user] Contact Sheet

2018-04-08 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/07/2018 10:03 PM, Kevin Cozens wrote: > On 2018-04-06 05:31 PM, JIM HARASYN wrote: >> Adobe Photoshop had an option for taking you group of photos and >> making a contact sheet with them. Does GIMP have that capability? How? > > I wrote a contact sheet program in Script-Fu a long time

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

2018-04-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/05/2018 09:41 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 20:42 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: >> >> It /should/ be impossible for a program opened by a 'regular' user to >> run in superuser mode, unless the regular user enters the root >> password. > &g

Re: [Gimp-user] What is this and how do i get rid of it

2018-04-10 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/10/2018 07:53 PM, Pat David wrote: > It’s a sample point. Use the move tool and drag it off the image canvas. > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 6:49 PM olladitan wrote: > >> hello. I have a blue target with a number under it. I want it to go away New to me:

Re: [Gimp-user] Image doesn't move smoothly

2018-04-21 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/20/2018 08:08 PM, Richard wrote: > If you have the ability to record your steps on video then that could be more > helpful than static screenshots and verbal explanations. But as a quick > experiment, I can confirm that moving layers can result in slow redraw times, > potentially

Re: [Gimp-user] Image doesn't move smoothly

2018-04-22 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/21/2018 03:16 PM, Øyvind Kolås wrote: > > Updating the display as quick as possible after receiving motion > events, rather than rendering everything and updating at a low > frame-rate, is a known feature - not a bug. Until things are fast > enough to do 15fps of the entire viewport -

Re: [Gimp-user] Image doesn't move smoothly

2018-04-16 Thread Steve Kinney
On 04/13/2018 11:42 AM, Brombur wrote: > I decided to give gimp another go. I've updated my video and run an ok pc with > decent stats but when I use gimp and try to move any image, of any size or > resolution the image lags when i position it. even on simple single color > layers. If i make a

Re: [Gimp-user] Line art in black to colored segments - rippled stitch effect

2018-06-28 Thread Steve Kinney
On 06/27/2018 05:29 PM, Michele Livesay via gimp-user-list wrote: > I want to take a black lined color book page and change different pieces of > the line to different colors. I am trying to make an embroidery design with > colored lines not filled in parts. I also want to use the ripple

Re: [Gimp-user] [offtopic] image viewer which can show the location on a map

2018-10-14 Thread Steve Kinney
Brilliant! The open source paradigm in action: A says, I with I could do this thing... B says, I bet you could use that thing... C says, You mean like this? Boom, done. :D On 10/13/2018 11:58 PM, Casey Connor wrote: > Sorry, the ASCII-ification added a bunch of asterisks. Let me try that >

Re: [Gimp-user] Bulky GIMP

2018-10-22 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/21/18 4:48 PM, James Rushton wrote: > The PATHS tool Edit function simply will not work for me. Can’t change PATH > colors via Stroke. Can’t EDIT the Lines. No matter what I do everything is > Greyed out and inaccessible. I have re-installed GIMP many times in hopes of > deleting

Re: [Gimp-user] [offtopic] image viewer which can show the location on a map

2018-10-13 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/13/2018 12:13 PM, Helmut Jarausch via gimp-user-list wrote: > On 10/13/2018 04:18:12 PM, Pat David wrote: >> Possibly DigiKam? > > Thanks Pat, > > I've just installed DigiKam but I can't see any menu item to show the > location > where the image was taken. The "show it on a map" part,

Re: [Gimp-user] Book recommendation sought

2018-11-15 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/15/18 4:45 PM, Dick Marti via gimp-user-list wrote: > Thanks for answering my previous questions about Gimp. > Your answers led me to a further question. Amazon lists dozens of book titles > on using Gimp. Many of them involve assistance with particular aspects of > using Gimp, such as

Re: [Gimp-user] Book recommendation sought

2018-11-15 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/15/18 7:41 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: ... > When using a layer mask to "mask out" unwanted > parts of imported images, the original layer is still there and you can > refine or change your cutting job by painting on the mask with white to > restore 'invisible' pixe

Re: [Gimp-user] [OT] Just received all posts since 16-Oct-2018

2018-11-06 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/6/18 2:46 AM, Ben Oliver via gimp-user-list wrote: > On 18-11-05 20:44:27, James Moe via gimp-user-list wrote: >> >>  This seems to happen sporadically. >>  All messages sent to the list since 16-Oct-2018 were sent again. I >> checked the mail headers; the ones I sampled have today's date

Re: [Gimp-user] irregular cropping

2018-11-04 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/4/18 9:47 PM, Ward Ricker via gimp-user-list wrote: > I downloaded GIMP in order to crop around an odd shaped picture, i.e., > remove the white background around an object in a rectangular picture so as > to leave an odd-shaped image. I have not studied how to use GIMP. Since > this is

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing images to scale

2018-10-10 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/10/2018 05:41 PM, Office TyAutDesigns wrote: > Hello, I have a 36" plotter printer. I take pdf Images and resize them so the > men in our shop can use them as a template for product that we make. GIMP is > great with resizing however when I go to print the images they aren't coming >

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP user friendliness suggestion

2018-11-16 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/14/18 6:21 PM, Anthony Dunk via gimp-user-list wrote: > I find GIMP very useful as an image editor on Linux, but my one big issue > with this program is that it does not save to PNG or JPG unless you use the > "Export" option. It would be so much more intuitive if GIMP's "Save as" >

Re: [Gimp-user] Brush sizes in GIMP

2019-01-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/15/18 10:11 AM, stricklyprs...@look.ca wrote: > I can no longer change brush sizes in Gimp 2.8 > > I downloaded Gimp 2.10 and still cannot change brush sizes. > > 2.8 the tool box would show up with all the settings for the brushes which > were in white. But it changed to grey and

Re: [Gimp-user] Imported SVG looks blurry in Gimp

2018-12-17 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/17/18 2:08 AM, Miracles Happen via gimp-user-list wrote: > Steve Kinney, > > thanks for your help. > > I followed your instructions (I'm using Gimp 2.10.8). > The dockable path dialogue is also available on the layer dock in this > version. > I created a ne

Re: [Gimp-user] How many people use g'mic?

2018-12-16 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/16/18 8:39 AM, Joel Rees via gimp-user-list wrote: > Would like to hear opinions about g'mic. G'MIC rules, there is none higher, they can have my G'MIC when they pry it out of my cold, dead computer. All Hail the Mighty G'MIC! But seriously, I do use some of its 'repair' filters quite

Re: [Gimp-user] different Vignette parameters 2.8 vs 2.10

2018-12-02 Thread Steve Kinney
On 11/29/18 5:48 PM, Henk Koning via gimp-user-list wrote: > Dear All, > > > > I am new to this list. Welcome aboard! > Question: is there a way to have in 2.10 the same Vignette result, with the > same parameter values, as in 2.8 ? I never realized there was a vignette tool - I had to

Re: [Gimp-user] otf fonts

2019-06-01 Thread Steve Kinney
On 6/1/19 9:56 AM, DrBetsy86 wrote: > I am trying to use an otf font I purchased. It is installed in the font > folder, > I can access it in Word and even paint but it doesn't show up in gimp. It > looks > like otf fonts should be accessible to gimp, especially as they were created > for >

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