Re: [Gimp-user] reassign F1 key shortcut

On 06/01/2016 05:32 AM, MasterBooth wrote: > I'm creating my own keyboard shortcuts in GIMP. > I have reassigned a number of keys already and they are a great help. > > I have tried to assign colors > levels to F1 and it does display F1 as the new > shortcut and does no longer show F1 as the sho

Re: [Gimp-user] reassign F1 key shortcut

On 06/04/2016 08:28 AM, Dale Manolakas wrote: > Thanks for the info. > > On Saturday, June 4, 2016 1:20 AM, MasterBooth > wrote: > > > >I think the binding for F1 might be in your window manager / OS rather >> than the GIMP. I would check the keyboard shortcut configuration menu >> f

Re: [Gimp-user] reassign F1 key shortcut

On 06/04/2016 04:42 PM, Jernej Simončič wrote: > On Sat, 4 Jun 2016 15:43:33 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: > >> Damn. A window manager shortcut was interfering with the GIMP on my >> system a while back, it took me about three minutes to set that right, >> because Linux.

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Message Image type 'png' is not supported

On 06/05/2016 08:28 PM, Bob Long wrote: > YuGiOhJCJ Mailing-List wrote on 06/06/16 07:13: > >> On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 23:11:43 +0200 >> YuGiOhJCJ Mailing-List wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have cross-compiled gimp-2.8.16 (from linux 32 bit to windows 32 bit). >>> >>> It runs well on Windows 8.1, b

Re: [Gimp-user] Changing the brush sizes

On 06/13/2016 10:05 PM, Jim Horrocks wrote: > How do you change the sizes of a brush? I knew but have been away from gimp > for a little while and my memory not so good, now I can't remember what it > is. Looking forward to hearing from the helpful users of gimp. I'm using 2.8 There are simpler an

Re: [Gimp-user] Adding Hotspots

>> I want to add hotspots to my drawing where I can hover the mouse over an > item and while it is there some additional information will pop up nearby > > This is different than an image rollover, which is more of what is being > described in your link. Technically you _could_ create a text ar

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp closes when opening new images

On 06/20/2016 08:52 PM, Starbucked wrote: > I have been having this issue for a while now I will open gimp and try to > open an image (.png,.jpg, .tga, etc) and it will close while opening the > image. > > I have updated gimp, renamed the user file, removed it, removed some of the > pattern

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Copyright

Hey Finona! What they said, plus: The same applies to any software released under the GPL or similar license, from a command line program to a whole operating system in action. The more Free Software we see on screen in TV and movies, the happier the makers & users of these tools will be. :o)

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Copyright

On 06/30/2016 01:40 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > 30 июня 2016 г. 20:37 пользователь "Steve Kinney" написал: >> >> Hey Finona! >> >> What they said, plus: The same applies to any software released under >> the GPL or similar license, > > Free

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP files - corrupted by generic virus?

On 07/06/2016 06:55 PM, Simon Budig wrote: > Hi Sally. > > Sally Davies (sa.dav...@talktalk.net) wrote: >> I've recently installed GIMP - in June 2016. My antivirus software is AVG. >> It has picked up corrupted GIMP files, saying that there is a generic virus >> involved: > > Where exactly did

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP files - corrupted by generic virus?

On 07/07/2016 10:19 AM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: >> I would recommend uninstalling AVG and replacing it with Avast, as a >> first step in troubleshooting "generic" virus reports from AVG. >> Needless to say, download programs only from the websites of their >> original makers, etc. etc. > > It l

Re: [Gimp-user] Space 49 small images around a circle?

On 07/08/2016 12:21 AM, billlee wrote: > I'm designing the image to print on a CD. > > In this image, I'd like to arrange 49 copies of a small image evenly around a > circle. > > I'm a relative newbie, using GIMP 2.8.16 on Windows 10. > > Thank you very much! > > PS: I see a script for arranging te

Re: [Gimp-user] Space 49 small images around a circle?

On 07/08/2016 04:18 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > On 07/08/2016 12:21 AM, billlee wrote: >> I'm designing the image to print on a CD. >> >> In this image, I'd like to arrange 49 copies of a small image evenly > around a >> circle. >> >> I&

Re: [Gimp-user] Margins for printing

On 07/11/2016 01:25 PM, John_D wrote: > The "File/Print/Image settings" tab allows for specifying "centered" or for > setting top and left margins, and the image in the preview pane adjusts > accordingly; but when printed these settings have no effect: the image is > always at top left. > > I m

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Site Redesign

On 10/29/2011 01:57 PM, Patrick Horgan wrote: On 10/28/2011 01:58 PM, Kasim Ahmic wrote: Hello! I've been using GIMP for some time now and have recently saw how much I dislike the GIMP website. So I've recently been working on a redesign.

Re: [Gimp-user] mandalas in gimp

On 12/07/2011 08:42 PM, Kasim Ahmic wrote: Exactly what part are you confused on? From just scanning through the steps, this seems very simple to do in GIMP. But I'll need to read them more carefully and do it myself later. Sent from my iPod

Re: [Gimp-user] Find/select by color

On 12/13/2011 10:20 PM, scott s. wrote: > GIMP 2.6.11 > > I need to be able to select region by color, but I want to be able > to specify the color RGB (for example, by setting the foreground > color). All I can find on the tool is to select by mouse/clicking > on image. Is there any way to do thi

Re: [Gimp-user] slow startup from too many plug-ins installed

On 12/20/2011 07:37 PM, Dan Kronstadt wrote: > Hello, all. I'm new to Gimp - running on Windows. I think I took > the defaults on installation. My problem is slow startup - and I > think the problem is the 170 modules I have in the plug-ins > directory. I moved them all somewhere else, and Gimp sta

Re: [Gimp-user] Unable to flatten and/or deselect image?

On 12/22/2011 12:46 PM, Keith Purtell wrote: > It refused to save as a jpg. > GIMP 2.6.8. > Windows 7. > > The original image I started with is > at http://www.mediafire.com/i/?x591s2ra7wx9oxh > > Keith Hey Keith, It would help to have the actual original image, instead of just a screen shot.

Re: [Gimp-user] Unable to flatten and/or deselect image?

Hey Keith, I think I just solved it - a "well DUH" moment because it was staring right at me while I wrote my previous post. Your screen shot shows that the offending layer is a float, not a "normal" layer. Click the anchor button in the layers tab (if there is a "real" layer under the float) or

Re: [Gimp-user] Vignetting correction

On 12/24/2011 09:30 AM, phanisvara das wrote: > On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:18:05 +0530, > wrote: > >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> i have a problem trying to remove/adding vignetting with Gimp >> 2.6.8 and .11. >> >> I have seen there is a nice tool in Filters-Distorts-Lens >> distorsion. >> >> But if i m

Re: [Gimp-user] Vignetting correction

On 12/24/2011 11:29 AM, phanisvara das wrote: > > thanks, that's useful. i've never thought much about this > vignetting stuff. just was something we did routinely with larger > prints, because the lenses tended to loose light toward the edges. > > the way you describe it, it can be used as a creat

Re: [Gimp-user] Need help repairing image

On 12/26/2011 05:14 AM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > > The following file was generated from a recent scan of a 40 year old > 6x7cm color negative: > > ftp://ftp.tristatelogic.com/private/gimp/img001-b.jpg > > [...] > > I'd very much appreciate any advice that anybody would like > to share with m

Re: [Gimp-user] Need help repairing image

In message <4ef8950f.6050...@pilobilus.net>, Steve Kinney wrote: > Can you recall the specifics of how you tamed the streak? I know that I duplicated the base layer, used a mask to isolate the streak (so that it would be the only visible part of its layer), and applied color correcti

[Gimp-user] A good book - Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional

Hey y'all, The other day I spent a couple of hours looking through this book at the library: Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional by Akkana Peck http://gimpbook.com/ I liked it a lot. Although I can't say it was an "eye opener" I did pick up a couple of things from it, and it seems to m

Re: [Gimp-user] Need help repairing image

On 12/27/2011 09:28 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: [ ...a whole bunch of stuff that I mostly left out of this reply, and:] > I just don't know how to look at two or more layers on my screen > all at once, you in separate display windows. [...] I would feel > more comfortable if I could see the t

Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)

On 12/28/2011 02:44 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: [...] People who are not familiar with the GNU Image Manipulation Program but are familiar with the negative or sexual connotations of the word "gimp" will eschew the GNU Image Manipulation Program bases on t

Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Was: Gimp name-picking

On 12/28/2011 11:02 AM, Daniel Smith wrote: > It's just funny! It's a play on the idea that it's the > not-quite-capable version of Photoshop. > At least they didn't name it SIMP! That IS funny. I started using the GIMP when Tor Lillqvist ported it to Windows many long years ago. At that time, i

Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Was: Gimp name-picking

On 12/28/2011 02:14 PM, Stefan Maerz wrote: > > PIMP - The Photoshop-like Image Manipulation Program That one gets my vote, but only if the acronym can stand for "Primary Image Manipulation Program." After all, the title should be as accurately descriptive as possible.

Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Was: Gimp name-picking

On 12/29/2011 08:41 AM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > >>> gimp-user-list mailing list >>> gimp-user-list@gnome.org >>> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list >>> >> +1 > My +1 also, > > and above is "just another reason" *not* to use html on an email list, > PLEASE. Right you are, and m

Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Was: Gimp name-picking

On 12/29/2011 05:24 PM, Xiella Harksell wrote: > I am a bit of a lurker, but over the last few change-the-name > discussions have been almost exasperated enough to make a post :). > Just wondering, is it possible to prevent the discussion arising > again? Hard link the archives of the various discu

[Gimp-user] Huge library of public domain photos from NOAA

Greetings, I was just looking at sunsets through the eyes of other people, living and dead, when I ran across this: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html A huge collection of high quality images, including all the sky you could want and much else besides. All these images are in the public do

Re: [Gimp-user] Huge library of public domain photos from NOAA

On 12/30/2011 09:57 AM, Daniel Smith wrote: > That's a great resource, Steve! > Here's a few others that I know of, > on Mark Pilgrim's credits for his > html5 book. > http://diveintohtml5.info/about.html > Dan That includes another major resource that many GIMP users may not be aware of, the Open

Re: [Gimp-user] Copyright and brushes, fonts - was "Help"

On 12/30/2011 04:14 PM, Ofnuts wrote: > On 12/29/2011 01:59 PM, Alina Laue wrote: >> Hi GIMP! >> >> I have a problem, and i think your the only ones who can give me >> the right answer... >> -Everybody telling me it's legally and free to download brushes >> from the internet. (example >> : http:/

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

On 12/31/2011 01:45 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Daniel Smith wrote: > >> or has anyone heard of using/modifying Gimp for mobile dev purposes? > +1 - a bitmap image is a bitmap image, as long as the editor and the target app support one relevant format in com

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

On 12/31/2011 05:55 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > But I also learned that there is a free "DNG Converter" utility available > on the adobe.com site, an I just downloaded a copy of it, so I'll have it > later on, just in case. > > The bad news? Of course, it is only available for Windoze and Mac

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing a large image in sections

On 12/31/2011 07:32 PM, george seifert wrote: > > I have an image sized 20" x 24". I just have a standard 8.5" x 11" > > printer. Can I print the image in sections? If so, how? > > I did this with a PDF document once. > > > > Thanks, > > George I think I would probably open that thing in the GIMP,

[Gimp-user] Thanks for this plugin!

On 12/31/2011 03:41 PM, Akkana Peck wrote: > Here are some other good sources for freely usable images: > http://gimpbook.com/links.html#freeimages > > ...Akkana That started me poking around and I found this on Akkana's site: http://shallowsky.com/software/gimp/arrowdesigner/ Making arrow

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.7.4

On 12/30/2011 11:10 AM, alain.sec...@lafauteaunet.net wrote: > > Howto dock some tabs (tool options, layers, colors...) in the > toolbox? or dock the toolbox in a multitab tool window with ool > options, layers, colors.. ? would be nice to have only TWO > windows: one for the image (without polluti

Re: [Gimp-user] Thanks for this plugin!

On 01/01/2012 10:27 AM, Daniel Smith wrote: > Can I ask you, do you find that the official registry of plug ins > is pretty up to date, or is/are there other lists or communities of > plug ins out there? > Just wondering. > Dan The plugin registry is the Mother Lode of optional GIMP power tools.

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.7.4

On 01/01/2012 08:44 AM, Alain Second wrote: > > More explicit screen captures attached: > > Hey well the part where it says "you can drop dockable dialogs here" looks right to me. That's where I am used to putting them anyway... Does this not work? :o) Steve _

Re: [Gimp-user] zigzag edges

On 01/04/2012 01:16 AM, vish wrote: > hi all, > > i am new to gimp and could really use some help. > > i have pictures of several shirt fabrics which i need to crop. this is easy. > however, i need to add an effect that will make the edges appear to be a > zigzag shape. see link below. look at th

Re: [Gimp-user] zigzag edges

On 01/04/2012 02:17 AM, Steve Kinney wrote: > Crop the image, save as .xcf for later tweaking, save as .png or > .gif for a web image with a transparent background. Or, if this > will be against a known solid color background, go ahead and make a > layer of the said color and put it a

Re: [Gimp-user] zigzag edges

On 01/04/2012 02:00 PM, rich wrote: > As you can see from the other posts this is not an easy task to explain. You ain't kidding. I am just finishing up a tutorial that explains the process in step by step detail as a series of screen shots with brief text where required. I am putting the web pa

[Gimp-user] Zigzag edges - visual tutorial is online

Greetings, Just uploaded a completely visual tutorial on zigzag edges + drop shadow: http://pilobilus.net/gimp_drop_shadow_tutorial.html This is a "version 0.1" effort, but it should get the job done until I get around to tweaking things some. :o) Steve ___

Re: [Gimp-user] It's possible to duplicate and move a guide (guide line) with Gimp 2.7 ?

On 01/05/2012 04:35 PM, Stephane Klein wrote: > Hi, > > I wonder if in Gimp I can duplicate and move (shift forward) a > guide (guide line) ? > > Example, I put a horizontal guide on my view. > Now I would like to append another horizontal guide 30px below the > previous guide. > > I didn't found t

[Gimp-user] OT: Protecting Windows from malware

On 01/06/2012 12:20 PM, Marci Davis wrote: > > My 11-year old daughter installed Gimp on our laptop. Shortly > after, we started having trouble with speed and resolution. Gimp > will not open, nor can we uninstall it. In fact, when I try, it > crashes the computer. Any suggestions? > Greetings

Re: [Gimp-user] .ico files?

On 01/04/2012 07:26 PM, Shane _ wrote: > > Can I make .ico files with your software? I have made lots of favicon.ico files with the GIMP. Just create your image and save as a file with the extension .ico in the name. Options to fine tune the result will be presented in the "Save As" menu. :o)

Re: [Gimp-user] Installing new script ?

On 01/09/2012 05:15 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > When I go to save the fixed image, I am getting a warning message saying: > > You are about to save a layer mask as JPEG. > This will not save the visible layers. > > I have no idea what this means. Should I be worried? Do I have to d

Re: [Gimp-user] Changing the size of an oval?

On 01/11/2012 10:27 AM, Keith Purtell wrote: > OK, I Googled and found the steps for creating a colored circle > with the border size I preferred. Cool. But when it came to > something as simple as copying that circle (it's in a new layer) > and changing the size, Google was pulling up irrelevant

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp startup failure

On 01/12/2012 06:00 PM, evan neumann wrote: > I have been using Gimp for a few years now and have become very > dependent on it for my personal project: > orbitingeden.com > > But I aborted a process a few weeks ago by using Task Manager to > end the gimp.exe process. Whe

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp startup failure

On 01/13/2012 06:54 PM, evan neumann wrote: > Bernd gets a gold star! > > Creating a new User Account worked. But now I am left with the > quandary of whether to migrate all usage to the new account or try > to troubleshoot this user account. I did delete the C:\Documents > and Setting\ [username]\

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

On 01/17/2012 03:17 PM, Jay Smith wrote: > Problem: > > The stamps are currently scanned on a black background (for lack > of other color possibilities; the final goal is on a black > background). After scanning, the background is selected and turned > to 100% black to have greatest contrast for th

Re: [Gimp-user] Calculate area and diameter

On 01/22/2012 03:59 PM, Stefan Maerz wrote: > A while ago I calculated area by creating a transparent layer and > painting with a brush the locations that I wanted to include in > the area. Then using GIMP's histogram (color>Info>histogram), I > got a pixel count for that new layer. (Side note, mak

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp newbie trying to get a job done.

On 01/25/2012 03:52 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > http://wahoo.no-ip.org/~pat/Test%20Coverage.pdf Ah, now I see, sort of... Just tinkering around, I got better results on the selection after I made a copy of the base layer (i.e. original image) and used the Colors > Hue/Saturtation tool with the

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp Lzw Compression Problem

On 01/27/2012 10:57 AM, Winter_m wrote: >> Hi everyboady, >> I have a problem with the LZW compression of Gimp. >> I can't view LZW compressed TIFF files with my IDM Desktop 4.0.3. But if I >> compress the LZW Tiff with Photoshop it works. I've noticed that some >> propertys are missing in the Gi

Re: [Gimp-user] installation of help file in 2.6.12 - 64 bits

On 02/14/2012 03:56 PM, glenda wright wrote: > I am a newbie with the Gimp. I am desperately trying to learn how > to use it. Are there any learners videos out there for beginners? If you search YouTube for GIMP tutorials you will find tons. Although you might not want to change everything in the

Re: [Gimp-user] Web development question?

On 02/16/2012 03:18 PM, Daniel Smith wrote: > Hey all. I would hope this might get some responses... > > I just today saved my first png file. > In doing so Gimp came up with a choice box, as to parameters you can choose > or not: > > Interlacing (Adam7) (whatever that is) > Save background color >

Re: [Gimp-user] Web development question?

On 02/16/2012 05:25 PM, Burnie West wrote: > On 02/16/2012 01:54 PM, Frank Gore wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Xiella >> Harksell wrote: >>> As a point of difference :) >>> >>> I find myself tending to save the majority of my images (in >>> terms of >>> developing the site - stripes, d

Re: [Gimp-user] Web development question?

On 02/16/2012 08:59 PM, Burnie West wrote: >>> create artifacts - or so it seems to me. >> I did not know that jpg had an indexed mode. I knew I would be >> getting some interesting feedback when I posted that answer. > > I didn't mean to imply that jpg has an indexed mode. It just seems > to me i

Re: [Gimp-user] Short cut [ and ]

On 02/18/2012 08:29 AM, TheoN wrote: > Dear developers, > There is short cut missing in the new version 6.2.12 > In version 2.6.11 you can change the scale of brushes by using ] to enlarge > or [ decrease the size of the brush. > It would be nice if this came back in the next version therefore I t

Re: [Gimp-user] Web development question?

On 02/18/2012 04:16 PM, Kevin Cozens wrote: > On 12-02-16 06:20 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: >> Usage is down to something around 5% on most sites I have seen >> recent statistics for. Considering the security aspect, it's really >> not doing anyone a favor to support IE6 a

Re: [Gimp-user] Saving file as a PDF?

On 02/18/2012 10:02 PM, lckrkrzypatch wrote: > Is it possible to save files as PDF like photoshop? Probably not "like Photoshop" but here are two ways: 1. Easy as in simple: Save your image as a .ps file. (That's postscript.) Then convert the .ps file to .pdf via the ps2pdf terminal command,

Re: [Gimp-user] Saving file as a PDF?

On 02/18/2012 10:41 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > On 02/18/2012 10:02 PM, lckrkrzypatch wrote: >> Is it possible to save files as PDF like photoshop? > Probably not "like Photoshop" but here are two ways: > > 1. Easy as in simple: Save your image as a .ps file. (That&#x

Re: [Gimp-user] Format Text

On 02/24/2012 07:30 AM, rich wrote: > > I think this is what you want. Started off with screenshots but easier to > make a video. > > http://youtu.be/HlCEW8UOj4o about 3 mins > > If it is, then get the Gimp script from > > http://chiselapp.com/user/saulgoode/repository/script-fu/wiki?name=sg-warp

Re: [Gimp-user] Format Text

On 02/24/2012 07:56 AM, Steve Kinney wrote: > Check out this illustration of Inkscape's envelope deformation tool: > http://tavmjong.free.fr/SVG/TEXT_PATH/TextPath.html Wouldn't ya know, the example I picked out does not mention that the tool in question is located at Path >

Re: [Gimp-user] dotted areas, how to erase (or change)

On 02/28/2012 12:52 AM, mamboze wrote: > I've got a problem editing an image with a dotted background in it. By > 'dotted', I mean an array of small evenly spaced black dots on a white > background. > > I've tried the fuzzy select tool which kind of works. It fills in the white > space with the

Re: [Gimp-user] dotted areas, how to erase (or change)

On 02/29/2012 05:35 AM, mamboze wrote: > thanks to all for your help, it's very much appreciated. > > @Steve, > > I trying following your instructions but I'm stuck at this step > >> * Click on the layer mask to select it, then drag & drop to the main >> image window to fill the mask with gray. > W

Re: [Gimp-user] Opening .cdr and .cpt

On 03/05/2012 11:52 AM, promovis wrote: > Download Uniconvertor, convert your cdr to svg, edit svg with > Gimp. Good luck! You might also want to give Inkscape a try - it's a native SVG editor. The best you can do with the GIMP is convert the SVG file from vector format to a bitmap format, and p

Re: [Gimp-user] jpeg files not recognised

On 03/08/2012 03:37 PM, andrew.alangdondavies.es wrote: >> Just to be sure it was not my pc I opened several jpeg/jpg files >> in other applications without any problems! None of them will >> open in GIMP! So I think the problems lies in this application. Right you are - or, more to the point, the

Re: [Gimp-user] jpeg files not recognised

On 03/09/2012 09:21 AM, autolisp wrote: >> 1. Uninstall the GIMP. >> 2. Do a global file and directory search for the word gimp, and delete all directories found - unless some have your own files in them of course! >> 3. Download a new copy of the installer at http://www.gimp.org/windows/ and in

Re: [Gimp-user] Layer Masking

On 03/10/2012 12:18 PM, Madeleine Fisher wrote: > Hello! I am an artist trying to create a certain effect that I > can't seem to figure out on my own: > In a picture, I have areas in shadow and areas in light. I want > the light parts to be the "real colors" (brown barrels, red > apples, etc.), but

Re: [Gimp-user] Text outline (NO Grow)

On 03/15/2012 12:45 AM, reyahtbor wrote: > I'm sure this newbie question has been answered before, but I can't seem to find the answer, so here it is again. Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial on how to put a border/outline around text that results in non-rounded effect? Hey reyahtbor,

Re: [Gimp-user] Felicitations...

On 03/19/2012 12:20 PM, Chris Mohler wrote: > After that I can use the -/= keys at the top of the keyboard to > zoom in/out, and also the -/+ keys on the number pad to the right. > Without the steps above the number pad works, but using the keys > at the top, you must use SHIFT-= to zoom in and - t

Re: [Gimp-user] Why does saves as JPG default to quality 85?

On 03/23/2012 10:39 AM, Keith Purtell wrote: > I've noticed that every time I save an image in GIMP as JPG the > quality slider bar defaults to 85. Even though I keep changing it to > 75. That's odd. Every version of the GIMP I have ever used defaulted to the legacy Photoshop value of "75" for

[Gimp-user] Mandala template & XCF template

Hey, Since making these images seems to be a popular amusement, I just made one and uploaded the XCF file as an example & template: http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9779/mandalaexample.jpg http://www.sharebeast.com/9llbdkyiu74g This XCF file already has guides centered on the canvas, and a Path

Re: [Gimp-user] Animated GIF for the Web

On 03/28/2012 03:00 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Hakan wrote: > >> What have I missed? Thanks. > > Each layer is a frame. > > You need to create two copies of the background and merge each text > layer with one background layer. That will give you three lay

Re: [Gimp-user] Crop to oval?

On 03/30/2012 08:08 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: >> For your question, I don't know of a way to do this without the use of >> layers. Fast and simple: Open your image. Make the selection you want with the oval select tool. Do Select > Feather in your main menu. Then do Control+i (or, Selec

Re: [Gimp-user] flyers

On 03/28/2012 08:54 PM, clickedanad2 wrote: > I used word 2000 to create a flyer - inserted photo - typed text > over photo - looked nice but it was a pain to finally convert to jpg > - so > I'd like to recreate it with the same photo using gimp > I had to change from full color to grayscale so te

Re: [Gimp-user] avery labels

On 03/31/2012 01:55 PM, Kevin Cozens wrote: > On 12-03-30 04:08 AM, John wrote: >> One of the issues I have with the labels pattern in Word is >> getting the >> images to line up exactly along the border of the pattern. > > Alignment when printing is a common problem with a lot of printers. > You

Re: [Gimp-user] threshold function parameters that vary by position? (going to B&W from a book page photo)

On 04/01/2012 02:32 AM, Nick LaForge wrote: > You can see from the trend that there does exist a set of parameters > for the threshold function that gives acceptable contrast for every > given point, and that this one parameter (the upper level) increases > monotonically as it moves along the "vec

Re: [Gimp-user] How to control one color only?

On 04/11/2012 12:46 PM, Keith Purtell wrote: > This is another of those things I knew how to do in PShop and am now > trying to duplicate in GIMP. I have a photo of a flowchart drawn in > green marker on a whiteboard. Photo taken with an iPhone, so quality > is yuck. I brought out the greens with C

Re: [Gimp-user] Review: The Artists Guide to GIMP, 2nd edition

On 04/22/2012 05:22 PM, Owen wrote: > > I have a book called Grokking the Gimp by Carey Bunks, and available > for on line reading at http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/ > > It was written against gimp-1.2, however it contains lots of theory > and other esoteric material to warrant its place in a list o

Re: [Gimp-user] color management and photo editing sites in gimp

On 04/23/2012 02:23 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > http://blog.patdavid.net has some excellent retouching tutorials. ++ The Wavelet Decompose tutorial way more than paid for the trip all by itself. Thanks for the heads up! :o) Steve ___ gimp-user-

Re: [Gimp-user] How can I create huge billboard sized files in super high dpi?

On 04/24/2012 09:44 PM, Tara Gover wrote: > Hi guys, > > I am printing super high res images onto fabric. My print guy has > instructed me to create my images in 1440 dpi and my fabric is 58 > inches wide and about 80 yards long. I need to create ONE image so > they can just print it continuousl

Re: [Gimp-user] How can I create huge billboard sized files in super high dpi?

On 04/25/2012 01:33 PM, Daniel Smith wrote: > > I did a search for "Exporting from Gimp to vectors" and it came up with some > pretty interesting stuff, especially the svg stuff. > > http://registry.gimp.org/node/15375 Inkscape has a tool for that - you import the bitmap image, tweak the variou

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

In 05/2012 a lot of people wrote: > Wait, the Save dialog changed? OH NOES!! My position can be guessed from the workflow I have followed since somewhere the first ports of the GIMP to Win32 (Tor Lillqvist ruined me for life): 1. Open an image file. 2. Save as .xcf 3. [everything else] 4. D

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

On 05/04/2012 02:10 PM, Akkana Peck wrote: > And a fifth option: write a plug-in that does what you want Save to > do, perhaps involving gimp-file-save, and bind it to Ctrl-S. > > I don't like the new model either, but I'm going to work with it for > a while and see if I continue to feel that way

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

On 05/05/2012 10:30 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > We are not separating people into better of worse users, or the > deserving and non-deserving, or entitled and not entitled. This would > not be a constructive approach. > > What we _are_ doing is _focusing_ on a group of users who are > under

Re: [Gimp-user] LOVE thread - single window mode

On 05/05/2012 01:23 PM, Paul Read wrote: > LOVE it > > Congrats to the Devs for adding this feature - also the single > reason I jumped to R28 as soon as it was announced Lucky me, it can be turned off. Maybe I will eventually decide that I like it. Can't reasonably say otherwise, it will mos

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

On 05/06/2012 10:51 PM, John Coppens wrote: > -When starting to edit, why not immediately do a Save as xxx.xcf? That's what I do and it has come in very handy. > -Why not add (to Gimp) the possibility to maintain an autosave copy > in (.XCF format) each N minutes? And not delete it for X days?

Re: [Gimp-user] set F1 /F6 shortcut

On 05/12/2012 11:12 AM, ceas wrote: > i am not sure is it a bug > i want to set some dialog the F1~F8 but > doesnt work on F1 and F6 > > environment( ubuntu 1204 / gimp 2.8) > i hope some of you in the same spec can test it > cheers Is it possible that your desktop manager already has these k

Re: [Gimp-user] Hurray - 2.8 Ubuntu

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] Wrap/Transform/Precise Distort

On 05/29/2012 08:41 PM, Pablo Rocha Dinella wrote: > Yes, curve bend do not distort the two sides (upper and bottom) equally. > > The solution I found is to make a shape with paths tool exactly as I > want and then apply a color and gaussian blur. But it's mores > had-working and not precise :( J

Re: [Gimp-user] A plugin to resize brush quickly ?

On 06/09/2012 12:10 PM, Udon wrote: > Hello! > > I would like to know if there is a plugin on gimp 2.8 allowing a sort of > resizing-the-brush while holding a key of the keyboard and moving the mouse > at the same time. I don't have 2.8 yet, but check to see if this feature is present: http://

Re: [Gimp-user] Canvas Colour

On 06/28/2012 08:24 AM, Emm_Lee wrote: > Ok seems I am wrong, managed to do it once but can't remember what I did. Gimp is so frustrating!!! How do I move a layer to the bottom? Hi! In your Layers dock, you will find buttons with "up" and "down" arrows at the bottom. Select the layer you want t

Re: [Gimp-user] Why I went back from GIMP 2.8 to 2.6.x

On 06/30/2012 11:54 AM, John Coppens wrote: > On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:19:13 +0400 > Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > Why not do a _real_ poll on the opinion of the users re: the new > 'save feature'? I have not seen the new "save" function yet - I use the GIMP for daily production work and I find it

Re: [Gimp-user] Why I went back from GIMP 2.8 to 2.6.x

On 06/30/2012 07:30 PM, Oon-Ee Ng wrote: > authors which have specifically signed up for this list to rant > (since they obviously did not read the previous complaints). I resemble that remark: I joined up to rant about the single window "innovation." I did rant. But only once. Opinion veheme

Re: [Gimp-user] Does the new version come with a save for web option?

On 07/07/2012 05:11 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 1:03 AM, Bob Smits wrote: >> Does the new version of GIMP come with a save for or export for web feature? > > No, it's still a 3rd party plug-in. I would take a close look at what an "export for web" function actually do

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimpshop.com

On 07/12/2012 01:39 PM, Tom Williams wrote: > On 07/12/2012 10:10 AM, Vu Le wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have an urgent matter I want to bring to your attention. If you >> can look into this and confirm, it would be great. >> >> Yesterday, one of our employees downloaded the Windows version >> from Gi

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