Re: [Gimp-user] Extracting images from a PDF
> > > Hello Carlos > > I prefer to export in png format keeps more information including alpha > channel, > if you are exporting for print, .tif maintains more information than .png. if there is no alpha channel in the file, you can add one to allow transparency if using paper other than white for the final product. hth ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Extracting images from a PDF
On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 5:11 AM rich404 wrote: > > There are some things to remember for a PDF. > > It is a 'finished' format meant for viewing or printing. The document > size, A4 , > US Letter...is a property. For printing pixels-per-inch (ppi aka dpi) has > an > effect but not always an easy way to determine the original size. see > screenshot > https://i.imgur.com/g8IP95S.jpg Scanned documents in particular can have > various > original ppi. > > A PDF document can be in forms, vectors or a bitmap ( say a scanned > image) or a > mix, image a bitmap + text. also, a pdf is an "image" of the original document. adobe created the format as a universal document format to be shared and the recipient did not have to have the program(s) used to create the document (i.e. ms office or libreoffice). so a pdf is like the johnny cash song about working in a cadillac plant and building his caddy over the years with the different year parts. i guess you could say that it's a faux page layout program similar ti scribus, indesign, quarkexpress, etc. hope this helps > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 5:11 AM rich404 wrote: > >Hello. I am Carlos and its my first question to this board, wich i > >think it will > >be great because it´s so great as the articles and tutorials and > >downloads i am > >watching ... > > > >The thing is... > >When i open a PDF file, and extracting the images and saving the > >images... > >1) wich one should I choose? Open in layers, or image? > >2) is there a way to save/export the image in the size of the pdf? > >because i saw > >there is a default size (width and height) wich is saved, but u can > >edit that > >size ... so --- > >My question basically is : when i go to file / export it have specific > >size (the > >image to be exported). Is that size the original quality from PDF, or > >it is the > >default from gimp? > > > >Thank you and i wish you understood my question. > > There are some things to remember for a PDF. > > It is a 'finished' format meant for viewing or printing. The document > size, A4 , > US Letter...is a property. For printing pixels-per-inch (ppi aka dpi) has > an > effect but not always an easy way to determine the original size. see > screenshot > https://i.imgur.com/g8IP95S.jpg Scanned documents in particular can have > various > original ppi. > > A PDF document can be in forms, vectors or a bitmap ( say a scanned > image) or a > mix, image a bitmap + text. > > Gimp is not always the best tool, It might be possible to open in some > other > application and copy an image "as original" to Gimp . This example using > LibreOffice https://i.imgur.com/a9N3Mtx.jpg but not if the document comes > from a > scan. > > Gimp is a bitmap editor. Open a PDF in Gimp and it is converted to 100% > bitmap > regardless of original format. > > Open a PDF in Gimp and the default ppi is 100. For quality, change this to > 300 > ppi. Only need a specific page? Then select just that page. screenshot: > https://i.imgur.com/OH5Sw2s.jpg > > Then use the rectangular select tool, position and size over the image, > Edit -> > Copy for the contents. Edit -> Paste-As -> New image. Export that as > required. > > Not the same size in pixels as an extracted image? All depends on the ppi. > > -- > rich404 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] gimp-user-list Digest, Vol 91, Issue 4
hi programmer_ceds, go to the online manual and save the page, in the save format drop-down select "web page complete" (firefox) or export as pdf (safari) under the file menu. this should work fine. hth, dwain On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM programmer_ceds wrote: > Does the following link give you what you want (only English or Italian > though)? > > http://gimp.linux.it/www/meta/ > > >There is some confusie it seems. > >I did find the user manual. That is not the issue. > >What I want is, to be able to download the manual as a pdf. > >Unless I’m missing something, there seems no possibility to do so. > > > >Kind Regards > > > >Jo Van Rafelghem > > -- > programmer_ceds (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Font problem in user interface
hi wicky, i've had the same problem before. for me it is a font problem. i use a mac and use true type, open type and mac type1 fonts. when i install the type1 fonts, gimp breaks, if i place them in another directory and link to gimp in preferences>folders>fonts, the problem disappears. so you could have some fonts that are creating the problem. hth, dwain On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:05 PM Wicky wrote: > >just downloaded GIMP for Mac, and when I open it all the text in the > >user interface menu is in numerical fractions. > > > >Does anyone know a solution for this - or has had this problem? > > > >I'd love to try out the program - but can't figure out what's what > >with this issue. > > > Same happening with my gimp install (2.10) on Mac running 10.14.4 Mojave > > Working fine for a week or so then UI screwed up with fractions! Tried to > look > in preferences but that's turned into gibberish.. > > See Screenshot > > Hope there's a soltion as I use Gimp for the Later alpha colour to > transparency > function that PS sorely lacks > > > > > > > Attachments: > * > https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1159/original/Image_2019-04-28_at_3.04.56_pm.png > > -- > Wicky (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Print enlarged image
hi arthur, scale your image to the size you need and print. cheers, dwain On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:05 PM ArthurC wrote: > I'm a brand new GIMP user and can't figure out how to enlarge an image and > then > print that enlarged image. When I increase the size and try to print it, it > still prints in the original size. > > I want to use GIMP to manipulate image sizes for wood carving patterns. > > Thanks! > > -- > ArthurC (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Removing unwanted dots from image
hi pinballslave, the answer to your question is, there is no simple way to "retouch" your image. clone tool on a copy of your image and practice until you're satisfied with your results. hth, dwain On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:05 PM pinballslave wrote: > Hi. I have an image with a lot of light irregular dots all over it which > I'd > like to remove. Is there a simple way to do this? Attached is a section of > the > image which hopefully shows what I mean. There was a lot of black in the > image > and I managed to remove the undesired dots from this, as the attached image > sample shows, but I'm struggling to do the same on the colored sections. Be > gentle with me, I'm a totally novice to this! > > Attachments: > * > https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1160/original/Serenade_sample.jpg > > -- > pinballslave (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] making a faded handwritten letter legible
do you have the letter? can you have it re-scanned? can you be there to manipulate the dpi and contrast? if the answers are no, then i guess rich404's answer, "Nothing you can do with that (except guess), will have to suffice. On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:07 PM samkirk wrote: > I have 2400 dpi images that were scanned of a 19th-century handwritten > letter > and they are very faded. I am wondering what to adjust in GIMP to try and > make > them more legible. Any help is appreciated. > > Attachments: > * > https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1165/original/letter_sample.tif > > -- > samkirk (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP 2.10 cannot open raw files
hi matt, i found out that 2.10.10 has a rawtherapee plugin in the program. install rawtherapee and when you open a raw file it opens rawtherapee, although unlike the version of gimp with ufraw, be sure to check (if on a mac) the dock to bring rawtherapee to the front of gimp. hth, dwain On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 2:09 PM Matt878909 wrote: > I'm having the same issue. > > Running Gimp 2.10.10 and i've been working on 16 bit TIF that i've > exported from > another software, all worked fine; then all of a sudden it stopped working. > > so i troubleshooted and decided to uninstall and reinstall the software. > still > no luck after that. > thought there might be some latent files left behind. so cleared > everything. > then reinstalled again. > still no luck. > > then i thought, why not import RAW files using darktable or UFRAW. UFraw > has no > luck and now even darktable isn't working. > > -- > Matt878909 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Creating Check Patterns
hi mark, first, you could search the web for the answer to your question to find web sites that answer your query. or you could scan checked shirt patterns and place them in your design, or you could create your own check patterns templates by hand, or use your scans and "remove" the color to create your template. cheers, dwain On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:25 AM Mark Ratcliffe via gimp-user-list < gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I've downloaded the latest version of GIMP to try and create different > styles of clothing. Could somebody please tell me if it's possible to > create check shirts using this system, and perhaps direct me to any website > that could assist me with this? > > Regards, > > Mark > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Interface/Tools
preferences>themes hth, dwain On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:25 AM Keith Rockhill via gimp-user-list < gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > New to Gimp. Is there a way to change the color of the tool > boxes/interface (i.e., from black to grey)? > > Thanks for your help... > > Keith > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Export to pdf
hi konrad, 2 euros a page for a manuscript isn't so bad. what would the price have been if the printer used four colors instead of one? were there any color images (photos, graphs, etc)? if there were color images as well as text set to black, then the color increased the price and also caused a double print session, one (plate) for the color and one (plate) for the text. btw, did you ask for an estimate on the cost of the job when you took the manuscript to the printer? finally, in most software, the text color default is automatic. maybe you might want to check your text color settings before your next printing job and get an estimate before the job is printed. that way, there are no surprises on your end. scribus sets the output to cmyk when you set the color tab in the pdf export to print. the screen / web is for screen use or printing with an inkjet printer. as i mentioned to uwe, your commercial printer will help you if you ask. it is to the their benefit to help you work within their workflow. cheers, dwain On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:25 AM Konrad Bauersachs < konrad.bauersa...@t-online.de> wrote: > Hi Uwe, > > I am not familiar with Scribus. But if you create a pdf there could be > a problem: > Please take care that the text in your script is marked "black" and NOT > "automatically". > If text is "black" only the black toner / ink is used. "Automatically" > means that > black is mixed together with cmyk. I almost had a heart attack when my > copy-shop > demanded about 200 Euros for a pdf text-manuscript of 400 pages. > > Best regards > > Konrad > > > Am 12.05.2019 um 23:26 schrieb Dwain Alford via gimp-user-list: > > uwe, et. al., > > one final thought. your commercial printer can help you work more > > proficiently with them, all you have to do is ask. be sure to subscribe > to > > the scribus mailing list. there is an active community of users along > with > > the developers ready to help resolve design problems with accurate how-to > > information, just like on this list. > > > > best, > > dwain > > > > On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 11:36 PM Uwe Saßnowski > wrote: > > > >> Hello Jehan and Dwain, > >> > >> I thank you very much for your helpful answeres! All this makes realy > >> sense. I now started to work with Scribus. To be honest I had some > program > >> crashes (I think because of my unknowingness in the first steps :)) and > >> some color fields are difficult to design. But all in all it is easy to > >> handle. You are right that this seems to be the correct program to make > our > >> print material. I made some test pdf's and it looks realy good. It will > >> take some time to be on the same point where I was with gimp. I hope > that > >> our printer shop accept the pdf, but I have a good feeling, they are > >> professional. I look forward to my first print. Thank you again! Nice to > >> have such professional help! > >> > >> > >> With best regards, > >> Uwe > >> Am 10.05.2019 um 13:19 schrieb Dwain Alford: > >> > >> john and uwe, > >> here, here. i agree whole-heartedly. gimp is a raster (pixel) based > >> program while inkscape is a vector (number) based program which produces > >> "smooth" outlines. scribus is a page layout program that handles the > job of > >> combining raster images, vector images and text into a neat package > that a > >> good print shop can execute a quality finished product of your design. > >> > >> scribus exports directly to pdf and produces a cmyk file that is "print > >> ready". design tools are just that, tools. would use a screw driver to > try > >> and pry a nail from a board? you would choose the appropriate tool for > the > >> job, correct? even though gimp can be used to design a page, inkscape > is a > >> better choice of the two. however, even though inkscape is a good > program > >> to use for page design, scribus is better. scribus will allow you to > import > >> text from an open document format (open office or libreoffice); it will > >> also allow you to import a .svg (scaleable vector graphic) image or an > >> adobe illustrator image. however, i have found that certain illy files > >> after illustrator 9 will not import. but be not dismayed, illustrator > will > >> convert your image to the .svg format for importation. > >> > >> for my work flow, i use a raster editor (gimp, photoshop, etc.) to size, > >> color correct, etc. photographs; i use a vector editor (inkscape,
Re: [Gimp-user] Export to pdf
uwe, et. al., one final thought. your commercial printer can help you work more proficiently with them, all you have to do is ask. be sure to subscribe to the scribus mailing list. there is an active community of users along with the developers ready to help resolve design problems with accurate how-to information, just like on this list. best, dwain On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 11:36 PM Uwe Saßnowski wrote: > Hello Jehan and Dwain, > > I thank you very much for your helpful answeres! All this makes realy > sense. I now started to work with Scribus. To be honest I had some program > crashes (I think because of my unknowingness in the first steps :)) and > some color fields are difficult to design. But all in all it is easy to > handle. You are right that this seems to be the correct program to make our > print material. I made some test pdf's and it looks realy good. It will > take some time to be on the same point where I was with gimp. I hope that > our printer shop accept the pdf, but I have a good feeling, they are > professional. I look forward to my first print. Thank you again! Nice to > have such professional help! > > > With best regards, > Uwe > Am 10.05.2019 um 13:19 schrieb Dwain Alford: > > john and uwe, > here, here. i agree whole-heartedly. gimp is a raster (pixel) based > program while inkscape is a vector (number) based program which produces > "smooth" outlines. scribus is a page layout program that handles the job of > combining raster images, vector images and text into a neat package that a > good print shop can execute a quality finished product of your design. > > scribus exports directly to pdf and produces a cmyk file that is "print > ready". design tools are just that, tools. would use a screw driver to try > and pry a nail from a board? you would choose the appropriate tool for the > job, correct? even though gimp can be used to design a page, inkscape is a > better choice of the two. however, even though inkscape is a good program > to use for page design, scribus is better. scribus will allow you to import > text from an open document format (open office or libreoffice); it will > also allow you to import a .svg (scaleable vector graphic) image or an > adobe illustrator image. however, i have found that certain illy files > after illustrator 9 will not import. but be not dismayed, illustrator will > convert your image to the .svg format for importation. > > for my work flow, i use a raster editor (gimp, photoshop, etc.) to size, > color correct, etc. photographs; i use a vector editor (inkscape, > illustrator, corel draw, etc.) to produce and size vector drawings and > usually export to the .tif format (tif files contain more information than > jpeg or png files - most commercial print shops prefer tif files for this > reason); and i use a page layout program (scribus, indesign, quark express, > etc.) to put the design elements together for the purpose of producing a > print ready pdf file that produces a quality finished product. > > i need to mention that "properly" sizing a raster image is most important. > most commercial printers use a certain image resolution for different types > of paper and the "use" of the image. for instance, a fine art print would > be printed at 175 dpi while a newsprint image would be printed at 75-80 > dpi. all this depends on the paper used for the job. i usually use 300 dpi > for raster images and size the image according to the size i want to > produce on the page. most vector images are either 300 or 600 dpi, > depending on the program i use to produce them. > > scribus will allow you to draw a container for an image and the program > can size a large or small image to the container, but a 72 dpi image > enlarged by this process will produce an ugly final image on the paper. > there are some commercial printers that cannot print a scribus pdf file. > since adobe is the "industry standard" software they calibrate their > printers to adobe. small print shops use corel draw as their standard > software. in this case, you can provide a native file with accompanying > fonts in the file for printing. for most jobs where i use corel draw, i > will convert text to curves so i don't have to provide fonts to the > printer. and don't assume a printer knows how to print from a pdf. i have > run across one that didn't understand that he didn't have to import my pdf > into draw to print it. i guess he didn't know he could print from a pdf > viewer to his chosen printer. but i digress. a page layout program is also > a type setter. you can kern letters and paragraphs for "readability". i'm > sure you have seen where some of your letters in a particular font will > look closer together than other letters when printed. although raster and > vector programs have the same capability, page layout programs do it > better, because that's how they are designed. > > color management is key to the whole process, but that's another > conversation all together. > >
Re: [Gimp-user] Export to pdf
john and uwe, here, here. i agree whole-heartedly. gimp is a raster (pixel) based program while inkscape is a vector (number) based program which produces "smooth" outlines. scribus is a page layout program that handles the job of combining raster images, vector images and text into a neat package that a good print shop can execute a quality finished product of your design. scribus exports directly to pdf and produces a cmyk file that is "print ready". design tools are just that, tools. would use a screw driver to try and pry a nail from a board? you would choose the appropriate tool for the job, correct? even though gimp can be used to design a page, inkscape is a better choice of the two. however, even though inkscape is a good program to use for page design, scribus is better. scribus will allow you to import text from an open document format (open office or libreoffice); it will also allow you to import a .svg (scaleable vector graphic) image or an adobe illustrator image. however, i have found that certain illy files after illustrator 9 will not import. but be not dismayed, illustrator will convert your image to the .svg format for importation. for my work flow, i use a raster editor (gimp, photoshop, etc.) to size, color correct, etc. photographs; i use a vector editor (inkscape, illustrator, corel draw, etc.) to produce and size vector drawings and usually export to the .tif format (tif files contain more information than jpeg or png files - most commercial print shops prefer tif files for this reason); and i use a page layout program (scribus, indesign, quark express, etc.) to put the design elements together for the purpose of producing a print ready pdf file that produces a quality finished product. i need to mention that "properly" sizing a raster image is most important. most commercial printers use a certain image resolution for different types of paper and the "use" of the image. for instance, a fine art print would be printed at 175 dpi while a newsprint image would be printed at 75-80 dpi. all this depends on the paper used for the job. i usually use 300 dpi for raster images and size the image according to the size i want to produce on the page. most vector images are either 300 or 600 dpi, depending on the program i use to produce them. scribus will allow you to draw a container for an image and the program can size a large or small image to the container, but a 72 dpi image enlarged by this process will produce an ugly final image on the paper. there are some commercial printers that cannot print a scribus pdf file. since adobe is the "industry standard" software they calibrate their printers to adobe. small print shops use corel draw as their standard software. in this case, you can provide a native file with accompanying fonts in the file for printing. for most jobs where i use corel draw, i will convert text to curves so i don't have to provide fonts to the printer. and don't assume a printer knows how to print from a pdf. i have run across one that didn't understand that he didn't have to import my pdf into draw to print it. i guess he didn't know he could print from a pdf viewer to his chosen printer. but i digress. a page layout program is also a type setter. you can kern letters and paragraphs for "readability". i'm sure you have seen where some of your letters in a particular font will look closer together than other letters when printed. although raster and vector programs have the same capability, page layout programs do it better, because that's how they are designed. color management is key to the whole process, but that's another conversation all together. hope this helps. On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 7:49 AM Jehan Pagès via gimp-user-list < gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > Hi! > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 10:07 PM Uwe Sassnowski > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I designed a brochure in gimp with several picture and text levels / > > layers. Then I combined all pictures and texts to one layer and exported > it > > to pdf. I sent the pdf to the printing company for printing. The print > was > > not in a perfect quality. The printing company told us that they normally > > get pdf's from their clients where they can make changes to improve the > > quality. I tried to export to pdf without combining all layers. But then > > all texts are changed in format. I can create pictures from the text > > layers. But then I and the printing company cannot go into the text > > anymore. Is there a way to export to pdf all single pictures and texts > > without combining all layers so that the printing company can touch all > > pictures and texts and to reach a higher quality print? > > > > I can't remember if our implementation for PDF export rasterize text or > not. In any case, if you want to lay out various items and similar > activities common for printed objects, I would suggest to use Inkscape > and/or Scribus. I mean: you can still use GIMP for obviously raster parts > (drawing,
Re: [Gimp-user] Problem completing install Mac
is gimp installed in your system applications folder? dwain On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 5:50 AM GimpMango wrote: > I have the exact same problem! Did you find a solution? > > > > -- > GimpMango (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Brush sizes in GIMP
my suggestion would be to rename or delete the current installation's Gimp folder in home/library/application support/gimp/2.8, then shut down and restart (cold boot) your computer and reinstall gimp. shut down and cold boot your computer and start gimp. when the splash screen pops up, you will be able to either read the components being started or see gibberish again. hth, dwain On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 7:03 PM Steve Kinney wrote: > > > 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 would not allow changes. > > > > 2.10 does the same thing. > > It seems like "something changed" in your installed GIMP files and/or > configuration settings. Since I don't know what would cause the problem > you describe, I can't suggest a way "back to normal" from there. > > But until that underlying problem gets fixed, here's something to try: > Make some new brushes with the Brush Editor. With any luck they may > work normally, or failing that, the editor's behavior might provide > clues to what's going on. > > https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-brush-dialog.html#gimp-brush-editor-dialog > > I love "parametric brushes," that's the kind that the brush editor > makes. Their size, hardness and even shape can be edited. I configure > keyboard + mouse wheel commands to increase and decrease the size and > hardness of the active brush. That makes work like retouching photos go > WAY faster, vs. constantly changing brushes. > > https://www.hscripts.com/tutorials/gimp/configure-keyboard-shortcuts.html > > When I made my 'main' brush set I named them with leading zeroes so they > would always be at the top of the menu in the Brushes dialog dock. With > a circle, square, diamond and four ellipses (vertical, horizontal and > two diagnoals) I rarely have to use any other brushes. > > :o) > > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Special Characters In Text
tom, your best tool would be scribus 1.4.7. scribus is a page layout program that functions similarly to adobe in design and pagemaker and quarkxpress. you can import libreoffice or msoffice documents (maybe with a "file/save as ., can't recall. haven't needed it in a while). the wordprocessing engine in scribus is a typesetter. scribus interprets vector and raster images in their native format. it uses the layers concept. you can import most common image formats (tif, jpg, etc) as well as svg (inkscape, etc.) and ai (adobe illustrator) clipart. there is a mailing list community of users and developers to help solve just about any problem or situation with the program, and sometimes your hardware. once you finalize your document, you can then directly export it to a pdf for distribution or archiving. hth dwain On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 8:21 PM TomGeorge wrote: > >You might have just caught a Gimp 2.6 with Debian 6 (EOL 2016), but > >that image has the blocks of text flattened to a bitmap - not really > >editable. There is also an active selection in your image that needs > >promoting to a layer, if you want to progress. > > > >Adding the card symbols. Any number of ways: The linux orthodox way, > >using unicode U plus a character code. > > > >see the attached file. > > > >Other ways. > > > >Do all your text in some other application such as LibreOffice which > >has a special symbol facility then copy/paste into the Gimp text tool. > > > >Use a character map and copy/paste individual symbols into the Gimp > >text tool. > > > >examples: https://i.imgur.com/zSuJxze.jpg > > > >Then the quick-n-dirty way. Make brushes for the 4 shapes and paint in > >as a "stamp" > > Thanks for a very helpful reply. LibreOffice is clearly best for this job. > I > might someday want to use unicode characters in a drawing but I can't open > a > text toolbox like the one in the example zSuJxze.jpg. > > -- > TomGeorge (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Monoprice and Tablets in General
maybe the unspoken answer could be, "reinstall 2.8"? On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 8:20 PM Wigbert wrote: > Have a Monoprice tablet. > Worked great in 2.8 > Does not work in 2.10 > > Anyone have a fix for this? > > -- > Wigbert (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Plug-in again
there is a windows collection but can't verify if it contains any malware, viruses or root kits. I had a copy when the site was up and running, but there are copies in the wild now that claim to be the "collection" and this is where my verification process falters. i make no accusations or proclamations regarding the safety of the current offerings. the gimp registry began offering extensions with "bugs". they powers that were at the time made the decision to close the registry until a better distribution system was developed. hth dwain On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 5:14 AM rich404 wrote: > >Sorry if this has been asked before. > > > >I'm an ex photoshopper, new to GIMP. Does anyone know if or when the > >Plug-ins will be available again or if there is an alternative > >download site from the GIMP Registry? > > > >Many thanks > > > >Kenny > > The site as it was, is not coming back. There is an archive of (most of) > it. > > https://github.com/pixlsus/registry.gimp.org_static > > You can download the whole thing or browse through the files section. > > Remember this is all old stuff. At best made for Gimp 2.8, most older and > no > good for Gimp 2.10 without adjustments. > > No universal collection that I know of. Trawl through the other Gimp > forums for > individual plugins > > Useful updates of the old favourites here: > https://samjcreations.blogspot.com/ > > Scroll down the page looking for ***Filtres anciens pour Gimp 2.10 64 > bits*** > entries There are 4 or 5 useful collections. > > rich: www.gimp-forum.net > > -- > rich404 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] different Vignette parameters 2.8 vs 2.10
i too don't understand how the same function in two versions of a program would be different. there are things about programming i don't understand (how to do it) and when a program works and the developers try to make it better, somehow they succeed in making it worse. but to the question, the functions in the two versions, you would think, would be the same. my suggestion to you is to join the developers mailing list and pose your question to them. they may not even be aware of the change in functionality. or maybe, there is something you are not aware to do (like when you make a selection, to press the "enter" key to "save" the selection so you can continue to do what you could do in 2.8) to make the function operate like it did in 2.8. yet, they may have an answer for you rather than a workaround to your problem. cheers dwain On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 12:55 PM Henk Koning via gimp-user-list < gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > Thank you, Steve, for taking the time to react. Creating a vignette 'by > hand' is always an option, of course, but that does not answer my question. > > I would appreciate an answer to my question. Anybody? > > Henk > > -Original Message- > From: gimp-user-list On Behalf Of Steve > Kinney > Sent: zondag 2 december 2018 18:49 > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] different Vignette parameters 2.8 vs 2.10 > > > > 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 dig for it to check > it > out. I have always created vignette effects 'by hand.' So I don't have an > answer to your question, but here's an alternative method that may be > useful: > > https://gimpguru.wordpress.com/Tutorials/Vignetting/ > > This method creates a new layer that selectively darkens the visible layers > below it except in the highlighted region. Changing the layer's opacity > changes the strength of the result; I typically over-do the effect a little > on purpose, then dial down the vignette layer's opacity until the image > looks right. > > To decrease the sharpness, contrast and/or saturation of the area your > vignette darkens, apply these changes to the same layer created per the > above instructions. > > :o) > > > > > > > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] free select lasso tool options
the "+" and "-" of the selection tools allows for a broad initial selection followed by the aforementioned keys to tweak the original selection to what is needed, do they not? therefore, can the user not select a broad range of pixels and then narrow the selection with the "-" key to fulfill the desired result from the initial selection? i have done this on many occasion. cheers On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 9:40 PM Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Tue, 2018-10-09 at 01:55 +, Nicholas Carrington via gimp-user- > list wrote: > > I know it is cool that you can edit the selection live in > > the gimp it's like magic but having it in the new mode only really > > slows down the use of the tool for many users. > > Does it? Are there many people who just draw a loop with the lasso tool > and want it to make a selection right away, instead of using it to draw > and edit a shape? > > Overall the GIMp team tends to favour workflows for experienced users, > but things that make life easier for a lot of users are ewlcomed if > they're not at the expense of others. But such a mode would have to be > the default for inexperienced peope to find it, right? > > ankh (slave liam) > > > -- > Liam Quin - web slave for https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ > with fabulous vintage art and fascinating texts to read. > Click here to have the slave beaten. > > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
