[Gimp-user] Saving Image other Than in .xcf format
Hi all, I find that to save an image in .jpg format one has to 'export' or 'export as' to a file-name.jpg. But after doing that when I wish to exit GIMP, it says ,'There is one image with unsaved changes' and the window declaring that has no 'save; button. Then how does one save the seemingly 'unsaved image'? Regards, Randhir Phagura ___ 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] GIMP -2.8.10 Brushes
Ofnuts wrote 16 Mar: Technically, the script creates an entry in the menu of the Brushes dialog, but it's not really designed to be used from a menu. What you do is: 1) check that the script is installed: HelpPlugin browser and search native, this should show Brush size to native 2) EditKeyboard shortcuts, search native and assign a keyboard shortcut. Then when you want the current brush at its native size, just hit the key you defined. Thanks Ofnuts, I did what your instructions expressed and these worked very well with the current native sizes of brushes. But my problem is how to alter the 'native' sizes to what I wish for each brush. Idea on that would be most helpful. Regards, Randhir Phagura ___ 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] GIMP -2.8.10 Brushes
Ofnuts wrote on 15 Mar 2014: This is awfully complicated for a very simple need: set the brush size to the size the brush was meant to be used with. The funny thing is that it's already there: there is a call in the PDB for this: gimp_context_set_brush_default_size() (gimp-context-set-brush-default-size for the Scheme addicts), so it's a simple matter to make a trivial script around it and assign to a shortcut. You can download it here; https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-tools/files/scripts/brush-size-to-native-0.0.py/download Speaking of keyboard shortcuts, there is a Set brush size to default value/tools-paint-brush-size-set-to-default that looked like it would do the above, but as far as I can tell it only sets the brush to size saved in the Tool options. Thanks a lot. I have added your script to 'plug-ins' sub-directory of my profile as given by your installation instructions at the web-site and made the script executable (711). But how do I use it? I am afraid, i am not an expert. I just have a working knowledge of GIMP and linux. I use these as vehicles for my books. Could you please take a little time out from your busy schedule to explain the nitty-gritties how the scripts should be used. Also please illustrate or otherwise explain the technique Set brush size to default value/tools-paint-brush-size-set-to-default. Thanks Regards, Randhir Phagura ___ 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] GIMP -2.8.10 Brushes
Joao S. O. Bueno wrote on 14 Mar 2014: So Randhir, It is true that the stored brush size is no longer automatically used. However, GIMP has a feature that is somewhat hidden that can make for it, and even give much more flexibility than just the brush size. It will require one extra level of configuration, though: GIMP 2.8 have the tool presets feature. You can find then in the proper dockable dialog (windows-dockable dialogs-tool presets) - besides storing suggestions for tool configurations shipped with GIMP, these presets are a fast way to restore any tool, with all the configured parameters, with a single click! So, you have to do the following: select your desired brush, pick your tool of choice (e.g. the Paintbrush) - type in your desired size for that brush. Since you are at it, you may optionally take your time to fine tune all painting parameters you may like with this brush: smooth stroke, an specific Painting dynamics, even a color. When you are done, go to the Tool presets dialog, and press the button for a new preset. (The button marked with the same New icon as is used in most other dialogs). You are then taken to the tool preset editor dialog - it is an extremely simple dialog - because when it is open, GIMP will already remember the tool you are using, along with all the options you finetuned. All you have to do in this dialog is to mark the Apply stored brush checkbox, in your case (or don't if you want a preset that will change to a specific brush size, no matter the selected brush). AH, of course, type in a suitable name for the preset - like plantbrush size 15. Click on the solitary save button on the bottom of this dialog, and go back to the tools preset dialog. From now on, one single click on the plantbrush size 15 icon in this dialog will instantly set your brush, size and other painting options, and switch to the painting tool of choice. So, this is what make for fixed size for brushes in GIMP 2.8 - but there is still one further trick: There are a lot of presets. And if you create one or more preset for each brush you have, you will soon have a lot more! Now enter in the tags feature - if you haven't discovered them yet - on the tool preset dialog, (or any item dialog in GIMP, for that matter), you have two text entries. The entry below the main dialog contents allow you to set Tags for each item. For example, you might want to type in brush in this entry (be sure to press enter after typing it). That is it - now your preset is Tagged with the brush tag. Now, you just have to type in brush in the other entry, above the dialog contents, and those are instantly filtered, showing only the items with the brush tag. Therefore, you could easily create 10-20 presets making use of a single tag, and it would be manageable. If you need more than that, you just add more tags to the mix :-) js -- Thanks 'JS'. It has worked. I have created some 10 presets of varying sizes of paintbrushes. This puts me back on to my sketches. Thanks a lot for the detailed guidance! One more bothersome matter that has been encountered in GIMP-2.8.10 is that: While drawing a straight horizontal or vertical lines with earlier editions of GIMP, I used to press shift key and drag mouse to the distance required and the indication of whether the line was horizontal or vertical or NOT was given by the thin line stretched by GIMP between those two points. If there were 'kinks' in that line then it was understood that the line was NOT absolutely horizontal or vertical. Then, one could adjust the mouse position so as to eliminate all 'kinks' in the stretched line. But now that line stretched by GIMP is not very thin. It is at least double the thickness of earlier editions. Is there a way to make that stretched indicative line any thinner? Regards, Randhir Phagura ___ 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] GIMP -2.8.10 Brushes
Thanks a lot JS, Your remedies have been very helpful. Regards, Randhir Phagura ___ 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] GIMP -2.8.10 Brushes
Richard wrote on 10 Mar 2014 18:16:50 +0530: scl has already touched upon it somewhat, but one of the large design changes in recent GIMPs is that brush size is now a tool setting instead of a brush setting - so instead of having a set of 3/5/7/9/11/etc. sized brushes (being otherwise identical in settings) you have one brush (with a specific shape/hardness/angle/etc) and you set the size directly using the slider in the tool's options. You can still create various sized brushes (as previous versions did) but then any time you change a brush you'll need to verify the brush size prior to using it (the slider has a reset button next to it for this purpose). Thanks Richard; But is there a way, in this edition of GIMP, to set the size of a particular brush and then save it so that it reproduces the same size that was set and saved, next time that i start GIMP? Thanks and Regards, Randhir Phagura ___ 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] GIMP -2.8.10 Brushes
Hi, I am an old user of GIMP. Earlier, versions that I used had some very simple paint brushes in six or seven thickness sizes, which were convenient for me to pick from in order to draw the lines or shapes of different width in my gray-scale sketches which I drew for my books. However, I do not find those brush-sizes in gimp-2.8.10. Can someone guide me how I can get those simple paint-brushes and how I can install them in this new version? Thanks and regards, Randhir Phagura ___ 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
