Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2021-10-19 Thread Ruben Safir
> > Anything else you want to push inapropriately in the thread? > > No. This one should be enough, and yet you continue. Which part of you're being inapropriate is not being made clear? And which part of that GNOME uses GOOGLE to search its archives on its website don't you understand? > >

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2021-10-18 Thread Dedeco Balaco via gimp-user-list
Em 18/10/2021 13:42, Ruben Safir escreveu: > On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 12:05:51PM -0300, Dedeco Balaco via gimp-user-list > wrote: >> Em 17/10/2021 21:23, Ruben Safir escreveu: >>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 10:57:44AM +1300, Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list >>> wrote: There's not enough

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2021-10-18 Thread Dedeco Balaco via gimp-user-list
Em 18/10/2021 13:42, Ruben Safir escreveu: > On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 12:05:51PM -0300, Dedeco Balaco via gimp-user-list > wrote: >> Em 17/10/2021 21:23, Ruben Safir escreveu: >>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 10:57:44AM +1300, Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list >>> wrote: There's not enough

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2021-10-18 Thread Ruben Safir
On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 12:05:51PM -0300, Dedeco Balaco via gimp-user-list wrote: > > > Em 17/10/2021 21:23, Ruben Safir escreveu: > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 10:57:44AM +1300, Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list > > wrote: > >> There's not enough information there to tell what is going wrong.

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2021-10-18 Thread Dedeco Balaco via gimp-user-list
Em 17/10/2021 21:23, Ruben Safir escreveu: > On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 10:57:44AM +1300, Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list > wrote: >> There's not enough information there to tell what is going wrong. Where are >> you making the changes, on screen or in the tool options, for example. As I >> recall

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2021-10-17 Thread Ruben Safir
On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 10:57:44AM +1300, Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list wrote: > There's not enough information there to tell what is going wrong. Where are > you making the changes, on screen or in the tool options, for example. As I > recall there have been similar discussions in the past, and

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2021-10-17 Thread Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list
There's not enough information there to tell what is going wrong. Where are you making the changes, on screen or in the tool options, for example. As I recall there have been similar discussions in the past, and it may pay to look at teh archives. Cheers, Cliff On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2021-10-16 Thread Ruben Safir
On 10/2/20 20:24, Ruben Safir wrote: > On 10/2/20 5:05 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> I just had occasion to caption some pix as an aid >> to my wife who is not a computer whiz, in setting up a piano keyboard, >> and the air was quite blue around me by the time I got done because >> every time I

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-06 Thread Rick Strong
"And I learned something valuable that I'm hoping my ancient brain which turned 86 yo yesterday can remember the next time I want to do something." Congrats on hitting 86 , Gene! Me, I wouldn't trust it all to memory. I'd print out the email and stick on a wall somewhere where I could find it

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 05 October 2020 21:15:59 Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list wrote: > Ok, I now have 2.8.22 running in Ubuntu in a VM. That's as close as I > can get to your setup - Debian 9 and Gimp 2.8.?. > > This is vanilla, out of the box, no configuration. > > I created a new blank image, and selected

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-05 Thread Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list
Ok, I now have 2.8.22 running in Ubuntu in a VM. That's as close as I can get to your setup - Debian 9 and Gimp 2.8.?. This is vanilla, out of the box, no configuration. I created a new blank image, and selected the text tool. In the Tool Options the font is "Sans", the size is 18 px and the

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 04 October 2020 00:55:20 Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list wrote: > There's a flatpak on gimp.org. If you want a Debian version, there is > one of those too, available through the debian repositories. Both > 2.10.something. Where did you get your 2.8 version from? > > Cliff I'd love to

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 04 October 2020 00:55:20 Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list wrote: > There's a flatpak on gimp.org. If you want a Debian version, there is > one of those too, available through the debian repositories. Both > 2.10.something. Where did you get your 2.8 version from? > > Cliff > > On Sun, Oct

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Gene Heskett
them > > > > and I can easily read 18 pt type. > > > > Anyway, you need something larger. OK. Try double clicking on > > > > the "A" tool and setting the type specs in the dialogue/tab that > > > > comes up on the right. Screenshot attached. I ass

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list
There's a flatpak on gimp.org. If you want a Debian version, there is one of those too, available through the debian repositories. Both 2.10.something. Where did you get your 2.8 version from? Cliff On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 5:26 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 04 October 2020 00:10:53 Rick

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 04 October 2020 00:10:53 Rick Strong wrote: > Here's an ex cathedra thought: why don't you upgrade to version 2.10? > I grabbed the bz2 srcs about an hour ago but theres too many missing dependencies. Is there a downloadble deb that will install of stretch? > Cheers, > RS Cheers,

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list
he right. Screenshot attached. I assume you are using the > > > latest version. > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Gene Heskett > > > Sent: Friday, October 02, 2020 7:38 PM > > > To: Rick

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Rick Strong
Here's an ex cathedra thought: why don't you upgrade to version 2.10? Cheers, RS ___ 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:

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Gene Heskett
setting the type specs in the dialogue/tab that comes > > up on the right. Screenshot attached. I assume you are using the > > latest version. > > > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message- > > From: Gene Heskett > > Sent: Friday, October 02, 202

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list
g > Cc: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence > > On Friday 02 October 2020 18:36:07 you wrote: > > > Gene, > > > > By my reckoning, an 18 px letter is less than 1 pt high on an 300 dpi > > print—virtually invisibl

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Sat, 2020-10-03 at 12:31 -0400, Rick Strong wrote: > Gene, > > Try this: > > To save a setting--in any tool in GIMP--it's like PageMaker used to > work. > • You open GIMP, but NO FILE. > • Make/change your settings for whatever tool, including text. > • Close GIMP, again with no file open.

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Rick Strong
(with no file open) as your opening preferences. Rick -Original Message- From: Gene Heskett Sent: Friday, October 02, 2020 11:28 PM To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence On Friday 02 October 2020 21:02:35 Rick Strong wrote

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-03 Thread Rick Strong
are using the latest version. Rick -Original Message- From: Gene Heskett Sent: Friday, October 02, 2020 7:38 PM To: Rick Strong Cc: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence On Friday 02 October 2020 18:36:07 you wrote: > Gene, > &

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-02 Thread Gene Heskett
h is a huge help. Thank you. > Rick > > -Original Message- > From: Gene Heskett > Sent: Friday, October 02, 2020 7:38 PM > To: Rick Strong > Cc: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence > > On Friday 02 October 2020 18:36

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-02 Thread Ruben Safir
On Fri, Oct 02, 2020 at 08:41:39PM -0400, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Fri, 2020-10-02 at 19:38 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > My whole point is that there is no way to set the defaults AND > > setting > > anything else restores the default of 18 px, switches it back to sans > > font, and the

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-02 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Fri, 2020-10-02 at 19:38 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > My whole point is that there is no way to set the defaults AND > setting > anything else restores the default of 18 px, switches it back to sans > font, and the selected color back to black.  Changing ANY of those > settings should

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-02 Thread Ruben Safir
On 10/2/20 5:05 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > I just had occasion to caption some pix as an aid > to my wife who is not a computer whiz, in setting up a piano keyboard, > and the air was quite blue around me by the time I got done because > every time I tried to set one option in the text panel it

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-02 Thread Gene Heskett
he wall for next time. > -Original Message- > From: Gene Heskett > Sent: Friday, October 02, 2020 5:05 PM > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence > > Greetings all; > > I, like Ruben Safir, am A. tired of the lack of good docs

Re: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-02 Thread Rick Strong
-list@gnome.org Subject: [Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence Greetings all; I, like Ruben Safir, am A. tired of the lack of good docs, and B. the churn in how it works. I just had occasion to caption some pix as an aid to my wife who is not a computer whiz, in setting up a piano keyboard

[Gimp-user] text mode, need instruct sequence

2020-10-02 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all; I, like Ruben Safir, am A. tired of the lack of good docs, and B. the churn in how it works. I just had occasion to caption some pix as an aid to my wife who is not a computer whiz, in setting up a piano keyboard, and the air was quite blue around me by the time I got done