[Gimp-user] Installation Problems

2012-03-05 Thread Debbie Lewis
I have installed GIMP version 2.6.12 on two identical machines, Windows 764-bit and the program installed but will not open.  There is the informationthat came up on the screen. Problem signature: Problem Event Name:  APPCRASH Application Name:    gimp-2.6.exe

[Gimp-user] Opening .cdr and .cpt

2012-03-05 Thread promovis
>Jon Winters wrote: >> Be prepared to lose your text layers... I don't think there is anything in >> the Linux world that can edit a text layer from another application. >That's the show stopper for me then. It's the text layers I need. The >non text layers don't need to be modified. In that ca

Re: [Gimp-user] Installation Problems

2012-03-05 Thread Daniel Smith
Hi Debbie. What kind of machines are they? Are they both updated with win update, service packs, etc? they are both the same version of Win 7? (home, starter, pro or whatever they call it now, etc) they have the same software installed, antivirus, etc? but truly, i'd read this if i were you: http:/

[Gimp-user] Switching to Mac, any advice?

2012-03-05 Thread Daniel Smith
Hi all. I'm switching from Gimp on Windows to a Mac. (It's an older one, a G5 tower with Leopard only, but it's nice to be back on a Mac again.) Before I just download and install without thinking, I thought I might ask anyone for advice they might give for the best install for mac, or perhaps any

Re: [Gimp-user] Installation Problems

2012-03-05 Thread Kevin Brubeck Unhammer
Debbie Lewis writes: > I have installed GIMP version 2.6.12 on two identical machines, > Windows 764-bit and the program installed but will not open.  There is > the informationthat came up on the screen. > > Problem signature: > > Problem Event Name:  APPCRASH > Application Name:

Re: [Gimp-user] Switching to Mac, any advice?

2012-03-05 Thread Ken Springer
On 3/5/12 11:13 AM, Daniel Smith wrote: Hi all. I'm switching from Gimp on Windows to a Mac. (It's an older one, a G5 tower with Leopard only, but it's nice to be back on a Mac again.) Before I just download and install without thinking, I thought I might ask anyone for advice they might give for

Re: [Gimp-user] Switching to Mac, any advice?

2012-03-05 Thread Kevin Brubeck Unhammer
Daniel Smith writes: > Hi all. > I'm switching from Gimp on Windows to a Mac. > (It's an older one, a G5 tower with Leopard only, > but it's nice to be back on a Mac again.) > Before I just download and install without > thinking, I thought I might ask anyone for > advice they might give for the

Re: [Gimp-user] Switching to Mac, any advice?

2012-03-05 Thread Daniel Smith
Kevin, you just had to throw it in about Linux, didn't you... >:) I totally agree with you though. I actually used to run Ubuntu with Gimp on that, and loved it. But I come from long graphics experience, and wish to use many of the other programs, video, audio etc that run on macs. But thanks for t

Re: [Gimp-user] Switching to Mac, any advice?

2012-03-05 Thread Daniel Smith
Oh, one more thing, and I wish to do mobile development and you kind of have to have a Mac for parts of that to use a lot of the mac developer's tools. At least that's my understanding for now. Thanks again. Dan On 3/5/12, Daniel Smith wrote: > Kevin, you just had to throw it in about Linux, didn

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

2012-03-05 Thread Steve Kinney
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] Switching to Mac, any advice?

2012-03-05 Thread Partha Bagchi
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Ken Springer wrote: > On 3/5/12 11:13 AM, Daniel Smith wrote: >> >> Hi all. >> I'm switching from Gimp on Windows to a Mac. >> (It's an older one, a G5 tower with Leopard only, >> but it's nice to be back on a Mac again.) >> Before I just download and install withou

Re: [Gimp-user] Switching to Mac, any advice?

2012-03-05 Thread Ken Springer
On 3/5/12 4:13 PM, Partha Bagchi wrote: On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 3/5/12 11:13 AM, Daniel Smith wrote: Hi all. I'm switching from Gimp on Windows to a Mac. (It's an older one, a G5 tower with Leopard only, but it's nice to be back on a Mac again.) Before I just do