[Gimp-user] Unrecognized scanner on Mac

2016-05-05 Thread uberclimber
Hi, first-time user and GIMP newbie here. I'm trying to get GIMP to recognise my scanner, a Canon MG6130 inkjet printer-scanner. I'm on a Macbook Pro using OSX10.10, and I'm using GIMP 2.8.14. I've been to the Canon website and downloaded the latest drivers (for both printer and scanner functions).

[Gimp-user] Tablet not showing up in input devices

2016-05-05 Thread greyofsonshine
PLEASE help oh my god. I have a Wacom Intuos small tablet and it is not in the extended input devices menu. the only thing that shows up is the core pointer One day I plugged in my tablet and the pressure wasnt working, so I went to the input devices to fix it and it was just. not there. I've done

[Gimp-user] help with layers!

2016-05-05 Thread kcdrums79
HI! I am extremely basic with Gimp but i to take miniatures i paint from generally a white background, selecting just the model itself, and pasting it to a layer behind it which is either a gradient or a pattern or whatever to create a nice background and display for my blog. Its a basic function i

[Gimp-user] Plug-in error

2016-05-05 Thread AGGM0
That happens when trying to apply the waving flag plug-in from here http://www.69b.org/cms/software/gimp This- Execution error for 'Flag waving': Procedure 'gimp-layer-add-alpha' has been called with an invalid ID for argument 'layer'. Most likely a plug-in is trying to work on a layer that doesn'

Re: [Gimp-user] help with layers!

2016-05-05 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 5:23 PM, kcdrums79 wrote: > I take my main photo, add a > second layer, which before i used to have to add an alpha channel but now it > seems that its already selected on (??)...i add my gradient then move the > layer > under the main photo so as to be the backgroundth

Re: [Gimp-user] Unrecognized scanner on Mac

2016-05-05 Thread Ross Martinek
According to The Book of GIMP by Olivier Lecarme and Karine Delvare, you need a plugin called “XSane” for GIMP to communicate with the scanner. I thoroughly recommend this book to any beginner with GIMP. I haven’t tried using my Canon scanner directly into GIMP. Usually I just use the scanner s

Re: [Gimp-user] Plug-in error

2016-05-05 Thread Pat David
Have you tried contacting the author of the plug-in and asking them? http://www.69b.org/cms/contact On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 4:49 AM AGGM0 wrote: > That happens when trying to apply the waving flag plug-in from here > http://www.69b.org/cms/software/gimp > > This- > Execution error for 'Flag wavi

Re: [Gimp-user] Plug-in error

2016-05-05 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
Does your image have layer-groups? Most of these plug-ins have not been updated to handle layer groups correctly (or at all). On 5 May 2016 at 10:54, Pat David wrote: > Have you tried contacting the author of the plug-in and asking them? > > http://www.69b.org/cms/contact > > On Thu, May 5, 2016

[Gimp-user] Adding to Quick Mask using a white brush

2016-05-05 Thread Rick Strong
I’m trying to add to a Quick Mask using white as both foreground and background colours. White is supposed to add to the mask. But it keeps removing the mask. In other words, using a white brush deletes that part of the mask and reveals the image underneath when it should be covering it up. v. 2

[Gimp-user] Why doesn't the transparent layer scale with the photograph?

2016-05-05 Thread Rick Strong
Why doesn't the transparent layer scale with a photograph? It’s a real PITA to get rid of it. BTW, how do you scale the transparent layer to match the scaled photo (or delete it)? Rick ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@g

Re: [Gimp-user] Why doesn't the transparent layer scale with the photograph?

2016-05-05 Thread Ofnuts
On 06/05/16 00:59, Rick Strong wrote: Why doesn't the transparent layer scale with a photograph? It’s a real PITA to get rid of it. BTW, how do you scale the transparent layer to match the scaled photo (or delete it)? 1) what transparent layer? 2) if you use Image>Scale image, all layers