[Gimp-user] Installing Gimp 2.8.20

2017-02-04 Thread Paula Koval
Hello, All! I went to the torrent and downloaded Version 2.8.20 Then I opened it with Torrex Lite torrent opener. Now what do I do next, please? Alternatively, I went to the mirror site and looked at the files but could not find one Install.exe It is likely that I won't because I am looking

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2017-01-27 Thread Paula Koval
Hello, All! I am a casual user of Gimp and I was trying to re-learn how to put a text layer on top of a gif image. I found a gif image to use for practice and I copied its URL to use to Create Image From Webpage. I did that because I figured that the gif image would lose its motion if I tried

Re: [Gimp-user] (no subject)

2017-01-28 Thread Paula Koval
antic," as advised by one tutorial, I find it harder to access that knowledge. Please point me in a useful direction. Many thanks and have a pleasant Sunday! Paula On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 5:26 AM, Ofnuts <ofn...@gmx.com> wrote: > On 28/01/17 05:36, Paula Koval wrote: > >> Hel

[Gimp-user] Text Characters

2017-02-21 Thread Paula Koval
Hello, All! I have been looking for a way to produce text that has an outline that has a color but a transparent interior. I have searched the Help to the best of my ability before asking. I suspect that it takes the use of a Tool, like a Brush or Bucket to subtract the fill. My thanks in

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2017-02-12 Thread Paula Koval
Hello, All! Thanks to Ofnuts and others I have learned how to add a text layer on top of a gif image. Interleave Layers is a great plug-in. I have taken it a step further and using Merge Layers I now add Drop Shadow to the text. It works very well but I notice one flaw: the text and drop

[Gimp-user] Barely skilled user - How to put a clear layer with test on top of a .gif image

2016-09-21 Thread Paula Koval
I am looking for a way to add a layer to a gif image upon which I can add text, a layer that is transparent and will not move or flash, like writing on a window behind which there is action. My thanks to everyone who sent possible answers to my question. I tried to implement them as I was

Re: [Gimp-user] Text Characters

2017-03-02 Thread Paula Koval
Hello, Everyone! I am looking for the way to take text that I have created that has a solid color, make an outline around the edges of each character, and make the center of each character transparent so it the attributes of the layer below it will show through the transparent area. I tried to

[Gimp-user] Problem with Gimp file search feature

2017-04-24 Thread Paula Koval
My partner is using the latest release of Gimp and Windows 10. I have no idea of why this problem is taking place and since I am not an expert in W-10 or Gimp, I am asking for help. First, she finds a gif image that she wants to use with Gimp and she stores in a file on the HDD of her system.

[Gimp-user] Files with .webp

2017-08-22 Thread Paula Koval
Greetings, All! I have found that if I try to use an image file that has the extension/file type *.webp Gimp will not open it because it is an unknown file type. Is there a fix for this that I can apply? Thank you, -- *"It's so nice to know so many nice people."* *---Eddie Gallaher

[Gimp-user] Plug-in for Interleave Layers

2017-09-26 Thread Paula Koval
Hello, I found the answer to my question about Interleave Layers and I need its plug-in. I have gone to SourceForge but that website says that it is temporarily down. Does anyone have an alternate source for Interleave Layers plug-in? Thank you! -- *"It's so nice to know so many nice

[Gimp-user] Interleave layers

2017-09-25 Thread Paula Koval
Hello! I have been away from Gimp for a few weeks and I installed the latest iteration of it last night. This morning I attempted to place text on top of a .gif image. I did as I usually do but when I got to the Interleave Text I found that it was not there! Help! How do I put text on a fixed

[Gimp-user] Mixing type fonts or sizes on the same layer

2021-03-26 Thread Paula Koval via gimp-user-list
Greetings! I hope that I have sent this inquiry to the right place. I am using Gimp 2.8.10 I being in a GIF, open it, add a layer of text in the font and size I want, add drop shadow. After the layers are all made to be of the same size and interlaced I have a GIF with a message on its top

[Gimp-user] .webp images

2021-07-21 Thread Paula Koval via gimp-user-list
Good day to all! Does v2.2.* allow for use of image files that are of the *.webp type? If not. does the latest release Gimp allow for their use? Thank you. Paula -- *"It's so nice to know so many nice people."* *---Eddie Gallaher (1914-2003) Radio Personality, Washington, DC

[Gimp-user] Gimp 2.8.22 Interleave Layers

2022-01-13 Thread Paula Koval via gimp-user-list
Good day, all! My partner has been using version 2.8.22 for some time. At least that's what it says when I check it on her laptop. She has a new laptop so I went to the Gimp download site and I downloaded and installed version 2.8.22 and found that in the Images menu it does not include

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.8.22 Interleave Layers

2022-01-13 Thread Paula Koval via gimp-user-list
Thank you so much! On Thu., Jan. 13, 2022, 2:47 p.m. Alexandre Prokoudine via gimp-user-list, < gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 10:30 PM Paula Koval via gimp-user-list wrote: > > > > Good day, all! > > > > My partner has been u

[Gimp-user] Interleave layers

2022-01-19 Thread Paula Koval via gimp-user-list
My thanks again to all of you for listening. After many tries from different angles, I have solved my own problem. Have a pleasant evening. Old Crow Paula ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership:

[Gimp-user] Help with 2.10.30

2022-01-23 Thread Paula Koval via gimp-user-list
My partner has no problem adding a text layer to a gif image using 2.8.22 Adding a text layer to jpg with 2.10.30 works fine. Both of us have tried to add a text layer to a gif image using 2.10.30 using the text editor and pasting input from the clipboard and the result is invisible text, but if

Re: [Gimp-user] Help with 2.10.30

2022-01-23 Thread Paula Koval via gimp-user-list
for such preferences that I might not know are there due to their names or technical terms? Thank you so much for giving me a hand and helping me to find the answer. Be safe and stay well. Old Crow Paula On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:56 PM Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Sun, 2022-01-23 at 22:00 -0500, Paula Koval wr

[Gimp-user] Text outline and transparent fill

2022-05-29 Thread Paula Koval via gimp-user-list
Hi! I am learning how to make a multi-layered project consisting of four images and a top layer of text that I will enter. I want to use a font native to Gimp, at least 64 pt and I want to use a solid color outline of the character with a transparent fill so the images are clearly seen through