[Gimp-user] can't keep proportions

2016-12-19 Thread programmer_ceds
>also, it's not clear to me why 400 x 200 and 420 x 220 is not keeping >aspect ratio? the vertical increases exactly the same amount of the >horizontal To put it slightly differently you can think of the aspect ratio as being the width divided by the height. 400/200 = 2.0 420/220 = 1.90909

Re: [Gimp-user] can't keep proportions

2016-12-19 Thread Jay Smith
Mattia, You said: also, it's not clear to me why 400 x 200 and 420 x 220 is not keeping aspect ratio? the vertical increases exactly the same amount of the horizontal It sounds to me like the problem is that you are confusing "same amount" with "same proportion". They are _not_ the

[Gimp-user] can't keep proportions

2016-12-19 Thread rich2005
>i think when adding the border the canvas also expands to contain it, >no? >the border is inside the canvas then, right? Canvas size remains the same, border is inside the canvas. You are stroking a selection, the width of the stroke is half inside the canvas, hence the need to double the

[Gimp-user] can't keep proportions

2016-12-19 Thread Mattia
i think when adding the border the canvas also expands to contain it, no? the border is inside the canvas then, right? >If you need the border inside the canvas then > >Select -> All ctrl-A > >Edit -> Stroke Selection with the width twice the required border >size. -- Mattia (via

[Gimp-user] can't keep proportions

2016-12-19 Thread Mattia
thank you for the help, much appreciated. this will cause the border to look uneven however, isn't there a work around to this? also, it's not clear to me why 400 x 200 and 420 x 220 is not keeping aspect ratio? the vertical increases exactly the same amount of the horizontal >If you add the

[Gimp-user] can't keep proportions

2016-12-19 Thread programmer_ceds
>hello, i'm making an image which needs to have a certain width and >length. problem is that when i use the tool Filters > Decor > Border >and add the same exact number of px the Y and X columns, the image >does not maintain proportions with the border added. why?it should add >the same exact

[Gimp-user] can't keep proportions

2016-12-19 Thread rich2005
>hello, i'm making an image which needs to have a certain width and >length. problem is that when i use the tool Filters > Decor > Border >and add the same exact number of px the Y and X columns, the image >does not maintain proportions with the border added. why?it should add >the same exact

[Gimp-user] can't keep proportions

2016-12-19 Thread Mattia
hello, i'm making an image which needs to have a certain width and length. problem is that when i use the tool Filters > Decor > Border and add the same exact number of px the Y and X columns, the image does not maintain proportions with the border added. why?it should add the same exact amount of