Re: [Gimp-user] Margins for printing
> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:05:59 +0200 > From: for...@gimpusers.com > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > CC: notificati...@gimpusers.com > Subject: [Gimp-user] Margins for printing > > For someone whose typical use is to tweak and crop an image and then, > often, print it, that seems a rather fundamental bug > > John_D (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) Well, the GIMP workaround is simple enough: once you've decided on a print resolution, pad your image canvas out by the desired margins. It's not precise but it works. I don't understand how this occurs either (there seems to be a 10:1 ratio between the specified print margin and actual result), but I don't think the GIMP devteam in general really does either given their dearth of Windows developers. And while I'm generally willing to dive into some source files and see if I can spot something relevant, not knowing what I should even be looking for is a huge problem. -- Stratadrake strata_ran...@hotmail.com Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. ___ 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: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Margins for printing
> To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > From: ad...@pilobilus.net > Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:00:04 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Margins for printing > > On 07/11/2016 01:25 PM, John_D wrote: > > The "File/Print/Image settings" tab allows for specifying "centered" or for > > setting top and left margins, and the image in the preview pane adjusts > > accordingly; but when printed these settings have no effect: the image is > > always at top left. > > > > I must be missing something? > > If so, I have been missing the same thing for years. Maybe somebody on > the developer team can cast some light on this. > > Meanwhile, I import images made in the GIMP into a Scribus document, > using guide lines on the Scribus canvas to set margins, and export the > page(s) as PDF. This method does work, enables one to print with any > printer via any operating system, and provides advantages in terms of > the ability to lay out pages with multiple images, text, etc. > > :o) > This actually has been a known bug for almost 10 years running; currently the only (in-GIMP) workaround is to pad your image canvas size out by the desired margin. Bugzilla report: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=562619 (since 2008) (The centering option technically does work fine, since all it does is calculate the corresponding print margins; it's the print margins themselves that are the problem.) -- Stratadrake strata_ran...@hotmail.com Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. ___ 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: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Margins for printing
On 07/11/2016 01:25 PM, John_D wrote: > The "File/Print/Image settings" tab allows for specifying "centered" or for > setting top and left margins, and the image in the preview pane adjusts > accordingly; but when printed these settings have no effect: the image is > always at top left. > > I must be missing something? If so, I have been missing the same thing for years. Maybe somebody on the developer team can cast some light on this. Meanwhile, I import images made in the GIMP into a Scribus document, using guide lines on the Scribus canvas to set margins, and export the page(s) as PDF. This method does work, enables one to print with any printer via any operating system, and provides advantages in terms of the ability to lay out pages with multiple images, text, etc. :o) ___ 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: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
