Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2014-01-15 Thread Partha Bagchi
I assume you are addressing me. Please keep the attributions next time. Thanks. I would put all downloaded plugins in my personal gimp-2.8 folder in its plug-ins folder: C:\Users\yourloginname\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins or C:\Users\yourloginname\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.8 (this may be a hidden folder). I

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-30 Thread Richard
On 29 December 2013 17:09, Joao S. O. Bueno gwid...@mpc.com.br wrote: On 28 December 2013 16:15, Richard strata_ran...@hotmail.com wrote: On a tangent, you just pointed out the biggest flaw with shaped gradients: You can't specify a gradient length. What's the point of even having it

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-30 Thread Richard
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:47:26 -0200 Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED? From: gwid...@mpc.com.br To: strata_ran...@hotmail.com CC: ofn...@laposte.net; gimp-user-list@gnome.org On the other hand, this is clearly a buggy behavior - we should just open a bug report

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-29 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
Sorry - clciekd on send by mistake on the previous message. On 29 December 2013 17:09, Joao S. O. Bueno gwid...@mpc.com.br wrote: On 28 December 2013 16:15, Richard strata_ran...@hotmail.com wrote: This question has been asked elsewhere. A solution is to paste the full object to a new layer,

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-28 Thread Ofnuts
On 12/28/2013 01:41 AM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: On 27 December 2013 16:22, Sam Gleske sam.mxra...@gmail.com wrote: Original message below. I see a good feature recommendation here. Sliders for fuzzy selection in the select Tool Options dialogs. I think it would be useful. Well, that is

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-28 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
On 28 December 2013 09:37, Ofnuts ofn...@laposte.net wrote: On 12/28/2013 01:41 AM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: On 27 December 2013 16:22, Sam Gleske sam.mxra...@gmail.com wrote: Original message below. I see a good feature recommendation here. Sliders for fuzzy selection in the select Tool

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-28 Thread Richard
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 12:37:37 +0100 From: ofn...@laposte.net To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED? This question has been asked elsewhere. A solution is to paste the full object to a new layer, add a layer mask, fill the shape with a shaped gradient

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-27 Thread Sam Gleske
Original message below. I see a good feature recommendation here. Sliders for fuzzy selection in the select Tool Options dialogs. I think it would be useful. On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 2:34 PM, SirCrow for...@gimpusers.com wrote: Hello. I've tried using GIMP many times, yet I've accomplished

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-27 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
On 27 December 2013 16:22, Sam Gleske sam.mxra...@gmail.com wrote: Original message below. I see a good feature recommendation here. Sliders for fuzzy selection in the select Tool Options dialogs. I think it would be useful. Well, that is there since...forever! The task at hand here is

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-21 Thread Burnie West
On 12/21/2013 02:28 PM, SirCrow wrote: Hmmdidn't realize I'd done that. Thanks. Dingbat -- what the heck is that? Edith Bunker comes to mind. Printer's term: a small meaningless character (hence Edith Bunker in Archie's mind). Typically used to separate two phrases. But I guess we're off

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-20 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/19/2013 10:43 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: Paste Promote floating selection to layer expand layer to image size add a layer mask (with a copy from the layer alpha channel) apply gaussian blur on the mask apply levels on the mask (*) merge pasted-layer down That sounds like something

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-20 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/20/2013 03:03 AM, SirCrow wrote: It looks like FotoTouch was a stand alone executable for Windows 3.1 and compatible systems. I could not find a copy, else I would have fired it up under WINE to see what it does. Alas, another free as in beer program, derelict and unmaintainable, sinks

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-20 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
On 20 December 2013 06:23, Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net wrote: On 12/19/2013 10:43 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: Paste Promote floating selection to layer expand layer to image size add a layer mask (with a copy from the layer alpha channel) apply gaussian blur on the mask apply levels

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-20 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/20/2013 06:14 AM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: On 20 December 2013 06:23, Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net wrote: On 12/19/2013 10:43 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: Paste Promote floating selection to layer expand layer to image size add a layer mask (with a copy from the layer alpha channel)

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-19 Thread Pete Wright
PaintShopPro is the one remaining program that makes me consider running MS Windows at all, anymore. I like and use GIMP but not everything is as slickly automated as in PSP. That said, GIMP is superior in many respects, so de gustibus... I use both. If only Corel would put out a Linux version my

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-19 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:34 AM, Steve Kinney wrote: There are two different version of simple that apply here: There's simple as in, obvious and easy to figure out. The GIMP ain't that, and probably never will be; its target audience is professionals and serious hobbyists who are happy to

Re: [Gimp-user] Why so COMPLICATED?

2013-12-16 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/16/2013 02:34 PM, SirCrow wrote: Hello. I've tried using GIMP many times, yet I've accomplished very little, given all of GIMP's functionality. For example: If I want to select part of an image and copy it to another area or to a new image/layer, and also FEATHER the edges, here's