[Gimp-user] gimp crashed while saving

2005-03-26 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
This evening I installed GIMP 2.0 under SuSE 9.2/KDE3.3.0 I wanted to add some text layers to a .jpg-file - five layers altogether. When I attempted 'save as' GIMP crashed, and all my work was gone! :( One more attempt ended same way - finally I got through by saving one layer at a time! I am wo

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp crashed while saving

2005-03-27 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Thanks for prompt reply - I'll (attempt to) look into mentioned updates. BTW: What is XCF?? :) I might add the information that prior to my first 'save as'-attempt(s), the computer began acting rather 'sluggishly': Even simple(?) tasks took VERY long time to accomplish - it felt like running sho

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp crashed while saving

2005-03-27 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Sunday, 27 March 2005 16:26 Jeffrey Brent McBeth wrote: ... > XCF is the GIMP native format that allows all the information you create > during editing (layers, paths, etc) OK - thanks. ... > How many pixels are these JPEGs? The original picture (background layer) is 542 kB. With the four added l

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp crashed while saving

2005-03-29 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Tuesday, 29 March 2005 23:22 Sven Neumann wrote: > You can control the amount of memory that GIMP uses by tuning the > tile-cache size setting. GIMP will then use a swap file instead of > causing an OOM situation that might cause it to be killed by the OS. > Of course things will become rather slow

[Gimp-user] Merge pictures??

2005-07-21 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Simple (and stupid?) question: I have two 'picture halves' (JPEG), that I would like to 'combine' in one single .jpg-file - is this 'doable' at all, using the GIMP? If so: How?? Regards, Hans ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.ed

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Merge pictures??

2005-07-21 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Torsdag 21 juli 2005 21:10 skrev Tim E. Jedlicka - wrk: > Hope this helps and is what you were asking about. > - Thanks, it sounds right - and I'm going to try your method. However, there might be a more straightforward way(?) - let me try to explain the situation: I have scanned a pho

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Merge pictures??

2005-07-21 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Torsdag 21 juli 2005 21:10 skrev Tim E. Jedlicka - wrk: > Hope this helps and is what you were asking about. > - I finally made it work! :) The biggest problem was that the right part 'seemed to diappear' as soon as I dragged it beyond the righthand edge of the left part - apparently it

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Merge pictures??

2005-07-21 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Thursdag, 21 July 2005 23:43 Rikard Johnels wrote: ... > Take a look at http://www.shallowsky.com/software/pandora/ to begin with. > Or chapter 7.5 at http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/index.html > Those are just two ways of doing it. > There is also http://www.ptgui.com/ for yet another way of doing it.

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Merge pictures??

2005-07-21 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Friday, 22 July 2005 06:18 Andreas Waechter wrote: ... > Are you rotating the layer or the image? The image( - I think!!) > When rotating the image, nothing should disappear. Well, I tried to demonstrate what happens at: http://www.oyfss.dk/gimp_ex.htm I think that clearly shows what things lo

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Merge pictures??

2005-07-22 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Friday, 22 July2005 17:11 Andreas Waechter wrote: ... > That looks as if you rotate the layer and don't adapt the > canvas to the layer afterwards as I suggested. Most likely I have misunderstood something - I'll take a good look at it later! Regards, Hans __

[Gimp-user] Merge pictures?? - THANKS!

2005-07-23 Thread Hans Henrik Hansen
Thanks to all of you who provided good and helpful advice - I understand more than before about image manipulation, although I still have lots more to learn! :) [Simple (and stupid?) question: I have two 'picture halves' (JPEG), that I would like to 'combine' in one si