Re: [Gimp-user] Fwd: Gimp latest version

2009-01-16 Thread phanisvara das
On Friday 16 January 2009 21:52:41 Cristian Secară wrote: > My comment was related to „the easiest way would be to upgrade to > Ubuntu 8.10” statement, given as a solution to be able to use a newer > version of an application (no matter which). This is something I > consider to be exaggerated. dep

Re: [Gimp-user] sharpening

2009-07-27 Thread phanisvara das
On Monday 27 July 2009 23:17:26 Norman Silverstone wrote: > Quite some time ago a method for sharpening was given here and which > I have enjoyed using. Unfortunately, I have lost my notes and I would > be grateful if the method could be posted again, please. are you looking for this turorial: "sm

Re: [Gimp-user] A "non-tool" selection...

2009-08-28 Thread phanisvara das
On Saturday 29 August 2009 08:15:11 zed wrote: > That, together with the fact that at the start a tool is > selected and I click on the image and wonder what has happened and how I > change it.. i had the same "problem" when i started using gimp. not used to the shape and meaning of pointers, i

Re: [Gimp-user] Important menu options are missing

2009-09-04 Thread phanisvara das
On Saturday 05 September 2009 08:41:38 am Bill S. wrote: > I'm using GIMP 2.6.6 that came with my Ubuntu 9.04 distro. I've been trying > to learn about GIMP. I bought a book about GIMP for $45. your book obviously was written for an earlier version of GIMP. you can of course install that earl

Re: [Gimp-user] sharpening

2009-09-05 Thread phanisvara das
On Saturday 05 September 2009 12:54:32 pm Carusoswi wrote: > I'm trying to follow this smart sharpening tutorial from version 2.6.7. > Several items in the early steps are slightly different - menu steps to > decompose vary a bit, for example. i had the same problem and found that this procedure

Re: [Gimp-user] I'm sure this has been reported -- main window covers dialogs...

2009-09-05 Thread phanisvara das
On Saturday 05 September 2009 10:56:04 pm Ken Warner wrote: > Probably everybody knows this. It became inconvenient last night > editing a big image. did you try hitting the tab key? in my GIMP (2.6.7) this brings the dialogs to the front. -- ys phani.

Re: [Gimp-user] Can't start program

2009-09-27 Thread phanisvara das
On Monday 28 September 2009 02:58:00 am Joseph W. wrote: > Can anyone help me get GIMP to start? start gimp from a konsole window by typing "gimp" and post the resulting messages here. that should provide a clue what's going wrong. -- ys phani. ___ Gi

Re: [Gimp-user] Blurry text, layout->print problems, why?

2009-09-27 Thread phanisvara das
On Sunday 27 September 2009 10:37:30 am Carusoswi wrote: > That worked out quite well, except that the smaller text (phone number, > address, email address, etc) printed looking rather fuzzy and of low > resolution. after creating the text, do you keep it as text layer, or do you merge it with a

Re: [Gimp-user] adjusting a horizon

2009-09-28 Thread phanisvara das
On Monday 28 September 2009 02:59:17 pm Jude T. wrote: > >Tools > Transformation > Rotate this should be the first step in straightening out an image with distorted perspective, as you get when you don't hold the camera straight. after getting _something_ straight, either the middle of the imag

Re: [Gimp-user] Blurry text, layout->print problems, why?

2009-09-28 Thread phanisvara das
On Monday 28 September 2009 03:16:52 pm Carusoswi wrote: > >Well, actually, I created one copy of the business card as an independent > image. Text in that image was flattened along with other elements. that's where you get the fuzzy-ness from. you can copy & paste text layers between images wit

Re: [Gimp-user] Bits per channel

2009-09-28 Thread phanisvara das
On Tuesday 29 September 2009 07:06:52 am Phil Labonte wrote: > have looked online on the Gimp site and I am not clear if Gimp > supports 16 or 24 or 32 bit images? as far as i know, GIMP processes colors with 16 bit precision when "use GEGL" is enabled from the "colors" menu. work is in progres

Re: [Gimp-user] Bits per channel

2009-09-29 Thread phanisvara das
On Tuesday 29 September 2009 01:05:40 pm Joerg Bergmann wrote: > > as far as i know, GIMP processes colors with 16 bit precision when "use > > GEGL" is enabled from the "colors" menu. work is in progress to make it > > possible to fully support opening & saving of 16 bit (or higher?) images. >

Re: [Gimp-user] OFF THE DAMN MAILING LIST

2009-10-02 Thread phanisvara das
On Friday 02 October 2009 12:21:14 pm dudu...@juno.com wrote: > >I will soon start writing nonesence on your forums so that maybe you can >cick me out you already started. you signed up for the mailing list yourself, you'll have to sign yourself off again, too. go to the following address:

Re: [Gimp-user] OFF THE DAMN MAILING LIST

2009-10-02 Thread phanisvara das
On Friday 02 October 2009 01:08:38 pm you wrote: > Except it won't work. I tried to unsubscribe a few weeks ago and it > failed, but I do not care as much as the original poster! oops, you're correct. the berkley list doesn't accept my login, even though they reminded me of my subscription, incl

[Gimp-user] gimp.org website down?

2009-10-31 Thread phanisvara das
since yesterday afternoon i've been trying to get to the gimp.org website, but no luck. is this a local network problem (i'm living in india), or is the website down? -- phani. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.

Re: [Gimp-user] Font scaling looks choppy

2009-11-01 Thread phanisvara das
On Sunday 01 November 2009 09:30:17 pm vr wrote: > > I'm working with scratchy looking fonts trying to give them something to > stand out. > > I create a transparent canvas about 348x67 then pick a font, select white > for the color, and set the font at around 34. Then using the scale tool I > st

Re: [Gimp-user] Font scaling looks choppy

2009-11-01 Thread phanisvara das
On Sunday 01 November 2009 10:37:33 pm vr wrote: > I've been retracing my steps trying different things all morning and it > seems (for me) the inner white text gets choppy when scaled to fill the > canvas every time. that probably means that you converted the text layer. as long as it remains a

Re: [Gimp-user] Font scaling looks choppy

2009-11-01 Thread phanisvara das
On Sunday 01 November 2009 09:30:17 pm vr wrote: > I create a transparent canvas about 348x67 then pick a font, select white > for the color, and set the font at around 34. Then using the scale tool I > stretch the text to fill more of the canvas space. Then I right click the > text layer and "alph

Re: [Gimp-user] Completely off every imaginable topic;)

2010-01-18 Thread phanisvara das
On Monday 18 January 2010 06:53:26 pm Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > Dude, I never ran any related research, but I 'm sure as hell that I > do all sorts of posting depending on situation. Does it make me Dr. > Jackill and Mr. Hyde? :) I'm also quite sure that I'm not alone in > this. in my opinion,

Re: [Gimp-user] reverting to base state

2011-02-04 Thread phanisvara das
On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0530, Jeremy Nell wrote: > How possible is it for someone to create a script / plugin that solves this > problem? (Sadly, I know nothing about coding.) to me the easiest seems to make it a habit to "save as" any image you want to be able to revert to. no scriptin