Re: [Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-25 Thread Petri Kanerva
On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 15:43, Nick Wilson wrote:
> * and then [EMAIL PROTECTED] declared
> > It sounds like the size of the brush you're using is too large.   What is
> > the size of the brush you're using?
> 
> I was using a 1x1 or a 3x3 but they're all coming out the same 

This is a bit late, sorry for that. 1.3.20 introduced this neat
"feature" to stroke a selection always in the same size, no matter what
brush size you chose. It work all the way up to version 1.3.19
correctly, meaning it used the brush size you had choosed.
But as said in the other replys, you gotta get 1.3.21. The new libart2
based stroking really rocks!

So, thanks to the developers for this. Now that it's in there, I don't
know how I ever managed without it.

 Petri


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Re: [Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-22 Thread Nick Wilson

* and then Sven Neumann declared
> Hi,
> 
> Nick Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > * and then Sven Neumann declared
> > > > I was following this tutorial:
> > > > http://www.obscurasite.com/artstuff/tutorials/gimp-text-outline/
> > > 
> > > I suggest you update to 1.3.21 first. This version introduces a much
> > 
> > Hmmm.. tried but no joy. Can't seem to get fontconfig 2.2 installed...
> 
> Let us know what problems you had exactly and we will try to help you.
> However it shouldn't be necessary to install fontconfig from source,
> there should be binary packages for all major distributions.
>  
> > > nicer way of stoking based on libart2. What I suggest you do is to
> > > create paths from the text object (there's a button in the text tool
> > > options). Then on an empty layer above the text layer, invoke
> > > "Edit->Stroke Path" and choose a suitable stroke width.
> > 
> > 
> > Well, I tried your solution and it's undoubtably a more elegant
> > approach but I still get the same result.
> 
> You can hardly try my suggestion if you didn't update to 1.3.21.
> The version you are using doesn't have the new stroking yet (see
> http://sven.gimp.org/stroke-dialog.png).

Ah, well nearly then. I chose Edit > Stroke /selection/ not /path/ ;-)

> > Could there be somting wrong with my brushes? - Seems that whatever
> > I chose I get this thick default...?
> 
> Perhaps you could describe how you are selecting the brush. You are
> setting the brush in the paint tool, aren't you? The paintbrush is
> active while you are stroking?

Ah.. this appears to be it. I had not activated the brush tool. Of
course it makes sense once pointed out but it didn't even occor to me.
When I have it activated I click the brush I want in the tool options
panel and then when I hit edit I get a new option: "Stroke active path"
which seems to do a great job. 

Much thanks!

I'll post seperately re installing 3.21, thanks again..

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Re: [Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-22 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi,

Nick Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> * and then Sven Neumann declared
> > > I was following this tutorial:
> > > http://www.obscurasite.com/artstuff/tutorials/gimp-text-outline/
> > 
> > I suggest you update to 1.3.21 first. This version introduces a much
> 
> Hmmm.. tried but no joy. Can't seem to get fontconfig 2.2 installed...

Let us know what problems you had exactly and we will try to help you.
However it shouldn't be necessary to install fontconfig from source,
there should be binary packages for all major distributions.
 
> > nicer way of stoking based on libart2. What I suggest you do is to
> > create paths from the text object (there's a button in the text tool
> > options). Then on an empty layer above the text layer, invoke
> > "Edit->Stroke Path" and choose a suitable stroke width.
> 
> 
> Well, I tried your solution and it's undoubtably a more elegant
> approach but I still get the same result.

You can hardly try my suggestion if you didn't update to 1.3.21.
The version you are using doesn't have the new stroking yet (see
http://sven.gimp.org/stroke-dialog.png).

> Could there be somting wrong with my brushes? - Seems that whatever
> I chose I get this thick default...?

Perhaps you could describe how you are selecting the brush. You are
setting the brush in the paint tool, aren't you? The paintbrush is
active while you are stroking?


Sven

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Re: [Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-22 Thread Nick Wilson

* and then Sven Neumann declared
> > I was following this tutorial:
> > http://www.obscurasite.com/artstuff/tutorials/gimp-text-outline/
> 
> I suggest you update to 1.3.21 first. This version introduces a much

Hmmm.. tried but no joy. Can't seem to get fontconfig 2.2 installed...

> nicer way of stoking based on libart2. What I suggest you do is to
> create paths from the text object (there's a button in the text tool
> options). Then on an empty layer above the text layer, invoke
> "Edit->Stroke Path" and choose a suitable stroke width.


Well, I tried your solution and it's undoubtably a more elegant approach
but I still get the same result. Could there be somting wrong with my
brushes? - Seems that whatever I chose I get this thick default...?

many thanks..

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Re: [Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-21 Thread Nick Wilson

* and then [EMAIL PROTECTED] declared
> It sounds like the size of the brush you're using is too large.   What is
> the size of the brush you're using?

I was using a 1x1 or a 3x3 but they're all coming out the same 


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Re: [Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-21 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi,

Nick Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I was following this tutorial:
> http://www.obscurasite.com/artstuff/tutorials/gimp-text-outline/

I suggest you update to 1.3.21 first. This version introduces a much
nicer way of stoking based on libart2. What I suggest you do is to
create paths from the text object (there's a button in the text tool
options). Then on an empty layer above the text layer, invoke
"Edit->Stroke Path" and choose a suitable stroke width.


Sven
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Re: [Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-21 Thread Tom . Williams





It sounds like the size of the brush you're using is too large.   What is
the size of the brush you're using?

Peace...

Tom



   
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Hi all,

I was following this tutorial:
http://www.obscurasite.com/artstuff/tutorials/gimp-text-outline/

But However many times I try it I get a *very* thick border.
Could someone please point me in the right direction?

many thanks
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[Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-21 Thread Nick Wilson
Hi all, 

I was following this tutorial:
http://www.obscurasite.com/artstuff/tutorials/gimp-text-outline/

But However many times I try it I get a *very* thick border.
Could someone please point me in the right direction?

many thanks
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