Re: [Gimp-user] Font quality in GIF files

2007-08-26 Thread e-van
A good an easy solution is to add a mate layer (as Fireworks internally does), then what you need to do is to first, create a selection mask selecting the transparent area, then you should add the "mate" layer, that layer only has one color, the color used there should be the same you are going to

Re: [Gimp-user] Font quality in GIF files

2007-08-22 Thread Amit Ramon
ā€ˇThanks for all who took the time to answer and help. I think I've just learned a couple of new things regarding alpha channel and how gimp works, and that now I'll be able to find some educated solution to my problem. All the best, Amit > > The unfortunate answer is that it cannot be done; t

Re: [Gimp-user] Font quality in GIF files

2007-08-21 Thread saulgoode
Quoting Amit Ramon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Technically, as far as I understand, there should be no problem to > have a good > anti-aliased fonts in a gif file. The problem is with the very specific > method I (or gimp?) creates the gif. > > Does anyone here knows how can one create a decent anti

Re: [Gimp-user] Font quality in GIF files

2007-08-21 Thread David Gowers
On 8/22/07, Amit Ramon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to create a logo that consists of some text over transparent > background. I want it to be in GIF format. I create the text with the text > tool. Now in gimp, it looks great. However, when I go and export it to a GIF, > the f

[Gimp-user] Font quality in GIF files

2007-08-21 Thread Amit Ramon
Hello, I'm trying to create a logo that consists of some text over transparent background. I want it to be in GIF format. I create the text with the text tool. Now in gimp, it looks great. However, when I go and export it to a GIF, the fonts loose quality. Here is my understanding of what happ