Re: [Gimp-user] Font scaling looks choppy

2009-11-01 Thread Sven Neumann
On Sun, 2009-11-01 at 11:00 -0500, 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 > stretch t

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] 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 vr
On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:18:27 +0530, phanisvara das wrote: > 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 colo

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

[Gimp-user] Font scaling looks choppy

2009-11-01 Thread vr
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 stretch the text to fill more of the canvas space. Then I right c