[Gimp-user] More FAQ answers

2002-12-22 Thread Michael J. Hammel
Thus spoke Steve Crane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Here are a few ideas for questions for the new FAQ.
 
 1.  Can I use brushes from other software such as Photo Shop or Paint
 Shop Pro with the GIMP?

Not that I'm aware of.  I know you can't drop those brush files into GIMP's
brush directories and have them just work.  If a file plug-in exists that
can read those brush files then you will be able to read them in and then
save them into GIMP's native brush file format.  But I don't know of any
brush file plug-ins for other application's brushes.

 2.  How can I ensure that certain of the GIMP's windows, for instance
 the Levels or Crop and Resize Information windows, always open in
 the same position on screen?

In short, you probably can't.  You *might* be able to do so if 
1. the developers gave each window a special name of its own and
2. your window manager allows you to save position information about those
specially named windows.

If #1 is true (and I don't know that it is), then in Sawfish (which is
commonly used as the GNOME window manager) you can click on the title bar
of a window (I think it's a right button click) to get a menu.  At the
bottom of that menu you have the option of choosing History information to
be saved, such as position and geometry of a window.  Select Save
position.  That *might* work.  But no promises.  Other window managers may
offer similar features, but many do not.  Caveat gimper.

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Re: [Gimp-user] More FAQ answers

2002-12-22 Thread Steve Crane
On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 04:10:02PM -0600, Michael J. Hammel wrote:

  1.  Can I use brushes from other software such as Photo Shop or Paint
  Shop Pro with the GIMP?
 
 Not that I'm aware of.  I know you can't drop those brush files into GIMP's
 brush directories and have them just work.  If a file plug-in exists that
 can read those brush files then you will be able to read them in and then
 save them into GIMP's native brush file format.  But I don't know of any
 brush file plug-ins for other application's brushes.

Actually I know the answer to this one, but thought that it would be a
good question to include in the FAQ.  I was planning to offer the answer
when the call for answers came up.

There is a utility called abr2gbr that can convert the brush files used
by Photoshop and Paintshop Pro to the GIMP brush file format.  There are
two different formats (versions 1  2) of Photoshop brush files
(Paintshop Pro brushes match the earlier format) and the utility can
only convert the earlier type.  I think that the version 2 format was
introduced with a later version of Photoshop, possibly 5 or 6 but the
author of abr2gbr says that the format is not known so he has not been
able to cater for it.

For more info and to download the converter see
http://the.sunnyspot.org/gimp/tools.html.
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[Gimp-user] More FAQ answers

2002-12-21 Thread Michael J. Hammel
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 Here's some question from me.
 
 1. How to costumize Gimp Interface in Linux?

GIMP uses GTK+, so it can use it's own gtkrc file to customize the
interface.  I think there are some prebuilt themes around, but I never use them.

 2. Is Gimp providing gamut warning like in Photoshop?

No.

 3. How much layer, alpha channel gimp can handle?

I'm not sure there is a coded limit to the number of layers.  A cursory
look at the layer code doesn't show one that I can find, but maybe I'm
missing it. A practical limit will be based on canvas size and available
memory.  The larger the pixel dimensions, the more memory you'll need per
layer.  At least if you want to work moderately quickly and not wait for
data to be swapped between memory and disk constantly.

There is one alpha channel per layer.

 4. Who create Gimp mascot?

Tigert -  http://tigert.gimp.org/

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