Hi Gimp is powerful/wonderful, and sophisticate; which means that learning how to use every tool doesn't come without an effort. Luckily, as you have already been pointed, there is good documentation. Likewise, there is this nice book I'd recommend you to read, Beginning Gimp (Akkana Peck) that is very helpful. And last but not least, the more fun way of learning Gimp is no doubt with Roy Steinort in www.meetthegimp.org. Very nice and easy to understand webcast from zero.
Cheers P AA wrote: > > > > > A friend has downloaded GIMP 2.2 Debian onto my ASUS 900 eee Linux system. > > I've been playing with it a bit to get familiar. I cannot get several > of the tools to work. For example, when I click on the clone tool and > try to use it on an image, when I move the mouse to the image, the > clone tool has a 'forbidden' sign (circle with bar) above it, and I > cannot use it. > > Truthfully, I had GIMP downloaded to my little laptop so I could make > basic manipulations to images: brightness/contrast, cropping/clone > tool work, and now I can't get the clone tool to work! Is it possible > the program was not properly installed? > > > Can someone please help? If I have to download something, spell it out > for me, please.... :<) > If I have to reinstall it, please tell me what I have to type to do > so. The package itself is already in my computer (my friend used it to > install, but maybe not correctly??) > > Thank you. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Windows Live™ Contacts: Organize your contact list. Check it out. > <http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns%21503D1D86EBB2B53C%212285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
