>Carusoswi writes: >> Also, although I was meticulous in measuring for and laying out the template, >> my cards did not line up with the pre-cut forms that we had purchased. > >Martin already answered your questions about units, so I'll just >address this part. I've done business cards and labels in gimp >(http://shallowsky.com/software/gimplabels/) and they can line up >if you get the distances right. > >You have to make sure you have an image that matches the size of >your paper, and get the offsets right, of course. I've tried to do >labels where I made the image size match up to the outer edges of >the outer labels, then set the offsets in gutenprint, and it was >frustrating and never worked right. > >I've only printed with gutenprint, where it's easy to see when >you're printing a full page with zero margins on any corner. I >couldn't get the same amount of control through gtkprint, though >it's gotten a *lot* better in the last few releases and maybe >it would work now. Another option, if you have trouble with gtkprint >not lining up, is to print to postscript or PDF, preview it to >make sure the page size and margins are what you expect, then >print that from another app. > >Also, my inkjet printer (YMMV) varies quite a lot from page to page, >so even if I create a perfect template at the perfect size, printed >labels may not register exactly with the label sheet. So you >need to make sure any text doesn't go all the way out to the edges >of the label, and that any background is wide enough to spill over >the edges quite a bit. Drawing a neat box just inside the edges is >right out, unfortunately. Maybe some printers are better at that. > >> That is not to knock Gimp. I knew from the start that Gimping the project >> was the long way around - but I wanted the experience. I feel I was almost > >That's exactly the right attitude. There are lots of apps designed >for printing labels and business cards, but I like having the option >of making them in GIMP because it gives me the option of printing at >high quality and high resolution. I always keep in mind that this >isn't really what gimp is for, so if I have to do a little extra >fiddling compared to glabels, it's my choice. > > ...Akkana >
-- Carusoswi Is this the same Akkana who writes for Apress? If so, thank you for a wonderful tome, Beginning Gimp from Novice to Professional. Absent having purchased that book, I would be singing in that chorus of naysayers claiming that Gimp was a piece of junk. Your explanations are very lucid. A very helpful volume that I would highly recommend to anyone new to the Gimp. Many of the procedures you describe can also be applied to that other software from Adobe. I am honored to meet your acquaintance. Caruso _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
