Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Vs. Photoshop

2004-08-29 Thread Alan Bailward
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:46:09 -0700 (PDT), Asif Lodhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All > > I always read posts regarding GIMP vs. Photoshop. Just a couple of comments here, from slightly on the other side. First of all, I'm a linux user and linux lover and have been a gimp user since the pre-1.

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Vs. Photoshop

2004-08-29 Thread Tom Williams
Asif Lodhi wrote: Though I am not fighting tool wars here ;), I would certainly like to present my humble replies to the honorary views presented by the poster on Slashdot. Thanks for the commentary! :) Peace... Tom ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL P

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Vs. Photoshop

2004-08-29 Thread Asif Lodhi
:) You have to weigh in a number of factors - cost/benefit ratio, availability on a number of platforms, number of free plug-ins/filters, labor of love regarding creating one's own pattern/effect vs. getting one churned out of a filter, etc :) Though I am not fighting tool wars here ;), I would c

[Gimp-user] Command line python-fu scripts?

2004-08-29 Thread roger
Ok. done with the searching google. :-/ Does anybody have the syntax of a python-fu script which runs from the command line? (From reading some articles, this is possible.) -- Roger http://www.eskimo.com/~roger/index.html ___ Gimp-user mailing list [

[Gimp-user] Dang "protocol error (1) at ... Net.pm line 66." error!

2004-08-29 Thread roger
I'm trying to run a perl script(s) from the command line (on a single laptop here) and keep getting the following with media-gfx/gimp-2.0.4! All scripts in the gimp manual also complain!! X is running! (w/ nvidia drivers ;-) ~/PHOTO_SYNC/work $ ./test.perl -v pict0006.jpg

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Vs. Photoshop

2004-08-29 Thread Tom Williams
Asif Lodhi wrote: Hi All I always read posts regarding GIMP vs. Photoshop. Wow! Interesting comments! How do you feel about comments comparing GIMP and PhotoShop like this: http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/30/217225&tid=92&tid=152&tid=8 Peace... Tom ___

[Gimp-user] Netpbm bugs

2004-08-29 Thread roger
I was getting invalid options with gimp-2* and trying to run a perl-fu script via command line. ie --no-splash-image, and --enable-stack-trace options not available. (They're gone in gimp-2*!) ... might be wise to remove this (see below diff) --- /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/i686-linux/Gimp

[Gimp-user] GIMP Vs. Photoshop

2004-08-29 Thread Asif Lodhi
Hi All I always read posts regarding GIMP vs. Photoshop. As far as I have explored PS, there are lots of great quick-and-easy filters available and lots of tutorials to match on the Internet - however, many filters are missing the parameteric touch that GIMP does have - you get the same result ou

[Gimp-user] xsane/xscanimage doe not work in gimp2-2.0.1

2004-08-29 Thread Patrick Shanahan
I cannot access my epson perfection 2400 scanner from gimp2 SuSE 9.0 gimp2-2.0.1-100.SuSE.ulb.1 sane-1.0.13-0.pm.3 xsane-0.95-0.pm.0 /opt/gnome/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/xsane -> /usr/X11R6/bin/xsane* process starts: /opt/gnome/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/xscanimage -gimp 12 10 -run 0 but no interfac

[Gimp-user] Windows compilation of RawPhoto 0.7

2004-08-29 Thread Matthew H. Plough
Hi everyone -- I have compiled PaweÅ T. Jochym's RawPhoto 0.7 ( http://ptj.rozeta.com.pl/Soft/RawPhoto ) for Windows, and need people to test it. The plugin works perfectly on my computer, but I don't know if this will be the case elsewhere. The plugin acts as a GIMP 2.0 front end for dcraw (Wi

[Gimp-user] rotating and making 'polar array'

2004-08-29 Thread Neil Watson
Back in my autocad days, I used a tool called 'array'. Using the polar option I could rotate an object around a centre point making copies. Is there a way to do this using the Gimp? -- Neil Watson | Gentoo Linux Network Administrator | Uptime 14:46:54 up 1:45, 4 users, load a

Re: [Gimp-user] diagonal erase

2004-08-29 Thread David Neary
Hi, Neil Watson wrote: > How would I go about creating a diagonal brush stroke, that erases to > the background, through a coloured box? I tried using the path tool to > create the diagonal line but, I can't seem to get a stroke to appear. If all you want is a diagonal brush stroke, select the a

Re: [Gimp-user] Fonts and The Gimp

2004-08-29 Thread Peter L. Berghold
On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 04:40, Sven Neumann wrote: > http://gimp.org/unix/fonts.html Thank-you kindly I guess I'd better go through the pain of upgrading my IBM issued laptop so I can run gimp-2.x. -- Peter L. Berghold

Re: [Gimp-user] Locking a Layer

2004-08-29 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Asif Lodhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am currently exploring GIMP (and graphics) and want > to know if there is a way to lock lower layers in a > layer stack to make accidentally moving a layer > impossible. No, that feature is not yet available. See also http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_

Re: [Gimp-user] Fonts and The Gimp

2004-08-29 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, "Peter L. Berghold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I hope I'm not asking a FAQ here... > > I loaded some True Type fonts on my (linux) machine and I can get > X11 to see them, but when I try and select them from the font dialog > in Gimp I see the message "Font Not Available" > > What am I mi

Re: [Gimp-user] Command line scripting to perform auto level and resize?

2004-08-29 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to know if there is a way, method to do the following > (in order): > > 1) colors > levels > auto level > 2) resize to 800x600 > > I'm performing this task on a batch of photos prior to publishing to my > website. > > Should I stick with gim