Re: [Gimp-user] Can't read file header - solved

2011-04-11 Thread Tőkés Ábel
Hi all, Thank you for your guesses and intention to help. The cause of the failure is the same banal one that I ran into a couple of years ago - the name of the directory. I am so misfortunate that my user account was created originally with the hungarian special character Á. Moreover, this fol

[Gimp-user] Can't read file header

2011-04-08 Thread Tőkés Ábel
Dear Folks! My problem is not strictly related to Gimp, but I hope that Gimp can help me solve it and I am sure that there are a lot of clever people on this list who can help me understand what is happening here. I have appr. 100 pictures selected from the thousands taken of my wedding. I wou

Re: [Gimp-user] Color Selection with color to alpha

2011-02-17 Thread Tőkés Ábel
On 2/17/2011 11:24 PM, Suntot wrote: >> On 02/17/2011 03:00 AM, Suntot wrote: >>> Well, I am new at this. Not even sure if what I am attempting is possible. >>> I am trying to change a specific color in an image. If I use 'color >>> selection' the edges don't change color. So I am trying to use c

Re: [Gimp-user] How to make 1 image out of 2?

2011-02-17 Thread Tőkés Ábel
On 2/17/2011 1:12 PM, mikepain...@safe-mail.net wrote: > Dear experts, > > How can I make 1 image out of 2 images? > > I have made > - 1 image with a black line on white background saved as xcf > - 1 image with a black letter "A" on white background saved as xcf > Both images are rectangulars. > I

Re: [Gimp-user] Scaling / rotating images and focus

2011-01-28 Thread Tőkés Ábel
Øyvind have already answered your question: "It indeed is, and this should eventually solve itself as GEGL is more properly integrated with the layer stack of GIMP and what is shown is no longer a preview but the actual result. For now the preview is a hack that provides better visual feedback th

Re: [Gimp-user] newbie: script for comverting eps line drawings to gif

2011-01-19 Thread Tőkés Ábel
On 1/20/2011 2:24 AM, Ray Tayek wrote: > hi, i have a lot of eps files that i need to convert to gif (or png). > i was trying to use image magic, but not having any luck. > > i am a programmer, but i do not know lisp. > > if i import an eps into gimp and save it as a gif, it look pretty > good. but

Re: [Gimp-user] Deleting multiple layers

2011-01-19 Thread Tőkés Ábel
The source code of Gimp is available, you are free to do this whenever you want. On 1/19/2011 1:36 PM, Jeremy Nell wrote: So, are you saying that it isn't possible in Gimp? If so, then Photoshop wins this round (sadly) because such a feature because is useful and makes working a bit more stre

Re: [Gimp-user] Merge linked layers

2011-01-18 Thread Tőkés Ábel
I imagine there can be a non-trivial problem with the concept if the linked layers are not all neighbors: if there is at least one layer that is not one of the linked, but between those. In this case, where would the merged layer be: above or below the middle one? Abel On 1/18/2011 1:47 PM, Sz

Re: [Gimp-user] Installed brushes won't show up

2010-12-22 Thread Tőkés Ábel
12/22/2010 6:20 PM keltezéssel, Pat Brown írta: I haven't been using GIMP a long time, but so far I have been able to install several brushes and patterns which work just fine, but the last group of brushes I installed are showing up in the gimp/brushes directory, but do not show up under brush

Re: [Gimp-user] Why doesn't "drawable area" follow the dimensions of a layer?

2010-12-15 Thread Tőkés Ábel
12/16/2010 6:21 AM keltezéssel, Lambertus írta: >> Hello David and thank you for the quick reply! >> Now, using the word "Canvas" rather than "Drawable area" makes things a lot >> more sane immediately, and your >> explanation is accurate and acceptable. > Maybe this is the same situation I have. >

Re: [Gimp-user] Erasing with every Drawing tool

2010-11-24 Thread Tőkés Ábel
11/24/2010 12:13 PM keltezéssel, hannes61 írta: > Wouldn't it be great if every tool could be used as an > eraser? > Using the Airbrush in one color and removing something > with it by choosing transparency. > This has the effect that the eraser has the same > properties as the chosen tool. > For e

Re: [Gimp-user] How to create a gel effect?

2010-11-18 Thread Tőkés Ábel
11/17/2010 6:21 PM keltezéssel, audiocontr írta: > I'm looking to mass produce an effect on hotspots much like the following: > > Take at > http://www.directionsmag.com/images/newsletter/2007/10_week1/DC_CIKR_lg.jpg > > It contains hotspots on a 2d map. These hotspots are nothing more than pngs I

Re: [Gimp-user] scaling image in centimeters

2010-11-03 Thread Tőkés Ábel
11/2/2010 11:13 PM keltezéssel, Lorenzo Bettini írta: > Hi > > I must admit I'm kind of newbie in image editing... I was trying to > resize a photo to 5x7 cm, using the scale image dialog, using > centimeters... however the resulting image is smaller, and also the > grid, when set to cm, (using 10

Re: [Gimp-user] How do I delete to transparency?

2010-09-29 Thread Tőkés Ábel
9/30/2010 5:39 AM keltezéssel, bobdobbs írta: > Hi all. > > I'd like to delete in such a way that transparency remains. > > I've found that this is the default when I'm working on images that I've > created myself. > But if I'm working on an image that I've downloaded or gotten from another > s

Re: [Gimp-user] White color when deleting

2010-07-21 Thread Tőkés Ábel
7/21/2010 12:23 PM keltezéssel, Ramlyn írta: > I downloaded the last version of GIMP and started to use it. But I have a big > problem. > When I use the deletion tool, it doesn't delete to transparent but to white. > I don't know why. > It doesn't happen only with the background picture. Also wit

Re: [Gimp-user] make an octagon shape

2010-06-10 Thread Tőkés Ábel
6/9/2010 9:47 PM keltezéssel, Gracia M. Littauer írta: > I want to make an octagon shaped icon. give me a clue what tool(s) to use > Hi, One way to make an octagon selection in 2 minutes: 1. Use rectangle select tool, set to fixed size and enter a size with equal sides to make square. Select

Re: [Gimp-user] Selected elliptical area always inside a rectangle

2010-04-29 Thread Tőkés Ábel
Hi! I would do it this way: -Add alpha channel (Layer, Transparency, Add Alpha Channel) -Apply selection -Invert selection (Select, Invert or Ctrl+I) -Delete the area selected -Autocrop image (Image, Autocrop Image) -Save in png format (that saves transparency.) -in word: instert picture from file

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread Tőkés Ábel
3/23/2010 1:20 PM keltezéssel, Cristian Secară írta: > On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:41:09 +0100, Tőkés Ábel wrote: > > >> From the behavior of these documents I got to the conclusion that >> Word stores all bitmap pictures in a jpg format. This is independent >> fro

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread Tőkés Ábel
3/22/2010 9:55 PM keltezéssel, bennettjon írta: >> On 3/22/2010 3:51 PM, bennettjon wrote: >> >>> Thanks Stefan for the quick reply. I will upload some images. However, >>> > the > >>> issue is not fuzziness in GIMP. The fuzziness occurs when inserting into >>> > Word >

Re: [Gimp-user] pixellation of text.

2010-03-22 Thread Tőkés Ábel
3/22/2010 5:09 AM keltezéssel, bob írta: > That does the trick. > > Thank you. > > What does the trick? I have the same ploblem. Abel ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-use

Re: [Gimp-user] How to make a set of curves

2010-03-02 Thread Tőkés Ábel
34 AM keltezéssel, Tőkés Ábel írta: > Hi, > > I have found a script that seems to be written to the purpose I want: > http://registry.gimp.org/node/22016 > > I saved in in my C:\Documents and Settings\Ábel\.gimp-2.6\scripts\ > directory, > and called Filters, Script-Fu, Refresh Sc

Re: [Gimp-user] How to make a set of curves

2010-03-02 Thread Tőkés Ábel
and Settings\Ábel\.gimp-2.6\scripts\script-fu-shapes_0.scm: Error: unable to open "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Ábel\\.gimp-2.6\\scripts\\script-fu-shapes_0.scm" What am I missing? I am working on Windows XP Professional, and Gimp 2.6.7. Thanks: Abel 3/2/2010 9:48 AM keltezéssel, Tőkés

[Gimp-user] How to make a set of curves

2010-03-02 Thread Tőkés Ábel
Hello, I would like to make a set of smooth curves that are near to each other and all are just slightly different from the neighboring ones. Two examples of what I am thinking of are in the banner of these web pages: http://www.sopra-sa.com/index.php http://www.advancedmetrologysystems.com/prod