Re: [Gimp-user] gimp-comment in batch file

2007-06-05 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sun, 2007-06-03 at 20:37 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ;;-- > ;; 'add-comment' attaches "gimp-comment" parasite to 'image' > ;; with the value of the passed 'string' > ;; >(define (add-comment image string) >

[Gimp-user] images (text and arrows ) by powerpoint displayed zig-zag on screen using gimp

2007-06-05 Thread Suin Edit
Hello: This problem brothers me a long time. I use powerpoint generate a presentation and add some arrows (outlined) and text on it. But when I use powerpoint save as png, or jpg and view it on Microsoft Office Picture manage and zoom in/out, all characters and arrows displayed smoothly. But

[Gimp-user] Dodge or Burn layer but only to specific parts

2007-06-05 Thread DJ
Hi Gimp-user, I really like the Dodge and Burn tool. During my practice trials, I have been doing the work right to the background. I know there is a layer mode for Dodge and Burn. But I don't want to apply it to the entire layer, just touch-up's, here and there, so I'll be able to click on the

[Gimp-user] Good tutorial on curves

2007-06-05 Thread DJ
Hi Gimp-user, I found this article/tutorial on curves w/Gimp helpful in improving my understanding of the topic: http://www.thelensflare.com/docs/index.php/A_basic_curves_tutorial Just thought I'd pass it on. I had an interesting black and white photo with a lot of sky. It made the curves histo

Re: [Gimp-user] Dodge or Burn layer but only to specific parts

2007-06-05 Thread Elwin Estle
You could do this several ways. What I usually do to spot adjust a single area is to make a selection around with the lasso tool. Then I turn on quickmask and gaussian blur the mask to give it a nice soft edge. Then I turn the mask back into a selection. Then I used the curves tool to locall

Re: [Gimp-user] Dodge or Burn layer but only to specific parts

2007-06-05 Thread David Gowers
On 6/5/07, DJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is the quick-mask in the un-do's? It doesn't actually modify the > image. I turn the quick-mask on and off a lot, and it pops up a lot in > the undo's. It does modify the image. The selection is considered part of the image. Compare it with paths -- y

Re: [Gimp-user] Dodge or Burn layer but only to specific parts

2007-06-05 Thread Elwin Estle
> Elwin, you say: > "What I usually do to spot adjust a single area is to make a selection > around with the lasso tool. Then I turn on quickmask and gaussian > blur > the mask to give it a nice soft edge. " > You can save some time by just using the feather option of the lasso > tool -- IIRC fea

Re: [Gimp-user] images (text and arrows ) by powerpoint displayed zig-zag on screen using gimp

2007-06-05 Thread Kevin Cozens
Suin Edit wrote: > I use powerpoint generate a presentation and add some > arrows (outlined) and text on it. But when I use > powerpoint save as png, or jpg and view it on > Microsoft Office Picture manage and zoom in/out, all > characters > and arrows displayed smoothly. > > But when I use gim

Re: [Gimp-user] Good tutorial on curves

2007-06-05 Thread Victor Domingos
Em 2007/06/05, às 11:00, DJ escreveu: I notice I tend to like thinks white/light. When I finally put the images on a DVD and view them on my TV, they are really white - almost hurts your eyes to look at it. Ooops! Working with curves has really made me think about what I'm doing. For TV, ma

[Gimp-user] png file displayed differently on web and other software

2007-06-05 Thread Zhidian Du
Hey: I have the problem as before. I used powerpoint generating some arrows (outlined) and texts and save as png, or jpg and view it on Microsoft Office Picture manage and zoom in/out, all characters and arrows displayed smoothly. But when I use gimp to view the image, the texts and arrows are n

Re: [Gimp-user] png file displayed differently on web and other software

2007-06-05 Thread Sven Neumann
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=76096 ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Dodge or Burn layer but only to specific parts

2007-06-05 Thread DJ
Hi Elwin, EE> You could do this several ways. What I usually do to spot adjust a single area is to EE> make a selection around with the lasso tool. Then I turn on quickmask and gaussian blur EE> the mask to give it a nice soft edge. Then I turn the mask back into a selection. Then EE> I use

[Gimp-user] "smart" cropping?

2007-06-05 Thread DJ
Hi Gimp-user, This is sort of a hypothetical question... are there any Linux tools, Gimp or additional, that can do "smart" cropping? I'm writing a script that will change the height and width and maintain aspect ratio for NTSC TV (based on info I read at scantips.com and other, plus personal tes

Re: [Gimp-user] "smart" cropping?

2007-06-05 Thread Victor Domingos
Em 2007/06/05, às 22:39, DJ escreveu: This is sort of a hypothetical question... are there any Linux tools, Gimp or additional, that can do "smart" cropping? If you mean cropping an image by cutting off the white borders, just try this in GIMP: Image > Autocrop Image. Victor Domingos h

[Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Victor Domingos
Hi! I have a suggestion regarding this mailing list. Everytime I want to reply to a post, I press the button "Reply". However, the reply-to field is always set to the post author's email address, not the mailing list address. In these few early days, I guess I have sent several messages by m

Re: [Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Anthony Ettinger
On 6/5/07, Victor Domingos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi! I have a suggestion regarding this mailing list. Everytime I want to reply to a post, I press the button "Reply". However, the reply-to field is always set to the post author's email address, not the mailing list address. In these few ea

Re: [Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Elwin Estle
I have done the same thing. I agree. ...I keep having to cut and paste the address. --- Victor Domingos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! I have a suggestion regarding this mailing list. > > Everytime I want to reply to a post, I press the button "Reply". > However, the reply-to field is a

Re: [Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Anthony Ettinger
On 6/5/07, Elwin Estle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have done the same thing. I agree. ...I keep having to cut and paste the address. --- Victor Domingos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! I have a suggestion regarding this mailing list. > > Everytime I want to reply to a post, I press the b

Re: [Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Tue, 2007-06-05 at 23:14 +0100, Victor Domingos wrote: > Maybe it would be a better idea to make gimp- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] the default reply-to address, like what > we can find in other similar lists. What do you think about it? Please read http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.htm

Re: [Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Victor Domingos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [06-05-07 19:12]: > But when I do a replay-all, the author will get two copies of the > message, since he/she is both in the To: and the Cc: fields right? > (he's in the Cc: among the mailing list subscribers, I mean) I > confess I usually don't use the r

Re: [Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Victor Domingos
But when I do a replay-all, the author will get two copies of the message, since he/she is both in the To: and the Cc: fields right? (he's in the Cc: among the mailing list subscribers, I mean) I confess I usually don't use the replay-all button because I guess that it would have that effec

Re: [Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Victor Domingos
I don't plan to use another email client. I am currently using Apple Mail, and it works just fine to me. And this is the only mailing list with this "problem". I will use the reply-all, from now on... Victor Domingos Em 2007/06/06, às 00:24, Patrick Shanahan escreveu: > * Victor Domingos <

Re: [Gimp-user] Dodge or Burn layer but only to specific parts

2007-06-05 Thread Elwin Estle
No...I usually blur it quite a bit, depending on how much I want to feather things. You can pretty much use filters on anything (except paths. of course). Quickmask is just a special sort of temporary channel. You can get some interesting effects with things like the pick filter, etc. You ca

[Gimp-user] Saving tool settings between sessions in GIMP 2.3

2007-06-05 Thread Dave M G
GIMP Users, I have switched to GIMP 2.3. Even though it is the "bleeding edge" version, the ability to hold down the space bar and move the image around alone is worth the occasional instability. Anyway, I'm not sure if this is a problem with version 2.3 not being quite done yet, or if it's a

Re: [Gimp-user] About the replies to this list

2007-06-05 Thread Robert Smits
On June 5, 2007 03:14:16 pm Victor Domingos wrote: > Hi! I have a suggestion regarding this mailing list. > > Everytime I want to reply to a post, I press the button "Reply". > However, the reply-to field is always set to the post author's email > address, not the mailing list address. In these few

Re: [Gimp-user] "smart" cropping?

2007-06-05 Thread DJ
Hi, >> This is sort of a hypothetical question... are there any Linux >> tools, Gimp or additional, that can do "smart" cropping? VD> If you mean cropping an image by cutting off the white borders, just VD> try this in GIMP: Image > Autocrop Image. D'oh! Did I miss that one. I just tried it on

Re: [Gimp-user] Saving tool settings between sessions in GIMP 2.3

2007-06-05 Thread DJ
Hi Dave, I'm using 2.2.13 Gimp on Linux. If there isn't something in the preference, take a gander at the gimprc file. There should be a system wide one, and a local user one. If I remember correctly the system one had options defined but commented out, so it served as the documentation. I pick

[Gimp-user] July issue of Linux Journal has GIMP article on automating GIMP

2007-06-05 Thread DJ
Hi Gimp-user, The recent Linux Journal magazine (July 2007), has an article: "Automated GIMP Processing of Web Images", along with some other image processing articles. -- __ DJ ___ Gimp-user mailin