[Fwd: [Gimp-user] GIF support under Linux?]

2002-07-13 Thread Tom Williams
Can this library be used for *some* GIF support on Linux: http://freshmeat.net/projects/angif/?topic_id=809 Peace. Tom --- Begin Message --- Karl Auer wrote: > Hello there. > > I seem to recall the question being asked already, but I don't recall any reply. The >mailing list archives do

Re: [Fwd: [Gimp-user] GIF support under Linux?]

2002-07-13 Thread Tom Williams
Jeff Trefftzs wrote: > Karl Auer asks: > >Under Linux, running the GIMP version 1.2.3, there is no support for the GIF file >format. A search of the plugins repository shows up a Windows extension, but that's >it. Can the Windows one be used for Linux, and if so, how? If not, how do I get GIF

[Gimp-user] Gimp 1.2.3 or 1.3.8 and perl 5.8.0

2002-08-20 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! I recently upgraded to Perl 5.8.0 and perlotine is crashing on me. This is Gimp 1.2.3 on Linux. Is perlotine compatible with Perl 5.8.0?I'm rebuilding Gimp 1.2.3 now to see if that helps. Also, does anyone know if Gimp 1.3.8 is compatible with Perl 5.8.0? Thanks Peace Tom _

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 1.2.3 or 1.3.8 and perl 5.8.0

2002-08-20 Thread Tom Williams
Tom Williams wrote: > Hi! I recently upgraded to Perl 5.8.0 and perlotine is crashing on me. > This is Gimp 1.2.3 on Linux. Is perlotine compatible with Perl > 5.8.0?I'm rebuilding Gimp 1.2.3 now to see if that helps. > > Also, does anyone know if Gimp 1.3.8 is compat

Re: [Gimp-user] Is there a checker plugin for GIMP?

2002-09-10 Thread Tom Williams
Umm... I think he meant that as a Joke. :) Have you seen the "Psychobilly" feature? It really makes ones head "spin". I seriously doubt he was calling you a "dope-head" as an insult. Peace. Tom Philippe Rousselot wrote: > and if you just are a jerk with no manners and obviously no

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Crop & resize

2002-09-18 Thread Tom Williams
Jon Winters wrote: > Ahh but you can not do a Crop and a resize at the same time!! In > photoshop its been possible to crop, resize, and rotate all at the same > time. (since version 4.0) > > Gimp is lacking here. It will do cropping, resizing, and rotation but the > workflow is very time cons

[Gimp-user] New Gimp FAQ: Call for questions

2002-12-18 Thread Tom . Williams
*) Where can I find online resources/tutorials on creating animations with gimp? I will post more as I think of them :) Peace Tom

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: makin pattern?

2002-12-19 Thread Tom Williams
Carol Spears wrote: > hi, > On 2002-12-19 at 0608.46 -0800, zeus typed this: > > How to make gimp pattern. > > > > is there any refference or some explanation how to make patterns, or > > someone khow ho to make it. Please i need your help.. > > > > I try to make it, with renaming xcf file to .pat

Re: [Gimp-user] 2-byte TTF font brokenness - are there any options?

2002-12-19 Thread Tom . Williams
This is a GREAT question as I've run into this a LOT. I've recently learned how to install Windows True-Type fonts in XFree86 (4.2.1) and I'm finding I can use the Windows fonts with gimp on Linux that I thought I had abandoned. An answer to the "2-byte font" problem would be greatly appreciated

Re: [Gimp-user] FAQ answers

2002-12-19 Thread Tom . Williams
Thanks for the answers! :) >>> *) How does the "Xtns/Script-Fu" menu differ from the "Script-Fu" pop-up >>> menu? > Huh? I'm not sure what the "Script-Fu" pop up menu is. When I right-click on an image and get the context menu, there is a "Script-Fu" option at the bottom. That is the "Scrip

Re: [Gimp-user] Image resolution out of bounds Message

2002-12-22 Thread Tom Williams
Clint Harshaw wrote: > When I open files stored on a Photo CD scanned by a Fuji Frontier, the > following GIMP Message appears: > > "Image resolution is out of bounds, using the default resolution > instead." > Yeah, I've been getting this message as well when I open some somewhat large images th

Re: [Gimp-user] Stripping an image from solid background

2002-12-25 Thread Tom Williams
Eric Pierce wrote: > I've wondered for years if there's any way to > perfectly strip an image from a solid colored > background while maintaining any alpha channel info. > > Take this image for instance. > http://epierce.freeshell.org/temp/index.html > > The background is 100% white. But there's

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Gimp-film (or film-Gimp)

2003-01-08 Thread Tom Williams
"Michael J. Hammel" wrote: > Just FYI. > > I wrote one of these articles for Salon: > http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/01/linux_hollywood/ > > I also did one for Linux Journal: > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5472 > Cool! I found the Linux Journal article you wrote via

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Examples of edge detection filters

2003-01-14 Thread Tom Williams
Olivier Ripoll wrote: > Tom Williams wrote: > > > Hi! Someone posted a link to a site that had examples of various edge > > detection filters being used on a Coke can. I can' seem to find this > > link when searching through the mailing list archives. If someon

Re: [Gimp-user] color picker

2003-01-14 Thread Tom Williams
Bettina Slottved wrote: > Hi !! > > I am making a web-site for my baby and I have decided to add a fuzzy > border to some of the pictures and then I have made a 1 pixel png with > the same color and used as a repeating background. For the fuzzy border, > I use the Script-Fu Fuzzy Border. But I hav

Re: [Gimp-user] scan an image in Gimp

2003-01-15 Thread Tom Williams
Jina wrote: > That's it ! Installed sane on my brand new MDK 9.0 and it works fine. Now, I > want to scan from the GIMP, so linked xscanimage in my ~/.gimp-1.2/plug-ins/ > and it doesn't work ! Even tried to link it in /usr/lib/gimp./plug-ins/ > and nothing more. What's the trick ? > Try lin

Re: [Gimp-user] 2-byte TTF font brokenness - are there any options?(resend)

2003-01-27 Thread Tom Williams
Christopher Hicks wrote: > [ I sent out a similar message before Christmas, but I'm hoping that > sending this out again now that everybody's recovered might have a better > chance of evoking a response. For those seeing this twice, sorry. ] > > I'm trying to get ttf fonts to work with gimp, but

[Gimp-user] Question about the "Fuzzy Border" Script-Fu script

2003-01-27 Thread Tom . Williams
Hi! Ok, I've been beating my head against the wall trying to find out how to do this: 1. take an image (any image) 2. Make a round selection (/Script-Fu/Selection/Round) 3. Apply a "Fuzzy Border" to the round selection (/Script-Fu/Decor/Fuzzy Border) Is this even possible? Thanks in advance! P

Re: [Gimp-user] 2-byte TTF font brokenness - are there any options?(resend)

2003-01-27 Thread Tom Williams
Christopher Hicks wrote: > On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Tom Williams wrote: > > Christopher Hicks wrote: > > > I'm trying to get ttf fonts to work with gimp, but it seems like most of > > > the fonts that my users want to use are causing the "This is a 2-byte fon

Re: [Gimp-user] 2-byte TTF font brokenness - are there any options?(resend)

2003-01-27 Thread Tom Williams
Keith Athey wrote: > Tom, > > Could you list a few of the sites you liked for downloading windoze tffs? > I've been downloading my Windows TTFs from 1001freefonts.com (http://www.1001freefonts.com). They sell the fonts on a CD but you can download them individually, as I have been doing. When

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: New Gimp FAQ: Call for Answers

2003-01-28 Thread Tom . Williams
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Re: [Gimp-user] USB scanner, Xsane and Gimp

2003-02-17 Thread Tom Williams
Nigel Ridley wrote: > Hi all, > > I know this isn't exactly Gimp stuff - but I am trying to access my new > USB scanner through the Gimp: > File -> Acquire -> Xsane: Device dialog > and I figured that lots of you guys must have already set up a USB scanner > :-) > Anyway, I've done a lot of google

Re: [Gimp-user] turn tools loose??

2003-03-01 Thread Tom Williams
"Gracia M. Littauer" wrote: > a friend asked this question which I couldn't answer since I haven't > really used the tools so far. > > "I hate to ask such a dumb question on a public list, but I still > can't figure out how to get a tool to turn loose! I pick up, > for example, the rotator tool.

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: Can't see fonts...

2003-03-07 Thread Tom . Williams
The "Dynamic Text" tool also works well with Windows fonts on Linux. Peace Tom Carol Spears <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [Gimp-user] Question about the "Sky" render filter

2003-03-09 Thread Tom Williams
Yup.. Thanks! :) Peace... Tom Will Muir wrote: > --A quick google search I came up with this > http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~foxx/phymod/. Is that what you were looking for? > Will > > --- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [Gimp-user] GIF format, where is it ?

2003-03-16 Thread Tom Williams
Dave Selby wrote: > Im running gimp on Debian Linux 3.0 Woody, > But thank you for the tip, I will search my DVD for a driver of some kind and > e-mail you back with the results. > > Dave Try installing libungif: http://prtr-13.ucsc.edu/~badger/software/libungif/index.shtml Good luck! Peace...

Re: [Gimp-user] image types

2003-03-29 Thread Tom Williams
Bob Lockie wrote: > I'm trying to compile the release GIMP (1.2.3). > Why would "XCF (GIMP)" be the only supported file type? > Even PNG files are no recognized. It sounds like the configure script couldn't find any of the libraries to support other image types. Do you have libjpeg, libpng, etc

[Gimp-user] Gimp vs MosfetPaint

2003-06-07 Thread Tom Williams
Has anyone tried "MosfetPaint": http://www.mosfet.org/mosfetpaint/status/index.html If so, how do you think it compares with the Gimp? The author acknowledges that the Gimp isn't a _paint_ app, like he's apparently developing. I was just curious as to your thoughts on MosfetPaint. :) Peace...

Re: [Gimp-user] GIFs GIMP PHOTOSHOP

2003-04-12 Thread Tom Williams
O'Smith wrote: > IE should be able to view PNG files now as most modern browsers can. > You could always add a note to your site: "Best viewed with anything > but IE" and maybe get a message across to users of the inferior > browser! ;o) PNGs can be viewed but some still won't display properly

[Gimp-user] GIMP contest site

2003-06-06 Thread Tom Williams
What's up with the GIMP Contest site: http://contest.gimp.org/ It looks like it's been dormant since 1999. Peace... Tom ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

[Gimp-user] Question about magic wand selections and layer masks

2003-06-09 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! Ok, someone on a message board I moderate on asked how to make a composite image from two images to be used as a desktop background. Here are the source images: http://www.rytekmotorsports.com/neo-anime-big.jpg (1600x1200) http://www.yourwallpaper.com/pop/movies/matrix/matrix03-1024.phtml (1

Re: [Gimp-user] Question about magic wand selections and layermasks

2003-06-10 Thread Tom Williams
Sven Neumann wrote: > Hi, > > Tom Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Why does my version have a white outline around Neo where the > > instructor's version doesn't? > > You are not yet finished preparing the mask. Parts of the white > bac

Re: [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 1.3.15

2003-06-11 Thread Tom Williams
BandiPat wrote: > On Tuesday 10 June 2003 11:11, Sven Neumann wrote: > > Hi GIMPers, > > > > there's a new development snapshot of The GIMP for you to play > > with. Grab a copy from > > > > ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v1.3/v1.3.15/ > > > > or from one of the mirrors listed at http://gimp.org/dow

Re: [Gimp-user] Question about magic wand selections and layer masks

2003-06-11 Thread Tom Williams
Hago Ziegler wrote: > Hi Tom, > > I tried it too: > A part of the result you can find at: > > http://www.hagoschaos.de/h/freunde/neo-anime-big-teil.jpg > > No white or grey outlines at all. > > On neo-anime-big.jpg, without resizing: > 1.Add Alpha-Channel > 2.select white regions with magic-wand,

Re: [Gimp-user] compilation error

2003-06-12 Thread Tom Williams
"info sylvax.net" wrote:   /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgpm collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[3]: *** [aa] Erreur 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/sylvax/soft/gimp/gimp-1.2.4/plug-ins/common' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Erreur 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sylvax/soft/gimp/gimp-1

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP-1.2.5 Compile Fails

2003-06-15 Thread Tom Williams
Jeff Trefftzs wrote: > Hi All - > > I just downloaded and began compiling the latest stable gimp, 1.2.5. > Configure worked properly, but the compile failed with the following > output: > > gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. > -I..-I../intl > -I/usr

[Gimp-user] Help needed with creating a GIF image

2003-06-26 Thread Tom . Williams
Hi! I'm creating a GIF image with a colored background and some colored text. I'm using gimp 1.2.4 on Windows 2000. Here is what I do: 1. Load an existing GIF that I want to modify (since it already has the desired background) 2. Create a new layer and fill with FG color 3. Select the ba

Re: [Gimp-user] Help needed with creating a GIF image

2003-06-27 Thread Tom . Williams
Well, I tried it again and saved the image with the optimal color palette set to 256 and it looks exactly like I want! Thanks! Peace... Tom

[Gimp-user] GIMP 1.2.5 hangs Enlightenment DR 0.16.5 on Linux

2003-06-23 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! Has anyone had any problems with gimp 1.2.5 (or 1.2.3 for that matter) causing Enlightenment DR 0.16.5 to hang? I was trying to save an image I created and after clicking the "Ok" button to save the image as a JPEG after specifying the image quality, etc., I heard a "beep" (PC speaker) and I

Re: [Gimp-user] Help needed with creating a GIF image

2003-06-27 Thread Tom Williams
Thanks! I'll be sure to give this a try! :) Peace... Tom "Joao S. O. Bueno" wrote: > Hi there. > > The problem is happening at the time of color reduction to indexed > mode, inside the save as gif procedure. > > One simple work around seens to be merging your layers manualy, before > saving a

Re: [Gimp-user] Help needed with creating a GIF image

2003-06-27 Thread Tom . Williams
I used the default GIF settings, which specied 255 colors I believe. I also tried a "custom web palette" which resulted in the same behavior. Thanks! Peace Tom

Re: [Gimp-user] how to write vertical text

2003-07-20 Thread Tom Williams
John Culleton wrote: > On Friday 18 July 2003 12:17, charkee berekeke wrote: > > fellow gimp users, > >Can anyone teach me how to write text > > vertically ( top to bottom ) ? > > > > TIA > > charkee > > > > > do you mean text rotated 90 degrees? Or do > you mean text like > T > H > I > S

Re: [Gimp-user] how to write vertical text

2003-07-20 Thread Tom Williams
Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, charkee berekeke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >  That piece on writing text on a curve is really > interesting =). I would still like to know if gimp can > > write vertical text, like > T > H > I > S It cannot do this. At least not without major hassle like moving the g

Re: [Gimp-user] how to write vertical text

2003-07-20 Thread Tom Williams
Harish Narayanan wrote: > You could try the "Text Circle" in the GIMP menu. Xtns > Script-fu > > Logos > Text Circle I think. > > Harish Thanks... I've tried that but it curved the text TOO much... :) Peace... Tom ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PR

Re: [Gimp-user] yet another problem in compiling

2003-08-02 Thread Tom Williams
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i am trying to recompile gimp-1.2.5.tar.gz, as I had to wipe the system. > > I have spent all morning downloading and installing everything, that I > can gather from the install script, that is required. > > I still get this at the end of the 'make' part. > > > /usr//bin

Re: [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 1.3.19

2003-08-28 Thread Tom Williams
What's up with Gimp.org being closed to protest software patents? Peace... Tom David Neary wrote: > Hi all, > > The next release in the development series of the GIMP, version > 1.3.19, is now available for download from > > ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v1.3/v1.3.19/ > > or from one of the mir

Re: [Gimp-user] Testing 1.3.20

2003-09-09 Thread Tom Williams
Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, BandiPat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: The new Gimp compiled fine today and installed. Upon trying to run it though, it got to a load point and just died. I ran it from the shell to check for more messages and found it doing a Segmentation fault See http://bugzi

Re: [Gimp-user] Testing 1.3.20

2003-09-10 Thread Tom Williams
David Neary wrote: Tom Williams wrote: Thanks for posting a link to this bug report. I'm seeing a similar problem at startup but it's not font related and is related to the "tool-safe-mode" plugin: This is another commonly reported bug - see http://bugzilla.gnome

[Gimp-user] Perl-o-tine filter and JPEG image quality

2003-09-28 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! Is there a way to control the JPEG image quality settings for the JPEG images that can be generated by the "Perl-o-tine" filter? I'm finding the quality of the JPEGs that are generated by the filter are of lower quality than the source JPEG or XCF file used as the source for the "Perl-o-t

Re: [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: The GIMP 1.3.21

2003-10-08 Thread Tom Williams
Is Bugzilla the best way to report enhancements as well for gimp 1.3? Peace... Tom David Neary wrote: Hi all, The next release in the development series of the GIMP, version 1.3.21, is now available for download from ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v1.3/v1.3.21/ or from one of the mirrors listed

Re: [Gimp-user] Border Around Text in 3.20?

2003-10-21 Thread Tom . Williams
It sounds like the size of the brush you're using is too large. What is the size of the brush you're using? Peace... Tom Nick Wilson <

[Gimp-user] Question about "sparkle" effects

2003-11-22 Thread Tom Williams
Does anyone know how to make "sparkle" effects in the Gimp, like this: http://www.cosmicsparkle.co.uk/images/CSparkle.jpg I'm talking about the effects on the bottom of the letter "k" in "sparkle" and between the words "cosmic" and "sparkle". Thanks... :) Peace... Tom

[Gimp-user] Re: Sparkle effect

2003-11-27 Thread Tom Williams
Judy Wilson wrote: Hi Tom, I never saw a reply to your sparkle question. This tutorial helped me. I put some sparkles in a family photo for a friend, in the blue background. Hope it helps. If not, maybe I can give you some hints. It does take a while to render. It's fun. http://www.york.ac.uk/ser

[Gimp-user] Question about JPEG image scaling

2003-12-23 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! Ok, I'm using Gimp 1.3.23 on Linux. I've got a JPEG taken by a digital camera at 1892x1992 (pixels) resolution. The "Print Size & Display Unit" info is: Width: 26.278 in Height: 27.667 in Resolution X: 72.000 px/in Y: 72.000 px/in So, I take this to mean the image is 72dpi and

Re: [Gimp-user] Question about JPEG image scaling

2003-12-23 Thread Tom Williams
Marco Wessel wrote: On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 05:07:34PM -0800, Tom Williams wrote: Hi! Ok, I'm using Gimp 1.3.23 on Linux. I've got a JPEG taken by a digital camera at 1892x1992 (pixels) resolution. The "Print Size & Display Unit" info is: Width: 26.278 in Height

Re: [Gimp-user] Question about JPEG image scaling

2003-12-23 Thread Tom Williams
Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: On Tuesday 23 December 2003 23:07, Tom Williams wrote: Hi! Ok, I'm using Gimp 1.3.23 on Linux. I've got a JPEG taken by a digital camera at 1892x1992 (pixels) resolution. The "Print Size & Display Unit" info is: Width: 26.278 in Height: 27.667

[Gimp-user] Is this a Gimp 1.3.23 bug?

2003-12-30 Thread Tom Williams
Ok, I've been using Gimp 1.3.23 to do some image work and tried the Text Tool and LOVE it! :)I've been creating layers like crazy and noticed as I switch between images and create new layers, the name of the last layer created becomes the default name of the new layer being created. I hav

[Gimp-user] Where is the "Glow" filter in Gimp 1.3.23?

2003-12-30 Thread Tom Williams
In Gimp 1.2.x it used to be located in /Filters/Render/Add Glow. I can't seem to find it in Gimp 1.3.23. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :) Thanks... Peace... Tom ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/ma

[Gimp-user] How do you remove guides in gimp-2.0?

2004-03-06 Thread Tom Williams
I'm able to use guides to help with selections,etc., and I can hide the guides but I want to remove the guides like in gimp 1.2.x. Is this possible? Thanks... Peace... Tom ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/ma

Re: [Gimp-user] How do you remove guides in gimp-2.0?

2004-03-06 Thread Tom Williams
Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Tom Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ok. Will there be a "Remove Guides" function like in the "Guides" menu in 2.0? That's provided by gimp-perl. Sven Any idea if gimp-perl will be updated to s

Re: [Gimp-user] How do you remove guides in gimp-2.0?

2004-03-07 Thread Tom Williams
Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Tom Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Any idea if gimp-perl will be updated to support gimp 2.0? It has been updated; check out gimp-perl from CVS (http://developer.gimp.org/cvs.html). Sven Great! Thanks! Peace..

[Gimp-user] gimp-2.0pre4 and python-fu "Drop Shadow and Bevel" plugin

2004-03-07 Thread Tom Williams
So, I'm running gimp-2.0pre4 on Linux and I've got python 2.2.3 and pygtk-2.2.0-RC1 installed. When I try to use the Python-FU "Drop Shadow and Bevel" plugin, I get the dialog allowing me to configure the effect but it doesn't run, due to this error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp-2.0pre4 and python-fu "Drop Shadow and Bevel" plugin

2004-03-07 Thread Tom Williams
Simon Budig wrote: Tom Williams ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: So, I'm running gimp-2.0pre4 on Linux and I've got python 2.2.3 and pygtk-2.2.0-RC1 installed. When I try to use the Python-FU "Drop Shadow and Bevel" plugin, I get the dialog allowing me to configure the effect

[Gimp-user] Questions about Gimp 2.0

2004-03-22 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! Ok, I just installed Gimp 2.0rc1 on Linux. The build went smoothly and I noticed the executable was installed as "gimp" instead of "gimp-1.3". I accidentally clobbered my Gimp 1.2.5 installation but I can build that again. :) Anywho, I was wondering if/when the "Add Glow" and the "Perl-

[Gimp-user] Re: Questions about Gimp 2.0

2004-03-22 Thread Tom Williams
Carol Spears wrote: On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 09:58:40PM -0800, Tom Williams wrote: Hi! Ok, I just installed Gimp 2.0rc1 on Linux. The build went smoothly and I noticed the executable was installed as "gimp" instead of "gimp-1.3". I accidentally clobbered my Gimp 1.2.

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.0 - Congrats!

2004-03-24 Thread Tom Williams
Eric Pierce wrote: Well done, everyone! It's been a pure joy following the 1.3 devel series and watching all the new goodies & ideas pour into the Gimp. You are all a part of something truly big and beautiful! My sincerest appreciation, Eric Pierce I agree 100%! Gimp 2.0 rocks and everyone w

Re: [Gimp-user] Where does 2.0 find its fonts?

2004-03-24 Thread Tom Williams
John Culleton wrote: I only got to play with rc1 for less than a day and along comes 2.0.0 the real thing. I did useful work already with 2.0.0rc1 But I had trouble configuring extra fonts. The usual drill is to install e.g., freefont according to the directions in the file, including a couple

Re: [Gimp-user] Where does 2.0 find its fonts?

2004-03-25 Thread Tom Williams
Sven Neumann wrote: Sorry, but all these links you posted about how to install fonts on X11 are just misleading. GIMP 2.0 doesn't use the X server or any X font server to access fonts. There's a page explaining how GIMP 2.0 handles fonts at gimp.org: http://www.gimp.org/unix/fonts.html Thanks

Re: [Gimp-user] specify png background color?

2004-04-03 Thread Tom Williams
Zhang Weiwu wrote: Hello. I have a png logo with alpha channel, it looks good on every browser excepte IE, which rander the alpha channel to a single color. I wish to set the optional png background color to be #222, the background color of the webpage where the logo is. In this case even IE f

[Gimp-user] Help needed stroking an eliptical selection

2004-04-03 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! I'm trying to make an elliptical border around part of an image, sort of like a picture frame. I use the "Select Elliptical Regions" tool to select my region. Then I choose the color I want for the selection and I choose a 5x5 solid circle brush to use for the stroke of the selection. T

Re: [Gimp-user] Help needed stroking an eliptical selection

2004-04-03 Thread Tom Williams
Simon Budig wrote: Sven Neumann ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Tom Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi! I'm trying to make an elliptical border around part of an image, sort of like a picture frame. I use the "Select Elliptical Regions" tool to select my region. Th

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp on Slashdot

2004-05-05 Thread Tom . Williams
I read the article and comments on Slashdot (like others have) and then the comments below. For the most part, I think the GImp users are happy with it. The vast majority of discussion that goes on in this list deals with questions asked about performing certain functions or tasks (the "How d

Re: [Gimp-user] Web background

2004-05-07 Thread Tom . Williams
Depending on the JPEG quality threshold you specify, you might not see any change in the image itself even though the file size WILL be smaller. This is a GOOD thing to me. :) Crank the image quality down to 10% and see if you see any quality degredation. :) If you're specify quality in th

[Gimp-user] Help needed with Gimp Bugzilla

2004-05-07 Thread Tom . Williams
Ok, I've forgotten my Gimp Bugzilla password and I've requested the password be sent to me. I was e-mailed the link to use to reset my password: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/token.cgi?a={some mangled token} and when I access that link I get 403 Forbidden errors. :( = Forbidden

[Gimp-user] Installing Gimp-Perl 2.0 via CPAN command

2004-05-18 Thread Tom Williams
Has anyone been able to install Gimp-Perl 2.0 via the "cpan" command? I've been spoiled installing Perl modules this way and when I try to install Gimp Perl 2.0, cpan can't seem to find the package. The tarball is on the cpan.org site. Any ideas? Thanks... Peace... Tom ___

[Gimp-user] Question about Exif browser plug-in

2004-05-23 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! I was installing various Gimp 2.0 plugins on Linux this morning and installed the Exif browser so I could check it out: http://registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=4153 I can't seem to find any information on how to actually invoke the plugin to see the Exif data and I was wondering if anyone knew h

Re: [Gimp-user] Question about Exif browser plug-in

2004-05-23 Thread Tom Williams
Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh) wrote: Le 23.05.2004 20:57:24, Tom Williams a écrit : Hi! I was installing various Gimp 2.0 plugins on Linux this morning and installed the Exif browser so I could check it out: http://registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=4153 I can't seem to find any information on h

Re: [Gimp-user] Question about Exif browser plug-in

2004-05-23 Thread Tom Williams
David Neary wrote: Hi Tom, (snip) Alternatively, and perhaps simpler for a "normal" user, is to open the plug-in details plug-in (Xtns->Plugin details), and search for exif in the list view, then switch to the tree view to see where it is in the menu tree. Thanks for this info! I was able to

Re: [Gimp-user] Making an image with a white background transparent?

2004-06-11 Thread Tom Williams
I was able to make the white background transparent following this procedure using Gimp 2.0.1 on Linux. This procedure should be platform independent and possibly release independent: 1) Open the image 2) On the "Layers" dialog, create a new transparent layer 3) Click on the "Background" lay

Re: [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.0.2

2004-06-16 Thread Tom Williams
Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, GIMP version 2.0.2 is now available from ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v2.0/. Please use one of the mirrors listed at http://www.gimp.org/downloads/#mirrors This is a bug-fix release in the stable 2.0 series. Quite some bugs have been fixed so an update is highly recommen

[Gimp-user] Help needed making a gradient in Gimp 2.0.1

2004-06-19 Thread Tom Williams
Ok, I'm trying to make a gradient that looks exactly like this: http://www.bay-online-media.com/tom/graident.jpg I'm starting with a duplicate of the "FG to BG (RGB)" gradient and I can edit my copy just fine. However, I just can't get the threshold just right such that the color change looks jus

Re: [Gimp-user] Help needed making a gradient in Gimp 2.0.1

2004-06-19 Thread Tom Williams
matt-nc wrote: At 08:07 PM 6/19/04 -0700, you wrote: Ok, I'm trying to make a gradient that looks exactly like this: http://www.bay-online-media.com/tom/graident.jpg FYI (spelling correction for the link) http://www.bay-online-media.com/tom/gradient.jpg Doh! Sorry about that! Thanks for the cor

Re: [Gimp-user] Help needed making a gradient in Gimp 2.0.1

2004-06-19 Thread Tom Williams
Owen Cook wrote: On Sat, 19 Jun 2004, matt-nc wrote: At 08:07 PM 6/19/04 -0700, you wrote: Ok, I'm trying to make a gradient that looks exactly like this: http://www.bay-online-media.com/tom/gradient.jpg You don't want to copy it? According to my Gimp, it is a 20x684 @ 72dpi RG

[Gimp-user] Question about settings colors with the Text Tool in gimp 2.0.4

2004-08-21 Thread Tom Williams
I'm running Gimp 2.0.4 on Linux and I've got an image with some colored text loaded and I want to create a new image with different text with the same color. So, here is what I do: 1. Load the image with the colored text 2. Use the color chooser tool to choose the color of the text 3. Create a

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp 2.0.4

2004-08-22 Thread Tom Williams
Alf C Stockton wrote: 2) Text tool in the new gimp does not give me the option to select fonts or text size or colour. Again please tell me what I have missed? I'm also running Gimp 2.0.4 on Slackware (Slack 8) and the new text tool DOES allow you to select fonts and text size and color. Take a

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 ___

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

[Gimp-user] Question about printing images

2004-09-02 Thread Tom Williams
I'm running Gimp 2.0.4 on Linux with glib-2.4.6, gtk+-2.4.7, XFree86 4.4.0, and gimp-print 4.2.6. When I open an image (JPEG), it looks perfect. When I print it to my Epson Stylus Photo 700, the image prints ok but it has a red tint to it. Would this be a problem with gimp-print or Gimp? Th

Re: [Gimp-user] New Splash Screen for Gimp

2004-09-16 Thread Tom Williams
Jozsef Mak wrote: I am new to this mailing list but I have been using Gimp, with great satisfaction, for about a year. When I download a new version of the application, one of the first things I usually do is replace its splash screen with my own design. I think, Gimp needs a clean, minimalist

Re: [Gimp-user] gimp in one window

2004-09-19 Thread Tom Williams
Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, "William Skaggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: You might take a look at http://registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=3892 which is a plug-in called "Windows Gimp Deweirdifyer". It is rather deprecated by the GIMP developers because of the obnoxious name and inelegant coding, but a s

Re: [Gimp-user] 2.0.5 and digital photos

2004-10-27 Thread Tom . Williams
Try right-clicking on the image then "Image/Transform/{flip the way you want}" instead of "Layer/Transform/{flip the way you want}". See what that does... Peace... Tom David A

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.2, First impressions

2004-11-16 Thread Tom . Williams
>The goal for 2.2 was to achieve a consistent and pleasant look. We >followed the advices of the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines and used >the spacings suggested there for most dialogs. Does this mean Gimp on Windows will have a GNOME "feel" to it? Peace... Tom ___

Re: [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.2-pre2

2004-11-20 Thread Tom Williams
I'm getting this result running "make check" to test Gimp 2.2-pre2 build: Running gimp_composite_3dnow tests... gimp_composite_3dnow: Instruction set is not available. PASS: gimp-composite-3dnow-test PASS: gimp-composite-altivec-test Running gimp_composite_mmx tests... FAIL: gimp-composite-mmx-test

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