I do agree. Learning by doing is always the best way to learn (in my opinion). But I need to know what the tools do and how they interact with each other. Hence the maual and the desire to convert it to a pdf. :-)~MIKE~(-:
On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakach...@obnosis.com>wrote: > Well, actually, Mike (/all), I think it goes a bit further than this. > > I don't learn by rote memorization. I could not learn to read by rote > memorization; I had to have phonix or a rule based associative way of > translation of symbols in order to read. > > I learn by context. I learn by assimilation. I can learn by reading, but > my technical reading is done without the expectation that I will memorize > each and every thing immediately. What I do instead is get a vague idea > and a knowledge of where I can find what another would obtain through rote > memorization. > > It's a complete way of seeing common to our caste. We have transcended > the day of having to obtain a degree in a subject in order to master it. > The sheer number of changing details is huge. > > For gimp for instance, your going to want to know how to use the tools. > In order to do this, the best way is simply by doing, don't you agree? > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yeah. I don't like video tutoriatls either. I want a book! The dead tree >> kind of book or at least a PDF or, as a last resort, a web page. Then comes >> the video tutorial. I find tutorials explain things once then expect you to >> know it but don't tske into consideration you might be starting the >> tutorial from episode 300 of 500. >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Lisa Kachold >> <lisakach...@obnosis.com>wrote: >> >>> I hate tutorials! I find if I click on everything to see what it does >>> while listening to a vid tut in the background, I can speed up the video to >>> chipmonk style and grock the $gimp fast! >>> On 11 Oct 2012 01:40, "Brian Cluff" <br...@snaptek.com> wrote: >>> >>>> They left the option of multiple windows in 2.8, and by default it >>>> starts in the original multi windows mode. >>>> If you want to put it into single window mode, which I suggest you do, >>>> just go to Windows -> Single-Window Mode >>>> >>>> Brian Cluff >>>> >>>> On 10/11/2012 01:31 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yeah,,,,, I was thinking of doing the tutorials in decending order. And >>>>> meetthegimp.org <http://meetthegimp.org> is using 2.8 now so I >>>>> figured >>>>> I better do the same. Funny thing though.... one of the supposed >>>>> benefits of 2.8 is that everything is in one window. I fired it up and >>>>> everything is as it was before (three windows). I guess it is a setting >>>>> or something. >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 1:23 AM, Brian Cluff <br...@snaptek.com >>>>> <mailto:br...@snaptek.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> You might want to just skip the 2.2 and 2.4 tutorials and move to >>>>> the tutorials for 2.6+ There are a lot less cosmetic/placement >>>>> issues between those versions. If you are serious about learning >>>>> it, once you get a grasp of the basics, it will be possible to >>>>> watch >>>>> Photoshop tutorials and do the same thing in the gimp, since the >>>>> tools are usually there and the names are usually the same or >>>>> similar. If not, a quick search on Google will tell you the >>>>> equivalent GIMP name >>>>> >>>>> Brian Cluff >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>>>> plug-disc...@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us<PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.**us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss<http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>>> plug-disc...@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us<PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.**us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss<http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > (503) 754-4452 Android > (623) 239-3392 Skype > (623) 688-3392 Google Voice > ** > it-clowns.com > Chief Clown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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