Re: gif to jpeg
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Michael C. Starkie wrote: > How does one convert a gif image to jpeg? The save-as option for jpeg > is disabled when viewing my gif image. > The difference between gif and jpeg are fundamental. Gif images use indexed colours. That means that you tell the image editor how many colours to save (between 1 and 256) and that's all the colours you may use in the image. So if you have a photograph (which generally uses 16 million colours) and cut it down to 4 colours, you will have a very strange image. Gif compression is best for images with a small number of solid colours and little or no gradiation. For instance, a white block of text on a red and black striped background would be best for a gif image. Just a tip - never do your development in indexed colours. Use the RGB original and convert to indexed colours as a final step before saving. Jpeg images use another form of compression. Rather than limiting the number of colours you may use, it actually sacrifices image quality. This is why you may specify the compression ratio. The tighter compressed, the worse the image. Low compression generally means that you may see almost no difference in the compressed image and the original. Jpegs use full RGB colour rather than a selected index. This compression works best for images with a large colour spectrum and lots of gradiation. I tend to use the jpeg format most for photographs. In order to convert from gif to jpeg, you will need to convert from indexed to RGB colour. In most versions of GIMP, this is done by right-mouse-clicking and selecting image->rgb. Good luck with your images. Hope that's helpful! --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: layers
right-mouse-click->Layers->Layer to Image Size :) On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, kasim kasmani wrote: > I dearly enjoy the gimp. but, say I have an image 250 > x 250, and when I create a new layer, how can I make > that layer the size of the object? I know it says > there what size of layer do you want, but can it > automatically decide latter after I have actually > created the layer, say typed in some text or > soemthing, it becomes a hastle to resize the layer > after. I'm lost, I hope I haven't lost you. > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: Transparent png's and Netscape?
As far as I know, Netscape does not yet fully support transparencies. On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Alexander Werner Skwar wrote: > Hi! > > How do I create a RGB png image which has a transparent background? > From http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png I understood (?) that I need to add an > alpha channel. So I clicked on Image->Alpha->Add Alpha Channel. Next I > selected the regions to be made transparent, and clicked on > Image->Alpha->Threshold Alpha. Okay, the regions are now as transparent > as I want them to be in gimp. Now I saved this image. > After that I wrote a real basic html file which uses this image with > . When I load this page in Netscape v4.7 I don't see > any transparency at all. Reading further on cdrom.com I found that > Netscape's alpha channel support is broken. > Is this still true, and are there any plugins for Netscape (Linux) that > add full alpha channel support? > > Alexander Skwar > -- > Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com > Sichere Mail? PGP/GnuPG Keys als Antwort auf Mail mit Betr: Get GPG Key > --Ames ------ "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: MAC Fonts
Aren't Mac fonts post scripts fonts? If so, adding them is even easier than that because you don't have to convert them to ttf. Some one tell me if I'm correct and if so, I'll write in with how to instal a post script font. On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Carl B. Constantine wrote: > On 3/10/2000 7:36, Jim Clark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Is there a way to use Macintosh fonts in the GIMP? A point to a > > tutorial would be great...if it exists. > > Actually, pretty easy. You need to convert them to .TTF the same as Windows. > There are several tools that do this. TT Converter is one. Once that is > done, you can just move the font over to your TrueType directory in Linux. > Make sure you are running a TrueType font server and your box is set up > properly for TrueType support. > > Once that is done, the font(s) should appear in the Gimp and any other > application that uses TT Fonts. There is a TT Font tutorial on x.themes.org > if you need some more detail. There's also a HowTo on it I think. > > HTH. > > -- > > __ _ Carl B. Constantine >/ / (_)__ __ __[EMAIL PROTECTED] > / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / (2.2.14) ICQ: 26351441 > //_/_//_/\_ _/ /_/\_\ Stormix 2000 > PGP key available on request > "On the net, no one knows you're a Duck!" > > --Ames ------ "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: Web logo problem - transparency/gradiant
On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, John S. Coxen wrote: > I can get the webpage background gradiant (very easy) and the logo on a > transparent background (not quite as easy but I figured it out). What I can't > do is put the two together. If I save the logo in a www-able format, I either > lose the transparency (.jpg) or the color depth (.gif). > Looks like you are just going to have to take your pick here between transparency and color depth. Can you try placing the logo on a solid background or in some way slightly alter your design. My advice would be to simplify all the effects you are putting on that logo. Simple is generally better. Good Luck! --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: Converting Gray-scale Images to Color
Do you mean you want to change color modes from greyscale to rgb? Or do you want software that colors an image in? I don't know that you can automatically do that. When you convert to greyscale, you are loosing all the color info. On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Rick Rosinski wrote: > Is there any way to convert gray-scale images to color? > Is there any software out there that can do this? > I know that it takes more to convert to color than it does to grayscale, and > that makes me wonder if it is even possible. > > > -- > Rick Rosinski > http://www.rickrosinski.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: Painting cool icons
which icons, specifically? On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Joachim Ansorg wrote: > Hi! > > I'm wondering how these really cool icons of KDE2 and GNOME are painted. > > How could I do this? > > Pixel for Pixel or somehow else ? > > Thanks! > -- Joachim > BibleTime - the bible study program for KDE > http://www.bibletime.de/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Image Comments
I love the fact that I can put comments in my images with Gimp upon saving the image. I'd love to use the same default comment, nearly every time. I sorta poked around the source looking for a file from which Gimp is pulling these comments but I didn't see anything. Sooo... does anyone know how to do this? Thanks!!! --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: Image Comments
On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, pixel fairy wrote: > you can set the default comment in preferences. if > your still using 1.0.4, grep. its probably in some > header file (i dont have the source for it at hand) Actually, I'm using 1.1.20 and I didn't look in the preferences (duh!). Ok, I haven't looked since like 1.1.16. > > you cant just ask someone at va? I'm the resident Gimp expert around here. When people need Gimp help, they usually ask me. If I get stuck, I ask Garrett LaSage of Linux.com. As far as I know, he's still on this list, so I figured he'd see the message. But thanks, that helped. --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
RE: Transparency Selection
actually, it's much easier... Right click on the layer you want to select, hit "alpha to selection". Then invert the selection. n Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Kulish, Chris (Des Moines) wrote: > > Sorry about the noise. Right after I sent this message out, I found a way > to do it, though not pretty. I kept selecting the regions I wanted the drop > shadow to appear on, then inverted the selection. I finally got the look I > wanted, but I also ended up with a bunch of transparent squares with drop > shadows onto transparent backgrounds... > > Thanks! > > CK > -Original Message- > From: Kulish, Chris (Des Moines) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 1:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Transparency Selection > > I realize this is probably a newbie question ... > > Is there any way to select the transparent section of an image? > > What I am trying to create is an image that will look decent on any color > background (hence the transparency). I want the image to have a *cut out* > appearance so I was going to select the transparent portion and use the drop > shadow script. > > Or, is there a better way to do this? > > Thanks! > > CK > --Ames ------ "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: how to edit tiffs without zuking up the alpha
Is the file using cmyk color? The Gimp cannot open files saved with CMYK. On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Jonathan E. Paton wrote: > I tried downloading the two files to play with them. The second file 'after.tiff' >is fine, but > opening 'before.tiff' using the gimp gives errors - about unknown data segments. >This is probably > because Photoshop is using a newer(or non-standard) file format than the GIMP. > > The file itself was created using Photoshop version 5. I tried using GIMP version >1.1.23 to open > it, what version is Dave using? > > Dave Morse requested all repies are CC'd to him, his address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ > --Ames ------ "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: A query on The Gimp
On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, windav123 wrote: > Dear Sirs, Madam, Please do not assume that everyone you write to is male. Thank you. --Amy -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: gif msg default
On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Rebecca Jean Pedersen wrote: > how do i change my default gif message? what does it do anyway? > i know its a dumb question, but its me. You mean the comments when you go to save? I'm assuming you have a pretty current version of gimp (1.1.2x). Go file->preferences->new file->default comment In relatively recent builds, this has been broken. You could set the comment, but it only occasionally used the comment that you specified, the rest of the time it would be blank. It seems to have been fixed recently. Remember, update and compile *often*! --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: how do they do that?
On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Nikolai Vladychevski wrote: > Hi, > > wonder if anyone could tell me how to do this cool text in gimp ? oooh, ouch! Nikolai, please don't send attachments to lists. Just give us a url where we can view said image. thank you! --Amy -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: what digital camera?
I like my Nikkon Coolpix. However anything that uses flash memory will work just fine on Linux. You just need a flash adaptor. Then you mount it like a hard drive and copy the images over. This is obviously easiest/cheapest on a laptop. On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Kate wrote: > > Any suggestions out there for a moderately priced digital camera that is > linux friendly? I'm using SuSE 6.2 > > Does it matter? I've never used one before, nor seen one used. > > -- > Kate http://www.katewerk.com > > --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: what digital camera?
On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero wrote: > I would get the list of supported ones by gphoto http://www.gphoto.org/. > The README and FAQ of the distro seem to the list of cameras. Although gphoto works well when it works, I have seen a lot of people have trouble with it (even on "supported" cameras). FYI, gphoto is an app that allows you to upload pics from your camera to your pc via serial link. > > > Does it matter? I've never used one before, nor seen one used. > > Well, yes if you want to use your images in Linux without rebooting. > The gphoto docs also have some advices about quality and related > details. Without rebooting? Why would you ever have to reboot? You can mount a drive without rebooting -- especially when that's a pcmcia card drive. One of the beauties of Linux is never rebooting. FYI, I haven't rebooted my laptop in 2 weeks and the last time I rebooted was because I forgot to put it to sleep so the battery ran out. --Ames -- "Fine! Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
saving gifs
I know I saw a thread on this earlier today but I seem to have deleted it... My intern has a helix-code load of gimp 1.1.24. He tries to save gifs and gets "unknown file type" errors. I'm not sure if he's missing a library or if gimp no longer supports gifs due to the Unysis patent issues. If someone could enlighten me, we'd both be happy! Thanks --Ames -- "EVIL. It's just LOVE spelled backwards and wrong." Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: saving gifs
Thank you, Alan. I'm well aware of the gif image spec. I don't think that's the problem but I appreciate the response. On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Alan Buxey wrote: > hi, > > > I know I saw a thread on this earlier today but I seem to have deleted > > it... > > > > My intern has a helix-code load of gimp 1.1.24. He tries to save gifs and > > gets "unknown file type" errors. I'm not sure if he's missing a library > > or if gimp no longer supports gifs due to the Unysis patent issues. If > > someone could enlighten me, we'd both be happy! > > you must change the imag format to 'indexed' before you can save as GIF > > alan > > --Ames ------ "EVIL. It's just LOVE spelled backwards and wrong." Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: real newbie question.
http://www.gimp.org/~sjburges/straightline/straightline.html On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Andrew Scotchmer wrote: > Hi, > > I've just subscribed to the list in the hope of learning more about how to use > this marvelous piece of software. > > My question isa real newbie on. I have the new Gimp v1.1.24 and was wondering > how do you draw straight lines. The normal Alt+click doesn't work. > > Also is there a cicle drawing tool in Gimp as I need to draw circles for a > piece of art I'm doing. > > I know these are really easy questions but please understand I am new. > > Thanks in advance, > > Andrew > --Ames ------ "EVIL. It's just LOVE spelled backwards and wrong." Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: saving gifs
Bingo! I'll bet that's the problem!! On 11 Sep 2000, Tal Danzig wrote: > In Debian there is a gimp-nonfree (and gimp1.1-nonfree) package. > > You might try that, or the equvilant for your distro. > > Tal > > > On Mon, 11 Sep 2000 02:44:52 -0700 (PDT), Amy said: > > : Thank you, Alan. I'm well aware of the gif image spec. I don't think > : that's the problem but I appreciate the response. > : > : On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Alan Buxey wrote: > : > : > hi, > : > > : > > I know I saw a thread on this earlier today but I seem to have deleted > : > > it... > : > > > : > > My intern has a helix-code load of gimp 1.1.24. He tries to save gifs and > : > > gets "unknown file type" errors. I'm not sure if he's missing a library > : > > or if gimp no longer supports gifs due to the Unysis patent issues. If > : > > someone could enlighten me, we'd both be happy! > : > > : > you must change the imag format to 'indexed' before you can save as GIF > : > > : > alan > : > > : > > : > : --Ames > : -- > :"EVIL. It's just LOVE spelled backwards and wrong." > : Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com > : Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com > : -- > : > : > : > > -- > > | Tal Danzig | Join #libranet on the | > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | openprojects IRC network | > > | http://www.libranet.com| Tal Danzig | > | The TOP Desktop! | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| > > > --Ames -- "EVIL. It's just LOVE spelled backwards and wrong." Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: GIMP mailing list
Alexander, Why don't you just write to the list admin and ask? On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Tom Cooper wrote: > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NO NO NO! > > My mailbox is overflowing as it is, and I don't want to see 10 to 500 > emails saying "me too" > > If you MUST reply, please do it directly to Alexander and not to the > list! > > Regards, > Tom Cooper > > > Alexander Daskalov wrote: > > > > I was just curious how many people are on ths gimp mailing list? Whoever can see >this message please reply with a simple answer like: i am, or i'm on the list!, etc. >Please reply, i thik everybody else might want to know this same information, it also >gives us a chance to know each other better! So please reply to this message if on >the mailing list! > > > > Thnx! > > > > -- > > ::..:ALEX:...:: > > -- > > > > > > Get you FREE Firstname email address at http://www.Firstname.com > > > > Get a FREE Cell Phone at http://www.freecellphonedeal.com > > -- > Standard disclaimer applies: > This message represents the opinions of the > author, and not necessarily those of any > organization to which he may be related. > --Ames ** Amy L. Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] "If you remain calm, you just don't have all the facts..." **
Re: perlotine
Indira, You have to make sure that you have all the Perl/PDL stuff set up. I don't believe it's default. --Ames *--------* Amy L. Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] "If you remain calm, you just don't have all the facts..." ** On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Indira wrote: > hello, > I use freebsd 4.2 as an operating system and I upgraded to gimp-1.2.1. > I have used filter->web->perlotine to slice up my images before. But looks > like perlotine is missing from Gimp1.2. Is this permanent? > Thanks > Indira > > There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so... > > >
Re: opening GIF
Is this a recently (within past 3months) created version of gimp? On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Cim Martens wrote: > My GIMP was installed with the RPM shipped with RedHat 6.0. It refuses > to open GIF-files. > > Is this a known problem? Can somebody tell me what to do about it? > > > cima. > > -- > This signature has been infected by the signature virus. > Please help me spread and copy me to your .signature. > --Amy Abascal --- "I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy *every* minute of it!" http://www.iconoclast.net ---
Re: opening GIF
Well, I'm not sure what the current specifics with all your libraries are but with the recent difficulties with gifs, many free software packages no longer support the gif file format. For more info, see http://www.burnallgifs.org/ . Libraries such as the gdlib are no longer available because of the Unysis patent issue. That means that if you didn't already have this library, you wont be able to get it now and that may cause you to be unable to save gifs. I don't know if that's the specific cause of your problem but you may see if you can find a copy of gdlib and install it (or check to make sure you don't already have it installed). (Hint, check your redhat distro or the webalizer website. http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/download.html) On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Cim Martens wrote: > Amy Abascal wrote: > > On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Cim Martens wrote: > > > My GIMP was installed with the RPM shipped with RedHat 6.0. It refuses > > > to open GIF-files. > > Is this a recently (within past 3months) created version of gimp? > > It probably was an older version. However: yesterday i downloaded the > tarball for version 1.0.4 and i did a normal installation (so now i'm > not working with an RPM version anymore). The same problem is there. > > Here's some exra information: on the console i get the following message > 2 times when trying to open a .gif file: > /usr/local/lib/gimp/1.0/plug-ins/gif: Segmentation fault caught > > > -- > This signature has been infected by the signature virus. > Please help me spread and copy me to your .signature. > --Amy Abascal --- "I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy *every* minute of it!" http://www.iconoclast.net ---
Re: make gimp-1.1.10: gtk-xmhtml.h: No such file or directory
try looking in http://rpmfind.net I realize you are using suse but rpmfind will let you search for that file name and find the package you need. Then you can go find the package anywhere. Good luck. On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Reimond Rombey wrote: > Hi! > > I yust tried to make gimp-1.1.10 under SuSE 6.2. > gtk-xmhtml.h is missed. > Where can I find that at gtk.org? > > Regards, > Reimond > -- > Reimond Rombey, Burg 37, D-79733 Görwihl > http://www.rombey.de - rombey website design > http://www.kreativtechnik.de - Kreativtechnik > --Amy Abascal --- "I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy *every* minute of it!" http://www.iconoclast.net ---
RE: saving in EPS
Also, there's one other small detail: Flatten image merges everything into the background layer which has subtly different properties than the others layers. Merge visible layers merges layers but not as a background image. This is especially useful for creating transparencies. When you go to select the color you wish to delete, if you are selecting from a background layer, when you delete, it will become your selected background colour. If you select from another layer, when you delete, the space remaining is transparent. So when I create transparent images, I always use "merge visible layers" rather than "flatten image". Amy On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Phyllis Davis wrote: > Stephan - > > The difference between flatten image and merge all visible layers is this: > > - Flatten image merges all visible layers to the bottommost displayed layer > and discards hidden layers. > > - Merge all visible layers merges the visible layers to the bottommost > displayed layer and preserves the hidden layers. > > Phyllis Davis > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -Original Message- > > From: Stephan Dragehjerte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 9:51 PM > > To: David Odin > > Cc: Michael P. Soulier; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gimp User Mailing List > > Subject: Re: saving in EPS > > > > > > On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, David Odin wrote: > > > > > To remove them, you can flatten the image (Layers->Flatten > > Image) since > > > eps doesn't support multi-layers anyway. > > > > Excuse me, but I've been wondering what the difference between > > Flatten Image > > and Merge All Visible Layers is? Flatten Image = Merge + Threshold Alpha? > > > > > > -- > > > > -Stephan / > > / tisprut productions [tm] > > > > http://wiktor.dk/~stephan > > > > > --Amy Abascal --- "I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy *every* minute of it!" http://www.iconoclast.net ---
printing from gimp
Anyone notice any weirdness in printing from Gimp? I have no problem with it at home but I can't seem to get it to print from work. I'm using 1.1.8 --Amy --- "A penny for your thoughts, a nickel for your neck!!" HAPPY HALLOWEEN http://www.fallenangel.com/hallowseve/ ---
Re: Background Gifs
On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Riyad Kalla wrote: > I've done it on a page before. It was something equivalent to > > STYLE="Background: No-Title" or something to that extent.. I don't > remmeber... > Yes, you *can* do this with style-sheets. However, this function is not supported by most browsers, so I consider it a nice idea that's more or less useless. You could also use layers but only a few versions of Netscape support that and IE or Opera don't at all (damned shame because it was a cool idea). There are some interesting ways to get around the problem of tiling which basically depend on your page design and background image. Just try to come up with creative ways to achieve the design you want using different methods. There may very well be a way to do it but it is going to depend on your design. You can use place this in your body tag: leftmargin=0 Cmarginheight=0 marginwidth=0 topmargin=0 (FYI those attributes are only supported by 4.x+ browsers). Then set up a table where your background image is the background of the table. This will still tile but if you set the table width to the same size as the image, it wont. You can have a similar effect by putting the peices of the background image in individual table cells, too. If you want a single background image, you need to make it *at least* 1700 pixels wide and I'd recommend making it tile vertically. See http://www.valinux.com for an example. Even though I didn't follow my own advice on the VA Linux site, I'd *highly* recommend that you avoid using one single great big background image. It's very hard to control the file size, for one thing. It can easily make your site big and clunky. You must make the image big enough that it doesn't tile horizontally so that means you get to work with massively huge images which can be a pain. I would not resort to this unless I absolutely couldn't come up with another way to acheive my design. Just my 2 cents! :) Good Luck! --Amy Abascal --- "A penny for your thoughts, a nickel for your neck!!" HAPPY HALLOWEEN http://www.fallenangel.com/hallowseve/ ---
Re: Background Gifs
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, James Knowles wrote: > This is an alternative, along with a JPEG. The compression should take > the file size down to nothing. I have no idea whether browsers would > effectively deal with this. I have seen something similar with a wide > but not very tall image that produced a verticle tiling effect. Honestly, if you're going to do this, I'd recommend using a PNG. The file compression is *much* better than GIF or JPG. You can toss in some browser detection code to make sure the browser supports PNG and if it doesn't give them the GIF or JPG instead. The majority of your viewers will get served the PNG. --Amy Abascal --- "A penny for your thoughts, a nickel for your neck!!" HAPPY HALLOWEEN http://www.fallenangel.com/hallowseve/ ---
Re: GIMP GIF->PNG transparency woes
You may want to see http://www.burnallgifs.org http://www.iconoclast.net/burngifs/ For more info about this. In a nutshell, only a very few browsers support transparent PNG's. Netscape for Linux doesn't support them at all. This is very disconcerting and it's why I couldn't change my sites over. ESR had an absolute fit at me over the VA Linux site and Don Marti just kinda growled. If you can alter your design to get around using transparencies, it would be great! Try making your image background color match your bgcolor. But that's not the problem you are having. Your problem is due to the fact that GIMP requires you to convert to RGB before it will save a PNG. I believe that later versions of CVS GIMP have fixed this. Good Luck! Amy Abascal On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, James Knowles wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to convert GIFs with transparencies to PNGs using GIMP to > produce a 100% GIF-free site. > > I take the following steps: > 1) Open the GIF (for example, the gfx_by_gimp.gif "Graphics by GIMP") > 2) Select "save as" > 3) Select PNG type > 4) Save > 5) PNG options (compression) dialog comes up - OK > 6) I get a dialog that simply says "save failed - " > > It seems obvious that I'm missing a step, but I'm not sure what. I may > be blind, but I can't find it in the docs. > > I hate to admit that in my frustration, I tried using a [m$] program. It > didn't even attempt to preserve the transparency. Ack! > > GIMP 1.04 > RH 6.0 > Linux 2.2.3 with special SMP patches > > Thanks for any suggestions, > > James > > -- > Running NT is like listening to Kenny G with a kazoo. > --Amy Abascal --- "A penny for your thoughts, a nickel for your neck!!" HAPPY HALLOWEEN http://www.fallenangel.com/hallowseve/ ---
Re: transparent background
Yes, don't just delete the background and save the image on a transparent background. The image will not have anything to dither with and will therefore be "ragged". Instead, 1. Set your background color to a color that matches (or closely matches) the background on your webpage. 2. Select Layers -> Merge Visible Layers -> Clipped to Bottom Layer. 3. Select Image -> Transforms -> Autocrop 4. Use the "Magic Wand" selection tool to select the colors you want to make transparent. 5. Use Alt-x (or cut from the menu) to cut out the colors. Now you will have an edge that is dithered to the background color. You should be able to use this image on any background that isn't too contrasted from your original background. In otherwords, if the image was designed on a white background and your webpage is light grey (say #c0c0c0) you should be ok. But if it was designed on a white background and you try to put it on a black background, it will look like hell. Good Luck! On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, graficon wrote: > I'm trying to save some 3-D text that I've created with bump-mapping on > a transparent background. Indexing/grayscaling corrupts the image and I > want to avoid this "ragged" look. Any suggestions? > --Amy Abascal --- "A penny for your thoughts, a nickel for your neck!!" HAPPY HALLOWEEN http://www.fallenangel.com/hallowseve/ ---
Re: Gimp crashes as I choose certain fonts
Update to gimp-1.1.10 On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Felix Hermann wrote: > Hello there, > > I have Gimp 1.1 running on my machine and I have the following problem: > > As I choose certain fonts, e.g. bistream charter, the programm > crashes... The font is comming along with LaTex. > But there are also other fonts that blow the programm. > > Does somebody know why? > > Thanks > Felix Hermann > --Amy Abascal --- "A penny for your thoughts, a nickel for your neck!!" HAPPY HALLOWEEN http://www.fallenangel.com/hallowseve/ ---
Re: Fonts
On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, David Powers wrote:
> I'm a bit new to Gimp, I would like to add some fonts into the gimp, is
> this possible?
yes.
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Re: Fonts
On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Stephan Dragehjerte wrote: > On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Amy Abascal wrote: > > > yes. > > Boy these mailing lists are great. This is what I call an > action packed flow of useful information! Ok, I'm sorry. I'll admit, I was just being a smart-arse. Afterall, the poster only asked if it were possible. Ok, here's how to do it... There's more than one way. 1. First find your fonts directory. On my system, that's /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts but this can vary. If you are not root on your box (or if you just feel like being different) you can also create a fonts directory somewhere that you have rwx access. 2. Put your fonts in that directory. 3. You need a utility called type1inst . You can get a copy at http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/xutils/ among other places. 4. Unpack type1inst and run it in your fonts directory. (It's a perl script so just unpack it into the fonts dir and ./type1inst). This will go through and find all the post script fonts that you've added to your fonts dir. 5. startx. 6. Pull up a term window and type $ xset +fp /path/to/your/fonts $ xset fp rehash 7. Open gimp and see if your fonts are there. 8. If it all worked, put the two lines from step six at the end of your .xinitrc file so you don't have to type them every time you restart X. Good luck! --Amy Abascal --- ---
Re: Fonts
LT, I admit that it was a smart-ass remark. But for gods' sake, I answer half the questions on this list. So just chill out. I answered the guy's question quite thoroughly in my next post. *geez* Don't take everything so damned seriously. It was obviously a joke. Amy On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, LT Grant wrote: > maybe we should waste more bandwidth by complaining about > stupid responses instead of doing something about it. this list is > here so those of us who know more about stuff than others can > help. this is what this open-source community is all about, not > bashing some guy becuase he asked a "stupid-question." > remember, there are no stupid questions. if you feel the need to be > o-so-witty, why not take it off the list and save all of us from the > jealosy caused by your superior knowledge of gimp and your great > wit in harrasing those who are more inexperienced. remember if > we turn one person off, that person talks, and they talk. > i think i speak for many of those on the list when i say that there is > NO stupid question. not everybody knows where to look, so we > could tell them, or at worst ignore them. remember we all crawled > once. > > lt grant > > > Date sent:Tue, 2 Nov 1999 00:09:10 +0100 (CET) > From: Stephan Dragehjerte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Send reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Amy Abascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Copies to:David Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Fonts > > > On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Amy Abascal wrote: > > > > > yes. > > > > Boy these mailing lists are great. This is what I call an > > action packed flow of useful information! > > > > -- > > > > -Stephan / > > / tisprut productions [tm] > > > > http://wiktor.dk/~stephan > > > > > > > - > Between subtle shading and the absense > of light lies the nuance of illusion. > - Kryptos > > --Amy Abascal --- ---
RE: Font types, sizes
On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Per-Erik Kristensson wrote: > > Just a curiosity, it is possible if you have saved an image as an xcf so > > that you can modify the layers again, that you can find out what font > > type and size was used in the image In a somewhat easy fashion? > > There is no easy way to edit text you already have written. However, if you just >want's to know with font you have used, rename the layer to the fontname/size. This >will save you a lot's of time! Sorry, but that's not true! If you double-click on the text-icon, you will get text options. Choose the Dynamic Text option. Now your text will appear in its own layer. Anytime you click on that layer with the font tool, you will be able edit your text (just like with a word processor). Of course, this is only available in CVS versions of GIMP. > --Ames ------ Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group www.valinux.com --
Re: get terrence brannon OFF these lists
Terrance Brannon should kindly read the instructions at http://www.gimp.org/mailing_list.html and take himself off the list and stop annoying everyone with these messages. Thank you. On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Terrence Brannon wrote: > > -- > Terrence Brannon * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://LNC.USC.EDU/~brannon >(213) 740-3397 [Office] (213) 740-5687 [Fax] >USC, HNB, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520 > --Ames ------ Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: get terrence brannon OFF these lists
To subscribe, it says to send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The logical assumption (and indeed the correct answer) for unsubscribe would be: [EMAIL PROTECTED] However, realistically, it would be nice if the list maintainer(s) would echo the instructions to the footer of all the emails on this list. Amy On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Steve Morris wrote: > > Amy, > > Before sending flames I suggest that you read the mail_list.html page > and see if you can find the instructions that you suggest are > there. It is obviously an oversight but unsubscribe/remove is not > actually covered leaving poor Terry up the creek without any recourse > but to ask the list and then be publicly attacked by you. > > I hope this oversight is resolved before I want out because I don't > relish the prospect. > > Steve > > Amy Abascal writes: > > > > Terrance Brannon should kindly read the instructions at > > http://www.gimp.org/mailing_list.html > > > > and take himself off the list and stop annoying everyone with these > > messages. > > > > Thank you. > > > > On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Terrence Brannon wrote: > --Ames -- Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: get terrence brannon OFF these lists
All, Some of you are very upset that I was irritated with an individual who sent multiple "Take me off this list" messages to the gimp-user list. I am used to mailing lists where people sending perpetual "unsubscribe me" messages is looked at as rude and poor netiquette. Perhaps I've been on technical lists too long. I have received no end of flames (some very strange indeed) for my comments to this individual. I guess I'm the only one who sees the humor in people flaming someone for flaming. But, whatever. I appologize that this upset so many people. My actions were not based out of hostility but irritation and there is a big difference between the two. Again, I appologize that so many people have been so incensed by my comments. I regret that I have been their biggest source of stress for the day. Finally, if you really must reply to me about this, please reply in private. --Amy ------ Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Changing the subject
In the spirit of ending this godawful flame war (to which I haven't responded since FRIDAY), I will change the subject. Copyleft now has adorable GIMP t-shirts for sale. I ordered one last night. I don't know how long they've had these. http://www.copyleft.com --Ames ------ Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: Changing the subject -retraction
make that http://www.copyleft.net On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Amy Abascal wrote: > > In the spirit of ending this godawful flame war (to which I haven't > responded since FRIDAY), I will change the subject. > > Copyleft now has adorable GIMP t-shirts for sale. I ordered one last > night. I don't know how long they've had these. http://www.copyleft.com > > --Ames > ------ > Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com > Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com > -- > > > --Ames ------ Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: special characters?
You can just copy-paste them in. On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Erunantion wrote: > Well, this being my first message to the list, I wonder how the response > time and daily load are, but > > To the problem - is there any way to type special characters using the > text tool (or any other tool/filter/script-fu)? Special characters being > those not included in the regular ascii set (such as the n with the ~ over > it, a with ' over it, etc.) Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > == > Jonathan Erbe aka Erunantion > The Annals of Middle-earth ><"http://members.tripod.com/~eruantalon/tolkien.html"> >E-mail me at <"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> > ====== > --Ames -- Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com --
Re: RGB to CMYK
Hi Koot, Gimp does not let us convert to CMYK. I don't remember the details specifically, but this has to do with the patent for the color algorhythms. The only time I ever boot VMWare to use Photoshop anymore is when I need to work with CMYK colors. I just load my finished Gimp images and convert the color. This is the only use I have for a Windows environment at all. It's an irritating limitation of Gimp but not one I bump into often. Good Luck! --Ames -- "Real Chics Dig Linux" Amy L. Abascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems www.valinux.com Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Groupwww.svlug.com -- On Sun, 5 Dec 1999, Koot wrote: > Hi everyone > > I need to work with CMYK colors, the Gimp Manual does not go into to much detail on >how to convert an RGB created image into an CMYK. > I need to convert the image to CMYK for the "printers" to print it out for me (they >did show me how to do it with Corel Draw, but I am sticking with > Gimp :-)) > > All suggestions and pointers will be appreciated. > > Thanks >
Re: progressive jpeg
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Jon Winters wrote:
> lowsrc="icons/frontpage-small-low.jpg" border="2" alt="The GIMP">
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Note, this doesn't work in all browsers.
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