Re: [Gimp-user] [Offtopic] Design learning

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 14:29, Mike Marchywka wrote: > I guess my question is , " does anyone know of tools that can convert > images to ASCII characters, This was the first hit on a google search for "images to ASCII characters": http://asciiconvert.com/ -- Dotan Cohen h

Re: [Gimp-user] Selecting area within area

Thanks Branko and Chris, layers it is then. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing out on some fantastic technique made just for this. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp

[Gimp-user] Selecting area within area

possible? Should I simply copy the small section to a different layer and work there? Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman

Re: [Gimp-user] HELP! FAST!

gt; 3. Which file format did you save the work as? [.xcf, .jpg, .png, .other?] > > da Bear > 4) A descriptive subject -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.E

Re: [Gimp-user] Fw: Re: toolbox

27;t gotten around to it yet! -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Fw: Re: toolbox

2010/4/30 Jernej Simončič : > On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:58:52 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > >> Is this available in the 2.7.0 development snapshot? I will compile >> and use that if it is available, but I don't want to go through the >> trouble if it is not. > >

Re: [Gimp-user] Fw: Re: toolbox

> Is this available in the 2.7.0 development snapshot? I will compile > and use that if it is available, but I don't want to go through the > trouble if it is not. > I should probably mention that I'm on Kubuntu Linux, that might matter. -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com h

Re: [Gimp-user] Fw: Re: toolbox

> > Not in 2.6, but in 2.8 there will be a single-window mode. > Is this available in the 2.7.0 development snapshot? I will compile and use that if it is available, but I don't want to go through the trouble if it is not. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen

Re: [Gimp-user] Fwd: Re: GIMP vs Photoshop

ame with me, on Kubuntu and I cannot stand the multiple-window Gimp. One Mac user I know actually prefers Gimp but uses something else (forgot what, but it's not Photoshop) because of the Gimp's multiple-windows. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.c

Re: [Gimp-user] Fwd: Re: Completely off every imaginable topic;)

2010/1/18 Ken Warner : > Ohhh the horror > And here you have illustrated that many top-posters do so just to spite people. I don't need to quote Voltaire to illustrate what that means. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibb

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP vs Photoshop

eveloped feature. For Digikam bugs and feature requests: http://bugs.kde.org For F-spot bugs and feature requests: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Urgently need to adjust photograph size

hat you want. > Depending to which nation he is applying for his passport, altering the photograph in that way may be illegal. The two nations for which I hold passports allow only cropping and resizing of the image, even colour adjustment and free rotation is forbidden. -- Dotan Cohen http://w

[Gimp-user] Printing from only one print jet

three images, each of which would only use one of the CMY colours for printing? Thanks in advance. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

good citizen of the net. > I have heard of that book. When / if I decide to really learn the Gimp as it deserves to be learned (university and family schedule supporting) then I will definitely look for a copy. Thank you for the suggestion. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

the image around all you want, and then when you have it perfect > convert the path the a selection.  I think it's MUCH easier than the lasso. > Here's a great tutorial on this, > http://mailman.linuxchix.org/pipermail/courses/2005-March/001821.html. > Thank you, Patrick, I

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

ks Dutch. > My Dutch is weaker than my English, and Gimp in my native language is horrible! (Many UI problems) -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009/8/17 Sven Neumann : > Hi, > > On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 22:36 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> > Let go, pan using either MMB or space, then continue making the >> > selection.  There's no penalty for releasing LMB early :) >> > >> >> When I do

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

> Let go, pan using either MMB or space, then continue making the > selection.  There's no penalty for releasing LMB early :) > When I do that, as soon as I finish making the second selection (after the pan) I loose the first selection. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is

Re: [Gimp-user] Magic-lasso tool?

> Try the scissors tool?  I also make frequent use of the 'select by > color' tool... > The select by colour tools was having trouble with this spot, but magic scissors works great. Thanks! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com htt

Re: [Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

2009/8/17 Chris Mohler : > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> When I am selecting an area with the freehand select tool, how can I >> move the image shown? I need to select an area that is larger than my >> screen size. Zooming out is not an option because

[Gimp-user] Magic-lasso tool?

I have last used an image editing program several years ago, I think it was photoshop. It had a magic-lasso tool that would snap to areas of different colour, and make selecting objects very easy. Does gimp not have such a tool? I cannot find it. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com

[Gimp-user] How to move image when selecting?

When I am selecting an area with the freehand select tool, how can I move the image shown? I need to select an area that is larger than my screen size. Zooming out is not an option because I need the precision that zoom gives me. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http

Re: [Gimp-user] Is it really that complicated to make a circle?

2009/7/1 Patrick Horgan : > Not that hard.  On the site someone points to a tutorial that does the same > thing using stroking and he incorrectly responds that it would create a more > pixelated result. > > Thanks, I saw the comments after asking here! -- Dotan Cohen http://w

Re: [Gimp-user] Is it really that complicated to make a circle?

2009/6/30 Jaime Seuma : > Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Please take a look at this guide for making a circle in the Gimp: >> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/linux-tips-create-an-unfilled-circle-in-the-gimp/ >> >> 7 steps? Really? >> > There are not really so much s

[Gimp-user] Is it really that complicated to make a circle?

Please take a look at this guide for making a circle in the Gimp: http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/linux-tips-create-an-unfilled-circle-in-the-gimp/ 7 steps? Really? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Gimp-user mailing

Re: [Gimp-user] Article: Handy Tweaks To Make GIMP Replace Photoshop

ied the most common Gimp objections and addressed them. That makes for a very valuable article in my opinion. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.E

Re: [Gimp-user] Article: Handy Tweaks To Make GIMP Replace Photoshop

> Article: > http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/03/8-handy-tweaks-to-make-gimp-replace-photoshop/ > Nice, thanks. I suppose that website is like lifehacker.com. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Gimp-use

Re: [Gimp-user] problem getting the thing to work

"doesn't work" what exactly happened, and what did you expect to happen? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-

Re: [Gimp-user] Photo printing

A4 sized print will look terrible, but up to the technical limits of the machine it can be done. Therefore, make sure that the shop that gives you the disc used a high (at least 300 DPI, and 1200 would not be unreasonable) resolution setting so that the resultant prints will look decent. -- Dotan C

Re: [Gimp-user] Win32: Use standard Windows File Open/Save dialog

s ejected improperly. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-

Re: [Gimp-user] Win32: Use standard Windows File Open/Save dialog

them before unplugging them because the OS works like this. If the OS said "bad boy!" and lost data _once_ then the users would stop. This is a case of the OS fostering bad habits by treating the users as idiots who are unable to learn something so simple as pressing an eject button b

Re: [Gimp-user] Win32: Use standard Windows File Open/Save dialog

which is why I mention that it is sometimes the 'right' decision. However, end users don't like it, no matter what the technical merits may be. Also, each application obviously has it's own special needs, and the OS default File Chooser cannot satisfy them all. -- Dotan Cohen ht

Re: [Gimp-user] Win32: Use standard Windows File Open/Save dialog

(and annoying) of these cases. Although you use Windows, here is my Kubuntu bug about the situation: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-meta/+bug/281834 -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-

Re: [Gimp-user] Increasing DPI of image

2008/11/18 David Gowers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:24 AM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 2008/11/17 David Gowers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> That is actually what I had done, David, however I figured that it was >>

Re: [Gimp-user] Moving text while typing it.

2008/11/17 John Coppens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So, I confirm Dotan's report. My WM is xfce 4.4.2, if that influences > things. (X11 is xorg 7.4) > I should have mentioned: Gimp 2.4.6 Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 3.5.10 -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג

Re: [Gimp-user] Increasing DPI of image

2008/11/17 David Gowers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > 2008/11/17 Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Can Gimp increase the DPI of a PSD file without affecting the physical >> dimensions of the image? We have a wedding invitation in PSD that is >> 72 DPI a

[Gimp-user] Increasing DPI of image

Can Gimp increase the DPI of a PSD file without affecting the physical dimensions of the image? We have a wedding invitation in PSD that is 72 DPI and the printer needs 300 DPI. Thanks in advance. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס

Re: [Gimp-user] Moving text while typing it.

manager implements transient dialogs as modal? I suggest that you > file a bug report against your window manager. > Actually, I have been having problems with Compiz recently. After a reinstall that I plan for the next few weeks I will see if the problem returns and I will file bugs as appropr

Re: [Gimp-user] Moving text while typing it.

t. I am on a pretty stock Kubuntu 8.04 (KDE 3.5.10) installation, with proprietary ATI video drivers. Anything else that might be affecting this? Should I try to build from Trunk and confirm the issue in a more recent version? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-

Re: [Gimp-user] Moving text while typing it.

2008/11/15 Martin Nordholts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dotan Cohen wrote: >> 2008/11/15 Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> Excellent, thanks! However, the more general question stands: do the >> Gimp devs take kindly to feature requests regarding the usabil

Re: [Gimp-user] Moving text while typing it.

t; Excellent, thanks! However, the more general question stands: do the Gimp devs take kindly to feature requests regarding the usability of Gimp's tools? Or should I not even bother and waste their time? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-

Re: [Gimp-user] Moving text while typing it.

2008/11/15 Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > On Sat, 2008-11-15 at 02:53 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> In KDE's KolourPaint one can open the Text tool, add text, and move >> the text insert location while the text is in edit mode. How does one >>

[Gimp-user] Moving text while typing it.

In KDE's KolourPaint one can open the Text tool, add text, and move the text insert location while the text is in edit mode. How does one do this in Gimp? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-

[Gimp-user] Calibrating monitors in Ubuntu

e interested in calibrating the external Asus against a known reference implementation than against the Dell's internal monitor. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-

Re: [Gimp-user] No tools window

2008/10/3 Simon Budig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dotan Cohen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> Often when tabbing through the Gimp windows I find that any particular >> window will be missing. Right now it is the Tools window. How does one >> reopen it? The obvious place to look

Re: [Gimp-user] No tools window

2008/10/3 Martin Nordholts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Often when tabbing through the Gimp windows I find that any particular >> window will be missing. Right now it is the Tools window. How does one >> reopen it? The obvious place to look (View

[Gimp-user] No tools window

Often when tabbing through the Gimp windows I find that any particular window will be missing. Right now it is the Tools window. How does one reopen it? The obvious place to look (View) does not have it in there. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו

Re: [Gimp-user] printing only blue

k you, I will try that. I am wary of water and electronics, but the cartridge is pretty much all PET or ABS, and I do believe that the ink is water based. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-

Re: [Gimp-user] printing only blue

king through. > I have used the printer's clean mode but it is wasting much ink from the other reserviors, and wasting the black as well. I figure that I need at least another ten or so passes, maybe more, so I'd like to save the other colours. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com

Re: [Gimp-user] printing only blue

2008/9/23 Kevin Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dotan Cohen wrote: >> My printer has a stuck blue nozzle and I am trying to clean it. > > The simplest solution is to run multiple cleaning cycles to clear the nozzles. > I had an inkjet printer where multiple nozzles wer

[Gimp-user] printing only blue

differ from those in Gimp. What colour could I configure, that would translate to blue only from the printer? Thanks in advance. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü

Re: [Gimp-user] Using shift with selection tools

On 16/10/2007, Michael Beckwith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally, I'd suggest checking out the quick mask tool as well. I use it extensively. Thanks. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף

Re: [Gimp-user] Using shift with selection tools

On 16/10/2007, Daniel Hornung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 16 October 2007, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > I see that some modifier keys perform two different functions when > > used in conjunction with the select tools. Shift with the ellipse > > selector, for insta

[Gimp-user] Using shift with selection tools

opposed to replacing the selection). This dualty of shift's behaviour is troublesome. For instance, if I want to add to the current selection, but I do not want to force a perfect circle, how can I do that? Thanks in advance. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-

[Gimp-user] Image resizing based upon image content

/adobe-hires-co-inventor-of-image-resizer-technology/ Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com/what_is/gimp.html ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] A GIMP book

ustice to the sample chapters that I saw. It makes me think that the book is as cheap as the website. Change it, quick! Dotan Cohen http://lyricslist.com/ http://what-is-what.com/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.

Re: [Gimp-user] A GIMP book

isher. The > sample tutorial looked good. > > http://nostarch.com/frameset.php?startat=gimp > > Just thought I'd pass it on. > Very nice, the sample chapters were amazing. This seems to be written for Gimp 2.2, but 2.4 will have significant changes. Can you (or the author) ad

[Gimp-user] Fonts shown in correct font

Gimp capable of this? How is it configured? Thanks in advance. Dotan Cohen http://lyricslist.com/ http://what-is-what.com/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user