[Gimp-user] New Gimp FAQ: Call for questions
this letter is waiting for moderator approval. i thought a simple forward would be best. - Forwarded message from Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] - From: Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Carol Spears [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New Gimp FAQ: Call for questions Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:06:01 -0800 (PST) The gimp web team has desired that the current FAQ's be updated to reflect the current 1.2.x reality for some time. Unfortunately, it has not been able to contact the FAQ maintainer, and the licence on the current FAQ's do not allow for modifications. If we are not able to contact Miles soon, we will have to do a clean room reimplementation of the FAQ's from scratch. The results will be placed under the GNU Free Documentation License. We have decided to do this in two parts. First, we will issue a Call for Questions. Please send in all questions you would like to have in the new Gimp User FAQ to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and CC them to the lists for discussion. Once the questions have been selected, I will arrange them and issue a Call for Answers. Please then send me a message stating your intent to write an answer, and CC it to the lists so that no one else takes that question. If I do not recieve an answer within three days, I will open that question up again. Once all the questions are answered, I will send a final draft out for comments. Soon thereafter we will start with the Call for Questions for the Developer FAQ. I must reiterate that copying from the current GIMP FAQ's is simply not acceptable. Such submissions will be rejected. If English is not your first language, don't feel that you can't take part. Any grammar mistakes will be lovingly corrected, so even if your English is not perfect, you can still contribute significantly. FAQ entries should be written with respect to 1.2.x, but should also contain any significant changes in 1.3.x. If you don't use 1.3.x, it is not neccessary to mention differences in 1.3.x -- they will be added by the GIMP web team. Please do not assume that all readers of this document will be Linux users -- we want to treat users of all supported operating systems equally, to the extent that our limited resources are capible of supporting. Here is a list of questions to start with: 1. What is the GIMP? 2. What does GIMP stand for? 3. What features does it have? 3a. Does it support CMYK? 16-bit per channel images? Floating-point channels? 4. What are the minimum system requirements? 4a. What operating systems is it available for? 5. Where can I get it? 5a. There are some binary versions on the GIMP website. Should I download them or build GIMP myself? 5b. Where can I get non-official gimp packages for foo? 6. What version should I get? 7. What documentation is available? 8. Where can I find other GIMP stuff? 9. Is GIMP a true GNU program? 10. What is the history of GIMP? 11. What is the relationship between GNOME and GIMP? 12. Easter eggs are fun. Does GIMP have any? 13. Does GIMP support digital cameras? 14. Does GIMP support scanners? 15. Does GIMP support Wacom tablets? 15a.How about other drawing tablets? 16. Is there a GIMP mailing list? 17. How about an IRC channel? 18. Ok, I'm trying to compile gimp, and this `./configure' program complains about missing or old libraries. What gives? 18a.But I know I have the right version of libfoo! Why can't configure find it? 19. How do layers work? 20. Channels? 21. Paths? 22. Selections? 23. How can I draw basic shapes (straight line, circle, square, etc.)? 24. How can I change the color I draw in? 25. How can I make what I have selected into a separate image? 26. How can I add what I have selected into a new image? 27. How can I make part of my image transparent? 28. How can I change keybindings? 29. How can I do gamma correction? 30. What are plug-ins? 31. Where can I find new plug-ins? 32a.How can I add them to my GIMP? 33. EEEK! I downloaded the latest version of gimp, and my favorite plug-in has dissappeared! 34. Are Photoshop Filters/Plugins supported? 35. What is Script-Fu? 36. Where can I learn more about it? 37. How can I call a plug-in in Script-Fu? How about another script? 38. What in the world is a Procedural Database Error? 39. Is there a macro recorder that automagically creates Script-Fu scripts for me? 40. Can I add my own brushes? 41. Can I add my own patterns? 42. Can I give a copy of this gradient or palette I've created to a friend? 43. My fonts are ugly. 44. What font formats does GIMP support? 45. Where can I get more fonts? 46. The font that the GIMP uses for its menu text is nappy. How can I change it? 47. What is this XCF file format? Why should I use it? 48. What other formats does GIMP support? 49. I can't save my file as a GIF or TIFF. 50. I can't save my file as some other file format. 51. How can I add support for the foo file format to GIMP? 52. What languages does GIMP support? 53. Does GIMP support XInput?
[Gimp-user] New Gimp FAQ: Call for questions
Hi! Here are some questions I have: *) Where can I find good gimp tutorials? *) How close in functionality to PhotoShop is the gimp? *) What versions of PhotoShop .PSD files are supported by the PhotoShop plug-in? *) How can I change the foreground color of some text to a pattern? *) What are layer masks and how do they work? *) How does the Xtns/Script-Fu menu differ from the Script-Fu pop-up menu? *) Is it possible to align text along a curve in an image? If so, how is it done? *) How can I find out the step-by-step process to make the logo effects in the Xtns/Script-Fu/Logos menu? I can see the resultant layer data, but have NO idea of how to do that myself. *) What does feathering mean? *) What books on the gimp are recommended? Beginner and intermediate level books would be great. *) Where can I find online resources/tutorials on creating animations with gimp? I will post more as I think of them :) Peace Tom - Forwarded by Tom Williams/HQ/dssi on 12/18/02 02:05 PM - Carol Spears [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: GIMP Users [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Gimp-user] New Gimp FAQ: Call for questions rkeley.edu 12/18/02 01:28 PM Please respond to Rockwlrs Our mission is to help our clients achieve more cost-effective data center operations. this letter is waiting for moderator approval. i thought a simple forward would be best. - Forwarded message from Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] - From: Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Carol Spears [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New Gimp FAQ: Call for questions Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:06:01 -0800 (PST) The gimp web team has desired that the current FAQ's be updated to reflect the current 1.2.x reality for some time. Unfortunately, it has not been able to contact the FAQ maintainer, and the licence on the current FAQ's do not allow for modifications. If we are not able to contact Miles soon, we will have to do a clean room reimplementation of the FAQ's from scratch. The results will be placed under the GNU Free Documentation License. We have decided to do this in two parts. First, we will issue a Call for Questions. Please send in all questions you would like to have in the new Gimp User FAQ to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and CC them to the lists for discussion. Once the questions have been selected, I will arrange them and issue a Call for Answers. Please then send me a message stating your intent to write an answer, and CC it to the lists so that no one else takes that question. If I do not recieve an answer within three days, I will open that question up again. Once all the questions are answered, I will send a final draft out for comments. Soon thereafter we will start with the Call for Questions for the Developer FAQ. I must reiterate that copying from the current GIMP FAQ's is simply not acceptable. Such submissions will be rejected. If English is not your first language, don't feel that you can't take part. Any grammar mistakes will be lovingly corrected, so even if your English is not perfect, you can still contribute significantly. FAQ entries should be written with respect to 1.2.x, but should also contain any significant changes in 1.3.x. If you don't use 1.3.x, it is not neccessary to mention differences in 1.3.x -- they will be added by the GIMP web team. Please do not assume that all readers of this document will be Linux users -- we want to treat users of all supported operating systems equally, to the extent that our limited resources are capible of supporting. Here is a list of questions to start
Re: [Gimp-user] New Gimp FAQ: Call for questions
On Wednesday 18 December 2002 21:28, Carol Spears wrote: this letter is waiting for moderator approval. i thought a simple forward would be best. - Forwarded message from Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] - From: Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Carol Spears [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New Gimp FAQ: Call for questions Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:06:01 -0800 (PST) The gimp web team has desired that the current FAQ's be updated to reflect the current 1.2.x reality for some time. Unfortunately, it has not been able to contact the FAQ maintainer, and the licence on the current FAQ's do not allow for modifications. If we are not able to contact Miles soon, we will have to do a clean room reimplementation of the FAQ's from scratch. The results will be placed under the GNU Free Documentation License. We have decided to do this in two parts. First, we will issue a Call for Questions. Please send in all questions you would like to have in the new Gimp User FAQ to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and CC them to the lists for discussion. OK here is my FAQ: How does one set defaults in Gimp for e.g., output formats? -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters Rowse Reviews Culleton Editorial Services http://wexfordpress.com Free 20MB Web Site Hosting and Personalized E-mail Service! Get It Now At Doteasy.com http://www.doteasy.com/et/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
