Re: [Gimp-developer] What would it take to add an option for the Pencil tool to support brush transparency? (James Houx)

2019-05-22 Thread Simon Budig
James Houx via gimp-developer-list (gimp-developer-list@gnome.org) wrote: > How difficult would it be to modify the pencil tool to support transparency? the regular paintbrush and the pencil tool are both using the gimppaintcore for painting the brushes. The difference between pencil and

Re: [Gimp-developer] What would it take to add an option for the Pencil tool to support brush transparency? (James Houx)

2019-05-22 Thread James Houx via gimp-developer-list
Thanks Ell, I tried the grid brush technique. While it works for making explicit individual stamps, it does not work for holding the button down and continuously painting. That makes it not an option for my needs: as I'd have to click thousands of times, since I can't use the scatter settings

Re: [Gimp-developer] What would it take to add an option for the Pencil tool to support brush transparency?

2019-05-22 Thread Ell via gimp-developer-list
On 5/21/19 9:57 PM, James Houx via gimp-developer-list wrote: > I /really, really /badly want this feature!?? Badly enough that I will > have to figure out how to hack the source myself unless can tell me a > way to accomplish it. > > Basically, the problem is this: > > The brush tool uses

Re: [Gimp-developer] What would it take to add an option for the Pencil tool to support brush transparency?

2019-05-21 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Tue, 2019-05-21 at 20:57 -0500, James Houx via gimp-developer-list wrote: > > > The pencil tool would be the natural solution, but the pencil tool > does > not support transparency for RGB brushes! I'm surprised because it > seems like such a very simple feature. :( I’m not sure what you

[Gimp-developer] What would it take to add an option for the Pencil tool to support brush transparency?

2019-05-21 Thread James Houx via gimp-developer-list
I /really, really /badly want this feature!  Badly enough that I will have to figure out how to hack the source myself unless can tell me a way to accomplish it. Basically, the problem is this: The brush tool uses sub-pixel sampling to get an anti-aliased effect when you paint.  I don't want