Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting the recognition that GIMP deserves

2011-11-10 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
> "The more people that use the latest GIMP code from git the better. It keeps > the required effort to contribute code upstreams small, which in turn > increases the likelihood of upstream contributions, and it makes bugs more > vulnerable to early discovery which minimizes their impact." I guess

Re: [Gimp-developer] features

2011-11-19 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
> To elaborate on that, file management is not graphics editors job. > It's a whole separate tool. For photos I use digikam. A file browser (Adobe "Brigde") makes sense in Adobe apps because they're all inter-connected and having an improved file management tool to exchange assets between tools (m

Re: [Gimp-developer] suggestion for new versions of GIMP

2011-11-24 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
These experts are laughing at GIMP? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060923202508AAKhUd3 Luckily enought they didn't mention something about the name. They would be LTAO and that would be really, really bad. Now seriously: If you have real needs in your everyday work that can't be ad

Re: [Gimp-developer] suggestion for new versions of GIMP

2011-11-27 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2011/11/27 Bogdan Szczurek : > …or they miss some vital functionalities like I do. Higher bit depths or > built-in raw handling are not really the case for me here. What is? Proper > CMYK, Lab and multichannel support. These can be provided by recent > architectural changes, but I adhere to the cu

Re: [Gimp-developer] suggestion for new versions of GIMP

2011-11-27 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2011/11/27 Bogdan Szczurek : > In my opinion, it's not only a habit. I think better thing to say would be: > print industry is more often _tolerating_ RGB. I think it's because of quite > reasonable conversion profiles to CMYK and because more, and more often, > different content creators (clients)

Re: [Gimp-developer] suggestion for new versions of GIMP

2011-11-27 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
we went rather off-topic, didn't we? Sorry! ___ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list

Re: [Gimp-developer] suggestion for new versions of GIMP

2011-11-27 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
The last one, I promess! 2011/11/28 Bogdan Szczurek : >> Keeping RGB using colors that fit inside the gamuts of all the devices >> involved for the essential colors (for instance branding colors) give >> you a good balance of color preservation and color reliability. > > That "common gamut" is on

Re: [Gimp-developer] (was: suggestion for new versions of GIMP) suggestion for a better explanation of the way to address various graphic problems with GIMP

2011-11-29 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2011/11/29 Marco Ciampa : > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 03:13:35AM -0300, > May I ask you (two) a favor? Sure! If the rest agrees I could do it, of course. Bogdan, would you give me a hand? What do you think about using this thread to resume the topic and discuss possible disagreements, then post it

Re: [Gimp-developer] new color system with 5101 shades ready for Gimp

2011-12-04 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
Gabriel: What's the license of your color system? I told you that you can't expect to have your swatches included in any free software package if they are distributed under copyright or any restrictive EULA. The palette file should be distributed under a free software compatible license. In your we

Re: [Gimp-developer] new color system with 5101 shades ready for Gimp

2011-12-04 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
Update: Gabriel replied in a private mail stating that sRGB and CMYK swatches have no relationship between each other, and that license is CC (BY-ND-NC). I just got the e-mail after sending my previous reply. Regarding the missing sRGB/CMYK relationship, I can't see there's a "system" here. And th

Re: [Gimp-developer] givelife color system

2011-12-04 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2011/12/4 GiveLifeCS : > Hi Gez, > > the type of the licence is Creative Commons , soon will be the logo in > my website and also the type of”CC”. Please read the replies before jumping to conclusions. Your license isn't suitable and that's the first problem. > This color /System palette is the m

Re: [Gimp-developer] coolpix NRW files - can't access via gimp

2011-12-14 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
You could try gimp-ufraw. If your NRW files are supported by dcraw (check http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Cameras.html) they will be imported by ufraw. With gimp-ufraw installed, each time those files are opened with gimp, ufraw will be launched automatically for raw development. GIMP doesn't handle

Re: [Gimp-developer] something's starting, it is the text tool

2012-01-14 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/1/14 Alexandre Prokoudine : > Speaking of which, there is another thing I absolutely hate about the > current implementation. > > It's how GIMP currently treats font faces. First of all, it lists all > faces anyway, even though it already has bold/italic buttons to > toggle. So when you (acci

Re: [Gimp-developer] something's starting, it is the text tool

2012-01-15 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
This would be also a good oportunity to introduce OpenType advanced features, like alternates, swashes, old figures, etc.) Some type features may seem out of the scope of an image manipulation program like GIMP, but advanced typography is not only relevant to page layout. There are several simple

Re: [Gimp-developer] something's starting, it is the text tool

2012-01-19 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/1/19 Øyvind Kolås > > > Being able to edit text, with a halo, drop-shadow or other > non-destructive automatically updated effect that provides contrast > against most backgrounds can be both tacky, and useful. It is possible > to achieve such things with GIMP today but it is laborsome and w

Re: [Gimp-developer] something's starting, it is the text tool

2012-01-26 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
As a graphic designer I always need text. I'm doing most of my text work in inkscape not because text doesn't belong to image manipulation, but because now it's impossible to get a good workflow, including: - Fine grained control over type properties and text layout - Non-destructive transforms (i.

Re: [Gimp-developer] something's starting, it is the text tool

2012-01-26 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
...and the link: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/04/50-stunning-photoshop-text-effect-tutorials/ :-) ___ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list

Re: [Gimp-developer] something's starting, it is the text tool

2012-01-26 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/1/26 peter sikking > < > http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/25/breathtaking-typographic-posters/ > > > > let's be honest and say that every one of these that look > super clean are better made in inkscape & co. > > but everywhere where there is at least a bit of grunge, > texture, yes,

Re: [Gimp-developer] Non-incremental painting

2012-01-28 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/1/28 Cedric Sodhi > Mitch & "Dude", > > I did not ask for your generousity. I reported this flaw on the > bugtracker, was asked to bring it up on the list, did so, and, frankly, > don't give a tiny bit about how emotionally sensitive you are over it. > > And if you are unable to discuss the

Re: [Gimp-developer] GIMP's future internal image data format

2012-01-31 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/1/31 Bogdan Szczurek > I agree that having more precision is more favourable mathematically. But > is it so "visually"? I mean we'd have more precisely determined color > components but will it really "show"? And if it will, then how much? Just a > couple of questions, that, I believe, can't

Re: [Gimp-developer] QuickMask vs. Show Layer Mask

2012-02-11 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/2/9 Richard Gitschlag > > Can the QuickMask tool be tweaked to allow configuring two display > colors/opacities - one for the "unselected" end and another for "selected" > end of the channel? Currently (well, 2.6.12 anyway) the QuickMask > essentially displays as a color-to-transparent grad

Re: [Gimp-developer] QuickMask vs. Show Layer Mask

2012-02-11 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
Here's an idea: What about a toggle to turn layer masks temporarily to quick masks and back? ___ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list

Re: [Gimp-developer] GIMP UI quality opinion

2012-02-16 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
Another unsatisfied client. Just give the man his money back and move on. :-p ___ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list

Re: [Gimp-developer] How much money to make a dent in GIMP 2.8?

2012-03-05 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/3/5 Chris Mohler > > Early binding. Exporting to CMYK (for publishers who only accept CMYK > files). Rich black vs 100% K. "Hard" soft proof (for clients who > wish to print 0,0,255 and need to be shown the inevitable color > shift). Overprinting. I'm sure I could dig up a couple more ;

Re: [Gimp-developer] GSoC Questions

2012-03-28 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
Just a quick note, since it has been discussed before at Peter's blog and it's clear the direction that GIMP will take regarding its UI: I disagree when Peter says that a nodal UI works as a form of visual programming and sort of questions its validity for an application like GIMP. These interfaces

Re: [Gimp-developer] bug with Overlay

2012-04-03 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/4/3 Paul Geraskin > Hi! > > I found a bug with Overlay and Gegl: > I don't think it's a bug. As far as I can tell, that's because the 3D program where you created your multilayered file does layer blending in linear space and GIMP with GEGL off does it in gamma-corrected space. When "use GE

Re: [Gimp-developer] bug with Overlay

2012-04-04 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/4/4 Paul Geraskin > I have no photoshop too. I'm a Linux user. I use Gimp about 7 years for > CG(Computer Graphics). But you can try VirtualBox(WinXP) and > http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4985377/Adobe_Photoshop_CS3_Portable for > testing if you need it. > I don't think it's appropriate to

Re: [Gimp-developer] [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.7.5 released

2012-04-08 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/4/8 John A. Wallace > Thank you. Are these official GIMP builds? I am just not yet familiar with > GraphicAll.org :) . > John: GIMP project doesn't provide precompiled development builds, so no, these builds aren't official. Some of those builds, however, were done by people close to the pr

Re: [Gimp-developer] [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.7.5 released

2012-04-10 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
John: That build is from Partha. I'm pretty sure that it's a false positive, since he has been contribuiting with builds for some time and nobody had problems with his builds. Just in case, contact him and ask him about this warning. As I mentioned above, you shouldn't report problems with unoffic

Re: [Gimp-developer] [Gimp-user] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.7.5 released

2012-04-10 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/4/10 Partha Bagchi > Looks like Gez has a direct line to who knows who. :) > Nah, I'm just following the news closely and read some comments here and there. One of those comments was "Partha we love you", so I guess you aren't a bad guy spreading malware after all ;-) __

Re: [Gimp-developer] gimp 2.8 splash screen suggestion

2012-04-17 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
Hi. I've been following this discussion, and I'd like to propose an alternative based on this proposal. I really like the original photo and I think the manipulation doesn't do justice to it, so what about using the original photo instead? It's very nice, has a pretty balanced composition and more

Re: [Gimp-developer] gimp 2.8 splash screen suggestion

2012-04-17 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
After some tweaking... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/255376/gimp/gimp-splash_gez-V3.png I like this one better. Gez. ___ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list

Re: [Gimp-developer] gimp 2.8 splash screen suggestion

2012-04-17 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/4/17 Alexandre Prokoudine : > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:38 AM, gespertino wrote: >> After some tweaking... >> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/255376/gimp/gimp-splash_gez-V3.png > > Just remove the whole "GNU blah" stuff :) > > Do you really like several lines of centered text? :) What lines? :-p You'

Re: [Gimp-developer] gimp 2.8 splash screen suggestion

2012-04-25 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/4/25 Devvv : > yes it was and I'm definitely someone that enjoys colorful things :) but I > like the other proposal too, although I find it a bit too simple for a > splash screen. nevertheless its looking very serious. good work! > >  I finally uploaded 2 more versions with a blurred line and

Re: [Gimp-developer] gimp 2.8 splash screen suggestion

2012-04-25 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
I like it! I'd move the band with the logo to the left a little, maybe 10 or 15 px, to compensate the space around it. It feels like too close to the brushes. I think it looks pretty good. It's true that contrast is a little week in type, but it's visible and legible. Regarding the typeface, I chos

Re: [Gimp-developer] gimp 2.8 splash screen suggestion

2012-04-25 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/4/25 gespert...@gmail.com : > asking because using a font that isn't free could be problematic for > previous releases). -previous +next :-) ___ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailm

Re: [Gimp-developer] Is Tito worth merging? What should be done with it?

2012-05-01 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
It doesn't look bad at all, but I'm not sure about the placement of the widget. It looks extremely useful for searching filters by name but maybe not so useful for more direct tools (for instance. I'd never use TITO for the rotate tool which is one click away in the toolbar). My gut says that Tito

Re: [Gimp-developer] Is Tito worth merging? What should be done with it?

2012-05-01 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
Oh, forgot to mention but it's important: Ubuntu just released 12.04 with a new feature: HUD. It basically does the same than TITO, but globally, with almost every application (GIMP included). There's a risk of TITO becoming obsolete if distributions follow the same path and implement a global menu

Re: [Gimp-developer] [Demo] Porting MyPaint brush engines to the GIMP.

2012-05-01 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
There has been a discussion related to some of the changes in painting tools in a post from Alexia Death at Google+ (It covers some of the issues pointed by Liam R E Quin) https://plus.google.com/101840139629119053722/posts/43mccHvyyor It's marked as public, so I guess it's fine to share it here.

Re: [Gimp-developer] Is Tito worth merging? What should be done with it?

2012-05-01 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
I'm not using Ubuntu either and I'm not saying it's a problem right now, but it could be if trends move to a menu like that in different operating systems. AFAIK gnome isn't planning a HUD-like feature, but it's moving to a kind of global menu for certain applications (check the Web application in

Re: [Gimp-developer] Bring back normal handling of other file formats

2012-06-14 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
"Bring Back Save" is the new CMYK. :-) ___ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list

Re: [Gimp-developer] Overlay Mode - fix.

2012-11-15 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2012/11/15 yahvuu : > Hi again, > > Am 14.11.2012 19:00, schrieb Guillermo Espertino (Gez): >> b) support applications that still use blending in non-linear space. Web >> browsers, for instance. > > how much support for 'web type' blending modes does GIMP really need? It when you're making design

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save/export, option to go back to old behaviour

2012-11-16 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
I didn't read all the coments (after the discussion got a bit personal), but I think, and I'm sure I said this before, that this problem can be solved easily by: - adding a default shortcut for Overwrite (I use CTRL+SHIFT+E for that) - Mark the save flag after the overwrite, so GIMP doesn't ask for

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save/export, option to go back to old behaviour

2012-11-16 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
A couple of hours ago, when discussing this issue with Jesusda we both noticed (both noticed it for the very first time) the option in the preferences that disables the warning for unsaved XCF files. After realizing the existence of that feature, I can't see why we should go back to the older beha

Re: [Gimp-developer] Selection lost while working on multiple images (GTK #694060)

2013-02-19 Thread gespert...@gmail.com
2013/2/19 Richard Gitschlag > So the question that remains is - if you switch between images and do > another select with the same tool, why does GIMP need to Undo the first one > at all? It's got to be a bug. > No doubt it is a bug. According to the documentation: "When an image is stored as