Re: [Gimp-user] Feathering edges of an existing selection

2008-04-23 Thread Jeffery Small
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:35 PM, I wrote: I doubt that this can be done, but I thought I would ask in case I'm missing some trick. Ofter I make a complicated selection with edge feathering turned off. However, after I'm finished making the selection I decide that I would like to

Re: [Gimp-user] How to make text fit a shape, not just follow a path?

2008-04-23 Thread Shin Diggar
Thanks to Elwin and Nathan for the suggestions. I'm happy to do this in Inkscape and import the results into GIMP but I can't work out how to do it. I also looked at the curve bend tool in GIMP but it's not quite as precise as I'd like and it leaves the 'text' looking a bit rough because it

Re: [Gimp-user] How to make text fit a shape, not just follow a path?

2008-04-23 Thread Owen
Thanks to Elwin and Nathan for the suggestions. I'm happy to do this in Inkscape and import the results into GIMP but I can't work out how to do it. I also looked at the curve bend tool in GIMP but it's not quite as precise as I'd like and it leaves the 'text' looking a bit rough because it

[Gimp-user] How can I get tool option Scale for python-fu scripts?

2008-04-23 Thread Richter Huang
Hi, I wrote a python-fu script for my private use that may enable me one-button-filter-applying during painting with brush. The script is thus; It firstly gets the current brushes' size, sets it as the radius of gaussian blur and applies blur, so that it may work non-interractively but it adjust

Re: [Gimp-user] Feathering edges of an existing selection

2008-04-23 Thread Elwin Estle
There is another way to feather an existing selection as well, it is my preferred method, since you can actually see how much feather you are gonna get beforehand. Simply this: Convert the selection to a quickmask (also in the Select menu, and there is an icon in the lower left corner of the

Re: [Gimp-user] How can I get tool option Scale for python-fu scripts?

2008-04-23 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
On Wednesday 23 April 2008, Richter Huang wrote: Hi, I wrote a python-fu script for my private use that may enable me one-button-filter-applying during painting with brush. The script is thus; It firstly gets the current brushes' size, sets it as the radius of gaussian blur and applies blur,

Re: [Gimp-user] How to make text fit a shape, not just follow a path?

2008-04-23 Thread Elwin Estle
Inkscape has two tools to do this. There is the new node tweaking tool that allows you to sort of sculpt the nodes. Another possibility is node sculpting. Select a group of nodes, then alt-click and alt-drag on it. It will move and sort of proportionally drag other nodes along with it. And

[Gimp-user] Things GIMP do not have, or I do not know if have

2008-04-23 Thread Lap1994
Here, a list of things GIMP do not have, in my mind: A ellipse tool to draw ellipse, as a rectangle tool to draw rectangle, and a polygon tool to draw ah, you know. A method to draw text using a system like boards systems to change text properties, font, style, size stuff. Like using bbold

Re: [Gimp-user] Things GIMP do not have, or I do not know if have

2008-04-23 Thread David Gowers
Hi, On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Lap1994 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here, a list of things GIMP do not have, in my mind: A ellipse tool to draw ellipse, as a rectangle tool to draw rectangle, and a polygon tool to draw ah, you know. You are currently expected to use the appropriate

[Gimp-user] About the distribute tool

2008-04-23 Thread Rubén Álvarez
Hi, I have been using the Alignment-distribute tool and it works like the Alignment-align tool, with the difference that you can add an offset. I need a proper distribute tool for some things I do, a tool that distributes evenly the space between the centers of the items you select. Any suggestion

Re: [Gimp-user] How to make text fit a shape, not just follow a path?

2008-04-23 Thread Kevin Cozens
Shin Diggar wrote: Thanks to Elwin and Nathan for the suggestions. I'm happy to do this in Inkscape and import the results into GIMP but I can't work out how to do it. Save the file as an .svg from Inkscape and pull that file in to GIMP. If the svg file loader in GIMP is rasterizing the SVG

Re: [Gimp-user] Text

2008-04-23 Thread Kevin Cozens
Lap1994 wrote: Can I change the size of a text while tipying it? Eg: Here a small text 12pt, and here a big one 86pt, in the same text-layer You can't mix text attributes in one entry box yet. I say yet as there is a GSoC project to enhance the text tool. However, an enhanced text tool won't

Re: [Gimp-user] Things GIMP do not have, or I do not know if have

2008-04-23 Thread Nathan Lane
Yep, Lap, All of these tools/capabilities are already part of GIMP. Ensure that you have the latest version, but most of these have been there from the start. Nathan On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Michael J. Hammel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 09:47 -0300, Lap1994 wrote:

Re: [Gimp-user] Things GIMP do not have, or I do not know if have

2008-04-23 Thread Ben Walker
Michael J. Hammel wrote: A method to draw text using a system like boards systems to change text properties, font, style, size stuff. Like using bbold here!/b GIMP doesn't do that currently. I'd cringe at adding it to the core system since I consider that feature-creep. But

Re: [Gimp-user] Things GIMP do not have, or I do not know if have

2008-04-23 Thread Chris Mohler
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Michael J. Hammel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 19:49 -0600, Ben Walker wrote: You consider a proper text tool in the core feature-creep? In a raster image editor, yes. Personally I disagree - I'm eagerly awaiting the GSoC update to the