Re: [Gimp-user] A question that has never been asked....

2010-04-03 Thread Programmer In Training
On 04/03/10 15:40, Jogchum Reitsma wrote: snip Well, anyone... when there are only native English speakers left on the planet. Until then, to me - from the Netherlands - and many others it's not offensive at all. I'm American by birth and see no offense in the name. If someone finds it

Re: [Gimp-user] font location.

2010-04-03 Thread Programmer In Training
On 04/03/10 21:12, John Culleton wrote: I wanted to use the free Pricedown font in a Gimp process. First I put it in my home directory: /home/safe/.gimp-2.6/fonts/pricedow.ttf Gimp didn't find it. Then I put it in /usr/share/fonts/TTF/pricedow.ttf Gimp didn't find it. Then I put it in

Re: [Gimp-user] A question that has never been asked....

2010-04-01 Thread Programmer In Training
On 04/01/10 16:17, Frank Gore wrote: snip I wonder what the authors of less and lame feel about their choice of name. I'm sure the authors of less feel pretty lame, since there is a 'more' tool (which, IMO, is not as useful as less). As for lame, well. Let's not go there. ;) -- Yours In

Re: [Gimp-user] Open a file r/o

2010-03-25 Thread Programmer In Training
On 03/24/10 18:00, Jay Smith wrote: snip Martin's options above and Sven's option to open and then do a SaveAs all, in my opinion, sort of miss the point. My observation is that the OpenAs protects the user from themself. If a user (myself included!!!) is going is screw up a file, these

Re: [Gimp-user] Open a file r/o

2010-03-25 Thread Programmer In Training
On 03/25/10 16:05, Lennart Svensson wrote: snip When using gimp in a shell and open a file r/o you write: prompt gimp -a picture.jpg So what I want is to use the '-a' feature when I use 'open image' window. This feature exist in the application but you can only reach it from the shell

Re: [Gimp-user] add fonts to gimp

2010-03-09 Thread Programmer In Training
On 03/09/10 11:52, Gracia M. Littauer wrote: can one add font dirs to gimp, if so how.. The standard way is to do the following: Edit - Preferences In preferences click on the arrow next to Folders, scroll down. Here is where things get hairy. On *Nix you should by default have two entries:

Re: [Gimp-user] add fonts to gimp

2010-03-09 Thread Programmer In Training
On 03/09/10 15:25, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: Programmer In Training wrote, about adding fonts to GIMP: On Windows, I don't know off the top of my head, if you are running Windows, perhaps someone else with access to a Windows box will be able to tell you what you should find there. Don't

[Gimp-user] [OT]Web Design [Was Re: Create web page?]

2010-01-29 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/29/2010 3:25 AM, Deniz Dogan wrote: 2010/1/29 Paul Hartman paul.hartman+g...@gmail.com: snip Well, that is its definition from the DTD, which is what the document is describing in the first place. They are taking the whole DTD and going over each part piece by piece. You forgot to include

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 9:22 AM, bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: snip I wouldn't know how to determine if it were. I figure (wrongly) that if 2 pictures are placed in a specific location when I make a web page then they should appear in the same location and relationship on the web. That's how it should

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 12:01 PM, Akkana Peck wrote: snip That's one reason why GIMP isn't a good web design tool, though it's great for making individual graphics to use as part of a web page. Perhaps try an HTML forum to figure out where your HTML is going wrong? ...Akkana I'd also be willing

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 4:43 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: snip You can use something like Google Analytics to see what your customers are using (assuming they have Javascript enabled...). Even if you only have Read Only access to your log files, you can use AWSTATs as well, although I'm not sure if it can

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 5:33 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:06 PM, bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: The only problem isI have no idea how to set the width of my web page. I need to know the exact html code I'm supposed to use. Perhaps use the width or max-width CSS properties in the

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-26 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/26/2010 6:56 AM, RSA wrote: Just going by what I read on a tutorial. http://gimp-tutorials.net/websitetutorial I use OpenOffice Writer and create web pages that wayit's much easier for a novice like myself than Kompozer and can do more with less html knowledge. I use a plain

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-26 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/26/2010 10:56 AM, Deniz Dogan wrote: 2010/1/26 Programmer In Training p...@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us: I use a plain text editor. If you're going to be doing any sort of even half-serious web design, I highly recommend several methods of learning HTML: Read the standard available at: www.w3

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-26 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/26/2010 11:42 AM, bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: snip I'm just a computer user with little or no interest in something other than making a simple web site. No flashy stuff (yet), just simple things. But, I do want the flexibility of making the page look the way I want it to lookin

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-25 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/25/2010 9:46 PM, RSA wrote: Can anyone recommend good tutorial for making a web page with GIMP? I recommend you don't. It might be good to use for general layout and such, but I recommend learning HTML and designing a site that way. -- PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/22/2010 9:48 AM, Deniz Dogan wrote: snip It didn't take me long at all to become productive in GIMP and I'm still learning! I'm in no way a professional, I mainly do web design using GIMP (which can be a pain at sometimes because it doesn't have layer groups like Photoshop). Try out

Re: [Gimp-user] Complaint

2010-01-22 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/22/2010 10:12 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 1/22/10, Programmer In Training wrote: My favorite tool right now is the fractal explorer. Don't forget to write a tutorial :-P I've thought about it. I was going to start doing so for Renderosity (they have nothing for GIMP users

Re: [Gimp-user] Loading/indexing fonts everytime GIMP starts

2010-01-22 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/22/2010 10:44 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 1/22/10, Programmer In Training wrote: time I open it. Sure it takes longer to open GIMP by doing that, but I like having all my fonts available all the time. Unique again :) I am definitely the most unique individual you'll ever meet

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

2010-01-20 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/20/2010 7:04 AM, David Gowers wrote: On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Programmer In Training snip So the next update will see the ability to revert back to the old behavior? That will be nice. (: What version are you using? GIT HEAD (dd8b867852efccc00eda94244ef1f27dc1a145b7

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

2010-01-20 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/20/2010 8:46 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: snip Running GIMP on Windows and hating single-window mode is bloody unique :) I've ran some flavor of Linux almost as long as I've run some version of Windows. You are talking about different things, as a matter of fact. There is no way you

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

2010-01-20 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/20/2010 9:23 AM, Claus Cyrny wrote: snip Why do you need a 'Minimize' button for the toolbox? For 2.8, there will be an optional singe-window mode available (the link to the respective article was already posted in this thread). Claus The toolbox should not be linked to the image

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

2010-01-20 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/20/2010 12:08 PM, Martin Nordholts wrote: snip But I think we need to keep the setting we have. Some people prefer it the way you do, they want their image windows to hide docks, while others don't want the docks to be hidden. / Martin Then the old behavior from 2.4 should be made

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

2010-01-19 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/19/2010 2:02 PM, Elwin Estle wrote: But that' s not how at least *I* read messages on the many mailing lists I follow. When new postings to an existing thread arrive in my mailbox, I have read the postings prior to that post already earlier, so I don' t have to read them again. For me,

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

2010-01-19 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/19/2010 1:12 PM, Martin Nordholts wrote: Michael J. Hammel wrote: For example, they've responded to requests for a single window mode from the Windows user community by adding it to development for 2.8. We Linux users don't need this so the developers are making this configurable.

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

2010-01-19 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/19/2010 6:43 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 1/20/10, Programmer In Training wrote: itch I am scratching: I run Linux but hate to manage windows and/or workspaces, and single-window mode will fix this for me. I absolutely /hate/ the single window mode. You don't have to like

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

2010-01-18 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/18/2010 7:45 AM, Ken Warner wrote: Luckily, that's just your opinion -- and your problem. snip Unfortunately when you top post, you make it everyone's problem. It's lazy and inconsiderate. Top-posting breaks the natural method of reading (top to bottom) and that's the only reason against it

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

2010-01-18 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/18/2010 8:53 AM, Robert L Cochran wrote: I top post. I don't think it helps to beat on people for their posting styles. It helps simply to respond to the issue under discussion. Bob snip The problem with top posting, a problem no one seems to understand despite it being so simple,

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP vs Photoshop

2010-01-12 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/12/2010 2:38 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: On 1/12/10, Norman Silverstone wrote: The great thing about GIMP is that it is free so you can try it, at no cost to yourself, and see if it will do what you want it to do. But so is Photoshop. 30 days trial :) Alexandre Photoshop is free

[Gimp-user] Thumbnail Images are Larger then Originals

2010-01-06 Thread Programmer In Training
I'm currently writing a blog article on security online and I've created some screen-shots, which I then scaled down (to 400 on the smallest side, any smaller and it becomes completely useless to me) and used save as to make a thumbnail copy while keeping the original[0-1]. Why are the thumbnails

Re: [Gimp-user] Thumbnail Images are Larger then Originals

2010-01-06 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/6/2010 12:01 PM, Jernej Simončič wrote: On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:41:13 -0600, Programmer In Training wrote: Why are the thumbnails larger in file size then most of the originals (at full size)?! This is unacceptable. I'd rather not use jpg if it can at all be avoided. I used the same

Re: [Gimp-user] Thumbnail Images are Larger then Originals

2010-01-06 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/6/2010 2:34 PM, Jernej Simončič wrote: On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:25:26 -0600, Programmer In Training wrote: Thanks for the suggestions, but after converting to indexed and reducing to 256 colors, some of the original sized images were BIGGER I forgot to mention, you have to select

[Gimp-user] Problems with GEGL.org?

2010-01-05 Thread Programmer In Training
Is anyone else having problems with the GEGL website? I know this probably isn't the most appropriate forum to ask on, but it's the only one I know of which is using gegl and babl. -- PIT signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___

Re: [Gimp-user] Problems with GEGL.org?

2010-01-05 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/5/2010 9:06 PM, Deniz Dogan wrote: 2010/1/6 Programmer In Training p...@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us: Is anyone else having problems with the GEGL website? I know this probably isn't the most appropriate forum to ask on, but it's the only one I know of which is using gegl and babl. If you're

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp copy/pasted layer has selection around it

2010-01-02 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/2/2010 12:34 PM, gordon13 wrote: I cant work out how to remove the selection rectangle that appears around the pasted elements of my image. E.g. I selected what I wanted to make a new layer from, then ctrl-x, and ctrl-v. clicked new layer, and there it was. Only problem is that for some

Re: [Gimp-user] Copy and past between GIMP and external app on Windows

2009-12-28 Thread Programmer In Training
On 12/28/2009 7:01 PM, Alchemie foto\grafiche wrote: The Windows clipboard reserve even more horrors , as example strip away the transparency (alpha channel) So may be a good idea save in gimp and then reopen from the external app instead then copy and paste BUT from the gimp side

Re: [Gimp-user] Copy and past between GIMP and external app on Windows

2009-12-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 12/27/2009 10:09 AM, Monique et Bernard Weill wrote: Hi, I am working on Windows XP, GIMP 2.6.7. like this: 1- I scan an image in 300 dpi at his real size: A4 and obtain file in Jpeg and/or Tif. 2- I open the file in GIMP. 3- I select part of the image and copy (Ctrl + C) the

Re: [Gimp-user] Copy and past between GIMP and external app on Windows

2009-12-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 12/27/2009 1:26 PM, Monique et Bernard Weill wrote: Hi, Sorry, but the zoom level don't modify the size of the image measured with the appropriate tools (in Gimp -uppercase +M- or in external programs). No, but it does modify the apparent size. I've on many occasions, after scanning in

Re: [Gimp-user] Native Support for SVG

2009-12-08 Thread Programmer In Training
, there is no reason why GIMP shouldn't have SVG export. Or PDF export. @Programmer In Training (jeez, is that your real name? you know people on the Internet might have problems referring to you? ;)) As a matter It's not, of course, but it tells exactly what this email account is used for, I hope

Re: [Gimp-user] Native Support for SVG

2009-12-07 Thread Programmer In Training
David Gowers wrote: On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Programmer In Training p...@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us mailto:p...@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us wrote: I was looking at the changelog for 2.7 and I still don't see GIMP moving any closer to supporting SVG (which is quickly becoming not-so