Re: [Gimp-user] Cropping question

2003-08-20 Thread Daniel Carrera
Maybe I've missed your question entirely, but if I haven't, you might consider resizeing the canvas (don't rescale the image, resize the canvas). Use the move tool to move the layer so the stuff off the canvas is the stuff you'd rather lose. Save in your favourite image format and presto. On

Re: [Gimp-user] Cropping question

2003-08-20 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
Hi there! I do not know if this list has got a FAQ or not...but it seens like this one is going to be #1 when such a FAQ is updated. I can imagine: 1) How to make a fixed aspect ratio crop? 2) What is the GIMP? ... ___ Regardless, let's put hands on it: Double click on the

[Gimp-user] Cropping question - Thanks to all

2003-08-20 Thread David McWilliams
Seems to be two main methods, so here's a summary; Double click on the rectangular selection tool icon. Click on the fixed size/ratio widgstuffie and choose your ratio. Start a selection,and while holding the left button down, hold SHIFT on the keyboard. To move the selection around after it's

Re: [Gimp-user] Cropping question

2003-08-20 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 21:22, David McWilliams wrote: What I'm looking for is some kind of 'selection box', or a selectable aspect ratio, standard or not, that is also resizable that will enable me to select a portion of an image and get rid of the rest. The rect-select allows to set a

Re: [Gimp-user] Cropping question

2003-08-20 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 21:29, Daniel Carrera wrote: Maybe I've missed your question entirely, but if I haven't, you might consider resizeing the canvas (don't rescale the image, resize the canvas). Use the move tool to move the layer so the stuff off the canvas is the stuff you'd