Re: Here you have, ;o)

so was my Debian list. Jonathan -- -==- ==-- _ ---==---(_)__ __ __ --==---/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / Jonathan Gift- -=/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=Running Debian GNU/Linux-

Script-Fu crashes others?

Hi, I upgraded to the new Gimp 1.2.1 but I still get Script-Fu crashes, especially on the Puzzle plugin. Gimp itself is fine. Anyone else has this? -- Jonathan Gift

Solved Text Answer

ly old news to all those placing kernel code samples on their wallpaper background on Themes... -- Jonathan Gift

Segfault on Gimp1.2 Script-Fu?

script, or my install is missing something? Thanks for any pointers. -- Jonathan Gift

Thanks help calendar

Hi, Thanks all for the help. I think I'm covered here for now. I've got the assorted options on file and have tried most. -- Jonathan Gift

Re: Gimp Help Browser?

g browser gets nothing... -- Jonathan Gift

Re: How do calendar?- Thanks all!

Wandered Inn wrote: > It appears that each line of text is a separate layer which might make > it easier to line things up. The formatting was a bit off, but it worked. Thanks for the info and thanks to the group for the numerous responses. I'm still trying the perl script... --

Re: How do calendar?

Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: > > (1) the "fax" command will convert text into a faxible TIFF, so > > (2) create call-2001.txt as above. > I don't have fax program loaded. Can check dselect... Latex neither. Nothing simpler, um? straight text with a transparent bg is t

Re: How do calendar?

? This the plugin? Default? Thanks. -- Jonathan Gift

Gimp Help Browser?

Hi, Is there a default browser Gimp 1.04 or the new 1.2 uses? Like Netscape or the Gnome Help browser? Thanks. -- Jonathan Gift

How do calendar?

Hi, With the cal 2001 command I can get the year's calendar displayed on a terminal or shot to a file. Q: How can I use that as background, as in paste? Any ideas. Thanks. -- Jonathan Gift

Re: Gimp Build

Andrew Kieschnick wrote: > > Installing Ximian doesn't involve upgrading perl. If you want to see what > it does upgrade, look at their Packages.gz. Its basically Gtk+, the Gnome > libs, and some Gnome apps. Ximian doesn't, compiling does. I thought we were talking about that. It's why I didn't

Re: Gimp Build

Andrew Kieschnick wrote: > > > Once you've installed the Ximian Gnome packages, you should be able to > build Gimp 1.2 (assuming you install the Ximian -dev packages) on potato. Um, interesting. But I haven't installed Ximian and I don't intend to. If it was just Perl, it's one thing. I have a

Re: Gimp Build

Dominic Knight wrote: > > Did you sink or swim ? Glup. Ok, ok. The ./configurew ent ok, except it coughed up it was missing Perl stuff. I the put in the perl gimp lib and it complianed I had the wrong version of perl. I that point I banged my head on the wall a couple times and noticed I was ge

Re: Q: Gradient Transparent -Color?

Hi Teri, Nope, no one got back to me and the other post on changing colors got 76 replies (er, roughly). I think the group's sending me a RTFM message especially when your advice is actually to look at the tools option... Thanks, BTW, it's exactly what I wanted. Ok, so I'm a moron. That doesn't m

Q: Gradient Transparent -Color?

Hi, I want to darken parts of a pic so up to now I've layered in a black to color gradient. But better would be to leave parts transparent and so was wondering if I lay down, and how, a gradient that goes from transparent to a color. In other words, a gradualy appearing color? Thanks. Jonathan

What's with .xvpics dir? -Solved!!!

Stephan Henningsen wrote: > > If you don't like the directories, delete them and don't > ask your programs create them again. Easy to get rid of. I like a clean system. Don't need them. But thanks for the feedback. It's appreciated. I was just wondering. Jonathan

Re: What's with .xvpics dir?

Wandered Inn wrote: > > > > > > I think they know... AHHH! N! > > > > Damn. Got him. You drop the foil a minute and it's all over. The voices > > inside my head want to let you know you'll be missed. I hope it's over > > with quickly. I hope they don't play t

Re: What's with .xvpics dir?

Wandered Inn wrote: > > > > > > Shame, for one brief moment I thought it was a coded hidden mesage from > > > > > > the programmers. You know, like "Paul is dead"... > > > > > > > > > > You have to view them backwards > > > > > > > > At half the usual compression? > > > > > > So you've heard i

Re: What's with .xvpics dir?

Wandered Inn wrote: > > > > > > > > Shame, for one brief moment I thought it was a coded hidden mesage from > > > > the programmers. You know, like "Paul is dead"... > > > > > > You have to view them backwards > > > > At half the usual compression? > > So you've heard it too? Shh. Not so lo

Re: What's with .xvpics dir?

Wandered Inn wrote: > > > > Does it pick where it saves these? So far I've worked in two directories > > and found them in both. They breed like crazy. No way of setting a > > directory or restricting it to one? > > This would be nice, to keep these puppies in, say .gimp* Too obvious. I like fi

Re: What's with .xvpics dir?

Stephan Henningsen wrote: > a standard developed by the XV-team. I like GIMP being able > to make use of it. It's simple small images (in some > obscure format =) saved in a hidden directory called .xvpics. > Thanks. Does it pick where it saves these? So far I've worked in two directories an

Re: What's with .xvpics dir?

Wandered Inn wrote: > > > > Shame, for one brief moment I thought it was a coded hidden mesage from > > the programmers. You know, like "Paul is dead"... > > You have to view them backwards At half the usual compression? Jonathan

Re: What's with .xvpics dir?

Thomas Gritsch wrote: > Jonathan Gift wrote: > > Hi, With the new gimp1.2 I just noticed .xvpics directories popping up > > like mushrooms. This something to do with preview settings? > As far as I know .xvpics directories are used to store previews. Ah, ha! I thought so. Is t

What's with .xvpics dir?

Hi, With the new gimp1.2 I just noticed .xvpics directories popping up like mushrooms. This something to do with preview settings? Or? How do I turn this off and is this a good thing? Thanks. Jonathan

Re: Multiple gimp installs?

William D. Tallman wrote: > I get the idea that it is possible to have more than one version of the gimp > installed at the same time. If one has .gimp, .gimp-1.1, and .gimp-1.2 in I'm no expert, but I would imagine you'd run very quickly into library conflicts with assorted versions requiring

Anyway to change ~/.gimp-1.2 name?

Hi, I posted this earlier but part of a longer message. I have the new Helix compiled Gimp 1.2 and the installtion program offers me only the .gimp-1.2 home directory. I've tried changing the path in preferences and no go. So, is this particular to this build, or all the new Gimp 1.2? Gimp 1.04 d

Re: Got a working Gimp 1.2-Thanks & Q

Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero wrote: > > Gimp uses dirs with version so you can mix installs or it does not > crash after a big update (some config items are not compatible). After > getting "nice" cores with other apps, I think Gimp way is good, you > can always move one item at a time, o

Got a working Gimp 1.2-Thanks & Q

Hi, The Xemian gimp 1.2 seems to have done the trick. It does go in as ~/.gimp-1.2. Is this particular to the new gimp or this build? Any way to get an old generic .gimp (I moved my earlier one so as to avoid just this). Thanks. Jonathan

Graphic Cards-Thanks!

Hi, Thanks to all those who helped out here. Basically the advice is what I have already assembled and it seems that Gimp's needs are no different than Linux in general. Jonathan

Re: Q: Recommended graphics cards?

Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero wrote: > > ATI are nice too, I had one, good 2D, and new models are supported cos > ATI pays coders, and the code goes into XFree (I have been thinking > about getting one again, ATI cares, and this way support will last > longer). Matrox is good too (using on

Q: Recommended graphics cards?

Hi, I'm going to be upgrading soon and have been looking athe the assorted Linuc compatible cards. Almost all the FAQ/Mag article one's are 3D monsters. What would one consider with the Gimp, and not games, in mind? What card and what amount of ram? Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks. Jonathan

Re: Smoothing gradient Q...

Dominic Knight wrote: I was looking for the native format and this was nicely explained. Thanks. Jonathan

Re: Making Transparent from Non-Transparent

VosSedai wrote: > Same problem with the upgrade thing running 1.17 also on potato have checked > _extensively_ into upgrading but it is a definate no-go :/ Major breakage on > a lot of things with the upgrade to woody. Ive decided to sit tight till > some major problems with other proggies I run a

Gimp Build

Hi, Ok, I'm making the plunge. Could you check that the following is ok? Download: apt-get source gimp1.2 apt-get source gimp-data-extras (1:1.2.0-1) apt-get libgtk1.2 (new 1.2.8) apt-get libgtk1.2-dev Installed already: libg

Re: rpm's?

Javier Hernandez wrote: > > Alien is an appropriate name... :-) One can't complain that people here have no sense of humor... > I have arrived to an dead end when trying to compile gimp-1.2.0 > under my Openlinux 2.3. > The rpm package I got was packaged with rpm-4.0.x (I think it is > part of

Re: Smoothing gradient Q...

syngin wrote: > > are you starting the gradient about an inch in from the edge of the page by chance? >if so, try starting the gradient on the edge of the layer (or outside the layer). > this might be from the all-to-obvious department, but who knows? Nope, on the edge and in about 2 inches on

Re: rpm's?

Andrew Kieschnick wrote: > > Note that gimp 1.2 says it needs gtk 1.2.8, but the package only depends > on >= 1.2.0 for some reason. I don't know if it will work with < > 1.2.8. 1.2.8 is available from Helix though. Potato has GTK 1.2.7... > > Let me know if you want the packages I built, and

Re: Smoothing gradient Q- Solved!

Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero wrote: > > Uumm, eeeh... GIF, JPG and many other formats are like working in 16 I got an answer on this, thanks. > > > What is the best file type to use? > > For what task? Desktop bg? Web? Printing? Each job has a tool (or more > than one, but please do no

Re: Smoothing gradient Q...

Rebecca J. Walter wrote: > save the image and email it to me and i will takea peek later and tell > you how it looks. Ok. thanks. I had a thought though. I remmeber the original didn't have that. Could it be the format I'm saving in, namely jpg? After all, the problem appears after I've saved it

Re: Making Transparent from Non-Transparent

Seth Burgess wrote: > > Try out my plug-in, colortoalpha. Its found under > Filters/Colors/Color To Alpha... Don't have it, at least on 1.04 which came with potato and I'm trying to get my hand on something more recent... Have you an url for it? BTW, all the plugins I've seen come in source?

Re: Making Transparent from Non-Transparent

COUTIER Eric wrote: > I think it's the latests versions. Why don't you migrate to gimp-1.2 ? Love to. But I can't grab the compiled deb binaries on the Debian site because they're compiled against sid and that means upgrading a lot of libraries on my potato system and breaking stuff. The other ch

Re: Smoothing gradient Q...

Jon Winters wrote: > > Sounds like your display is not set to 24 or 36 bit color. You'll > always see banding, even tho it may not really be in the image, if > you're running less than 24bit color. > Banding, eh? I'm on 24 bit. Always have been and just ran a check, still am... Even hough I ha

Making Transparent from Non-Transparent

Hi, Second big question is I have a lot of old logos Istored on a black background. Is there a way of turning the black transparent so that I can drop the logos on to a new background? I've looked in my small book but it doesn't cut. Another PS would be what are the best books? The Gimp Manual a

Smoothing gradient Q...

Hi, I'm doing a left to right gradient, dark blue to black so that a narrow 2 inch bank of blue apperas before fading into black. the problme is that the band has uneven bars of various hue there. I tried Blur to smooth it out, and adding another deeper colored layer, etc. No go. How can I smooth

Re: Creating smoke?

Jon Winters wrote: > > > Try the Plazma plugin on a blank layer, desaturate it and adjust the > transparency. Erase the areas where you don't want smoke. Great, thanks for the feedback. Will do so now... Jonathan "Hey, I think I finally got the hang of i-"

Creating smoke?

Hi, Now I'm new to this list and so don't know if this is appropriate... I'd like to create some swirling smoke as from someone smoking and have tried swirl, etc on a grey gradient but doesn't quite cut it. Hs this been done and how? I'm ure it has, but the how is the question. Sort of like the

Re: rpm's?

Christopher S. Swingley wrote: > > # apt-get update > # apt-get install gimp1.2 gimp1.2-perl > > These packages worked great for me, but I've been tracking unstable > fairly closely for years now, so if you're still using potato, YMMV. > I looked on the main debian site and couldn't fi

Re: rpm's?

Javier Hernandez wrote: > > I think there are some tools for converting a RPM package to > Debian deb's. > I have done the inverse process with a tool but I can not > remember now what's the name of it. > It's called "Alien" but I don't want to use it here. Looking for deb natives. I also have

Re: Bed

robert lund wrote: > Oh really. Well its something here. Im thorloy board. just sending mail from > my bordom. oh and a bord noard board bo...zz Well, there was a brief spurt of activity this morning when some 4 messages flew across the screen and since then it's been the

Re: rpm's?

Javier Hernandez wrote: > I missed the message. > Did you find the gimp's RPMs ? Did anyone post any deb's of Gimp 1.2? And if so, compiled against the current potato or woody? Thanks, Jonathan -- "Hey, I think I finally got the hang of i-"

Bed

Open Letter to Gimp-Users Okay all, I know you're out there now. I'm off to bed because it's close to 11PM here and it's been 15hrs uptime on the Linux box. So, I'm expecting a full mailbox in the morning with in depth discussions on textures versus gradients, insights into writing scripts, the l

Re: Gimp Lists?

George Crary wrote: > > > >I could use help on animating boinking gifs, actually. > > > > Isn't that illegal in Canada - or was it Kansas? It's illegal in Kansas. I think it's encouraged in Canada. Ask the border patrol guards next time you cross over about it. I'm sure you'll get

Re: Gimp Lists?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Actually, everyone knows everything now, for there's no further need for > discussion. Ah, the almighty God approach to list management. Mount Olympus style, eh? > > I am currently designing a sticker to customize keyboards. It says "ANY". > Stickers are $3 USD eac

Re: Gimp Lists?

Carol Spears wrote: > Ask them a question. Asking them how to draw a straight line is always > fun. Wow, I've been on some 10 hrs now and this my second mesage from the wilderness. And in answer to my cry for recognition. I figured everyone was very hush hush, or it was the Zen approach to usi

Gimp Lists?

Hi, The Gimp web page recommended this list but so far I see no activity at all. Are there other lists that I should know of? Thanks, Jonathan -- "Hey, I think I finally got the hang of i-"

Test

Testing. -- "Hey, I think I finally got the hang of i-"