real newbie question.

2000-09-11 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
Hi, I've just subscribed to the list in the hope of learning more about how to use this marvelous piece of software. My question isa real newbie on. I have the new Gimp v1.1.24 and was wondering how do you draw straight lines. The normal Alt+click doesn't work. Also is there a cicle drawing

Re: real newbie question.

2000-09-11 Thread Jonathan E. Paton
Hi, Shouldn't you have read: http://www.gimp.org/~sjburges/straightline/straightline.html Use the eclipse tool for circles, but hold either SHIFT, CTRL or ALT - I can't remember which. They have different functions. Jonathan Paton --

Re: real newbie question.

2000-09-11 Thread Jonathan E. Paton
Hi, Opps, I forget there isn't an elipse tool but an elipse select tool. Use the elipse section tool to make the circle, invert (or fill), shrink selection, invert (or fill). Worth learning how to use layers, many effects require use of it. Jonathan Paton --

Re: real newbie question.

2000-09-11 Thread Michael
Hi! My question isa real newbie on. I have the new Gimp v1.1.24 and was wondering how do you draw straight lines. The normal Alt+click doesn't work. Here you've got several possibilities: 1. select the pencil/brush tool and draw a point, then hold the shift key and move the mouse to the

Re: real newbie question.

2000-09-11 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
Hi Thanks for all the help (and so soon). I was holding down the mouse key and trying to drag a staight line, but thanks to you all I now know better 8^) The eclipse tool with the shift key does indeed produce a circle though it is only a selection and when I have it positioned correctly and

Re: real newbie question.

2000-09-11 Thread Amy
http://www.gimp.org/~sjburges/straightline/straightline.html On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Andrew Scotchmer wrote: Hi, I've just subscribed to the list in the hope of learning more about how to use this marvelous piece of software. My question isa real newbie on. I have the new Gimp v1.1.24 and