Re: [Gimp-user] gradient tool

2013-03-25 Thread Richard Gitschlag
On the one hand, using the Gradient Editor you can assign individual nodes to reference the "foreground" or "background" color instead of using a fixed color (right click a node handle and select the "Color Type"), however something like the Tube Red is actually a bit more complicated than a FG/

Re: [Gimp-user] gradient tool

2013-03-25 Thread Helen
I appreciate the responses, which led me to experimenting. I don't seem to have the Gradient Editor. I guess it's time to upgrade from gimp 2.6. But even if I did have the Editor, I can see that it's beyond my level. Thanks all -- I'll keep playing with it. Helen On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:59 AM

Re: [Gimp-user] gradient tool

2013-03-25 Thread Richard Gitschlag
But the Gradient Editor has been around pretty much forever, its window is just not loaded into the toolboxes by default. Try double-clicking a gradient from the Gradients dialog (on its icon/preview, not its name), this should bring up the Gradient Editor. Advance warning: You can't edit the

Re: [Gimp-user] gradient tool

2013-03-25 Thread Steve Kinney
On 03/25/2013 10:03 PM, Richard Gitschlag wrote: > Advance warning: You can't edit the preset gradients (minor design > flaw common to all GIMP resources, really), you have to hit the > "Duplicate" button on a desired gradient before you go into editing > mode. Otherwise the editor will be in re

Re: [Gimp-user] gradient tool

2013-03-25 Thread Helen
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Richard Gitschlag < strata_ran...@hotmail.com> wrote: > But the Gradient Editor has been around pretty much forever, its window is > just not loaded into the toolboxes by default. Try double-clicking a > gradient from the Gradients dialog (on its icon/preview, no

Re: [Gimp-user] gradient tool

2013-03-25 Thread Richard Gitschlag
I mean that the fact you can't make any edits (even unsaved edits) to things like gradients or brush dynamics is the flaw. I know the reason for it, but the end-to-end result is just not very convenient on the user -- brush dynamics especially (I actually removed the default dynamics folder fro