Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-15 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
Never tried to do it with Draw, but Gimp definitely does it. See: http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tool-convolve.html 3.14. Blur/Sharpen Hope this helps. On 7/10/2015 8:07 PM, anne-ology wrote: LO is not designed to do that; but there are numerous programs which will do a very

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Sorry Anne, but I'm going to have to disagree. It is not because I want to be unpleasant or anything, but as a moderator of this list you should perhaps know better than sending users to this kind of site. Anyone going to the site you mention will be presented with a list of software (mostly

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread anne-ology
That is *not* a 'freeware' site; anyone who has gone there would know this. If you enjoy LO, then you should also enjoy their dedicated efforts. From: Charles-H. Schulz charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org Date: Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 2:29 AM Subject: Re:

RE: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread MARK ARTMAN
I highly recommend gimp. I use it often as it does a great job with stuff like that. -Mark From: anne-ologymailto:lagin...@gmail.com Sent: ‎7/‎13/‎2015 8:58 AM To: Charlesmailto:charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org Cc:

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread toki
On 07/13/2015 03:53 PM, anne-ology wrote: That is so *un*true. From their About page «Our primary function is to help you select the best freeware product for your particular needs.» If you were to actually go there, you would know they are so opposed to the freeware/adware software

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread anne-ology
Obviously you're not going to the Gizmo's site. Those 4 programs as well as LO are similar, yes. Tucows, Cnet, ... are not the same as Gizmo's - those sites do not cater to the user who wishes to avoid MsFt yet use quality software; in fact, I think those sites

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Le 13 juillet 2015 18:17:34 GMT+02:00, anne-ology lagin...@gmail.com a écrit : Obviously you're not going to the Gizmo's site. Those 4 programs as well as LO are similar, yes. Tucows, Cnet, ... are not the same as Gizmo's - those sites do not cater to the user who wishes to

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
I'm very sorry Anne, but going there prompts me to lists of software by categories; only a fraction of these are actual Free Software (and I have to look for them). So unless I live on a parallel internet anyone can go there and see by him/herself: it's mostly freeware and donationware. In fact

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread anne-ology
Here is another example of how helpful Gizmo's is; Gimp is recommended yet is stated as being excessive for many basic users. From: MARK ARTMAN markart...@outlook.com Date: Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:32 AM Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-13 Thread anne-ology
That is so *un*true. If you were to actually go there, you would know they recommend LO - (in fact, that's how I learned of LO) If you were to actually go there, you would know they are so opposed to the freeware/adware software and only recommend

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Gimp is probably waaay more than is needed for such a simple task - it's comparable to Photoshop but with a MUCH friendlier price-tag but still relatively heavy compared to simpler tools. There are numerous much simpler, free and safe alternatives. Some of which are on-line, Cloud apps and

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-11 Thread M Henri Day
2015-07-11 1:43 GMT+02:00 Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com: On 07/10/2015 02:27 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi David, KARR, DAVID schrieb: I have a PNG image. I need to edit the image to blur out some portions that I don't want other people to see, and then save

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-11 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Le 11 juillet 2015 02:07:42 GMT+02:00, anne-ology lagin...@gmail.com a écrit : LO is not designed to do that; but there are numerous programs which will do a very good job for you - many of these are even free for the individual user and can be located

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-11 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 07/11/2015 04:55 AM, M Henri Day wrote: 2015-07-11 1:43 GMT+02:00 Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com: On 07/10/2015 02:27 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi David, KARR, DAVID schrieb: I have a PNG image. I need to edit the image to blur out some portions that I

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-11 Thread M Henri Day
2015-07-11 15:30 GMT+02:00 Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com: On 07/11/2015 04:55 AM, M Henri Day wrote: 2015-07-11 1:43 GMT+02:00 Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com: ​...​ ​David, here the URL of the​ ​GIMP webpage which explains how to

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-10 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 07/10/2015 02:27 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi David, KARR, DAVID schrieb: I have a PNG image. I need to edit the image to blur out some portions that I don't want other people to see, and then save that modified PNG image. Is this something that LibreOffice can do? LibreOffice has only

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-10 Thread anne-ology
LO is not designed to do that; but there are numerous programs which will do a very good job for you - many of these are even free for the individual user and can be located http://www.techsupportalert.com/ From: KARR, DAVID dk0...@att.com Date: Fri, Jul

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-10 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi David, KARR, DAVID schrieb: I have a PNG image. I need to edit the image to blur out some portions that I don't want other people to see, and then save that modified PNG image. Is this something that LibreOffice can do? LibreOffice has only some rudimentary things you can do, for example

[libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-10 Thread KARR, DAVID
I have a PNG image. I need to edit the image to blur out some portions that I don't want other people to see, and then save that modified PNG image. Is this something that LibreOffice can do? I tried running Draw and then opening the PNG. I believe the Smooth operation is what I need. I can