I will attempt explaining this with just a simple picture. I suggest you try it as you read the picture before saying you don’t understand.
It took me 10 seconds to actually get used to this, if I could do it then you can too!
If you are still having doubts then say so, I will do a little ScreenCast just for this. Many users are still confused on how to make gradients.
Hi Gimp folks!We are getting close to the 3rd edition of the ibre Graphics Meeting, where,
over the last years, we have been organizing the equivalent of GimpConf as
well.It will take place in may, 8th to 11th, in Wrocław, Poland.
So, it is time for us to organize who is attending so that the conference and
GIMP treasure can hep funding transportation fees.People interested in attending, please send me name, and a rough estimative of
the travel costs to getting there (sometime nearby we will need more precise
values, but I prefer to have a rough estimate as soon as possible)Note that in other years people where asked to put their names on a wiki
page - this time, I am asking you to write me directly. We shall setup such a
wiki page, but I am rather getting e-mails and preparing a list here without
having to rely on the wiki.http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/2008/index.php?lang=en
http://create.freedesktop.org/wiki/index.php/Conference
The conference is not limited to the GIMP but inkscape and others. If you are near that area be sure to pay a visit. Please check the link for more information!
I’ve seen a lot of users whining and crying that GIMP doesn’t do X and Y thing. I do admit that a lot of things can be improved but GIMP Developers can’t read every distro forum to see users problem and ‘wish list’ for upcoming versions.
I will explain how to do proposals(either for features or improvement), because it’s something that most of the general users skip. Please be reminded once again that GIMP Developers are not mind readers (as far as I know, although I think Øyvind Kolås might be one). If you are a serious user who want to take time writing a proposal for an addition then please follow this:
When proposing a new feature or improvement, please be detailed as possible. For example, you can’t just say “hey, add Transform Tool because I want it”, you’d need to think globally. How many users will use this feature? GIMP is a software that thousands of computers have installed in their linux and some windows computers. Note that it’s not limited to features but you can also request filters and other things (as long as the it’s on GIMP’s range).
Why you should help? It’s not a matter of helping or not, it’s a matter of supporting open sources software like the GIMP(OpenOffice, and many more). Right now you guys have a free image manipulation program that might be capable of reaching PhotoShop or any other image manipulation software. Look at how successful Blender3D have been.
And now, without further ado: The GIMP Compilation!
The moment you thought that GIMP lacked features like color overlay, inner glow and so on it’s the moment you said “Okay, uninstall time!” It’s true that GIMP needs to be more of a “out of a box” term but here is a big one for you:
Over 50+ scripts that are commonly used in graphic programs, that project is called GIMP FX Foundry. Inner Glow, Inner Shadow, Color Overlay, Photo Effects and many more are included in this project. You could think that GIMP is a little like firefox, except not many people is aware that GIMP purely runs on script-fus and plug-ins.
Yes, sir. GIMP runs brushes, patterns, gradients and so on, what’s so strange about it? These are not resource sites alone, some of them have forums.
I will just post the active ones:
If I missed one then I apologize, and be sure to post the one I missed.
Occasionally you might need to learn some terms when learning the GIMP interface, in fact this guide might help you a lot. GIMP is still lacking user-base, and I hope this post helps you ditch your not-so-legal photoshop you have there. You can always use Gimpshop or GimPhoto (new).
I think linux distros should also include resources site along with the product they offer(if the product holds extensions) in their wiki. Great programs in development are lost because lack of motivation and no user-base cheering.
RouteCafe is a site that I want to transform into the next GIMP Resources site(but not limited to other things), sadly I haven’t had the time to work on it but it will be done! Anyway, I really couldn’t list all the tutorials, I just listed some that might cause some interest. GimpTalk have a Tutorial Index that you might want to look at.
I hope this article helps you to support the GIMP.
I’ve seen a lot of blogs with certain ‘alternative’ softwares that are not suitable, at least for one-man-blog. A common blogger just looks for:
This is the one that holds a competition against WordPress. MT is done by SixApart and it’s now distributed under open source, which no ones seems to be aware.
Featuring almost every ability that WordPress has, except it’s not written in PHP but Perl. Movable Type is really considered one of the most easiest to use. The bad sides of Movable Type is that the installation takes a little work, but it’s worth it once you set it up.
It supports Akistmet and other plugins you might want to look for.
Typo is written using Ruby on Rails and it’s not very knowledgeable in the blogsphere. Typo have the same aspects of WordPress.
Drawback of using Typo is that you need a host that supports Ruby on Rails, but from that you will enjoy a quality blog software.
Symphony is not really directed for normal users. It’s more for developers with slight knowledge in HTML/XSLT/PHP. If you are new to the blogsphere you will go a little crazy with Symphony when it comes to customizations.
Their site might look boring and unfriendly but Textpattern is also one of the nicest blog softwares out there, don’t let it fool you.
I have heard reports from users that it’s really good. Serenpidity is a fast growing weblog software. It have a very easy templating system. You can gear it up with plugins, templates and so on.
That’s my top 5 for you all!
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