when it comes GIMP that is. I downloaded GIMP a few months ago to try it out and because I needed something to make simple graphics for a class I was taking in XNA.
I wanted to draw a circle with some sort of automated device to point click and drag out the size of what I needed.
I never figured out how to do it. I spent about 15 minutes (yeah I'm impatient, bite me) looking for some kind of plugin to do so, nothing was immediately apparent, or easy to install for that matter. So I gave up and downlo
using the ellipse select tool, draw your circle. open the paths dialog click 'selection to path' click 'paint along the path'
Your post is quite informative, but it doesn't help me, for reasons that are very typical of Gimp.
My Gimp installation is in Brazilian Portuguese language. There are 25 entries in the Dialogs menu, but none that even remotely resembles anything like "path" translated to Portuguese. There is no option in the Preferences menu to change the language to English.
So, thank you for your helpful attitude, but unfortunately it didn't solve my problem. And I've found that this is very typical of the convoluted Gimp user interface. Year ago I read "Grokking the Gimp", and did some work based on what I read there. But there were always those problems. First, the instructions are in English, the Gimp is localized, there's no clear way to find the corresponding menus in the international version. Second, items are frequently moved from one menu to the other in different versions. Unless you have the exact Gimp version the author used, there's no guarantee that you will find the tool you need in the same places.
It's sad but true, the Gimp needs an intensive reworking in the user interface to become useful, and this situation does not seem to be improving in newer versions.
the original post i responded to was written in english, so i went with it. had it been written in portuguese, i probably would've passed.
After looking through all the menu items, I found the sequence of commands you mentioned, under the "EDIT" menu, so your post actually helped me after all, thanks again.
But still, this is a problem with Gimp. There's no denying it, the user interface *IS* confusing. *AND* the (very little) existing documentation is not translated to other languages than English. *PLUS* th
It is like getting into Airbus 380's cockpit and complaining that you cannot find the gaz pedal. GIMP is a complicated software for doing complicated things. If you want to give a child possibility to draw circles find something simpler.
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
-- Isaac Asimov
Call me gimpy... (Score:1)
I wanted to draw a circle with some sort of automated device to point click and drag out the size of what I needed.
I never figured out how to do it. I spent about 15 minutes (yeah I'm impatient, bite me) looking for some kind of plugin to do so, nothing was immediately apparent, or easy to install for that matter. So I gave up and downlo
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Thnaks, but it still doesn't work... (Score:2)
Your post is quite informative, but it doesn't help me, for reasons that are very typical of Gimp.
My Gimp installation is in Brazilian Portuguese language. There are 25 entries in the Dialogs menu, but none that even remotely resembles anything like "path" translated to Portuguese. There is no option in the Preferences menu to change the language to English.
So, thank you for your helpful attitude, but unfortunately it didn't solve my problem. And I've found that this is very typical of the convoluted Gimp user interface. Year ago I read "Grokking the Gimp", and did some work based on what I read there. But there were always those problems. First, the instructions are in English, the Gimp is localized, there's no clear way to find the corresponding menus in the international version. Second, items are frequently moved from one menu to the other in different versions. Unless you have the exact Gimp version the author used, there's no guarantee that you will find the tool you need in the same places.
It's sad but true, the Gimp needs an intensive reworking in the user interface to become useful, and this situation does not seem to be improving in newer versions.
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the original post i responded to was written in english, so i went with it. had it been written in portuguese, i probably would've passed.
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After looking through all the menu items, I found the sequence of commands you mentioned, under the "EDIT" menu, so your post actually helped me after all, thanks again.
But still, this is a problem with Gimp. There's no denying it, the user interface *IS* confusing. *AND* the (very little) existing documentation is not translated to other languages than English. *PLUS* th
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