http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/ The Gimp - The GIMP: powerful image-editing software (free) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:28:05 GMT Billy Geiger http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1087 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1087 geigerscalemodeler@... Billy Geiger Winder, GA. (40 miles east of Atlanta) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:02:12 GMT cherryfinals http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1086 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1086 Try importing your document into Open Office and use that to place and size your hires image. Once you get it set there, Open Office will allow you to resize Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:05 GMT Owen Nelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1085 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1085 Help please! doing a self published photo book, 6" x 9", did my GIMP images at that size, commercial printer needs 8.5" x 11" due to bleeds of some images. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:20:06 GMT Portman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1084 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1084 Hi Shannon, I'm not sure if this helps, but check if your images are RGB (as opposed to indexed or grayscale). That often helps. Have you tried setting your Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:21:44 GMT shannon_whittle http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1083 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1083 I just want to clarify - the problem is that if you have two images the same dimensions, with one at 72ppi and one at 300ppi, the text is pixelated the same Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:55:29 GMT shannon_whittle http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1082 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1082 I'm making small images for a website, and they are pretty small in terms of dimensions (text buttons). The automatic ppi in gimp is 72, which makes the text Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:13:34 GMT Nola http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1081 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1081 I would like to learn how to do "gel letters". I dont think  thats the offical name for it but it looks like gel letters. and the color starts and fades in Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:39:10 GMT Matt Wolfgang http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1080 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1080 Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) is an experimental Alpha version and is buggy. The latest stable version is 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope). Unfortunately, I don't believe Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:40:02 GMT KD8JSQ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1079 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1079 Thanks for the help people gave me figuring out this problem. Apparently it did not like Gimp and Gimp Shop together. I went into terminal and typed 'Gimp' Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:25:07 GMT KD8JSQ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1078 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1078 Ok. Linux is updated to 9.10! All is well as far as that is concerned. My problem is that when I execute Gimp I see on the bottom that Gimp is starting, Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:40:14 GMT Michael Schaap http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1077 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1077 Hmmm... well so far what I'm doing is not working. Seems to have a challenge with the GLIB file. I have 8.04 and would LOVE to upgrade to the latest. The Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:30:26 GMT East Dallas http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1076 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1076 I've tried to send this reply multiple times, but it wouldn't go through when I replied via email: What version of Ubuntu are you using? I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:00:15 GMT lesley_b_linux http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1075 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1075 ... Well, that's why there are package managers :) My results for Debian, once I had the testing package lists downloaded, was that it broke 4 packages ( Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:46:54 GMT Michael Schaap http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1074 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1074 Thanks for the reply. I had found http://www.gimpusers.com/news/2009-04-23/gimp-master-for-ubuntu-9-04.html Been progressing. There has been some Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:18:08 GMT Lesley B http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1073 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thegimp2/message/1073 ... Hi Michael Thanks for letting me know how you got on. You might find this useful http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/10/13/install-gimp-26-in-ubuntu-804/ I