Try KDE Kolourpaint. It's part of "kdegraphics3-imaging" package. -- -Alexey Eremenko "Technologov" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Saturday 19 May 2007, Randall R Schulz wrote:

On Saturday 19 May 2007 12:16, Alexey Eremenko wrote:

...

Try KDE Kolourpaint.

It's part of "kdegraphics3-imaging" package.

As I said, I tried everything in my KDE -> Graphics -> Image Editing menu, including KolourPaint. It's as crappy as the rest of them.

I think I'm going to try GraphicsConverter on my Mac. It's a little limited, but not as mind-boggling counterintuitive as the open-source programs I've encountered since I set out to create a simple drag texture for a movable tool palette...

...

-- -Alexey Eremenko "Technologov"

RRS

------------------- Have you given ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick a try? I know for some of the simple things you seem to want to do, either might work. I believe SuSE is using GraphicsMagick now which is a fork from Image. It also gives you many shell commands and actually needs to be started from the shell with the command "display". I've used both for quick resizing, enhancing and other things without having to play for a hour to figure things out. have fun, Lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Saturday 19 May 2007, Randall R Schulz wrote:

On Saturday 19 May 2007 20:18, BandiPat wrote:

...

On Saturday 19 May 2007, Randall R Schulz wrote:

...

As I said, I tried everything in my KDE -> Graphics -> Image Editing menu, including KolourPaint. It's as crappy as the rest of them.

...

Have you given ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick a try? I know for some of the simple things you seem to want to do, either might work. I believe SuSE is using GraphicsMagick now which is a fork from Image. It also gives you many shell commands and actually needs to be started from the shell with the command "display". I've used both for quick resizing, enhancing and other things without having to play for a hour to figure things out.

As far as I understand it, ImageMagick only manipulates existing images, it does not allow one to create new raster images.

Am I wrong? Can I use it to create pseudo-3D textures? Something like the simulated 3D of the dimples in a scroll bar?

I don't know about GraphicsMagick.

...

have fun, Lee

Randall Schulz

============= That is true, I guess I misunderstood what you were wanting to do, as I thought manipulating images was your objective. Sounded like you had covered most all the KDE programs, Gimp, but not inkscape or OO draw? I like KolourPaint and Krita, KOffice, but I think you had tried both already? Happy hunting, Lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Hello, On Sat, 19 May 2007, Randall R Schulz wrote:

...

Try KDE Kolourpaint. It's part of "kdegraphics3-imaging" package. As I said, I tried everything in my KDE -> Graphics -> Image Editing

On Saturday 19 May 2007 12:16, Alexey Eremenko wrote: menu, including KolourPaint. It's as crappy as the rest of them.

ITYM "as *k*rappy as" ;) OTOH, I find GIMP quite usable. Have you found and looked at the Gimp User Guide yet? -dnh -- Q: What do you call it when you really *do* get different results every time you do the same thing? A: Windows -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Randall R Schulz wrote:

On Saturday 19 May 2007 12:11, James Knott wrote:

...

Randall R Schulz wrote:

...

Hi,

I need to create some textures for a Web interface in PNG (or GIF) form that include transparency. ...

...

Have you tried Draw in OpenOffice?

Isn't that a vector drawing program?

Yes, however it can import and export PNG etc. and it supports transparancy. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Saturday 19 May 2007 15:09, Tom Patton wrote:

On Sat, 2007-05-19 at 09:58 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:

...

Hi,

I need to create some textures for a Web interface in PNG (or GIF) form that include transparency. ...

Randall, I can't imagine all the tools in Gimp not being able to accomplish your task quite easily. Granted, it may not be the easiest application to dive into, especially if you lack pre-requisite of graphics experience.

Hmm... Is it "easily" or "not ... the easiest ..."? GIMP was clearly designed by an evil genius trying to drive its users insane. I never had this kind of trouble using Photoshop...

...

Maybe if I get myself intoxicated in just the right way, GIMP will become intuitively usable...

Tom in NM

RRS -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Saturday 19 May 2007 16:40, frank nelson wrote:

--- Randall R Schulz wrote:

...

Maybe if I get myself intoxicated in just the right way, GIMP will become intuitively usable...

And if it doesn't, you won't care anymore. :)

Possibly, but it's not necessarily the same kind of intoxicated... RRS -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org