On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 03:34:23AM -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote:

http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text1.jpg http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text2.jpg http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text3.jpg

it would be better to display your text (at least for us to see) with a color background a different color than the text. i can tell from the tool options that you are showing me black on black.

By the way, when I tried to save my jpg image, I was told that I should export

TheGIMP asks that you Image -->Flatten Image (which will prepare it totally to be a jpeg using the color in the toolbox as jpeg doesnt handle trasparancy.

For showing graphics to a graphics community like this, it is nice to index the graphic (after flattening) and save as png (smaller file format -- almost the same amount of actual information).

TheGIMP will rarely make decisions for you like this, so it might help to brush up on the different file formats and what you (as a human being) can do with them.

it. But where is the "export" option located. I have been unable to find it.

simply pushing the Export Button would have been enough. however, after years of graphics experience you might consider learning about the formats. TheGIMP has always opened with the layers dialog. I heard a rumor that photoshop followed some of TheGIMP's layer dynamics (and in my opinion could do some catching up).

also, i have a heck of a time getting Photoshop to work for me. i find it to be limited and it has this quality of treating me like an idiot. Good luck making the transition.

carol

Hi,

Benjamin Sher writes:

http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text1.jpg http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text2.jpg http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text3.jpg

Looks like it works just fine. But black text on a black background is hard to read. What about changing the text color?

By the way, when I tried to save my jpg image, I was told that I should export it. But where is the "export" option located. I have been unable to find it.

That was the export option telling you that it needs to do its job.

Sven

Hi!

Well, fist of all, you are encouraged to upgrade to GIMP 2.0 first of all, because gimp 1.2 has no support to text layers at all.

Even on Gimp 2.0 you won't be able to edit text from a photoshop layer on the GIMP but you may create your own text layers an dtaht is as easy as using the text tool.

As for the "export" to jpeg and other formats, it is done automatically when you hit the "export" button on the alert dialog. That information pops up just to let you know that layer information won't be preserved on the desired format at all.

Regards,
JS
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On Monday 26 April 2004 05:34, Benjamin Sher wrote:

Dear friends:

I am relatively new to the Gimp, though I do have some experience with Photoshop. I know how to do basic image editing and manipulation in Photoshop, and I am trying to learn how to do this in the Gimp (1.2 or 2 -- I have them both installed on my Xandros Linux system). The first thing I need to know right now is how to create or edit a type layer. I've looked in vain in Grokking-the-Gimp as well as in the Help files for Gimp for simple, step-by-step instructions on how to do this in the Gimp. I have also tried by trial and error but have failed. I'm including three screenshots to illustrate what I have tried to do.

http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text1.jpg http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text2.jpg http://www.websher.net/temp/gimp-text3.jpg

By the way, when I tried to save my jpg image, I was told that I should export it. But where is the "export" option located. I have been unable to find it.

Thank you so much.

Benjamin

gwidion@mpc.com.br (2004-04-26 at 1137.26 -0300):

Well, fist of all, you are encouraged to upgrade to GIMP 2.0 first of all, because gimp 1.2 has no support to text layers at all.

"at all" is too radical, GDynText did it. And anyway, his screenshots show he got 2.0 fine (or at least a late 1.3). ;]

GSR