Cropping photos (Astronomy, Graphics & Video Software [WAS: VMWare / Wine))

[Rob Unsworth]

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, Patton Echols wrote:

> Yes, that's what folks keep saying.  But did you find the learning curve 
> steep?  I confess that the only thing I have tried with my linux install 
> is a simple crop.  It took three tries to get an even psuedo-acceptable 
> result, I finally figured out that you can't "select" an area and then 
> crop the selection; you have to use the crop tool, then navigate past 
> the unexpected and counterproductive behavior.  My other Gimp experience 
> is with an install under WinXp.  Very very frustrating.  I never figured 
> out how to do anything at all with a "selection" except "cut" and then 
> once you have selected something that selection drawing just stays there 
> forever . . . <sigh>  But then this is a conversation for a Gimp forum, 
> not here  (but thanks for letting me "vent.")

You can crop images in the Gimp by selecting the area then cropping. Once 
the area has been selected it is simply Image -> Crop Image  Now what is 
hard about that.

This is a classic case of someone spending years learning an OS or 
application then switching to another OS/app and complaining because there 
is a similar learning curve as with the previous OS/app

What I can't understand, you are working with images yet you aparently 
haven't even looked in the "Image" menu.



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Regards,              
Rob Unsworth          
Ipswich, Australia    
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