Simple application to print part of an image - suggestions?

[Matthew Flaschen]

NoOp wrote:
> Or simply print to a cups-pdf printer for testing first..

That works.

> Note that one might think that imagemagick is a standalone program that
> you just run, it's not. Info is here:
> http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageMagick

It's multiple stand-alone programs.

> While imagemagik is indeed probably one of the best _command line_ set
> of graphic programs out there, I doubt that it is what the OP is looking
> for:

If you read the OP, he emphasized simple and quick, for a limited task.
 You can't beat ImageMagick for that.

> Subject:  Simple application to print part of an image - suggestions?
> <quote>
> I just want to view the image, select a bit of it with a marquee and
> then print.  I guess the Gimp will do it but it's a bit OTT just for
> printing something.
> </quote>
> 
> None of which can be done with imagemagick by itself.

What?  It sounds like you're severely underestimating IM.  Assuming you
want the GUI, do:

display myimage.png

Click the image

Click Transform, then Crop.

Select the marquee you want.

Click Crop.

Click File-Print.

> gthumb is probably the simpilest

I think you'll find IM is simpler.

 is just fine, and I'd even
> recommend Google's Picasa 3 for linux:

I can't think of much less simple, except perhaps GIMP or Adobe
Photoshop CS4 Extended.

Matt Flaschen