01-23-2023, 09:38 PM
(01-23-2023, 09:15 AM)rich2005 Wrote: All your good advice is throwing me from one learning curve to another, and I've been busy sliding down each curve! Couldn't work out how to print from Libreoffice so exported the image as a PDF, this allowed me to print with a boarder and the result although not great was the best yet. I tried to change the option to boarderless but this eliminated the option of custom sizing (just completely disappeared from the menu), which is necessary for printing the 10 x 5 inch for the card. I gave up on printing straight from from Gimp early on, the results I was getting truly made no sense so I don't feel too hopeful that using the boarderless setting will add anything to the mix there.
I've only got as far as printing the front image layer with the idea that I can work on all the rest as soon as I've sorted the printing part. Your card looks great, I imagine that was a good project for the lockdown. I will pick up that idea of the template with layers as soon as I get that far. I'll try Libre office again tomorrow, my brain needs a rest now! Thanks again.
Gimp is not the best tool for printing. The Gimp print plugin is old and you need to check the printer settings in the manufacturers software installation. Very often easier to use some other application for printing such as LibreOffice.
Your printer can print borderless https://www.manualsdir.com/manuals/37941...l?page=198
For printing borderless from Gimp change the theme Edit -> Preferences -> Theme from Dark/Grey/Light to System That will show the missing bottom of the print dialogue containing the borderless check box.
Another alternative, export your image to a PDF then use a PDF reader for the printing,
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Edit: My advice, just pause, step-back and consider the basics
The card is 5"x5" but is that the size of the card-stock ? Is it say 5"x10" for a fold ?
Is there an outside and an inside design ?
What you can do before any design/drawing is set up a Gimp template. Use a 300 ppi resolution, set the overall size and if required put in guides to help positioning.
If there are different sections front/back/left/right then use layer groups to keep them separate. You can build up a design inside a group, makes it easier to correct. An ad-hoc apporach usually ends in more work that required.
This one of mine, but using A4 paper. Lots of layers, easy to change.