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Hello,

Keep in mind that it's the first time ever that I'm using GIMP; so I've no clue how one would routinely use any basic function.


So, I want to change the color of pixels in an area of a picture from some kind of brown/purple to black. I selected the area. I opened color/map/exchange color. I selected a sample pixel of the color I want to change to black in "from color". Black is already preselected in "target color" by default. 

Then, what do I do to actually exchange the colors? I clicked on "apply" but the "exchange color" window just closed and nothing happened in my selection. The manual explain explains how to select the origin and target colors, as I wrote above but doesn't say how you actually apply the change.

Thanks in advance.

I recently moved up to the AppImage of 2.10.8. Clicking on an ARW (Sony raw) file no longer brings up Nufraw as it did in earlier releases of 2.10.

Gimp: 2.8
Windows 7

This is driving me stupid.

If I drag a text box over my image, but then realise I've forgotten to do something (erase a line / add a line / whatever) and click on a different tool (eraser / pencil / whatever) I'm left with a yellow box of 'walking ants' where my text box had previously been. With that there I can't do anything with my file (can't erase, can't draw, nothing).

For obvious reasons the first thing I did was go to Select and choose 'None' but this didn't get rid of it.

How on earth do I get rid of this dotted border so that I can continue working on my file?

Thanks in advance.

I have several pictures both in my personal users\username\gim2.8\patterns folder  and in the patterns grid/list.  I am now attempting to add three pictures (png,jpg) to that  list.  They do appear in the personal pattern folder all right but refuse to enter the pattern grid.  I have used the green refresh button with no result.  What can I do?

Hello everyone,

I came across this site: https://templatetoaster.com/tutorials/gi...ts-plugin/
which seems to suggest that by loading layerfx.2.8.py into my plugins folder, as a Windows user, I would gain the option of previewing my effects.  I followed the instructions, but it didn't work. Can anyone tell me if this is valid please?

Thank you.

Since a majority of users (here and elsewhere) seem to be on 2.10, we will consider that the "General" section is for 2.10. As a consequence:

• I have started a "Gimp 2.8" sub-forum for those who prefer vintage software
  
• I have disabled thread creation in the Gimp 2.10 forum (posts to existing threads are still possible).
  

Hi all,

I bought an Intuos One pen and tablet, which I'm trying to use on GIMP 2.1

The device is configured and working, but every time I try to use it with GIMP, I get a 'GEGL Operation' window.

Any ideas how I can use it to actually draw something?

Google search revealed zero results.

Thanks!

Google search revealed zero results.

Thanks!

I want to use GIMP to create transparent PNG images.  I want to copy/paste text, boxes & arrows from MS Powerpoint into GIMP 2.8.22, then export to PNG so these can be put onto a video timeline.  I've got it to work perfectly except the objects pasted into GIMP aren't located properly.  I have a 1920 x 1080 very thin box around the objects in MS Powerpoint.  I was hoping to copy the 1920 x 1080 very thin box with the objects inside into my 1920 x 1080 GIMP file and have it all line up, but it is shifted and larger.  Any solutions ?  Thanx for the help !!!

I want to have a hand appear to come out of a wall. Of course, hand and wall would be on separate layers. Can anyone help?

Thanx
roger901