Edit: I think I have solved this by increasing the compression on the export. Sorry to bug you all. If I still have a problem by tomorrow I'll be back... otherwise don't worry about it, thanks.

Add the ability to make the cursor a color for greater visibility.
Sometimes it is hard to see.

Hey everybody,

My name is Zach and I have recently re-downloaded Gimp. I used to use Gimp about ten years ago but dropped off for awhile; I would like to get back into the swing of things.

I am curious about how to add a burning/glowing effect to text in Gimp 2.10. When I was originally using Gimp, I created the userbar below where the text glows from left to right. I was hoping somebody could assist me in doing that same thing now since I have forgotten. If a thread already exists explaining how to do this, I would be grateful for any links. 



Thanks in advance!

Hello there!

I want to make a poster in the size A1 and therefore choose the settings your can see nin the picture below.
I want to print the finished poster then on paper with the size A1 - will that work out?

I've been working with a similar type of grayscale transparent images and they exported fine in PNG & GIF. As mentioned, with something similar, it exported fine in PNG but was added a black background (to where the transparency should have been). I thought perhaps it was my usage of GIMP so I found an online tool, uploaded the PNG (recently exported) then saved it into GIF through them and the transparency was as it should.

I opened the image expecting it to have been converted into RGB but it was indexed. So I went back to my GIMP image, changed the mode to indexed and was surprised all 256 colors were taken; I thought it would have been 100 or less.

Was I on the right path, that there was too many colors for a GIF? Is there something I could do so this situation doesn't reoccur? Otherwise, it wouldn't be a big hassle and when that happen I'll convert it to indexed.

Oh and the mode that there shoudln't be duplicate indexed colors was on when I converted (and all 256 colors were taken).

Update 1: The exact mode name, along with the rest of the conversion options:
   

I have GIMP 2.10 installed from the Ubuntu Cosmic repository. I also have installed the gimp-plugin-registry package, and I can see under /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins a plugin-heal-transparency.py file.

However, I cannot see the "Heal transparency" filter in the menu. Also, in the plugin filter I don't see any plugin whose name contains "Heal", but "Resynthesize" is there in the list.

I have also tried to install the flatpak version from gimp.org, but the filter does not appear there either.

Any advice of what could I try to get the filter to show? I would happily downgrade to 2.8, but package repositories that also include the gimp-plugin-registry seem to be all on 2.10.

I'm trying my hand at bulk image generation via the Python console on Gimp 2.10.6 under Windows 10; I'm having a great time diving in at the deep end (I've been working with Python for nearly 12 hours now), but it I reckoned I might get on faster with Python-fu by asking for help. (It's the 21st century - I even ask for directions!)

It seems that the Lighting Effects plugin has more options than are passed through the function call: bump map depth and distance, for instance. 
I've dug as far as lighting-main.c to see what's going on - it looks like there are variables with a larger scope than you'd hope - but wondered if somebody who actually Knows What They're Doing can tell me whether I shall be able to replicate the Lighting plugin in its entirety or not - and a few hints on how to get it done, if y'd be so kind.

   
Getting reality to match the preview: hope or faint hope?

Hi.
In the pdb interface for stroking path I found all the setting but the "dash preset", which online allows to stroke with a dotted/dashed line.
Maybe I missed something.
Can someone tell me whether and how is it possible to stroke a path (from inside a filter) using a dash preset like interactively?
Many thanks in advance.

I'd like to have a gradiant radial white & grey background. From the center in a circling fashion a large portion would be white and the ends would be (50%) grey; so the 1/10 to 1/8 (not sure what it will look like, I'd test them out) would be a gradiant from the center white to grey.
   
is a sloppy example.

Please explain the whole process; I haven't use a gradiant.

Hi 

I've checked all over the net and just can't find anything that works for me.

I make resin jewellery and specifically rings. I make them in several different colours.

I would like to take a picture of someone wearing a ring (a close up of the hand) and change their nail colour to the colour of the ring (one for each colour ring). I need to keep the result looking realistic i.e. shiny like it's proper nail varnish. I'm thinking that will mean messing about with the hue/saturation? I've tried but am not that proficient so maybe the settings are incorrect. I've tried searching for tutorials but can't find anything for the 2.10 version of Gimp.

Could anyone talk me through it or point me in the right direction with settings and things? 

That would be really helpful and much appreciated! x

PS My operating system is Windows 10