. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1.2.4 Real-Time Previews of Transform Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2.2 Starting GIMP the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 3 First most important new features introduced in GIMP 2.2. There are many other smaller changes that long-time users will notice and appreciate (or complain about!). There are also important changes at the level

Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.2 Starting GIMP the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.2.1 Finally . . . . Faster loading of ABR brushes: GIMP now spends a lot less time loading Photoshop’s brushes (ABR). So if you use a lot of those, the startup time will become pleasantly smaller, by order of a magnitude. [GIMP-DEV]. 2.1.2 Language GIMP automatically detects and uses the system language. In the unlikely event that language detection fails, or if you want to use a different language, with GIMP-2.8 and newer

most important new features introduced in GIMP 2.2. There are many other smaller changes that long-time users will notice and appreciate (or complain about!). There are also important changes at the level real time, and the various previews behave much more consistently. Real-time previews of transform operations The transform tools (shear, scale, perspective and rotate) can now show a real-time preview you don't need to give any arguments when starting GIMP, but here is a list of some that may at one time or anther be useful. This is not a complete list; on Unix systems you can get a complete list by

or the documentation contained in this book. The author and publisher shall not be liable in the event of incidental or consequential damages in connection with, or arising out of, the furnishing, performance You’ll find four different typing styles besides the normal text in the GUM. Bold is used the first time important concepts, items or topics are introduced. This can, for example, be words you’ll see onscreen that it is free. Karin Kylander & Olof S. Kylander GIMP HISTORY 0.54 We’ll quote a bit more, this time from Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimball, the orig- inal creators of Gimp, in their announcement of Gimp

perhaps the simplest. Status Area: The Status Area appears below the image display. Most of the time, by default, it shows which part of the image is currently active, and the amount of system memory You can customize the information that appears here, by changing your Preferences. When you perform time- consuming operations, the status area changes temporarily to show what operation is being performed Button: At the lower right corner of the window appears the Cancel button. If you start a complex, time-consuming operation (most commonly a plug-in), and then decide, while it is being computed, that

while you are in the gimp directory. How do I use it? When you run the program for the first time, you will see the main application "toolbox." From this menu you can perform most of the GIMP's operations an hour to investigate all the wonderful pages created people around the world about the GIMP. The time you spend exploring the GIMP and its uses can be immensely entertaining and yet educational too.

screen displays colours that will look slightly different from a print. Before you spend a lot of time getting your picture colours looking perfect, remember that it will not look exactly the same printed