Type gs -v to output the current version of your GhostScript distribution. If you receive an error message, either you have not installed GhostScript or it is not in your path. • Aladdin GhostScript (version Type gs -v to output the current version of your GhostScript distribution. If you receive an error message, either you have not installed GhostScript or it is not in your path. (Aladdin is an earlier version Gimp. To check whether you have wget, type wget into a terminal window. If you receive an error message, either you have not installed wget or it is not in your path. • xv, if you want to use Guash. Guash

the mouse on top of something and letting it rest for a moment will usually bring up a "tooltip" message that may help you understand what the thing is or what you can do with it. Also, in many cases you to protect you from it. If you operate on a text layer, and then later try to edit the text, a message pops up, warning you that your alterations will be undone, and giving you three options: (1) edit communication breaks down, and you will see an error message about a "wire read error". When a plugin crashes, GIMP gives you a very ominous-looking message telling you that the plugin may have left GIMP

camera, and you want to resize it so that it displays nicely on a web page, online board or email message. 26 CHAPTER 3. FIRST STEPS WITH WILBER 3.4. COMMON TASKS Figure 3.17 Example Image for Scaling tries to protect you from it. If you operate on a text layer, and then later try to edit the text, a message pops up, warning you that your alterations will be undone, and giving you three options: • edit GIMP encounters a malformed font file and generates an error message: this causes a console window to pop up so that you can see the message. Do not close that console window. It is harmless, and closing

the mouse on top of something and letting it rest for a moment will usually bring up a "tooltip" message that may help you understand what the thing is or what you can do with it. Also, in many cases you tries to protect you from it. If you operate on a text layer, and then later try to edit the text, a message pops up, warning you that your alterations will be undone, and giving you three options: (1) edit GIMP encounters a malformed font file and generates an error message: this causes a console window to pop up so that you can see the message. Do not close that console window. It is harmless, and closing