Re: [Gimp-user] Next gotcha
On Sat 23 Jul 2016 at 16:20:12 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 23 July 2016 14:15:09 David Wright wrote:
> > On Sat 23 Jul 2016 at 13:13:27 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > On Saturday 23 July 2016 08:01:37 deloptes wrote:
> > > > About your query. I prefer using Xfig in cases (probably) like
> > > > yours. As you mentioned, you want something to point (arrow) to
> > > > something. And knowing from previous posts, you are not a Rembrand
> > > > type, I can suggest using Xfig. I am not a Rembrand type as well
> > > > and I prefer importing images in Xfig, making arrows, objects with
> > > > text etc, drawing different types of charts. It takes some time to
> > > > learn (same for gimp or double for both), but I can say that I
> > > > enjoy it.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, I just installed it, looks capable, but cannot open
> > > a .jpg? Showstopper right there, since the output would go on a web
> > > page to be viewed by all lookers.
> >
> > Open a jpeg file? How would a vector drawing program do that?
> > Or do you mean import it?
> >
> Its vector based? 100% perfect explanation then. My apologies for
> bad-mouthing it then.
>
> > > Not too unsurprising given the copyright dates it displays on
> > > startup. A strange video format, unsupported by common viewing
> > > utilities, is a showstopper no matter how good it might look on my
> > > screen. It seems to me that by now a good utility from 1985, should
> > > have grown import/export from/to jpeg by 2016 even if the internal
> > > format is different. They have had less than the elapsed 31 years to
> > > work on it of course since the jpg std was only finalized in 2000,
> > > but thats still 16 years.
> > >
> > > I am glad it works well for you, but I can't use it.
> >
> > As usual, no indication of where it failed so it's difficult to help
> > you.
> >
> The only file types it could open were its native format, which I had no
> idea was vector based until you mentioned it. The failure? an empty
> display window when I had navigated to the directory full of .JPG's
> right out of my camera. But as you say its vector based, and trying to
> feed it a jpg would certainly give it an upset GI tract.
If your quotation is accurate, the answer may be right there. The Open
dialog has a filename mask which, being short, is obvious.
So does the Import Picture dialog, but it's much longer, scrolls, and
may not be immediately apparent. If you scroll it, you'll see the
extensions are all lower case, so no JPG's. Just change it to *,
but remember to click on Rescan; all will then appear.
Cheers,
David.
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