Re: Arrow annotation in GIMP.
On 8/13/19, peter@easthope.ca <peter@easthope.ca> wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a means for adding an arrow to
> an image in GIMP?
>
> The article here describes something called ArrowsCreator.
> https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/44797/how-do-i-insert-arrows-into-a-picture-in-gimp
> Is it advisable?
>
> Any other recommendations?
Hi, Peter.. I played with this a little bit and also installed a font
viewer which was already a to-do item. Gnome-font-viewer. Super simple.
It apparently opens up in the font directory.
Dingbats had a few various arrows. The file I found for it has Adobe's
name on it, adobe-dingbats, but I can't figure out when it's pulled
into my debootstraps. It should be from the main repository, most
likely.
If that Adobe name is a deal-breaker because of e.g. copyrights or
something, your webpage there reminded me that you can do a key
combination that lets you draw a PERFECT straight line.
I just tested it with the "pencil tool" and one of the acrylic
"brushes" for its tip. That gave it a "chalkboard chalk" outer edge.
The star brush gives you kind of a sawtooth look, by the way. :)
My sample came out well enough that I added it as my own brush, grin.
Their instructions worked just as written there. I'd forgotten we can
create our own brushes.
Mine's imperfectly shaped using that option of clicking the first
point, next click AND HOLD "shift" then click your second point... And
move-cursor-&-click and move-cursor-&-click until you get whatever shape
you want then release the shift key when you're finished.
If you do freehand but still want it symmetrical, you could draw the
first half, copy & paste a copy, flip that copy, and line it up to make
the whole arrow.
Have fun!
Cindy :)
PS My apologies if this reply warps anything. I'm replying through the
Lists webpage to see if that works properly on my end.
For one thing, I haven't seen a line count toggle anywhere (yet). It's
bringing up memories of a thread about that very topic from quite a
while back. :)
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Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
* runs with birdseed *
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