http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tool-clone.html#clone

From: gimp-user-bounces@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU [mailto:gimp-user-bounces@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU] On Behalf Of P AA Sent: 13 March 2009 10:56
To: GIMP newsletter
Subject: [Gimp-user] Clone tool etc.

A friend has downloaded GIMP 2.2 Debian onto my ASUS 900 eee Linux system.

I've been playing with it a bit to get familiar. I cannot get several of the tools to work. For example, when I click on the clone tool and try to use it on an image, when I move the mouse to the image, the clone tool has a 'forbidden' sign (circle with bar) above it, and I cannot use it.

Truthfully, I had GIMP downloaded to my little laptop so I could make basic manipulations to images: brightness/contrast, cropping/clone tool work, and now I can't get the clone tool to work! Is it possible the program was not properly installed?

Can someone please help? If I have to download something, spell it out for me, please.... :
If I have to reinstall it, please tell me what I have to type to do so. The package itself is already in my computer (my friend used it to install, but maybe not correctly??)

Thank you.

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Quoting P AA :

A friend has downloaded GIMP 2.2 Debian onto my ASUS 900 eee Linux system.

I've been playing with it a bit to get familiar. I cannot get several of the tools to work. For example, when I click on the clone tool and try to use it on an image, when I move the mouse to the image, the clone tool has a 'forbidden' sign (circle with bar) above it, and I cannot use it.

Truthfully, I had GIMP downloaded to my little laptop so I could make basic manipulations to images: brightness/contrast, cropping/clone tool work, and now I can't get the clone tool to work! Is it possible the program was not properly installed?

The problem is that the clone tool requires that you specify what it is you wish to clone. You do this by holding down the CTRL key while pointing the brush at the region to be cloned (which can be on a different layer or image). After specifying the source to be cloned, activate the layer which you wish to paint on (if necessary) and paint as usual.

The default behavior is to have the source region "track" the motion of your brush, but other options are available. Experimentation is recommended.

Hi

Gimp is powerful/wonderful, and sophisticate; which means that learning how to use every tool doesn't come without an effort. Luckily, as you have already been pointed, there is good documentation. Likewise, there is this nice book I'd recommend you to read, Beginning Gimp (Akkana Peck) that is very helpful. And last but not least, the more fun way of learning Gimp is no doubt with Roy Steinort in www.meetthegimp.org. Very nice and easy to understand webcast from zero.

Cheers

P AA wrote:

A friend has downloaded GIMP 2.2 Debian onto my ASUS 900 eee Linux system.

I've been playing with it a bit to get familiar. I cannot get several of the tools to work. For example, when I click on the clone tool and try to use it on an image, when I move the mouse to the image, the clone tool has a 'forbidden' sign (circle with bar) above it, and I cannot use it.

Truthfully, I had GIMP downloaded to my little laptop so I could make basic manipulations to images: brightness/contrast, cropping/clone tool work, and now I can't get the clone tool to work! Is it possible the program was not properly installed?

Can someone please help? If I have to download something, spell it out for me, please.... :

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hi,

or if you prefer german you might like this books about GIMP:

www.gimp-buecher.at

till now you'll just see the homepage, all other pages are in construction. :)
happy days
tina

Von: Jaime Seuma
Datum: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:08:58 +0100 Cc: GIMP newsletter
Betreff: Re: [Gimp-user] Clone tool etc.

Hi

Gimp is powerful/wonderful, and sophisticate; which means that learning how to use every tool doesn't come without an effort. Luckily, as you have already been pointed, there is good documentation. Likewise, there is this nice book I'd recommend you to read, Beginning Gimp (Akkana Peck) that is very helpful. And last but not least, the more fun way of learning Gimp is no doubt with Roy Steinort in www.meetthegimp.org. Very nice and easy to understand webcast from zero.

Cheers

P AA wrote:

A friend has downloaded GIMP 2.2 Debian onto my ASUS 900 eee Linux system.

I've been playing with it a bit to get familiar. I cannot get several of the tools to work. For example, when I click on the clone tool and try to use it on an image, when I move the mouse to the image, the clone tool has a 'forbidden' sign (circle with bar) above it, and I cannot use it.

Truthfully, I had GIMP downloaded to my little laptop so I could make basic manipulations to images: brightness/contrast, cropping/clone tool work, and now I can't get the clone tool to work! Is it possible the program was not properly installed?

Can someone please help? If I have to download something, spell it out for me, please.... :

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