A problem with making painting tool presets (in this example pencil) came up in another section. 

The starting point in the Gimp docs is https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-dialogs-mi...ets-dialog

I am no expert on their creation, but as a quick demo, this little video on basic creation, duration 3 minutes.

I create a new pencil tool preset that is a simple 15 x 15 pixel square and save it as Square 15. I create another pencil preset tool that is a 25 x 25 pixel square and save it as Square 25. When I go to use the tools the Square 15 tool has changed to 25 x 25. Both tools are the same.

I've created tool presets in the past without issue. Is there some check box or preference or option I have failed to set?

Using Gimp 2.8.10

Thanks Fred

Hello fellows.
I've been trying to make my Genius MousePen 8x6 tablet work with GIMP in Windows 10 all day long today. I've searched on the web about it and couldn't get any working solution.
My curiosity: does anybody use this tablet with GIMP in Windows 10?

I can draw with it but as a mouse, ignoring pressure sensitivity.
It doesn't show up in GIMP input devices. I checked out extended input devices - not in there; I tried both with/without directx but all in vain.

I've installed the driver 5.02 (D20131030_D20130918V3) which is for Windows 8 but it installed just fine. The control panel from the system tray (lower right near the clock) works fine.
I can draw into the panel itself with sensitivity but that's about all.

Happy Easter!

EDIT:
By repeatedly installing/uninstalling the driver and messing with the registry ("SupportTabletPC" set to 0 or 1) I managed to bring the tablet up into GIMP (in extended input devices).
Now the problem is, when enabled, the pen behaves erratic: when I touch the tablet it performs quick right-clicks and middle-clicks in rapid succession - brief appearance of the popup menu and the cross-arrow moving the view.
When disabled, it behaves like a mouse and I'm back to the old problem - drawing without pressure.

Where do I find the announcements?

Brushes and Tags All you really need to know is here: https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tagging.html

However a bit more.

The Gimp default brushes are stored in
Linux: /usr/share/gimp/2.0/brushes/
Windows: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\brushes

   

If you do not need any of these, the best way is move to the gimp-obsolete-files folder.

The link between a brush folder name and the Gimp Brushes Dialogue. The folder name is used as a brush tag.
Type a tag in at the top of the brushes dialogue and that will isolate the brushes in that section.

   


The place for your own brushes is in your Gimp profile
Linux: ~/.gimp-2.8/brushes or ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/brushes depending on Gimp version (note linux hidden folders)
Windows: C:\Users\your-name\.gimp-2.8\brushes or C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\brushes

   

Any brushes in a folder will appear with a tag using the folder name. Brushes that are directly in the brushes folder are not tagged. That includes Photoshop .abr brush sets.  

Using the entry box, bottom of the brush dialogue.
The current assigned tag is shown.
Any brush, including individual .abr brushes can be assigned a tag, one brush at a time by typing in a name. Tags are removed the same way.

   

Totally screwed up the tags you assigned? Go to your gimp profile and delete the file tags.xml Gimp will create a new default file next start up.

is there a way to delete brushes?
Gimp 2.8.20
Windows 10

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i just started using gimp instead of constantly making new gmail accounts to avoid purchasing photoshop, and i'm having trouble with one thing, how are layers organized? are the top layers on the top or on the bottom? when I made a new transparent layer and placed it on the bottom every layer on top of it in the list didn't appear in the image, and i'm confused as to why. can anybody help?

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I'm having issues installing Gimp on my new computer: a Lenovo Ideacentre 710 running Windows 10.  When attempting to start the installation, I get an error message saying:

"Folder names cannot include any of the following characters: / : * ? < > l".

Can anyone shed any light on this?  I've tried several versions of Gimp and I keep hitting the same wall.

Hello all,

I'm posting my question here because I inferred that a response from rich2005 on the gimpusers.com forum suggested that I do so.
:-) 

Here is the original post and comments:
http://www.gimpusers.com/forums/gimp-use...ssage86876

I can't seem to get the smudge and blur tools to do as expected.  I can't get my selected area to appear "smudged" like the samples I've seen.  

Generally, I think, as a novice, I don't understand how to select and use a tool.  I think I'm doing the steps in the wrong order (selecting an area, selecting the tool, performing the tool's function).  

Could someone give me some pointers or point me to the documentation.  I love Gimp but I must say (don't mean to offend anyone) that the documentation leaves a lot to be desired.  I often try the steps exactly as they are described in documentation and can't get the expected result.

Many thanks,

I sometimes see a beginner ask
...how do I make text, move it around and then anchor it where I want it...
Perhaps confusion after coming to Gimp from some other application.

The basic working of the text tool are shown in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChcTE9KROmc&hd=1 about 5 minutes duration.

Apart from that the following video demonstrates

1. Ways to move the entered text
- use the text tool handles
- a better way, use shift-alt to move the on canvas text tool
- or using the move tool.

2. Adding a second (or more) text layer
- two small text layers
- Adding a new text layer over a existing large text layer.

Anchoring a text layer?. Not in Gimp, leave the text layer as-is Want to leave the text tool, select a different tool.




6 minutes duration.