(01-15-2021, 05:39 PM)Mac101 Wrote: Thanks rickk .That sounds like it might work. I will give it ago .
The main thing I found about this program its use words That I have never heard of . and I found and used the skew
Like the old TV picture setting . And its spelt wrong so that trough me off . And the pop up boxes with just 4 letters and one is
meant to know what they stand for .
I guess that this program was written in a non English language and the descriptions are a hybrid of unknown science.
But as its FREE and open Source I think I will bit my tongue and say thanks and have to figure out the new terminology.
Thanks. I will follow your instructions . Printed them out .
gimp is an incredibly capable program, unfortunately it is not all that intuitive in it's visual organization, and ...yes the "lingo" that is used isn't always that descript as far as the name for a particular function and what it actually does. (Geekspeak vs layman's terms)
But each time you use it, you get a little more familiar with it..and gradually you start to "think gimp"....for better or worse
Took me about 5 years to reach the point where I didn't feel overwhelmed with all the options available.
Are the pages you are copying primarily text, or pictures? Just curious, because if as you mention it is a manual, and primarily text, then your best bet might actually be to use an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) program, scan it all into a word processing program, make it all look pretty, and then use something like LibreOffice to assemble it all into a .PDF file (just a thought)
One other thing that I'll suggest, but if you expect to use gimp often, there are a number of published "hard cover" manuals that do a fairly good job of translating the graphics "geek speak" into the everyday language used by the rest of us.
I bought this one several years ago, and really like it. After having checked out several alternatives at my local library, I chose this one as my favorite because the author seems to understand the divide between layman and experienced artist about the best
https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-GIMP-No...1590595874
I bought a used copy, and the one I got looked like it had NEVER been opened, even once.