[Gimp-user] First mail to this list

[Don]

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote:

> On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:53:38 -0500
> Don <gnewsgroup at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thank you. I am not trying to complete any minor task. I am trying to
> > learn Gimp.
> >
> > Now, sample tutorials. I am not saying they are not good tutorials,
> > and I actually appreciate their effort very much. Only that it helps
> > if they say to what version it was targeting and when it was written.
> >
> > For example, this one:
> >
> > http://gimpology.com/submission/view/how_to_outline_text/
> >
> > At step 3, I got lost, because "Create Path from Text" isn't
> > available to me.
>
>
> Make sure your text layer is selected
> Where it says File, Edit etc, look for Layer
> Then you will see 'Text to path'
>
> > Another one here:
> >
> > http://www.obscurasite.com/artstuff/tutorials/gimp-text-outline/
> >
> > I got lost at the 2nd step, because pressing the right mouse button
> > on the image does not give me the so-called "Dialogs [image: ->]
> > Layers&Channels" menu options.
>
> Old tutorial, Go to Windows, 'Dockable Dialogs'


These windows are open by default actually. The old tutorials simply confuse
me by complicating things.
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