[TriLUG] OT looking for Gimp book recommendation

[David McDowell]

Wow, a much more positive and supportive message.  :)  Thanks Brent! 
I'll have to check that out next time I try out GIMP!  :)  No wait,
I'll go try now, it's worth it for this discussion... afk... WOW,
that's awesome.  Somehow I never associated checkerboard with checks. 
"Light Checks" is my new setting of choice!  Thanks Brent!

David McD


On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:39:04 -0500, Brent Verner <brent at rcfile.org> wrote:
> [2005-02-12 10:29] David McDowell said:
> | transparent is non color based.  Transparent means there is no layer
> | or invisible layer under your graphic.  There is the checkerboard like
> | background to the window under/behind (however you wanna say it) your
> | graphic.  It simple lacks the ability to stay that way when looking at
> | it.  That checkerboard area is too bold and the checkered size is too
> | large.  The darker squares should be dulled down to a lighter grey and
> | the square size should be smaller.
> 
>        gimp has a dialog for modifying this:
> 
>        File -> Preferences -> Display
> 
>        There is an option to set "Light Checks" for the Transparency
> type, as well as three "Check size" setting.  Sure, it could be
> more configurable...I'm sure they'd accept a patch :-)
> 
>        b
> 
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