Road, Suite 220 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 480/483-0192 FAX 480/483-0193 http://www.coriolis.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kylander, Olof. GIMP: The Official Handbook by Olof and the programs you are used to working with. This book also covers features that aren’t part of the standard Gimp distribution. These features can be found in the developer’s version, or at the Plug-in Registry window, file names and code. SYMBOLS Not A Standard Part Of The Gimp Distribution This symbol will appear when a function or filter is not part of the standard distribution of Gimp. This means that you

availability from many sources for many operating systems. Most GNU / Linux distributions include GIMP as a standard application. GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Apple’s executed by one of the GIMP scripting extensions. When the command is -, commands are read from standard input. --batch-interpreter=proc Specify the procedure to use to process batch commands. The default to open the Create a new image dialog. Modify the initial width and height of the file or use the standard values, then create a new image file. More information about the Create a new image dialog can be

from many sources for many operating systems. Most GNU/Linux distri- butions include The GIMP as a standard application. The GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or since 1.2). GNU Image Manipulation Program 24 / 653 1.2.3 Plug-in Previews We have provided a standard preview widget for plug-in authors which greatly reduces the amount of code required to support executed by one of the GIMP scripting extensions. When commands is -, the commands are read from standard input. 2.2 Starting GIMP the first time The first time you run GIMP, it goes through a series

from many sources for many operating systems. Most GNU/Linux distributions include The GIMP as a standard application. The GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or dynamic shortcuts feature (which has been there since 1.2). Plug-in previews We have provided a standard preview widget for plug-in authors which greatly reduces the amount of code required to support flatten the learning curve for plugin writing: there are good instructions and examples, and the main library that plugins use to interface with GIMP (called "libgimp") has a well-documented API. Good programmers

editing images within GIMP. When you finish working on your image, you must convert it to a suitable standard format for use elsewhere. For example, you can export a file as a JPEG in GIMP. To save an image