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Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:00 am
gasMask wrote:I used Roller 1.07.
Roller is a GIMP plug-in that I am developing. I'm posting updates after I add a new feature or fix a bug, so expect updates if you decide to use Roller.
You can get the plug-in from gimpscripts, gimplearn, or at my github page where I am registered as gummycowboy.
To create the grid, I used the backdrop style, Color Grid. I set the width and height to 500 x 750. In the Color Grid dialog, which opens after you start a render, I used Color #1: white, Color #2: black, Rows: 5, and Columns: 2.
You can save a template using the preset options on the main window. Roller lets you know where its saving the preset files, so you will know how to make a back-up.
Charles
Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:57 am
sallyanne wrote:I did one using guides, filling it in with black where it is supposed to go and then used 'create template with image'. Save the size of the template but not the image.
I have got an xcf of it for you.
I have created templates but they have always been plain white - Maybe someone else will know how you can.
Fri Oct 30, 2020 3:18 am
Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:46 am
sallyanne wrote:...snip...
I have created templates but they have always been plain white - Maybe someone else will know how you can.
Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:12 am
mackenzieh wrote:sallyanne wrote:I did one using guides, filling it in with black where it is supposed to go and then used 'create template with image'. Save the size of the template but not the image.
I have got an xcf of it for you.
I have created templates but they have always been plain white - Maybe someone else will know how you can.
My templates are always plain white as well. I've always wondered what an image template would look like in gimp. Thanks Sallyanne. I don't see 'Create template with image' in the template dialogue box. I see 'Create a new image from selected template'. Is 'create template with image a script or plugin?'
Fri Oct 30, 2020 2:03 pm
gasMask wrote:Color Grid has two options for choosing colors. The first one is a manual operation. The user chooses two colors using a color picker dialog inside the Color Grid Options dialog. The second option is to use Automate. The user checks the Automate check-button in the main window before starting the render. In this case, Color Grid will automatically assign two random colors to the grid. It will also randomize the row and column counts as well.
Charles
Fri Oct 30, 2020 2:05 pm
sallyanne wrote:mackenzieh wrote:sallyanne wrote:I did one using guides, filling it in with black where it is supposed to go and then used 'create template with image'. Save the size of the template but not the image.
I have got an xcf of it for you.
I have created templates but they have always been plain white - Maybe someone else will know how you can.
My templates are always plain white as well. I've always wondered what an image template would look like in gimp. Thanks Sallyanne. I don't see 'Create template with image' in the template dialogue box. I see 'Create a new image from selected template'. Is 'create template with image a script or plugin?'
If you mouse over 'create template' underneath export in the file menu it says "Create a new template from this image"
Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:23 pm
gasMask wrote:Color Grid has two options for choosing colors. The first one is a manual operation. The user chooses two colors using a color picker dialog inside the Color Grid Options dialog. The second option is to use Automate. The user checks the Automate check-button in the main window before starting the render. In this case, Color Grid will automatically assign two random colors to the grid. It will also randomize the row and column counts as well.
Charles
Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:54 pm
Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:52 pm
gasMask wrote:For me to properly answer your question, I need to know how you intend to use the template. Both Sallyanne and rich2005 have shown different ways of creating templates and saving them.
In Roller 1.09, you can create Formats that will allow you to place images exactly where you want them. Roller uses cells. In the black and white grid, the rectangles could be seen as cells. So, it would be simple to define a Format template to lay images onto the grid.
Charles
Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:46 am
Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:07 am
Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:53 pm
gasMask wrote:I thought Sallyanne's document would make a great template. After saving her template document. Open it in GIMP, and then before modifying it, save it under a different file name. That way, you always have an unaltered template to work with.
rich2005 has a great solution too.
Also, if you don't want to over-write the original file, you can right-click on the file descriptor in a file explorer and open up its properties dialog. In this dialog, you would check the read-only option to make sure that file stays the same.
I find GIMP's document history to useful too. The original file will always show up there, and in the recent documents list.
Have you looked at the Roller's Formats? You can do a lot with Formats, like layering, rotating, changing the opacity of images. The merge cells option is empowering too. I would recommend testing out different things, just for fun.
Roller 1.09 is almost the same as 1.07, except that the session control values are saved consistently. I crank out updates like the sun rises. These updates will invalidate previously saved preset files as they have become a different form.
Charles
Sun Nov 01, 2020 12:52 am
Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:20 am
gasMask wrote:Yes. 1.09 is out there. Coming soon in the next version, there's a preview button in the options dialog.
cheers,
Charles