Picking a text color

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:38 pm **(#21)**

Odinbc wrote:

Use the Gimp Colour Picker Tool to chose the screen colour 'before' you add text. This will change both the regular foreground colour and text colour option. If that doesn't work, you have issues with your set-up.

I think you may be right Odin.

There might be some corrupt files causing this issue, if it is as you describe.

coalman · **Joined:** Nov 26, 2014 **Posts:** 37

Odinbc wrote:

Use the Gimp Colour Picker Tool to chose the screen colour 'before' you add text. This will change both the regular foreground colour and text colour option. If that doesn't work, you have issues with your set-up.

I can do that sort of.. I use the picker to change the foreground color, then open the text tool, and I will find the foreground color in the most recent swatch. That's ok, but it's still a detour.

Anyway, I made a short clip to show you how my cursor does *not* change and does *not* change the text color. At least, you can tell it I'm doing something wrong or my system doesn't work properly (it's only 0:57):

http://youtu.be/D-jygvqOoGM

Thanks,
Stefan

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

coalman wrote:

Anyway, I made a short clip to show you how my cursor does *not* change and does *not* change the text color. At least, you can tell it I'm doing something wrong or my system doesn't work properly (it's only 0:57):

http://youtu.be/D-jygvqOoGM

Thanks,
Stefan

Your video is "private" so we can't see it. :gaah

coalman · **Joined:** Nov 26, 2014 **Posts:** 37

ofnuts wrote:

Your video is "private" so we can't see it. :gaah

Oops sorry, I mixed up 'private' with 'unlisted'. Should work now.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:36 pm **(#25)**

coalman wrote:

ofnuts wrote:

Your video is "private" so we can't see it. :gaah

Oops sorry, I mixed up 'private' with 'unlisted'. Should work now.

That's exactly was the same thing that my gif image is explaining. http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f ... 11#p157017

sallyanne · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:33 am **(#26)**

I saw it while it is unlisted.
That is strange. I just tried it and it works ok for me.

coalman · **Joined:** Nov 26, 2014 **Posts:** 37

Wallace wrote:

That's exactly was the same thing that my gif image is explaining. viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11611#p157017

Sorry, no disrespect here... I looked at that image, but I don't understand what it shows me.

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:07 am **(#28)**

coalman wrote:

Wallace wrote:

That's exactly was the same thing that my gif image is explaining. viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11611#p157017

Sorry, no disrespect here... I looked at that image, but I don't understand what it shows me.

Did you download the gif file and watch it?

coalman · **Joined:** Nov 26, 2014 **Posts:** 37

Wallace wrote:

Did you download the gif file and watch it?

Only now that you mentioned 'watch it' did I realize this is an animated gif! Anyway, your clip shows exactly what isn't working on my system. In fact, my video clip is pretty similar to yours from about 0:30, except that you can change the color while I can't.