Working with The GIMP

Every graphics program I have used before will have a cursor tool that you can use to select an item, such as an image. For instance, I am editing Robin's t-shirt template - I just want to be able to click on the example image on the front of the shirt and delete it. You think I can find a selection cursor (which is always at the top left of the toolbar of any other graphics software I have ever used) in The GIMP? Not a chance.

Also, I am not a fan of the GIMP's interface with all of its menus being break-away, and having to click between different windows just to access toolbars. I can't find an option in the preferences to change this, and I am wondering if there is a way to make it look more like a PC graphics program.

Any tips would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Regarding your interface, I think that the Gimpshop program/plugin for Gimp makes it behave more like Photoshop. Cannot remember where I found it, but I'm sure there's a link for it in the forum (or Google it).

You can also turn layers on and off or even delete layers. I've not looked at Robin's template for a while, so I'm not sure if this is the solution you're looking for.

Baron

Here's the website of Gimpshop's creator:
http://plasticbugs.com/

You can get the latest version there.

Thanks so much, you two! You've been very helpful. I shall give that a try.

There are several selection tools in the Gimp, on, er, the top left of the tools palette - rectangular, oval, freehand, magic wand, by colour etc. If you just want to get rid of an entire layer, though, go to the layers palette, select the layer and then click the "trash can" button. (Or untick the box next to it to just hide it. If you export to TGA, you'll only get the visible layers.)

The major difference between the Gimp and other packages I've found is that the Gimp has individual palette windows floating about, which can take a little getting used to, but I find it far more intuitive than PSP for instance.

I am actually very accustomed to using PSP but the version I have ( is too old to support the PSD file I wanted to edit. PSP X has a demo, and I think I am going to try it. GIMPshop made things a little better, but there are still things floating around. I would prefer to work in an environment I am familiar with than take the time to learn a new one. Not that I am a luddite, I just want to dive in faster!

Thanks for all of your help.

I sure miss that little black arrow that lets me select an item without lassoing it. Even when the logo on the t-shirt template appeared to be selected, hitting delete on the keyboard did nothing.

you really need to use the menus and read the shourtcuts, in gimp clear = ctrl k



in the gimp 2.2.10 the tool in the upper left hand corner is "select rectangular regions"
in PhotoShop 7.01 the tool in the upper left hand corner is "rectangular marquee tool"

cant really argue with adobie, and they perform the exact same act

and just for fun in PSP6 its the "Arrow Tool" which doesnt select anything....



theres no hard set law that every program of a type has to match, the smart ones try to mimic the leader (photoshop), gimp is pretty close in that respect, well alot closer than my aicent psp6

gimp's home is also on another, more wild OS, its detatched user interface makes much more since over there, but luckly theres gimpshop, which i think if you slow down a bit, get a good feel for whats on the menus and mess around for a little bit you can jump right into it

Ah ha! So there already is a post here. How *do* I get GIMP to save an TGA in the same way PS does, with the transparencies and alphas all intact? So when I select "Upload" I see the shirt template not surrounded by black but by the black/white square of transparency? Thanks!

Rose