From wcjones at exchange.fccj.org Mon Oct 23 08:18:28 2000 From: wcjones at exchange.fccj.org (JONES, WILLIAM C) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:02:39 2004 Subject: [JaxPM] [NON-PERL] FW: GIMP Pocket Reference Published by O'Reilly Message-ID: <3037C11AF59BD411B47600D0B72CE74830388D@exchmail.fccj.cc.fl.us> On the jacksonville-pm-list; Jax.PM'er "JONES, WILLIAM C" wrote - [POSTED: A Very Little or No Perl Content Posting by Jax.PM Manager] This posting is made in accordance with the new Jax.PM policy concerning non-perl related postings; it is posted with the hope that you may find it beneficial. I am, as always, open to suggestions for making this PM group better :) I will be posting a general 'roll call' to see where everyone hails from again; stay tuned! -Sneex- :] > ---------- > From: Denise Olliffe > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 4:00 PM > To: bill@fccj.org > Subject: GIMP Pocket Reference Published by O'Reilly > > For immediate release > Review copies available > Contact: Denise Olliffe > (707) 829-0515 ext 339 or deniseo@oreilly.com > > > GIMP POCKET REFERENCE PUBLISHED > > > The GNU Image Manipulation Program--more affectionately known as "the > GIMP"--is an open source image editor and design application that > parallels Adobe Photoshop in functionality with one exception: it is > free. The GIMP runs on virtually all Unix platforms, is included with > most commercial Linux distributions, and can be downloaded freely from > the Internet. However, this powerful image manipulation tool, with its > hundreds of filters and functions, can be quite complex. > > O'Reilly's latest release in the Pocket Reference series, the "GIMP > Pocket Reference," explains those numerous features and is a concise > guide for designers working in a Linux/Unix environment. > > Based on the menu structure of the program, "GIMP Pocket Reference" > covers the GIMP's latest version 1.2 and all the plug-ins and scripts > that are a part of the standard distribution. It explains the function > of every menu item and offers practical tips. The Appendix explains > important terms of image manipulation and contains a table of file > formats supported by the GIMP. > > This little book was designed to help those new to the GIMP learn about > its features, as well as to give experienced users a handy reference > for quick look-ups of functions. In a remarkably petit 97 pages, it not > only provides a concise but thorough reference, it also documents the > many, sometimes hidden, features that make working with the GIMP more > efficient. > > The author, Sven Neumann, started to hack on the GNU Image Manipulation > Program, or GIMP, in 1997, and since then he has become one of its > leading developers. > > > Article: "What's available in GIMP 1.2?" available online at: > http://unix.oreilly.com/news/gimp_0900.html > > An excerpt, The Toolbox, is available free online at: > http://www.ora.com/catalog/gimppr/chapter/excerpt.html > > For more information about the book, including Table of Contents, > index, author bio, and samples, see: > http://www.ora.com/catalog/gimppr/ > > > For details about the GIMP, see: > www.gimp.org > > To download GIMP 1.2, go to: > http://www.gimp.org/download.html > > For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to: > ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/1565927311.jpg > > > # # # > > > GIMP Pocket Reference > By Sven Neumann > September 2000 > 1-56592-731-1, 102 pages, $9.95 > order@oreilly.com > 1-800-998-9938 > http://www.oreilly.com > > Jax.PM Moderator's Note: This message was posted to the Jacksonville Perl Monger's Group listserv. The group manager can be reached at -- owner-jacksonville-pm-list@pm.org to whom send all praises, complaints, or comments...