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    New rule -- Do not bite newbies

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

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    Granted, many of the rules are common sense, but there's so much moderator and admin intervention, repleat with tersely worded almost rude responses, that it may be setting the wrong example. I believe that the "rules" should be treated as guidelines. Noobs shouldn't be punished for asking questions or unintentionally violating them. Make them feel welcome and they'll become productive members of the community.

    Oh, and the "no tutorials as your first post" rule? What if that person has been a lurker on the forum for a long time, understands how the software really works, and has a lot of graphic design experience to share?

    I happen to agree with you there. I am not even close to being able to create a tutorial, and yet there are those have great ideas. Case in point: A noob pointed out a good way to make a background transparent that many experienced users didn't come up with. And sometimes moderators get a little too into locking forums. I know I have inadvertently hijacked a thread and a member politely told me I was doing so and pointed me in the right direction. Maybe the best solution to the noob tutorial situation is create a noob tutorial thread, allowing those with less than 30 posts to create tutorials without getting their thread locked :twisted: Maybe there is a happy medium between trolls and terse criticism from moderators. I believe in a world where noobs and experts peacefully coexist, where we bite our food, not our noobs! (sorry, bad 2 year old humor)

    New rule -- Do not bite newbies

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

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    Well, if this rule is followed then I think it's a step in the right direction. I've lurked for a long time and avoided posting to this forum at all because of the way noobs are treated. Some ofThat said, there are some very talented developers and artists among the youth here. I've learned about the product from many of them. And I appreciate the tutorials and plugins that they've created. I just hope the forum becomes a more civil place where a Paint.NET noob would feel comfortable posting. It isn't there yet. The mere fact that you have to specifically tell people not to start fights and threaten them with banishment is a testament to that fact.

    Hmm... There must be a couple of factors that have affected me to like this forum:I developed a thick skin after being bashed incessantly in the Stargate Information Archive Forum(Some real trolls on that site), I haven't visited enough of the forum, or I am truly oblivious to what is going on around me. I, too, am a bit older than most of the members who post. I do believe that maturity has to do with part of the issue, or from our generation to theirs senses of humor have truly changed. I personally like one of the younger posters (I'm a bit sarcastic myself) though some of his posts can hit a nerve for some. As a teacher I have learned that communication is essential. If we can keep our criticism constructive, and take others opinions with an open mind, this will be one of the best forums out there. It already is for me :shock:

    Request - Default Canvas Size

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

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    You'd expect this to be known before now (as it was for most of the class)...
    I'm sorry, this might have sounded rude, like it should be known because everyone else does. I didn't mean it to come across as that. If you thought it did come across as that.

    I'm not a pretentious and arrogant buffoon, I sear.

    I know you're not :wink: I sadly am one of those people who should know all the grammatical rules, but they have slowly seeped out of my brain, trying to learn all these new tutorials on the forum (must make room) :lol:

    Request - Default Canvas Size

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

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    quote]I'm sorry, I am with no doubt getting the wrong end of the stick here, but wouldn't this solve your problems...

    As quoted from the second option of the dialog:

    'Does not expand the canvas. You will have to move the pasted image around to make sure that the part you want is within the canvas boundaries.'

    This keeps the original canvas size whilst allowing the pasting of a larger image, the only thing lost are parts of the pasted image. I can't see any other way of inserting a larger image onto a smaller one without resizing the new image or enlarging the canvas. Unless you do resize the to-be-pasted image first, in which case you are asking for an automatic resize of the new image through the pasting process, no?

    I've got this all wrong, haven't I?

    I recently did this with a banner I made for my wife's website, and I guess it is a good workaround. I have recently realized you can copy and paste with Paint.Net. It would be nice if eventually you can just drop an added layer, and not worry about it resizing your background!

    Request - Default Canvas Size

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    I don't know if it falls into the same category, but I would like it if the added layer wouldn't affect the background layer's canvas. An example is I have, say a 100x100 background image, and the added layer is 800x600. The new layer would dwarf the original, and the original layer would have an added area, often filled with the the primary or secondary color you chose. I don't want to expand the original, due to the loss of quality if this was done. This is possible in Artweaver, as well as PSP. If there is a workaround I missed, let me know.

    Wish for 4.0 version

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    david.atwell: it's ok :), BoltBait is right, i'm a noob hehe... actually thanks for all the comments, what a nice and friendly community you have here! :) so much love! haha

    startreksuite: Ahhrrgh!! right, i confused terms :oops: ... i meant adjustment and effects layers!... i read it is planned for 4.x version!

    thanks

    tuqueque

    Thanks for clarifying. In my search for the perfect image editor, I tried PSP and Serif, which had what you just described. I see their usefulness, but I guess I'm not that efficient yet, since I haven't found a time I have needed it. ( Not looking for a pity party, but am not the most talented person on the forum, or versed for that matter).

    Wish for 4.0 version

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA... made me LAUGH! haha :lol:

    make that my 3th post hehe...

    I use Paint.net mostly for image retouching, i work in 3d imagery so the main things i do is a little painting to retouch here and there and most of all is working with layers to give the image some glow effect...

    it'll be great also when masks appears in future versions (i'm aware is planned) and maybe some other cool filters, i love that for the next version is planned to include the "reduce noise" filter :)

    when you say masks, are you referring to layer masks or something like an alpha mask? Paint.Net is awesome with the alpha mask, can create text with pictures showing through, etc. Have you tried Shape 3d, it's awesome, as well as countless other plugins, can't name them all! Have fun while you're here, best forum I have ever belonged to. :wink:

    New rule -- Do not bite newbies

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    Just remember this doesn't remove newcomers' liability to read the rules :)

    I unfortunately am one of those people who don't read all the rules, and sometimes am sidetracked and may accidentally hijack a thread. Fortunately I was politely reminded that I was going off topic and was back again. However, I saw a little bashing myself because someone wasn't happy with a tutorial, or at least the excuse of why it may not be the best. It had screenshots, was very descriptive, and was done by an 11 year old.(Not that impressive on this forum, I guess.) But, I guess from "proud imbusale" slogan some are carrying, there are some noobs that give the rest of us a bad name (I'm saying the one calling others an imbusale is a bad noob). Did I just fall off my train of thought again? Sorry, old age or the fact I work with 2 year olds all day long! :roll:

    Outline Object

    in Plugins - Publishing ONLY!

    Posted

    Hi Pyro! Nice job with the new plugin. Missed your character on the last update. I have a question: I have noticed when using the outline plugin that it doesn't always evenly outline the item that is being outlined. Is there a setting I need to adjust, or is it just to be expected?

    That's probably because the object you're outlining has some thin parts, in which case you'll just need to turn down softness.

    Thanks! I realized this new update works better for me. I played with the settings with the last version, and the softness and width adjustments seemed to be the same, not giving me the result this one does. Keep up the good work! Happy Holidays!

    Outline Object

    in Plugins - Publishing ONLY!

    Posted

    Hi Pyro! Nice job with the new plugin. Missed your character on the last update. I have a question: I have noticed when using the outline plugin that it doesn't always evenly outline the item that is being outlined. Is there a setting I need to adjust, or is it just to be expected?

    HD Photo plugin - BETA

    in FileType Plugins

    Posted

    No it won't be. HD Photo is an MS format. JPEG XR will be open format same as JPG is and free to use.

    A) It's under consideration as a JPEG format. Not quite there yet...

    B) Though Microsoft has stated that it will be licensed under their Open Specification Promise, that has also not yet happened.

    I recently read an article that stated it was free to use in PS CS2 and CS3 (JXR) and microsoft offers it as a download. Someone gave me the link : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta%20...%20layLang=en.

    Paint.NET is getting noticed!

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    I just submitted a harsh comment on that pirated piece of garbage. It is unfortunately not past CNET to put garbarge to download on their site. I have downloaded cd burning software with adware at this site (deepburner for example). I am sure you'll have no problem getting the scathing reviews you're looking for, if anyone who is on this thread is online in the next couple of days! Good Luck! :twisted:

    Paint.NET is getting noticed!

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    Why did you even install it in the first place?

    Because I wanted to see how much he screwed PDN up. He screwed it up worse than Paint Shop Pro.

    @ BoltBait, Norton scans the computer pretty often anyways.

    I installed PSP 9 to compare, but it didn't interfere with PDN. And Norton 2002 used to screw up my comp (CPU killer!) and missed stuff. Avast doesn't Kill CPU's and catches stuff. Oh, and it's free! http://www.avast.com

    Paint.NET is getting noticed!

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    Well, I've just tried it. Thankfully I kept a back-up of my old plug-in files and the likes.

    Anyways, I'm back to installing the real PDN! After I find out how to un-install Creative Paint.......

    If you're looking for a good uninstaller program, look into Revo Uninstaller.(http://www.revouninstaller.com) After uninstalling the program, you will be able to remove registry entries. Regseeker is a quick and easy reg scanner which can double check to see if it's all removed .(http://www.hoverdesk.net/dl/en/RegSeeker.zip)

    Threatfire can scan for rootkits. http://www.threatfire.com/download Hope this isn't spamming, just thought this information would be helpful. :)

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