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To get pressure sensitivity, open the "Configure Input Devices" dialog ( Edit > Input Devices ) and then set the mode for each tablet device (usually there're 3: stylus, eraser and cursor|touch) to Screen . Related Posts Install GIMP 2.8 in Xubuntu 12.04 (ppa) [HOW TO] Xcf thumbnails for Nautilus in Xubuntu 12.04 Enable Single-Window Mode in Gimp 2.8

Xcf is the native file format of the Gimp image editing program. Install To get xcf thumbnails in Nautilus, the gnome-xcf-thumbnailer has to be installed. Then a custom thumbnailer is placed in /usr/share/thumbnailers . Open a terminal window and run: sudo apt-get install gnome-xcf-thumbnailer -y wget -q http://goo.gl/qdhC7 -O- | sudo tee /usr/share/thumbnailers/xcf.thumbnailer Related Posts Install GIMP 2.8 in Xubuntu 12.04 (ppa) Video Thumbnails for Nautilus in Xubuntu 12.04 Openraster (*.ora) thumbnails for Nautilus in Xubuntu 12.04 References Generating Thumbnails for Nautilus using Gimp XCF thumbnailer doesn't work

On startup Gimp loads its own fonts (~/.gimp-X.Y/fonts) and system installed fonts. But there's a way of refreshing the font list without having to restart Gimp. First the "Fonts" dialog must be enabled: Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Fonts Then just use the refresh button positioned on the bottom of the "Fonts" dialog: Related Posts Enable Single-Window Mode in Gimp 2.8 Install GIMP 2.8 in Xubuntu 12.04 (ppa) References Fonts Dialog - Gimp Documentation

In Gimp 2.8 a new Single-Window mode were introduced, however it's not enabled by default. It can be enabled selecting Windows > Single-Window Mode . Gimp 2.8 in Single-Window Mode Related Posts Install GIMP 2.8 in Xubuntu 12.04

GIMP 2.8 is the new version of the "GNU Image Manipulation Program" and is equipped with a wealth of new features. Here's some highlights: Single-Window mode Layer Groups On-Canvas Text Editing Brush Dynamics System Improvements Cage Transform Tool Improved UI for tablet users You can also see a video review done by Nixie Pixel: Install Open a terminal window and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gimp -y Related Posts Enable Single-Window Mode in Gimp 2.8 Xcf thumbnails for Nautilus References otto06217 - GIMP PPA GIMP 2.8 RELEASE NOTES