Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:21:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lisa Mann <lisam@oreilly.com>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: GIMP Pocket Reference Published

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GIMP Pocket Reference Published

Sebastopol, CA--O'Reilly's latest release in the Pocket Reference
series--"GIMP Pocket Reference"--explains the numerous features of the
GNU Image Manipulation Program more affectionately known as "The
GIMP"--and is the essential guide for designers working in a Linux/Unix
environment.

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. This powerful image manipulation tool can be quite
complex, making it hard to overlook the whole functionality.

Based on the menu structure of the program, "GIMP Pocket Reference"
covers GIMP 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 tips for every day usage. 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 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
October 2000
1-56592-731-1, 102 pages, $9.95
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
http://www.oreilly.com