Re: [Gimp-user] Thin straights

[Grzegorz Borowiak <grzes@gnu.univ.gda.pl>]

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Carl-Johan Sveningsson wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Grzegorz Borowiak wrote:
> 
> > I am new with GIMP. I have problem with drawing straight slash lines with
> > the pencil. Line, which IMO should look like:
> [snip]
> > Why? When I use measure tool or see preview of line, line looks like
> > above, but once drawn, looks like below.
> 
> You've set a too large brush?

1x1

> I don't know, can gimp be made better at handling very thin lines?

Yes! Adobe Photoshop does fine thin lines, in two version: w/ and w/o
antialiasing. These non-antialiased are like:

####
    ####
        ####

but in GIMP they are:

#####
    #####
        #####

You see, in Photoshop line goes like queen, and in GIMP goes like rook.
But in GIMP, while preview and in meausure tool, there is a line also like
queen. So why actually drawn line goes like a rook? What a problem was
with doing it queen-like? Is it a bug, or something?

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