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Post by Le Ray [Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 13:51:29 GMT -5
I'm trying to create a new Q2 Texture using Wally.
Does anyone know how I can add text to this texture?
Should I use another program and import the text or can I add text within the Wally program?
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Post by grieve[Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:08:51 GMT -5
For some writings on the wall ? Wally has no tool for inserting alphanumeric characters into the picture. You will have to create the texture with the graffities in another program, then export it to .wal.
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Post by Le Ray [Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:11:02 GMT -5
Yes, I want it to say Quake 2 Cafe'
What kind of program would you suggest to create text?
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Post by grieve[Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:16:23 GMT -5
hmm, every better grafics program should be able to do that. which one do you use all the time ? I do most little stuff with PaintShop Pro 5 or with Gimp. if you don't have The Gimp yet you need it anyway. gimp-win.sourceforge.net/
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Post by Le Ray [Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:21:30 GMT -5
Don't really have one that I use. I'll try Gimp. Thanks for the help
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Post by Le Ray [Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:29:44 GMT -5
O.K. I downloaded the first link for Gimp and it put it in my program files directory, but I don't see an .exe file or anything to start the program. Can you help me out?
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Post by grieve[Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:29:46 GMT -5
Well, Gimp is not a "small" program, it is a full scale picture processing and drawing program. But since it's originally a Linux program it is completely free. The program and the GTK runtime it requires has been ported to windows and come with a nice installer. Don't forget to install GTK before Gimp, or it won't work. If I knew something more easy to use which is also free I would recommend something else. It will require some time to get used to this program. But it's really great.
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Post by grieve[Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:30:45 GMT -5
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Post by grieve[Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:35:38 GMT -5
the files you download are zipped installer exe's. unzip them to a temporary folder and start them to intall the program ... that's it,
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Post by Le Ray [Q2C] on Feb 9, 2005 14:37:11 GMT -5
I'll give it a try, I had only installed the first file on that page, I'll install the 2nd one and see if it works. I'll let you know. Thanks again.
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Post by Le Ray [Q2C] on Feb 10, 2005 12:52:16 GMT -5
Grieve, I got the program loaded and I was trying to add a border. I see the plugins but can't get a border loaded. Can you tell me how to do something like this?
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Post by grieve[Q2C] on Feb 10, 2005 23:50:10 GMT -5
there is more than I way to do this. for example you can use the tool for rectangular selections and make a selection which is slightly smaller than the whole picture ( as thick as you want the border to be ). then you open the context menu for the picture and go to the "selection" submenu and invert the selection. then you go to the "modify" submenu and simply use "cut" to remove the border. then you choose a color for filling ( by doubleclicking the color field on the small main window and use the flood filling tool to fill the whole border with your color.
another possiblity is to use the Script-Fu plugin for borders. use the context menu to go to the Script-Fu submenu. choose "Decoration" and there is an option for adding a border.
I know, you really need to get used to the behaviour of Gimp .... some plugins ( I guess the border plugin too ) first stay passively in the task bar when you call them. to make them active after launching you have to click on them in the task bar to maximize the plugin window and make your additional settings, like changing the border color and thickness, then start it with the OK button.
once you get a feeling for this program you can make great things with it.
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Post by grieve[Q2C] on Feb 11, 2005 0:01:52 GMT -5
oh wait, if you cut off the border as discribed first, it is filled automatically with the color you have set as background color. no need to flood fill it.
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Post by Le Ray [Q2C] on Feb 11, 2005 6:42:27 GMT -5
Thanks for the tips, I'll keep trying.
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Post by Le Ray [Q2C] on Feb 11, 2005 15:02:43 GMT -5
Grieve, I'm sort of getting the hang of the program. But I'm having trouble moving objects around after I paste them into the file.
What I'm doing is starting with a base and giving it color, them I'm adding text and then pasting an image. But once I get the text and the image loaded, I can't seem to move them where they need to go. Any suggestions?
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