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Robert Macy
On Jul 8, 10:46 pm, "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote:
> "Robert Macy" <m...@california.com> wrote in message
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> news:1183953015.889175.149520@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
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>
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> > On Jul 8, 7:55 pm, Plato <|@|.|> wrote:
> >> Robert Macy wrote:
>
> >> > My problem is that when pasting an image to Paint, the
> >> > image enlarges
> >> > to accept the new image.
>
> >> Use:
>
> >>http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm
> >> GENERAL TOOLS
> >> Image Editors
>
> >> --http://www.bootdisk.com/
>
> > Thanks for the URL. I had Irfan installed but lost it.
>
> > Just tried it to see how it would do for my needs.
>
> > TEST:
> > Print Screen the DeskTop.
> > Open a blank image made earlier, around 600 by 400.
> > Paste using ctrl-v, one of two things happened:
> > Irfan expanded the image to hold the WHOLE thing, just like
> > WinXP
> > Pain now does.
> > or,
> > Irfan shrunk the image to fit into the blank field, but
> > decimated all
> > the lettering to render all writing to look 'chewed' up.
>
> > Both, not good.
>
> > Conclusion for me Irfan makes a great viewer, but not so sure
> > about
> > using it for editing.
>
> > Robert
>
> -
> Whatever...but it seems you are doing a lot of work to obtain
> the result you want. Using an older version of Corel's
> PhotoPaint, I can achieve the same result in a fraction of the
> time that it must be taking you. Oh well, different strokes...as
> they say.
>
> Best of luck with your new/old Paint pgm.
>
> Doug W.
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Don't know how long Corel would take.
Let's see. using Paint...
Open Paint 1 second
ctrl-v 1 second
move around until happy 1 to 5 seconds
SAVE & close 1 second
Open using WinXP 1 second
click on print
click on
click on
click on
[ah, now you may have me. This WinXP is doggy when it comes to
printing an image, but in deference is pretty good about printing
wasted copies]
Corel's PhotoShop is $69.99 same price as dom perignon
Let's see....dom perignon versus Corel's PhotoShop, or keep Paint?
Paint is FREE
Corel loses.
> "Robert Macy" <m...@california.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1183953015.889175.149520@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Jul 8, 7:55 pm, Plato <|@|.|> wrote:
> >> Robert Macy wrote:
>
> >> > My problem is that when pasting an image to Paint, the
> >> > image enlarges
> >> > to accept the new image.
>
> >> Use:
>
> >>http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm
> >> GENERAL TOOLS
> >> Image Editors
>
> >> --http://www.bootdisk.com/
>
> > Thanks for the URL. I had Irfan installed but lost it.
>
> > Just tried it to see how it would do for my needs.
>
> > TEST:
> > Print Screen the DeskTop.
> > Open a blank image made earlier, around 600 by 400.
> > Paste using ctrl-v, one of two things happened:
> > Irfan expanded the image to hold the WHOLE thing, just like
> > WinXP
> > Pain now does.
> > or,
> > Irfan shrunk the image to fit into the blank field, but
> > decimated all
> > the lettering to render all writing to look 'chewed' up.
>
> > Both, not good.
>
> > Conclusion for me Irfan makes a great viewer, but not so sure
> > about
> > using it for editing.
>
> > Robert
>
> -
> Whatever...but it seems you are doing a lot of work to obtain
> the result you want. Using an older version of Corel's
> PhotoPaint, I can achieve the same result in a fraction of the
> time that it must be taking you. Oh well, different strokes...as
> they say.
>
> Best of luck with your new/old Paint pgm.
>
> Doug W.
> -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Don't know how long Corel would take.
Let's see. using Paint...
Open Paint 1 second
ctrl-v 1 second
move around until happy 1 to 5 seconds
SAVE & close 1 second
Open using WinXP 1 second
click on print
click on
click on
click on
[ah, now you may have me. This WinXP is doggy when it comes to
printing an image, but in deference is pretty good about printing
wasted copies]
Corel's PhotoShop is $69.99 same price as dom perignon
Let's see....dom perignon versus Corel's PhotoShop, or keep Paint?
Paint is FREE
Corel loses.