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That's not how to align text on gimp. The text tool has an alignment feature. It aligns the text within the text box Outlining text is easy too. true, there is

That's not how to align text on gimp. The text tool has an alignment feature. It aligns the text within the text box Outlining text is easy too. true, there isn't a magic text outline button, you must use the same method you would use to outline any arbitrary object. The sum of your complaints are because you know how to do it in PS. I am a professional graphics designer and artist and I use gimp exclusively.

cameronh90 5y ago
What's the point of asking if you're just going to dismiss the answers? I used to use The GIMP exclusively, but I jumped to Photoshop when I could afford it, due to GIMP's poor UX and adjustment layers (which have been "coming soon" with GEGL since 2008).
nickjj 5y ago
> That's not how to align text on gimp. The text tool has an alignment feature. It aligns the text within the text box I'm talking about horizontally or vertically aligning a layer relative to the image, not the text within the rectangle bounding box of the text input box when you have the text tool activated. It's such a common use case to want to take a layer (whether or not it's text isn't important) and center it horizontally or vertically relative to the entire image or another object.
- grumpyautist 5y ago
  So, you draw the text box in the size and position you need? All of these "features" sound like training wheels for graphic designers. It's not hard whatsoever to accomplish, and assuredly not worth paying monthly for. If you know in general how to edit graphics the tool you use is irrelevant
  - nickjj 5y ago
    > So, you draw the text box in the size and position you need? I'm not sure what you mean. If you have a 1000 x 1000 image I'd like to put the text "Hello" exactly in the middle of the image, both vertically and horizontally and let the tool determine the exact bounding box of the text input based on how much text I have. > All of these "features" sound like training wheels for graphic designers. In GIMP I described the workflow how to do that using the alignment tool. I also described for comparison how to do it in Photopea because it only involves dragging the layer near where it should be and it auto-snaps to perfect center with guidelines that appear when you're close. This isn't a training wheels feature because both casual and professional graphic designers aren't eyeballing a pixel perfection alignment every time without thinking, but Photopea gives you this outcome with the least amount of effort you can ask for and its accuracy is 100%. > It's not hard whatsoever to accomplish, and assuredly not worth paying monthly for. There's a difference between hard and convenient. Executing a checklist of steps isn't hard but it sure is inconvenient if I need to do that every time I want to align something. It's the difference between something having a good / intuitive UI vs not.
dwild 5y ago
> The sum of your complaints are because you know how to do it in PS. Or PS is just more intuitive than GIMP. > I am a professional graphics designer Once you are using a tool professionally, I guess that intuitiveness is no longer a selling point. It is though for someone that only use it from time to time...

cameronh90 5y ago

What's the point of asking if you're just going to dismiss the answers? I used to use The GIMP exclusively, but I jumped to Photoshop when I could afford it, due to GIMP's poor UX and adjustment layers (which have been "coming soon" with GEGL since 2008).

nickjj 5y ago

> That's not how to align text on gimp. The text tool has an alignment feature. It aligns the text within the text box I'm talking about horizontally or vertically aligning a layer relative to the image, not the text within the rectangle bounding box of the text input box when you have the text tool activated. It's such a common use case to want to take a layer (whether or not it's text isn't important) and center it horizontally or vertically relative to the entire image or another object.

grumpyautist 5y ago
So, you draw the text box in the size and position you need? All of these "features" sound like training wheels for graphic designers. It's not hard whatsoever to accomplish, and assuredly not worth paying monthly for. If you know in general how to edit graphics the tool you use is irrelevant
- nickjj 5y ago
  > So, you draw the text box in the size and position you need? I'm not sure what you mean. If you have a 1000 x 1000 image I'd like to put the text "Hello" exactly in the middle of the image, both vertically and horizontally and let the tool determine the exact bounding box of the text input based on how much text I have. > All of these "features" sound like training wheels for graphic designers. In GIMP I described the workflow how to do that using the alignment tool. I also described for comparison how to do it in Photopea because it only involves dragging the layer near where it should be and it auto-snaps to perfect center with guidelines that appear when you're close. This isn't a training wheels feature because both casual and professional graphic designers aren't eyeballing a pixel perfection alignment every time without thinking, but Photopea gives you this outcome with the least amount of effort you can ask for and its accuracy is 100%. > It's not hard whatsoever to accomplish, and assuredly not worth paying monthly for. There's a difference between hard and convenient. Executing a checklist of steps isn't hard but it sure is inconvenient if I need to do that every time I want to align something. It's the difference between something having a good / intuitive UI vs not.

dwild 5y ago

> The sum of your complaints are because you know how to do it in PS. Or PS is just more intuitive than GIMP. > I am a professional graphics designer Once you are using a tool professionally, I guess that intuitiveness is no longer a selling point. It is though for someone that only use it from time to time...