Quick suggestion, if you've upgraded GIMP recently, you need to do rm -rf ~/.gimp since the new version of gimp doesn't cope with the files left by the older versions.
On Mon, 8 Dec 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I can't draw anything in the gimp. Lines don't show up, using the pencil, > brush, or other drawing tools. The spline tool does lines, but when I > switch over to pencil or brush, etc., the lines disappear. I get some > messages, including > > ** WARNING **: XGetWindowProperty failed > > This message I got the first time I tried to start up gimp on this session. > Subsequent attempts got these messages (and so on): > > parsing "/home/lex/.gimp/gtkrc" > parsing "/usr/share/gimp/0.99.14/gimprc" > parsing "/home/lex/.gimp/gimprc" > parsing "/home/lex/.gimp/pluginrc" > Starting extensions: > Not enough colors to satisfy requested color cube. > Reduced color cube shades from > [6 of Red, 6 of Green, 4 of Blue, 24 of Gray] ==> [5 of Red, 5 of Green, 4 > of Bl > ue, 24 of Gray] > /usr/bin/X11/gimp warning: No brushes available for use with this tool. > /usr/bin/X11/gimp warning: No brushes available for use with this tool. > /usr/bin/X11/gimp warning: No brushes available for use with this tool. > /usr/bin/X11/gimp warning: No brushes available for use with this tool. > /usr/bin/X11/gimp warning: No brushes available for use with this tool. > /usr/bin/X11/gimp warning: No brushes available for use with this tool. > /usr/bin/X11/gimp warning: No brushes available for use with this tool. > directory is ok > > ** ERROR **: sigsegv caught > > I wasn't running Netscape. I had started emacs between the two invocations > of the Gimp. > > I reinstalled gimp 0.99.14-1 and the gimp-data-extra, gimp-data-min, and > gimp-non-free packages of this version. I also installed the up-to-date > libgtk1. > > I am using x11 3.3.1 with a matrox millenium. I have been having some > freaky problems with the SVGA server, streaks and lines dancing on the > screen. I am now wondering if there is a problem with my X11 installation. > Alot of the x11 problems seemed to happen after the first time I started up > uxing xdm. The character of the screen is way different (not just colors) > when I start up with xdm. > > Thought these might be related? > > I am sending to the users list, even thought I am using a pretty nearly > completely hamm system. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
