Gimp

[Tom Droege <tdroege@veriomail.com>]

Thanks to all who responded with advice on Gimp and other programs.  I just 
wanted a program to work on photographs, not astronomical images.  I have 
Image Scientist and DS9 for that.  Gimp looks like the right thing.

There is a problem.  Everything seems ok, except I need to install a patch 
so that it can see tif and gif files.  This requires putting some files in 
C:\Program Files\Gimp\plug-ins and removing a file that is there.

OK, I can see this directory in Windows Explorer, but I cannot drag files 
into it.  It says something about a missing DLL and refuses to do 
anything.  DOS will not even get me to the correct directory.  I suspect I 
have to put the right thing for the blank in "\Program Files\".   I am 
looking forward to running Linux where I will be able to do anything.  (And 
I will get to reload the system many times when I do someting wrong. )

Per getting this patch, I am reminded of what used to be printed on cans of 
"Blue Ribbon Malt".  This was a quart can containing a mixture of malted 
barley and hops.  The label read:  "CAUTION Do not mix the contents of this 
can with 5 pounds of sugar, 5 gallons of water, and one cake of yeast or an 
illegal brew may result."   As far as I know this is still on the 
label.  At least it was there around 1950 when I followed the above 
directions.  It, of course, fist appeared during prohibition.

Tom Droege