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gimp_gateWhen I saw this cheat sheet for Photoshop keyboard shortcuts a few weeks ago, I thought it would be neat if we'd have something similar for The GIMP. The closest thing is probably the hotkey list over at gimpusers.com, but it's just that - a list (one that came in very handy when I made this cheat sheet, I might add ^^)
The cheat sheet is vector-based so that you can re-size it without any quality loss. This means no GIMP was used for the GIMP cheat sheet ;) Or any other (vector) graphic software. I used LaTeX and TikZ to create it.
The cheat sheet should be pretty self-explanatory, but I included an explanation in the lower right corner just in case. It looks like this:
To give you an example: Key C - you have to press "Ctrl+C" to "Copy Selection", "Shift+C" to "Crop & Resize", "C" to "Clone", and "Ctrl+Shift+C" to "Copy Visible".
At first, I wanted to include small graphics from GIMP, for instance, a pencil for, well, "Pencil", but I didn't have the time (and most likely not the skills...) to create vector-based drawings with Inkscape or any other vector application. I also tried to keep colors to a minimum because printing costs can be very high. And a blue/orange/other fancy background gradient might look nice on the screen, but doesn't translate well into print... And speaking of printing: I printed it out in A4 and A3 size and I didn't have any problems reading it. The original size is A2, but since it's vector-based you could print it any size you want...
I hope you find it useful, and all feedback - even what doesn't work for you - is very much appreciated!
The cheat sheet is vector-based so that you can re-size it without any quality loss. This means no GIMP was used for the GIMP cheat sheet ;) Or any other (vector) graphic software. I used LaTeX and TikZ to create it.
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The cheat sheet should be pretty self-explanatory, but I included an explanation in the lower right corner just in case. It looks like this:
To give you an example: Key C - you have to press "Ctrl+C" to "Copy Selection", "Shift+C" to "Crop & Resize", "C" to "Clone", and "Ctrl+Shift+C" to "Copy Visible".
At first, I wanted to include small graphics from GIMP, for instance, a pencil for, well, "Pencil", but I didn't have the time (and most likely not the skills...) to create vector-based drawings with Inkscape or any other vector application. I also tried to keep colors to a minimum because printing costs can be very high. And a blue/orange/other fancy background gradient might look nice on the screen, but doesn't translate well into print... And speaking of printing: I printed it out in A4 and A3 size and I didn't have any problems reading it. The original size is A2, but since it's vector-based you could print it any size you want...
I hope you find it useful, and all feedback - even what doesn't work for you - is very much appreciated!
