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Download GIMP 2.8 Script-FUs Pack (More Than 100 Effects And Filters)

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew) — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:44:00 +0000

GIMP 2.8 Script-FUs is a collection of more than 100 scripts, initially created for GIMP 2.4, that have been fixed/updated recently to work with the latest GIMP 2.8. Besides filters and effects, there are also some scripts that allow you to easily create a calendar, create a CD label, add watermark and more.

Scripts included in the latest GIMP 2.8 Script-FU pack:

Artist: Angled strokes, Color Pencil, Conte-charcoal crayon, Crosshatched, Cutout, Inkpen, Note Paper, Paletter Knife, Pastel, WaterColor
Color: Invert, Saturation, BW from Graphic, Color Temp, Funky Color, Grey Point, Split Tone With ED, Tone Mapping
Contrast: Shadow Recovery, Auto Contrast, Change Contrast, High Pass, ISO Noise Reduction
Create new: CD label, GlassEffect Text, Glossy Orb, Letter Drop Animation, Scribbled Text, Text Balloon, Text Circle
Disorts: Circle Maker, Photocopy, Wrap Effect
Edges: Fade Outline, Fuzzy Border, Jagged Border, Translucent Border, Add Matte, Art Border, Frame like poster with strait corners, Frame like slide with round corners, Frame with Bevel, Frame with hover effect and round corners, Photo Border Fancy, Photo Frame, Tasty Frame
Effects: Cartoon 2, Blackboard Effect, Cartoon Quick, Chrome Image, Cross Light, Fog, Landscape Illustrator, Lomo, Reflection, Sepoina Graf-ix
Effects Selection: Bevel Selection, Chisel Or Carve, Glass Selection, Glow Selection
Photo: Picture to graphic, Copyright text, EZ Red Skin Fix, Film Grain, Fix Overblown, Halftone, Highlight to Sky and Clouds, Infrared Simulation, Red Eye by Selected Area, Red Eye Desaturate, Vintage Photo, Web Photo Editor
Shapes: CD Mask, Circle Draw, Old Paper, Stampify
Sharpness: High-Passs Sharpen, BSSS-Sharpen, Midtone-Sharp, Smart Sharpening, Wisest Sharpen, Blur Non-Edges, Make wonderful, Orton effect, Pixel Gradient, Sharp Blur, Soft Focus, Soft Focus Simple, Wrap Sharp
Sketch: quick sketch, Drawing, Line Sketch, Pastel Sketch, Pencil Sketch, Pen Drawn, Roy Lichtenstein, Synthetic Edges, Toned Line Art
Texture: Patchwork, Stained Glass, Texturizer
Misc: Arrow, Calendar Month, Calendar year, Prepare for Colorize, Remove Paths, Remove Settings, Step Resize, Stoked text, Watermark

According to the release announcement, the scripts included in this pack do not work with GIMP 2.6, so only use them with GIMP 2.8 (or 2.7, the GIMP 2.8 development branch).

To install the scripts, download the archive, extract it and copy the extracted scripts (.scm) to the following location:

Linux: for your user: ~/.gimp-2.8/scripts or system-wide: /usr/share/gimp/2.0/scripts
Windows Vista/7: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts or C:\Users\YOUR-NAME\.gimp-2.8\scripts
Windows XP: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts or C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\.gimp-2.8\scripts

Download GIMP 2.8 Script FUs

For even more effects and filters, see: Install GIMP Plugin Registry For GIMP 2.8 In Ubuntu [PPA]

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MK802: New USB Thumb Drive-Sized Android Computer

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew) — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:17:00 +0000

MK802, a new USB thumb drive-sized computer is available for purchase. The mini computer has an AllWinner A10 single-core 1.5Ghz ARM CPU, 512 MB of RAM, a Mali 400 GPU and can play high definition videos.

The mini computer ships with Android 4.0 ICS and just like Cotton Candy, it comes with microUSB and microSD slots as well as WiFi. MK802 also has a full-sized USB port and of course, there's also a HDMI port.

The price is larger than for the Raspberry Pi: $74 (including shipping), but the new mini PC has better hardware. And it's a lot cheaper than Cotton Candy, which does have a dual-core CPU and 1GB of RAM, but it costs $199 plus shipping and further more, the pre-orders have been closed for now.

MK802 can be purchased via aliexpress.com (US $74.0)

via geek.com

Open Source RTS Game 0 A.D. Alpha 10 Released

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew) — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:20:00 +0000

Wildfire Games has released the tenth alpha version of 0 A.D., an open source, historical real-time strategy game which features excellent graphics and sound. The new alpha brings Hellenic factions, basic technologies, civilization phases, click-and-drag wall building functionality, healing and more.

Improvements in 0 A.D. alpha 10 "Jhelum":

Hellenic factions: Athenians, Macedonians and Spartans
Healing: a priest can now heal units
New models/artwork: Roman Siege Walls, Iberian Special Building, Temple and Fortress, more
9 new maps
Technologies: economic or military bonuses that can be researched
Civilization phases: start with Village, then upgrade to Town and City
Click and drag wall building functionality
Many other improvements and bug fixes

You can see the new features available in the latest 0 A.D. alpha 10 in the video below:

(direct video link)

0 A.D. is missing some features like a multiplayer matchmaking service, campaigns or settings and more. If you want to help implement some of these features, help with existing ones or in any other way (web design, sound, etc.), check out THIS forum post.

Download 0 A.D.

Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10, 11.04, 10.10 and 10.04 users can install 0 A.D. using a PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wfg/0ad
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install 0ad

The packages in the stable PPA above are a bit old, but should be updated soon. Alternatively, you can use a PPA that provides weekly 0 A.D. development snapshots.

Download 0 A.D. - available for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX.

Add PDF, Audio And EXIF Metadata To Nautilus 3.4 List View [Nautilus Columns]

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:26:00 +0000

Nautilus Columns is a Nautilus extension that displays PDF and audio (mp3, WAV and FLAC) tags as well as EXIF metadata to the Nautilus List View. The extension has been updated recently by WebUpd8 reader Arun to work with Nautilus 3.4 so you can use it in the latest Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

The extension supports displaying the following info in the Nautilus list view columns:

mp3, WAV, FLAC: artist, track, album, title, bitrate, date, genre, length and sample rate
EXIF: dateshot, image size, software and flash
PDF: title, author (displayed under "Artist")

Screenshots:

To install Nautilus Columns in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, use the commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-columns

Then, restart Nautilus (the .deb tries to do this automatically, but just in case):

nautilus -q

Once installed, in Nautilus select Edit > Preferences and on the "List Columns" tab, enable the audio, EXIF and PDF metadata that you want to be displayed. This info is only displayed in the list view so select View > List from the Nautilus menu (or use CTRL + 2).

That's it for Ubuntu 12.04 users.

For other Linux distributions, you can download Nautilus Columns from HERE. Important: this version doesn't work with Nautilus versions older than 3.4! To install it, extract the archive and copy the "bsc-v2.py" file to one of the following folders (if they don't exist, create it):

for the current user: ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions/
for all users: /usr/share/nautilus-python/extensions/

You'll also need to install some dependencies: python-nautilus, python-mutagen, python-pyexiv2, python-kaa-metadata, libnautilus-extension1a and python-pypdf (they might have a different name, depending on your the Linux distribution). After you've installed everything, remember to restart Nautilus.

Thanks to Arun for porting Nautilus Columns to Nautilus 3.4!

Window Buttons Extension Available For GNOME Shell 3.4 [Ubuntu 12.04]

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew) — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:17:00 +0000

The GNOME Shell Window Buttons extension has been updated for GNOME Shell 3.4 and is now available in the WebUpd8 GNOME 3 PPA.

Window Buttons is an extension that displays the minimize, maximize and close window buttons on the top GNOME Shell bar, like in Unity. The buttons order or theme can be customize and the extension comes with 5 built-in themes: Ambiance, Radiance, Zukitwo, Zukitwo Dark and a generic (default) theme.

Install and configure GNOME Shell Window Buttons extension

To add the WebUpd8 GNOME 3 PPA and install GNOME Shell Window Buttons extension in Ubuntu 12.04 (there's also an older version available for Ubuntu 11.10 with GNOME Shell 3.2), use the commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extension-window-buttons

Once installed, restart GNOME Shell and activate "Window Buttons" using GNOME Tweak Tool.

The extension has been tested with Ubuntu 12.04 and GNOME Shell 3.4.1 but it should work on other Linux distributions too (not tested!) - you can download it from HERE.

Window Buttons on the top GNOME Shell bar, window titlebar removed using Maximus

The extension can be configured using Dconf Editor - if it's not already installed, use the command below to install it:

sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

Then run Dconf Editor and navigate to org > gnome > shell > extensions > window-buttons. Here, you can change various settings, such as:

theme: set the theme you want to use: "Ambiance", "Radiance", "Zukitwo", "Zukitwo-Dark" or "default"
pinch: set the window buttons like Mutter, Metacity or Custom.
order: if you've set the pinch (see above) to Custom, here you can set the button order
onlymax, hideonnomax: enabling these two options, the window buttons will be hidden when there are no maximized windows. This option is a bit buggy, to get it to work, use the maximize/unmaximize button on the top GNOME Shell bar a few times and the buttons should dissapear when there are no maximized windows.

After changing some of the settings, like the theme, you must restart GNOME Shell.

To automatically remove maximized windows titlebar, you can use Maximus - for more info, see: How To Remove Maximized Windows Titlebar In GNOME Shell

You can get the window buttons on the panel using the Classic (Fallback) GNOME Session too, see: `Window Applets`, Finally Available For GNOME 3 (Classic / Fallback)

Thanks to tiper, Sander Deryckere and barravi for updating the extension to work with GNOME Shell 3.4!