Ubuntu
gimp package

Screenshot generates a non-symetrical DPI

Bug #35047 reported by Henrik Nilsen Omma
8
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
The Gimp
Invalid
Medium
gimp (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

I originally reported this as bug #32702 against openoffice, but it seems gimp is the root of it.

When you grab a screenshot using gimp's File -> Aqcuire -> Screen Shot, you get an image with different DPI settings in X and Y. There may be a good reason for this, but it causes problems when trying to import it to applications more focused on printing, like openoffice. The image then appears stretched.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gimp:
assignee: nobody → dholbach
Revision history for this message
Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report. I forwarded the issue to the upstream developers as: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=337057

Revision history for this message
Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Upstream rejected the bug saying:

"It uses the screen resolution as set in preferences,
which are by default taken from the X server. If you
insist on xres==yres, you can either tell your X server
or simply configure it in GIMP's prefs."

Changed in gimp:
assignee: dholbach → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gimp:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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