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(New page: == Creating the announcement banner for the COSMOS home page == # Download and install [http://www.gimp.org/ The GIMP] for your platform # Start the GIMP # Open a previous banner image. ...) |
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# Open a previous banner image. All previous ones are in CVS, or you can just save the current one off the [http://www.eclipse.org/cosmos COSMOS home page]. | # Open a previous banner image. All previous ones are in CVS, or you can just save the current one off the [http://www.eclipse.org/cosmos COSMOS home page]. | ||
− | # From the Edit menu, choose Colors > Colorize | + | # From the '''Edit''' menu, choose '''Colors > Colorize''' |
− | # Change the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness values to your liking. Generally a Saturation of 100 and a medium Lightness (22?) works well. The Hue is the thing that gives you the different colors. Click OK. | + | # Change the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness values to your liking. Generally a '''Saturation''' of 100 and a medium Lightness (22?) works well. The Hue is the thing that gives you the different colors. Click OK. |
− | # File > Save As... a new name | + | # '''File > Save As...''' a new name |
You're all done! | You're all done! | ||
[[Category:COSMOS]] | [[Category:COSMOS]] |
Revision as of 18:05, 9 November 2009
Creating the announcement banner for the COSMOS home page
- Download and install The GIMP for your platform
- Start the GIMP
- Open a previous banner image. All previous ones are in CVS, or you can just save the current one off the COSMOS home page.
- From the Edit menu, choose Colors > Colorize
- Change the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness values to your liking. Generally a Saturation of 100 and a medium Lightness (22?) works well. The Hue is the thing that gives you the different colors. Click OK.
- File > Save As... a new name
You're all done!