Re: [Gimp-user] Gradient tool : how to modify the gradient ?

[Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net>]

On 12/22/2016 11:55 AM, Rick Strong wrote:
> Ah, the Gradients Dialog was not up there with the Layers, Channels, Paths, etc. It is now and now I can 
> see what you are talking about.
>
> While GIMP has it’s weirdnesses, it’s UI is superior to the current Photoshop CC “flat & grey” look that’s 
> stricktly out of the 1980s. AND GIMP fits on my screen. Plus, GIMP users are majorly helpful.

I finally found a GIMP theme that presents a neutral gray "look"
suitable for editing images against without introducing perceptual bias,
that does not also present useability issues re icon and menu entries
etc.  It's called Tactile; I don't find it in a quick web search ATM,
but I do recall it was part of a big bundle of themes.

Sometimes when an image is going into a context where I know the
background color that will surround it, I reset the canvas padding color
to match that.  This provides "best obtainable" perceptual results and
avoids possible surprises i.e. unintended color matching with the
background against which the image will be seen.

:o)