gimp-ben-990809-0.tar.gz

This patch is a new tool for the Gimp. For the time being it is called 
Gradient Picker. It creates a gradient when the mouse is dragged
across the canvas.

INSTALLATION:

 - untar/gzip in <yourgimpsrcdir>/app/
 - feed grad_picker.patch to the patch command: patch < grad_picker.patch
    (Context diff. Sorry. I couldn't get anything else to work).
 - run automake and configure from <yourgimpsrcdir>.
 - run make
 - scream and shout if it doesn't work.

BUGS/TODO:

 - Creates hairy gradients if the Sample Merged button isn't down.
 - Gradient isn't quite aligned right.
 - The tool has its own button, thereby making another row in the toolbox. 
   This is only temporary. Any ideas where the tool should be put? Maybe with 
   the color picker.
 - Needs a better gradient generation algorithm.
 - Needs the pdb stuff.
 
Some changes where made to gradient.c/h mostly to allow external entities to
import gradients. 

Ben McGunigle
b@atdot.org