Additional Resources
While this chapter covers several applications briefly, there is so
much more you can do with them. Refer to the following resources if you
are interested in learning more about the applications in this chapter.
Installed Documentation
Some applications discussed have online documentation included
with the package, accessible right from your PC.
For more information about using
GQview, refer to the documentation in
/usr/share/doc/gqview-<version-number>/README
(where ><version-number> is the
version of GQview installed on your
system).
The GIMP manual page contains some
of the more advanced command-line options and environment
variables associated with it. You can read the manual page by
typing man gimp at a shell or terminal
prompt.
Useful Websites
The Web has several sites of interest if you are looking for more
detailed information about an application covered in this chapter:
http://gqview.sourceforge.net
— The official GQview home
page.
http://www.gimp.org/
— The official GIMP website.
http://www.rru.com/~meo/gimp/faq-user.html
— A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for questions
commonly asked about the GIMP by
GIMP users (as opposed to
developers).
http://manual.gimp.org/manual/
— The GIMP User Manual website.
http://gimp-savvy.com/ —
The companion website to the book Grokking the
GIMP, by Carey Bunks. The entire book is also available
on the site for download!
http://tigert.gimp.org/gimp/
— The GIMP website of tigert
(Tuomas Kuosmanen).
Related Books
If you need in-depth information about the many capabilities of
the GIMP, try your favorite bookstore. The
following books were available at the time of this writing:
The Artists' Guide to the GIMP by
Michael J. Hammel; Frank Kasper and Associates, Inc.
GIMP Essential Reference by Alex Harford; New
Riders Publishing
GIMP for Linux Bible by Stephanie Cottrell
Bryant, et al; Hungry Minds, Inc.
GIMP: The Official Handbook by Karin Kylander
and Olof S. Kylander; Coriolis Group
Grokking the GIMP by Carey Bunks; New Riders
Publishing
Sams Teach Yourself GIMP in 24 Hours by
Joshua and Ramona Pruitt; Sams
