Auto-clipping after transformations in GIMP

Auto-clipping after transformations in GIMP

Posted on December 23, 2006 at 23:47 UTC in graphics, programming

Following my last post on this subject where only the raw algorithm for finding the largest rectangle was completed, the UI and PDB changes for using this functionality are also done now (and several edge cases were fixed in the process). I'll commit it once it gets some external testing from some of our esteemed customers ;) . All affine transformations now present a combo box with clipping modes:

GIMP autoclip feature

Here is an example with rotation, using the excellent Wilber splash draft by Paul Davey and Jimmac (still no window decoration in the screenshots):

Wilber before rotation Wilber during rotation Wilber after rotation and crop-to-result