Gimp question: Resizing part of an image

[Bill Campbell]

On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 03:08:40PM -0500, Joel Hammer wrote:
>I don't know where to start looking this up in the gimp manual.
>Is there a way to select and resize part of an image?
>The idea here is to insert a ruler into an image which could be scaled
>to match the image. I would take the picture using some nasty, dirty,
>foul looking ruler, made from brass which nobody has bothered to polish
>for a while, likely covered with fresh blood and bile, next to the object
>being photographed. Then, edit the image, replacing the real ruler with
>a fancy one (an immaculate white on a pure black background with our
>hospital logo, or some such). The only question is scaling the new ruler.

I'm not a gimp expert by any means, but I'll make a suggestion anyway.
First create the new ruler either in a separate layer or gimp window.  Size
appropriately, then paste into the image.

Bill
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