[LAU] [OT] gimp frustrations

[Dave Phillips]

Greetings:

Is it possible for the Gimp to be more obtuse ?!

I have an image. I want to add simple text to it. I want that text to be 
white, not black.

I've wasted the last half-hour reading out-of-date instructions and 
trying unworkable solutions. I'm giving up on the Gimp and I figure 
there must be an easier way to do what I want, so once again I turn to 
the masters.

What would you use to do this ?

Best,

dp