Arakne-path-shape-creator7 [new Menu design and translations]

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2014 12:46 am **(#1)**

An excellent python script for creating paths directly onto an image.
It uses a selection to centre the new path, then adjust the settings for size and rotation
You can also elect to turn the path into a selection and fill
Tutorial link is path-shape-creator demonstration
Download link is arakne-path-shape-creator7

arakne-path-shape-creator7
Now the shape selector is a TreeView instead of the comboBox available from all the tabs and includes the spanish translation for all the shapes

Arakne-path-shape-creator6e
This version adds the “Update selection” button that lets you apply the changes in the selection of the current image.

Crossed corners

Crossed corners: creates a shape with the corners crossing at the given distance
download from shCrossCorners.zip and place in your shapes folder

SpeechBubble
download shSpeechBubble from arakne-shSpeechBubble
With Speech bubble for comic dialogs, you can define the rotation, width and height of the pointer.
Frame:

Box in which certain forms are repeated, we can define the width and height of the forms, the separation between them and the direction in which they are created, into, out or in and out alternately. Available forms are rectangular, triangular or circular.
download shFrame from arakne_shFrame
Arch – Gothic:
Gothic arch, we can define the height of the curve of the arch, for proper operation the height must be greater than half the width of the selection.

download shArch from shArch

Spiral:
Added a new type of spiral that can be defined by the number of turns or the distance between turns.

download shSpiral from shSpiral
note: replace the old shSpiral with this new file

Ruler:
Create rules, you can define the spacing and length of ticks and the alternation between long and short marks.

download shRuler from shRuler

updated Checker:[note! found under tiles in menu]
Added new Tile B. This new shape use the width to define the height, the height value is ignored

download SHchecker from shChecker

updated Checker to Checker-3
Automatically adjusts tiles to fit selection :Replace the old shChecker.py in your shapes folder with the new file

download shChecker-3 from shChecker-3

This revision adds several changes: New Transform tab:
The Rotation option passed to this new tab and 4 new options, Skew X and Y, Mirror X and Y are added
the Add shape button is no longer in the Shapes tab, so you can add the form from any tab.

arakne-path-shape-creator7 includes interface changes

Note: In Linux, you do have to set the executable bit for all of the .py modules, including the ones in the shapes folder.

Note:to update to7 just over-right existing files

place all .py files and the shapes folder in your userfiles/plugins
Menu Location is Filters/Path/path shape creator

Odinbc · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2014 1:55 am **(#2)**

Is this a new version of this one?
Subject: path-shape-creator

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2014 2:34 am **(#3)**

Odin Yes this one is very much updated I'm sure you will like

view the demo and you will see differences

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2418

Yep, that is the one.

There has been a flurry of updates recently, new shapes new options.

Attachment:

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It puts a shape as a path into a selection (any shape selection). Now the parameters can be adjusted to resize/move the path outside the selection.

also, Metal Mesh 0.04.2 is working here as well.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14709 **Location:** USA

Yes i just asked the other day if the new fill foreground version link could be added to the registry page for this plugin. Looks like Graechan found it though. Thanks!

josephbupe · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2014 7:03 am **(#6)**

Could someone please start making parches of these cool plugins and scripts to merge with Gimp git. If such parches are well done and presented to Gimp developers I am sure they will be gladly accepted.

I often get tempted to doubt the future of Gimp just because sometimes I cannot do something easy without a third party plugin or script. But of course I appreciate developers for leaving users a window of opportunity to work around; I just think it would help if they start perusing these plugins/scripts for possible merging.

I am sure many would love that happen.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

Pareto's law: 90 of the functionality is used by 10% of the users, and 90% of the users use 10% of the functionality (for most people, Gimp is just a glorified JPEG editor). Adding all these scripts would just add bloat to the menu structure.

Look at it the other way... you are getting lazy because each time you want to do something you find a free script/plugin to do it because sharing is in Gimp's genes

Odinbc · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2014 11:23 am **(#8)**

Graechan wrote:

Odin Yes this one is very much updated I'm sure you will like

view the demo and you will see differences

I like it, I think I use to have an early version. My only complaint is how much Undo History, even for a simple operation.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

Odinbc wrote:

My only complaint is how much Undo History, even for a simple operation.

Because of this:

Code: Select all

      if self.thispath==None:
         self.thispath = pdb.gimp_vectors_new(self.img, self.name)
         pdb.gimp_image_add_vectors(self.img, self.thispath, 0)

He adds the path to the image before filling it, so every op to the path becomes an undoable operation. There are two solutions, make an undo group by bracketing the code between pdb.gimp_image_undo_group_start()/pdb.gimp_image_undo_group_end() (but this can still be slow because the path display is updated in real-time while it is changed), or add the path to the image only when it is complete.

I learned this the hard way

Odinbc · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2014 3:23 pm **(#10)**

Thanks for the input ofnuts. :bigthup

I know very little about Python but figured something wasn't right so I was hoping one of the coders would respond.

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2014 6:11 pm **(#11)**

Odin The scripts author has been very responsive to comments and suggestions please go to his web-site here
Gimp script Path Shape Creator and leave a short message

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14709 **Location:** USA

A new version is now listed also. (5F)
http://registry.gimp.org/node/32128 - new stuff.

Download page-
http://www.arakne.es/en/dessign/gimp-sc ... the-image/

Odinbc · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2014 8:34 am **(#13)**

Rod wrote:

A new version is now listed also. (5F)
http://registry.gimp.org/node/32128 - new stuff.

Download page-
http://www.arakne.es/en/dessign/gimp-sc ... the-image/

Thanks Rod.

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

ofnuts wrote:

Pareto's law: 90 of the functionality is used by 10% of the users, and 90% of the users use 10% of the functionality (for most people, Gimp is just a glorified JPEG editor). Adding all these scripts would just add bloat to the menu structure.

Look at it the other way... you are getting lazy because each time you want to do something you find a free script/plugin to do it because sharing is in Gimp's genes

MareroQ · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2014 1:19 pm **(#15)**

In many cases - now it's easier to create new shape in Gimp (a lot of possibilities of combinations of basic shapes) than in Inkscape !
Only those who have not tried this plugin - say otherwise !

dinasset · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2014 2:44 pm **(#16)**

sorry for my simple question:
is there a written tutorial? I mean: not a video, but a pdf or simple text...

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2014 2:51 pm **(#17)**

Are all 3 .py files supposed to go into the plugins folder or just the recently updated version? I also don't see the script when I check the paths filter. When I go to Render>Paths, I get shape-grid and nothing else.

Nidhogg · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:51 pm **(#18)**

Delete the old files.
The plugin is already updated to 6, with separate "shapes" folder which You put also in .gimp/plugins.

And it´s under Filters>Path, not Render >Path. Works flawlessly.

@dinasset, You do not need a tutorial. You pick the shape from drop-down list and edit values.
Changes are visible in preview window, takes a minute to get into it.

Nidhogg · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:09 pm **(#19)**

Link to version 6
http://www.arakne.es/en/dessign/gimp-py ... creator-6/

arakne-path-shape-creator6.py
araknepathshapecreatorshapes.py
pnt2d.py
shapes (folder)

Put em all in plugins folder. You don´t need the "locales", it´s just a spanish translation.

(sorry for double-post)

Graechan · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:15 pm **(#20)**

Arakne is such a active Person who improves and updates his script continually :jumpclap

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