I'm not sure if this is the right place for this post or not but I'll follow it wherever you put it. I've just recently (last night) given serious effort to getting python working but something is apparently wrong. The procedure for setting it up is somewhat vague but i think i have everything installed. I installed python, and the 3 or 4 other modules that are needed, I reinstalled gimp, python was checked. Gimp now says python fu as it should, the plugins show up in the menu but the dialogs don't show up. no error messages, nothing, they just don't show up. Specifically, I'm working with this one:
http://www.andyshelley.co.uk/gimpfarris/index.php

I don't know what is meant by this statement: "Remember to set the executable flag on the file."
I've been using these instructions : http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/inst ... ndows.html and I've been pretty careful about getting it right.
any thoughts about what I need to do?

OS ?

Sorry, I thought the link I posted indicated it. Windows XP

Some of the gimp plug-ins do not come with permission to run the plug-in.

This is in Llinux but I think it's about the same in Windows.

Right-click the file and select Properties and the Permissions tab. Check, "Allow executing file as program."

Here is a screen shot of the Permissions tab in the Properties of a plug-in I have.

My xp works differently i have to right click the python file and choose unblock and then apply at the bottom of the dialog that pops up.

good luck either way.

Thanks for checking that out for Windows, Rod.

i need to edit that..

right click choose properties then unblock and then apply.sorry about that. =)

My post disappeared, so I will repost it.

In windows you shouldn't have to do this. Extensions such as exe, com and bat are by default, executeables. Any other extension could be an executeable when called by another program.

I have been trying to get Gimp and Python to play nice together for over a year. I will post if I ever succeed.

Thanks PhotoMaster that would be awesome.
I usually only have to do this unblocking with exe scripts (SCM and Python)
Weird thing is not all of them have to be unblocked.Must have something to do with the persons machine they are written on maybe?

@Photomaster

It seems we try to post simultaneusly and our messages crashed

well basically i was writing the same:

i never had to do that with py scripts on xp
i did a few time in 7 but for other reasons ,it is not needed to run Gimp py scripts