The script works for me only with python 2.6.No matter what version of Gimp

What does it say on python 2.7?

I am using Gimp-2.6.12 in Linux Fedora 16

Is there anyone using Windows that can make the script work?

Otherwise can one try to change line 28 to:

Can you start Gimp from a terminal session, and see if you get any messages in the terminal session when the script runs?

I can try but I never did that before so someone will have to tell me how to do it. I have only been using Fedora a couple of months so still learning.

The same error in xubuntu GIMP 2.6.12 and 2.8-RC1
Gimp 2.8 on Windows 7 with python 2.7 is the same problem.

Since you are on Linux, can you try same after starting Gimp from a terminal session? Messages in the terminal may be a bit more complete and may help pinpointing the problem.

Doesn't seem to work in this case, the PDB (or wire_read channel) isn't initialized yet at registration time.

I have a message.

Very strange. The second message come from the destructor of the Text object. So the text object has been created. But the workimage is created in its initializer, so it should be there. Unless the problem is indeed when creating this image. Can you try to change the line:

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