I am not fluent in computer language.

I have just downloaded Mathmap for the second time. (First time it didn't work so I deleted it) I followed the link to the Mathmap page (thank you Lyle), and it says I need to make a new path in gimp or it won't work.

Where do I do this? What exactly do I put? Please explain as for a child.

ps. I have Windows 7 Home Premium > 32 bit and have got gimp 2.8.10 - parthas version

I think you would go to your preferences in Gimp.
Scroll down to Folders > Plug-ins
Paste: > C:\user\your name\.gimp-2.10\plug-ins\mathmap

Correct me if I am wrong Windows users, It isn't the same in Linux.

Still not showing up in filters > generic......
Am I supposed to add "mathmap" onto user/.gimp-2.8/plugins OR am I supposed to make another one altogether. If so, how?

Edit - worked out how to add another but it still isn't happening. should that '.' be in front of gimp?

sorry to correct you, conbagui:
the bin folder does not exist under Users/user/.gimp-2.8
mentioned mathmap files have to be placed under C:/Program Files/GIMP 2/bin
afaik...

thus, SallyAnne:
-check you have put under C:/Program Files/GIMP 2/bin the 3 mathmap .dll, i.e. intl.dll, libpng12-0.dll, libxml2.dll
-check you have put the folder mathmap (the one with expressions etc..) under Users/user/.gimp-2.8
-check you have put the mathmap subfolder (the one which contains mathmap.exe) which is included in the folder plug-ins of mathmap installation set under Users/user/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins
-check you have a path under Gimp/Edit/Preferences/Folders/Plug-Ins which says:
C:\Users\User\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins\MathMap

1. I didn't have a bin folder in the gimp 2.8 folder before ( not even an empty folder) I pasted the entire mathmap bin folder in there so now I have one.
2. I put the other things where they were supposed to go.
3. I made and renamed a folder in the plugins folder called mathmap and put the mathmap plugins folder in it.
4. I made another path in preferences to mathmap.
5. It is still not happening - nothing shows. I have closed gimp, restarted it. Closed gimp and my computer and restarted but nothing still.
What have I done wrong?


Thank you dinasset I will give that a try.

SallyAnne, you should NOT create a bin folder under .gimp-2.8!

I didn't think so.

Still nothing:( I put the bin files in the bin folder in program files and I have deleted the other folder too.

I just installed Mathmap
I followed the original instruction but in the preferences folder plugin I write....
C:\Users\(your name)\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins\mathmap\MathMap
as the .exe is in the last folder

good look!

That's the way I do it too.

yes, the .exe is in MathMap folder, but this one does not need to be inside another mathmap folder, my hierarchy is:
Users/User/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/MathMap

SallyAnne, maybe you may write down what you have and where, so that we can verify with our installations...

ok dinasset I will go through and do that.

path in preferences, folder plugins. C:\Users\name\gimp 2.8\plugins\mathmap\MathMap

Bin files - C: >program files >gimp 2.8 >bin folder > files added

Users > name > 2.8 > mathmap folder

Users > name > 2.8 > plugins folder > mathmap folder > plugins folder

I tell you mine:
path: C:\Users\name\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins\MathMap
Bin files as you
Users>name>.gimp-2.8> mathmap folder (the one with expressions etc.)
Users>name>.gimp-2.8> plug-ins>MathMap folder (the one which is inside the installation file called plug-ins; take only this one)

Thanks I will let you know later how I go if I need to move anything around and if I have anything happen. Too tired for now - I will just mess it up or lose things. Thanks for all your help.

these where the instructions followed by me, part of the installation package:

The Installation folder has 3 folders inside
1 bin-folder: place files in Program Files bin folder (you did it)
2 mathmap-folder: place entire folder in user's .gimp-2.8 folder
3 plugins-folder: place included MathMap folder inside user's .gimp-2.8/plug-ins folder

Next you must create a new path in preferances-Folders-Plugins for your .gimp-2.8/plugins/MathMap folder
-------------------Now restart and you should have mathmap------------------
You will find Mathmap under Filters > Generic > Mathmap

maybe this will help

gimp and python see MathMap and mathmap
as different directories.
Windows see them as the same directory.
letter case

i did mine this way

i copied mathmap to gimp user directory
went to preferences plug-ins and
hooked it up. done

mathmap ah !

half a dozen gimp astronomy.exe files
need mathmap and the .dll's so i moved them there done.

moved to mathmap files below, if you have them.

astronomy-star-rounding.exe
astronomy-merge.exe
astronomy-background-gradient.exe
astronomy-artificial-stars.exe
astronomy-artificial-galaxy.exe
astronomy-alignment.exe

works fine.

That looks like how I have it all set up disasset. Now how do I get rid of it all so I can do it again and make sure I have it correct.
Am I able to do it just by removing a program or do I have to go through and delete every file?

Also, because I downloaded it once before I don't think it was entirely cleaned off before because I found a couple of duplicated files. Could this be the problem?

EDIT: I just tried to start it up from the application and it said a .dll was missing- iconv.dll

Hi SallyAnne.
iconv.dll is not part of mathmap, it should have been already there in GIMP 2/bin.
I attach here mine, just in case you don't find it anywhere.
I guess you have only to check not to have duplicates for what mathmap is concerned:
- the 3 dll (which go into Program Files/GIMP 2/bin)
- the folder mathmap (which goes into Users/name/.gimp-2.8
- the folder MathMap (which goes into Users/name/.gimp-2,8/plug-ins and is pointed to in Preferences

(the attached dll is zipped, you have to unzip it before moving it into GIMP 2/bin)