Thank you dinasset and Tux.
I will give that a try, I didn't move it the way Rich did, I just ran the script so the eye would stay in the same place but it would be blurred. Actually, I was just trying to see what this script could do.
I knew I did something wrong, but just didn't figure out what....
Ok, tried it on the calla lily on the right, I wanted to make a blurred copy of that to make a third blurred lily.

Hi folks -

I am th e original author of this script - having read the various posts, I have a few things to comment over:
1) it was writen as a request for a feature from sircrow on the GIMP users mailing list: the idea was to be able to see visually the amount of feathering on the border before pasting something
2) I figured out that with the _new_ style for plug-ins, that is in GIMP unstable (2.9) - where some of the plug-ins are replaced by GEGL operations which always have a live preview on the image, it would be possible to do what was asked for - that is, a pasted image wuld appear, and one would change the mask feathering in an interactive way before consolidating the paste.
3) However, even in gimp 2.9, there are no PDB calls for the new style plug-ins. So I had to call the traditional gaussian-blur for the pasted-layer mask. That does not allow for the interactive control that was asked for - as soons as we have a way to call interatictivelly the new gaussian blur from a plug-in, this script should be better.
4) Maybe the script should not merge the pasted layer down. Just leaving it as a new layer would offer much greater control, allowing one to position it after the blur is done (not just while the dialog is open),and fine tune the mask afterwards, with curves or hand painting. One can have that behavior now if he will just comment out the call to pdb.gimp_image_merge_down (putting a "#" in front of the line with the call for those who don't know Python)


and now, for the part I am interessed in:

the plug-in SHOULD run in windows, even with the "ã" in my name - if there are no blank lines inserted on the top of the script. So, if the line that goes "# coding: utf-8" is indeed the second (or the first) line of code, and the script gives out "unicode-decode error", I'd like to hear from you - that would mean there is an error in the way Python is being packaged on the Windows installers for GIMP.

Hi Gwidion,
on the last sentence: in my environment (gimp 2.8 under windows 7 32-bits) characters like the one in your first name are not accepted, I don't get an error, simply the plug-in does not show in the menu; NOTE that the same thing happens also with italian accented characters (like: è é à ò ì ù) also if in a comment line (I am an Italian and I wrote some small python scripts and I made the "error" of putting comments in italian, having accented chars...); this means that is the parser of the python scripts which does not accept those

Hi Gwidion,
I too would find that very helpful to have the script work on a new layer, then move it to a different position. thanks for sharing your script with us.

As I said above, my investigations showed that a direct download of your script works perfectly.

However, just copy-pasting the code into a text editor and blindly saving is keeping the non-ansi character in a ANSI encoded file - hence the (invisible) error.

It's not a problem with your script but potentially a problem with using GitHub - You need a "Download" button to prevent anyone from copy-pasting.

Kevin

p.s. You can safely claim compatibility with GIMP 2.6 as it works fine in Gimp 2.6.7

This can be done after a plain cut&paste. In fact the original purpose of your script is to avoid this...

I am running Windows XP 32 bit Home Edition and GIMP-2.8.10.
My problem is that the python filter shows in the Gimp-2.8.10 menu but doesn't work. Even after making the name change.

Hi Rod,
I have exactly your same environment.
I installed and used the python version (name changed).
It works.
If this can help, I sent you 3 images:
- a flower image
- a frame image
- the resulting image after doing the following steps:
1.open the flower image
2.fuzzy select the white color
3.invert the selection
4.copy
5.open the frame image
6.click on Edit->Feathered Paste
7.set feather value around 50
8.click OK
You should get the composed image.
Good luck

The name change enables it be visible in the menus, so that's OK for you.

Please define what you mean by "doesn't work"
(sorry couldn't resist, we do it to everyone else who turns up here with similar pronouncements )

Kevin

Nice work, Graechan. Your updates make for a better workflow.

I like it fine with the updates you made. Another tag-team on that one.

You guys are good, thanks.... again

It shows in the menus but doesn't run when selecting the menu item.
I believe though that if had actually taken the correct steps to run the filter it would have most likely worked. I was making a selection then running the filter when i should have copied first.

Select none is no longer required with Graechan's updates. Of course, you always have to copy (or cut) before you paste.

Well, I was half right, anyway, nice work guys, you are quite a team.

I did it again and it works great for this. I selected the flower on the right, blurred it with the script and moved it over to the left to make it look more distant.

Updated work flow for using this script.,

1/ Create a selection of the area you want to Feather Paste
2) Copy (or cut)
3) Select destination image/layer
4/ Run Feather Paste
5/ Adjust your blur amount (click OK)
6/ Re-position your new layer and set mode and opacity as desired
7/ Optionally merge down