Thank a lot lylejk,
and yes you are right as i feared i did an error confusing a point with a comma

But you got it and that was the point, and yes the easiest way is edit another Fav from same filter, then adding a custom preset name and... all that awful parentheses

BUT is so cool that using Gimp what i often forgot , the setting used, remain stored in the layer name
a bit painful recover manually but could be done

would be cool if done with a script fu

Requisite

you open in gimp the XCF where are the image with the effects you did in gimp

the script
copy and paste the layer(s) name(s)
and if possible trasform the commas in parenthesys and let input a preset name


"Resurrect as preset" could be a nice name for a similar script....

I rebooted GIMP, nothing changed. Do I need to set up input/output layers, etc press a certain button somewhere or what?

not really but wich you tried ?

and you got the last version of the filters ? i uploaded the new version not much HOURS ago,

PS New code is also in the first message

Yes Mahvin; you need to used PC's new version and copy it to you .gmic file. Then save the fav using the save button and then edit the fav file with the Parameters you like from PCs set (or make your own). You can even rename that preset so you can have multiple favs with the various settings.

if you make your own and you like you may share here,better if with before /after

Yes, I loaded the new code on the first page, and what I ended up doing, after re-reading Lyle's post, is I "edited" the fave file, instead of just pasting the entire code. It worked then.

Now, I have more questions about presets, because as it is now,it looks like you can only edit one preset at a time? Am I correct? Why could I not have an entire list of presets? Something tells me that G'MIC isn't set up that way (one big reason I wanted Faves upgraded in G'MIC was due to this). Or is it?

Too bad you can't just select a preset option, like we change layer modes. Now that would be the bomb.

Lyle: those extra presets weren't showing up in my Faves list, but when I did the edit of ONE fave already listed, then it showed me the changes.

Y too found a biy annoying that can't be done quickly a new preset from a preset
That spoil a bit my idea about presets, offer them mostly as starting point

Maybe i can found a workaround ..huummm...

FINALLY! I figured it out. I wasn't putting them in the faves file correctly. Now that I have remedied this, I am ready for more presets, lol! Thanks Lyle and PC, btw...

Yes, PC, I understand that the current method of storing presets isn't a friendly process, so I want to express my deep appreciation for sharing them with us. That is mightily gracious of you.

Yes it is thanks PC!
I have a question though, do you put them in a file (created by you in apps), named "gimp.faves" or "gmic.faves"

Just wanted to clear that up with other readers who might see this and wonder where is my file?

.gmic_faves

and no blank lines in between presets