How to install a Theme Selector for Gimp 2.8, 2.10 (Windows) Updated

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:41 pm **(#51)**

I asked for two screenshots. :gaah

If you click the mouse on:

c:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.10.exe

I am convinced that new themes will be available.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:48 pm **(#52)**

MareroQ wrote:

I asked for two screenshots. :gaah

If you click the mouse on:

c:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.10.exe

I am convinced that new themes will be available.

I will check that and post a screenshot.

This is what I see:

There are no new themes within that part of gimp on my machine. There's also no need to get frustrated. If anyone should be frustrated it should be me since I can't seem to get the theme selector to work.

Pocholo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:59 pm **(#53)**

The good thing about having the Selector is that you can see what the theme looks like when is applied. Has a preview and you can change the Font, the Size, the Style. It also show you how the tabs are going to look. That is what I call :coolthup

. GIMP doesn't offer that, ain't. I'm surprise to take the GIMP Edit/Preferences/Themes over this.

Pocholo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:05 pm **(#54)**

mackenzieh wrote:

MareroQ wrote:

I asked for two screenshots. :gaah

If you click the mouse on:

c:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.10.exe

I am convinced that new themes will be available.

I will check that and post a screenshot.

This is what I see:
[ Image ]

There are no new themes within that part of gimp on my machine. There's also no need to get frustrated. If anyone should be frustrated it should be me since I can't seem to get the theme selector to work.

Not there, Mackenzie. In your: \Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\themes

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:13 pm **(#55)**

Pocholo wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

MareroQ wrote:

I asked for two screenshots. :gaah

If you click the mouse on:

c:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.10.exe

I am convinced that new themes will be available.

I will check that and post a screenshot.

This is what I see:
[ Image ]

There are no new themes within that part of gimp on my machine. There's also no need to get frustrated. If anyone should be frustrated it should be me since I can't seem to get the theme selector to work.

Not there, Mackenzie. In your: c:\Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs\GIMP 2\bin You need to delete the folder there. In slow motion: Users - macke - AppData - Local - Programs - GIMP 2 - bin

I don't need it in slow motion. That just makes me seem dumb, when you say slow motion. I just like things broken down so that I can understand them better.

I deleted the folder:

Pocholo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:19 pm **(#56)**

Sorry, didn't mean it for you to feel that way!

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:20 pm **(#57)**

After uninstalling, there were files that were added manually.
When the c: \ Program Files \ GIMP 2 directory is busy, the installer may "suggest" a different location, which is:
c: \ Users \ macke \ AppData \ Local \ Programs \ GIMP 2.
I guess you missed it.
If you want a typical installation, unfortunately you have to repeat it (after uninstalling from c: \ Users \ macke \ AppData \ Local \ Programs \ GIMP 2 ok - I can see it's ready).
Pay attention to it:

Pocholo - it will be better to steer Mackenzieh through one person, i.e. I withdraw.
Good luck.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:26 pm **(#58)**

Pocholo wrote:

Sorry, didn't mean it for you to feel that way!

It's fine. No harm done.

Did you see my previous post?

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:33 pm **(#59)**

MareroQ wrote:

After uninstalling, there were files that were added manually.
When the c: \ Program Files \ GIMP 2 directory is busy, the installer may "suggest" a different location, which is:
c: \ Users \ macke \ AppData \ Local \ Programs \ GIMP 2.
I guess you missed it.
If you want a typical installation, unfortunately you have to repeat it (after uninstalling from c: \ Users \ macke \ AppData \ Local \ Programs \ GIMP 2 ok - I can see it's ready).
Pay attention to it:

[ Image ]

Pocholo - it will be better to steer Mackenzieh through one person, i.e. I withdraw.
Good luck.

When I installed GIMP, I installed where it normally goes:

Pocholo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:34 pm **(#60)**

mackenzieh wrote:

Pocholo wrote:

Sorry, didn't mean it for you to feel that way!

It's fine. No harm done.

Did you see my previous post?

Yes. As MareroQ stated, when you re-installed GIMP, GIMP installed in the wrong location: c:\Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs . You need to uninstall GIMP in that location or you're going to get a lot of errors.
It's seem you have two installed.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:46 pm **(#61)**

Pocholo wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

MareroQ wrote:

I asked for two screenshots. :gaah

If you click the mouse on:

c:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.10.exe

I am convinced that new themes will be available.

I will check that and post a screenshot.

This is what I see:
[ Image ]

There are no new themes within that part of gimp on my machine. There's also no need to get frustrated. If anyone should be frustrated it should be me since I can't seem to get the theme selector to work.

Not there, Mackenzie. In your: \Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\themes

Pocholo,

Those themes are still there. However, when I use the theme selector and select a theme, for example:

Running GIMP:

What I see when GIMP is finished loading:

Where themes are located within GIMP:

As you can see, the Local Progams Folder is where the standard themes are. That is where they were placed when I had reinstalled gimp. No other theme locations are there for the theme selector to work.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:51 pm **(#62)**

@Pocholo

You can adjust the font type and size differently:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=19154&start=10#p261235%20...
and have a preview directly in Gimp by clicking on the next theme.
However, it is very good to have several solutions. :yes

Pocholo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:56 pm **(#63)**

OK. But if you still have a GIMP in the wrong directory the Selector won't work. c:\Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs This is you User AppData Local Programs folder. Go there and show me what you got in that folder, please.

Pocholo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:06 pm **(#64)**

MareroQ wrote:

@Pocholo

You can adjust the font type and size differently:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=19154&start=10#p261235%20...
and have a preview directly in Gimp by clicking on the next theme.
However, it is very good to have several solutions. :yes

I don't have that plugin, I missed that thread. :coolthup

Maybe you can create a Theme selector like the GTK but easier.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:07 pm **(#65)**

You can check it again.
Find a file:
c:\Users\macke\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\themerc
Delete it and restart Gimp.

Pocholo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:10 pm **(#66)**

MareroQ wrote:

You can check it again.
Find a file:
c:\Users\macke\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\themerc
Delete it and restart Gimp.

Looking at her preferences, she still have gimp in the wrong directory.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:21 pm **(#67)**

Pocholo wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

Pocholo wrote:

Sorry, didn't mean it for you to feel that way!

It's fine. No harm done.

Did you see my previous post?

Yes. As MareroQ stated, when you re-installed GIMP, GIMP installed in the wrong location: c:\Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs . You need to uninstall GIMP in that location or you're going to get a lot of errors.
It's seem you have two installed.

Pocholo and MareroQ,

As I have stated before, I do not have two versions of gimp installed. According to this Revo Uninstaller screenshot, there is only one version of gimp installed:

Also, this is the version I have:

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:29 pm **(#68)**

Pocholo wrote:

OK. But if you still have a GIMP in the wrong directory the Selector won't work. c:\Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs This is you User AppData Local Programs folder. Go there and show me what you got in that folder, please.

Here is what I have in the folder:

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:31 pm **(#69)**

MareroQ wrote:

You can check it again.
Find a file:
c:\Users\macke\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\themerc
Delete it and restart Gimp.

I've already done that, but I will do it again.

I have done that and it still does the exact same thing it's done. The theme selector on my end still isn't working.

Pocholo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2022 3:05 pm **(#70)**

Mackenzie, In post #68 it shows that GIMP is installed in the wrong location directory. c:\Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs This is the wrong directory, that is why you have conflicting files.

You have to uninstall GIMP completely.
1. It means that you have to go to the Windows "Control Panel" and uninstall GIMP 2.10.32
2. Go to your C:\Users\macke\AppData\Local\Programs and delete GIMP 2 completely.
3. Go to your Programs in : C:\Program Files and delete the GIMP 2 folder there too and delete completely.
4. Once you do that you will start fresh. Now you can Install GIMP. Make sure that GIMP install in this directory only
C:\Program Files

After installing GIMP don't do anything. I will guide you for the themes.