How to pass textvariable to GMIC from python [solved]

nelo · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:20 am **(#1)**

Hi all,

In a python script for GIMP 2.10 I try to implement the possibility to add a GMIC watermark.
This would be the line to use:

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pdb.plug_in_gmic_qt(image,layer,1,1,"fx_watermark_visible watermarktext,0.1568,50,25,0.5,1")

How do I pass "watermarktext" as a variable to this GMIC call?

gasMask · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2021 6:36 am **(#2)**

Hi nelo,
I'm don't know the syntax for GMIC calls, but shouldn't there be a comma between the parameters?

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pdb.plug_in_gmic_qt(image,layer,1,1,"fx_watermark_visible,watermarktext,0.1568,50,25,0.5,1")

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2613

It should go like this:

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pdb.plug_in_gmic_qt (image, drawable, 1, 0,   'fx_watermark_visible "Nelos Files",0.4,50,25,0.5,1')

Note the nested quotes ' ' around the " "

Attached my testing script. Find it in the tools menu - run gmic

nelo · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:37 am **(#4)**

Thanks Rich,
That's what I already had and it only took the "hardcoded" text.
But I wanted it to be a variable, so the user can input what watermarktext they want.
Sorry if it wasn't clear enough.

Ok long story short.
I finally found this solution:

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pdb.plug_in_gmic_qt(image,layer,1,0,"fx_watermark_visible {0},0.1568,50,25,0.5,1".format(watermarktext))