Having read on Gimp-Forum.net about Technique for removing overhead cables from images. i took a look ra_resynth_along_path.scm by Rob Antonishen to update for Gimp 3.



However, I limited myself to only a fragment code.



Why?
Besides the fact that I do not like script-fu , selection by path can be used in more ways.
You can use plug-in-heal-selection.scm (which has more options than ra_resynth_along_path.scm).

Once you add an alpha channel and remove px in selection [key Delete] it you can use plug-in-heal-transparency.scm or GEGL Heal Transparent (alpha-inpaint.dll) from the 2021 Gegl workshop.



Also for decorative purposes:


In menu: Select ➤ Selection along Path......

@MareroQ you know where I can get the Linux version (.so) of the alpha-inpaint "2021 GEGL Workshop"?

Until MareroQ come up with something, some possibilities for linux.

Caveat: This using kubuntu 24.04
alpha-inpaint is in the GEGL Operations in the Gimp 3.1 development appimage versions, but it is in one big file (500 kb) gegl-workshop.so You could try Gimp 3.1.4 appimage to see what works.

You can unpack the appimage and pull out gegl-workshop.so put that in the GEGL plugins folder, ~/.local/share/gegl-0.4/plug-ins/ and it might work with your linux installation of 3.0.4
For my kubuntu 24.04 it is remarkably backward compatible. It sort of works with Gimp 2.10.38 from the PPA.

It is horribly slow, and like other GEGL filters, change any parameters, it starts again.

This an example using Gimp 2.10.38 https://i.imgur.com/QBXyOEI.mp4 with resynthesizer at the end as a comparison.

Yeah, resynthesizer has always been a must plug-in. I was interested to test how this compares.
Thank you rich.