Gimp 2.8.4 - Mac and Windows

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

Hi all,

I have uploaded new builds in the 2.8 series: 2.8.4. This is a maintenance release with no new features. Matter of fact, my previous builds had most of the bug fixes already applied. However, for the sake of completeness, I am providing the 2.8.4 builds. To install, download the appropriate installer for your operating system and follow the prompt.

To harmonize the Mac and Windows builds, all plugins are already included in the main and the portable builds.

In particular, G'MIC 1.5.4.0 is included and so is an experimental UFRaw for Windows 64-bit and Mac. A word of caution for Windows: a bug prevents you from moving the window after UFRaw is launched. Try not to move it, it will crash the plugin.

Read all about it at www.partha.com

Please let me know if you have issues of questions.

Thanks,
Partha

2-ton · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:32 pm **(#2)**

Is it like an upgrade rather than a replacement, in other words, can we just download and it will overwrite what we already have?

*ps, still haven't found any crashes or boo boo's in 2.9 mcgimp

bilbo9955 · **Joined:** Jul 11, 2010 **Posts:** 349

Thank you Partha! I only run portable versions these days.

Deblk · **Joined:** Dec 22, 2011 **Posts:** 399

Thanks Partha

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

2-ton wrote:

Is it like an upgrade rather than a replacement, in other words, can we just download and it will overwrite what we already have?

*ps, still haven't found any crashes or boo boo's in 2.9 mcgimp

2-ton,

Just drag Gimp-2.8.app to trash and unzip 2.8.4 version and you are good to go!

Thanks the feedback on 2.9 as well!

Pauline has found a couple and people are already working on it.

Partha

2-ton · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:48 am **(#6)**

so this is not mcgimp? I have mcgimp in my dock and my applications folder, and it is the one I always use, but I also have a gimp-2.8 in a folder on my desktop.

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

2-ton wrote:

so this is not mcgimp? I have mcgimp in my dock and my applications folder, and it is the one I always use, but I also have a gimp-2.8 in a folder on my desktop.

Sorry, Yes, it is McGimp. I updated the 2.8 series to 2.8.4.

2-ton · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:37 am **(#8)**

OK, thanks.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Cool!

2 questions :
You are planning a portable version ?
If not ...Samj stop to provide builds but i suppose the structure (i mean maringuin and what else made that portable , and allow to host locally gmic definition files so it could be used as portable) may be adapted to this your last build ... Correct ?

And a suggestion ... did you see the last Onkel Hatti build ?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa ... kel_Hatti/

now that new selection tool from Rggjan seems cool but is not that much my point.
, my point is instead the changes to the GUI f the bundled plugin:

First that make usable all that group of good plugin with a preview too microscopic to be usable (you will remember are quite a lot gimpressionist, lighting effects, map to object,fractal trace ...) and has a nice effect also on the others

HERE there is also a zip with the patches
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa ... P/download

they should work also with 2.8.4 there were no changes for the plugin from 2.8.3 AFAIK

samj · **Joined:** May 09, 2012 **Posts:** 914

Bonjour,

@PhotoComix

Here new launchers :
http://aljacom.com/~gmic/ (Lanceurs pour Gimp/G'MIC)
http://www.aljacom.com/~gmic/GIMP_Lang_ ... _samj.html

Translation :
http://translate.google.ca/translate?sl ... 2F~gmic%2F
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl ... _samj.html

You can try them

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

thank you Samj !! :tyspin

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

PhotoComix wrote:

Cool!

2 questions :
You are planning a portable version ?

I did. It's on the website.

Quote:

If not ...Samj stop to provide builds but i suppose the structure (i mean maringuin and what else made that portable , and allow to host locally gmic definition files so it could be used as portable) may be adapted to this your last build ... Correct ?

Sylvie already created portables based on my builds.

Here are the download links :

http://aljacom.com/~gmic/Gimp-2.9-portable64bit.zip
72 583 577

http://aljacom.com/~gmic/Gimp-2.8.4-portable64bit.zip
129 021 410 bytes

Quote:

And a suggestion ... did you see the last Onkel Hatti build ?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa ... kel_Hatti/

No, I have not. I didn't know about it.

Quote:

now that new selection tool from Rggjan seems cool but is not that much my point.
, my point is instead the changes to the GUI f the bundled plugin:

First that make usable all that group of good plugin with a preview too microscopic to be usable (you will remember are quite a lot gimpressionist, lighting effects, map to object,fractal trace ...) and has a nice effect also on the others

HERE there is also a zip with the patches
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa ... P/download

they should work also with 2.8.4 there were no changes for the plugin from 2.8.3 AFAIK

Thanks! I always forget about these patches.

Partha

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Quote:

Thanks! I always forget about these patches.

Partha

No problem ... now you know the link !:lol :bigthup

And are cool not only for Windows users .i believe would be appreciated also on Mac and Linux

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

PS
about the Onkel Hatti patches here in the first message a more detailed description ,
point 1 is about the plugins

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2607&start=130

2-ton · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:33 pm **(#15)**

Finally installed this and it's working just fine. Of course, I don't have any of the nice scripts and brushes I had downloaded because I forgot that I should make a folder for all that. In fact, I'm not sure how to do that. Could someone tell me how to make a folder just to stash new stuff, and that I can then point to in any new versions I download?

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

2-ton wrote:

Finally installed this and it's working just fine. Of course, I don't have any of the nice scripts and brushes I had downloaded because I forgot that I should make a folder for all that. In fact, I'm not sure how to do that. Could someone tell me how to make a folder just to stash new stuff, and that I can then point to in any new versions I download?

2-ton,

In your home folder, you will see your personal Gimp folder under Library/Application Support/GIMP/2.8 for 2.8 and 2.9 for the 2.9 series. In the 2.8 you will see sub folders for brushes, plug-ins, scripts. Just drop all your stuff in there.

Thanks,
Partha

2-ton · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:54 pm **(#17)**

found it and copied all the goodies from other versions into the appropriate folders. Now my new mcgimp is chock full of stuff! It's working great.

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

2-ton wrote:

found it and copied all the goodies from other versions into the appropriate folders. Now my new mcgimp is chock full of stuff! It's working great.

Great! Glad to hear.

Please don't forget to let me know of any bugs, issues etc.

Thanks,
Partha

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:54 am **(#19)**

windows version: I found a little bug (issue?) on the new 2.8.4 release: when requesting Help / Plug-in browser or Procedure browser, after some searches (4 or 5) the function crashes (it's no more responsive); not a big issue because you can terminate the browser and reopen it, without closing/reopening gimp

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

dinasset wrote:

windows version: I found a little bug (issue?) on the new 2.8.4 release: when requesting Help / Plug-in browser or Procedure browser, after some searches (4 or 5) the function crashes (it's no more responsive); not a big issue because you can terminate the browser and reopen it, without closing/reopening gimp

Thanks for the report.

Do you require/use the help browser? I personally don't use it and so have not paid much attention to it.