Well, I will try to dig out an XP 32-bit machine if I can find one and try to install and see what I get.

Thanks,
Partha

PC i do not know if this will help or not but,

With windows 7 you will also have to change 1 path in the interpreter folder.
C:\program file path here\gimp-2.7.2\lib\gimp\2.0\interpreters

Change in pygimp-interp
this line - /usr/bin/python=C:\Program Files\gimp-2.7.2\Python\pythonw.exe

to this - /usr/bin/python=C:\put correct path here\gimp-2.7.2\Python\pythonw.exe

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With Windows XP everything is already set you just have to add this path
C:\Program Files\gimp-2.7.2\bin; to your environment variable PATH right at the beginning of the line.
EXAMPLE - C:\Program Files\gimp-2.7.2\bin;the rest of your system paths here

PC take all the dll files in gimp-2.7.2/bin and place them in your gimp-2.7.2/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins folder if your paths won't work.

You can even transfer files from the *.exe and *.dll [XP 32bit]
of C:\Documents and Settings\user\.gimp-2.7\plug-ins
to C:\Program Files\gimp-2.7.2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins
and then it works GMIC (watch out for different versions zlib1.dll), Riot, Resynthesize ... and moore ...

But of course, not everything will work ...

MareroQ are you also having problems with layers, patterns, brushes, and gradients disappearing in dialogs?
I can get them to view by mousing over them if i have them as view as list.
I would be interested to know if anyone else is having this problem?

Also now i am having issues with Python - most of the python files are from 2.6.11 though so they may be deprecated for 2.7.2
I have Python 2.7 listed as a path variable now, but it didn't seem to help.They work but i get deprecation errors like plug-in should have called drawable shouldn't say add it should be insert things like that.
Maybe it's just something in the compiled code?

Hi Rod,

No, you are not the only one with issues.

What you are seeing is the major change in API that I talked about awhile back on my website or maybe here. You will keep getting this error till the authors fix the plugins. Of course, you can keep track of the messages and make the changes yourself if you are so inclined. I had to do that for the wavelet family of plugins and the tone-mapping plugin (another of my favorites).

Thanks,
Partha

Ahhh okay thanks for explaining that Partha.I thought maybe it was the plug-ins.

Partha
It's what you've done is great - and I was surprised too cold reception of your work (but probably 2.8 will no longer be much different from 2.7.2 ? ).

Rod
Besides the fact that some plugins do not work (which will also apply to 2.8 - which probably did not live to see this year) for me, everything works better than in 2.7.1.
Maybe the difference is that I installed Gimp 2.6.11 and 2.7.2 on the new system (by the loss of data on all disks - and so, unfortunately, sometimes ...).

I am definitely happy with the compile and Partha knows how much i appreciate his work with it.
Basically i was just wondering if the same problem existed across the board or if it was just me alone.
The ghost dialogs i mean.
Seems no-one else has mentioned it so i am wondering if it comes from the themes i have installed in the 2.7.2 version?

From what you use ?
I use gtk2-runtime and gtk2-themes:
http://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/alex-sh/index.php?title=Downloads
It is better and more topics than Gimp Themes v1.0 for Windows [ http://gimp-tutorials.net/gimp-themes-for-windows ]

same except i added the themes, and theme engines from the other program

Back here after 14h sleep

looking now to fix in my xp desktop (because is easier no permission trouble and there is already a path entry in the E variables)...more xp run at 32 bit so i may use the bigger preview plugins

crossing fingers now soon back here

Cool good luck PC!

Do you already have used the GAL ? [http://registry.gimp.org/node/24833] With what result ?
On the http://www.aljacom.com/%20~%20gimp%20/%20script_fu.html contains 26 scripts for 2.8 - but the same as those with 2.6 after the operation causes error messages ...

Hi All,

I thought I would try a screenshot of my own. Hope it comes through correctly ...

Gimp 2.7.2 64-bit with Gimpressionist....

Good luck -- please let me know if my instructions work for you or not. If your system is functioning soon, and if you can, please let me know what improvements I can make to the instructions to make them more transparent. I will try to investigate creating a setup program...

Thanks,
Partha

Hi All,

Just a note, if you want to use the native Windows theme. Then you have to add the following line:

to the file: "C:\Program Files\gimp-2.7.2\etc\gimp\2.0\gtkrc

Then all the controls will look like any other app on your desktop.

Hope this is helpful.

Thanks,
Partha

Partha now on xp works, and at the first attempt!
i didn't try with python yet but as far the other plugin everything works.

humm loking better i am sure python will not work out of the box, because the py console doesn't show up, but i saw there is some how to about python in the previous page ,going to read it now

For sure on xp i have a old python version (because the only supported by gimp 2.6 )maybe just install one more updated will help

About make more user friendly the installer is not a big issue, unzip and set a desktop link for gimp.exe is not rocket science even for many windows user
the main obstacle is the need to edit the enviromental variable, if could be arranged to be portable
i believe that will solve

well i have a lot of other idea i may share here or by pm but the basic point to solve first seems that
of the enviromental variable, no idea how the other sw solve (i had a lot of entries in xp for Path, since i only added 1, the others were automatically added when installing new programs)

Glad to hear you got it working PC.

and without moving dll !!

But now i must fix for python...