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How to restart gimp ?
As example most of changes in gimp preferences are appled only after reloading gimp

but as far i know then is needed close and then reopen, there is not a single command to reload (i.e as in FF or on Vuze )

would be possible add a reload option ?

That would be very useful

Hrrmmmm - a script that would auto re-initialize Gimps rc files, then re-load Gimp?

Without having to go through all of the Startup time and everything, Maybe you could choose to refresh brush list, gradient List, Scripts, Preference, whatever you want

You can refresh all those with the little buttons on each dialog - the only thing you can not refresh are plug-ins because the rc files need to re-initialize.
I wonder if that is a possibility - to create a script to re-initialize the rc files.

more or less that is what i was asking

What would be cool is a cache enhancer that, if no added items are detected, that GIMP would just use the previous settings so it can just start instantaneously. That would be quite benificial. Rarely do I add additional plugins. Python plugins don't need (well usually not) GIMP restart.

Python plug-ins only require restarts if you change the register information. And it needs an initial restart in order for GIMP to recognize it for the first time (if you add a new plug-in while GIMP is open).

Ahh but it would be nice if you could have Gimp open, add a python plug-in, refresh and there it is!
Most programs have this why not Gimp?

not sure if could be done but quite curious to know

Well how exactly does Gimp initialize itself at start-up?
I think you would have to have the plug-ins that do the initial start up of Gimp start on command and only search the user plug-ins folder for new filters.Then just initialize those and refresh the Gimp interface something like refresh scripts does.

That's the $64,000 question. Not sure I would want to ask the GIMP Dev team. Maybe Saulgoode or RobA know more about that process. It would be nice to avoid a hard restart, and just "like you say" refresh plug-ins, without having to shut down the program and restart it.

only refresh plug-ins is, as far i know, impossible

Maybe the answer lies with GURM.

Now there's a thought: GURM.

Oh Rob A....?

A bit off topic but I am surprised that GURM has not been mentioned, as this has the facility to refresh resources, except as stated before, plugins.

http://registry.gimp.org/node/13473

For those not familiar with GURM, a screenshot

http://i.imgur.com/hM2VQ.jpg

Is a resources manager still on the cards for the next release? I have a 2.7.2 running in linuxMint 9 and not much different from 2.6.x.

This would be really useful. I hope someone manages to implement this.

Maybe i didn't quoted but was exactly Gurm in my mind.
It doesn't support also plugin because plugin could not be refreshed,
(i doubt that this may solved without cjanging something in the gimp code)
but if gimp could be restarted that obstacle may become less relevant
and that is the only obstacle to add plugins in the resources that Gurm may manage



No as far i know and so would nice see if gurm may be pre installed, at least with the portable version of gimp...the portable because make sure that the extra folders and subfolders required by Gurm will be already there, and always they will be on same relative path.

basically to avoid to restrict gurm use to who is not scared to have to edit " misterious py and ini files"

apologies for missing the post, thats what happens when you do not notice page 2

2.7.2 (and 2.8) will have resource filtering, but there is no way to "batch load" this from existing resources, i.e. if I have 1000+ patterns, there is no way to tag them when importing them into gimp, they will have to be tagged manually.

The filtering will make finding resources easier, but won't improve loading from having many resources.

-Rob A>