How to delete default tool presests ?

Gingle · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2016 **Posts:** 33

GIMP Version: 2.8.20
Operating System: Unix
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

today i discovered that there is a tool preset dialog, but im mad.
there is like over 40 default gimp tool presets in the tool preset dialog window and i cant delete them, i want them all gone but the delete icon is grayed out, It makes me mad.i want them all gone so it can be clean so that i can make my own presets for my needs ,i dont want to have over default 40 presets cluttering up my own presets becuase that makes it harder to find mine and its inconvinient . someone know how to force delete all the default presets ?Im trying to make my gimp efficient as possible for drawing

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:58 pm **(#2)**

Gingle wrote:

GIMP Version: 2.8.20
Operating System: Unix
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

today i discovered that there is a tool preset dialog, but im mad.
there is like over 40 default gimp tool presets in the tool preset dialog window and i cant delete them, i want them all gone but the delete icon is grayed out, It makes me mad.i want them all gone so it can be clean so that i can make my own presets for my needs ,i dont want to have over default 40 presets cluttering up my own presets becuase that makes it harder to find mine and its inconvinient . someone know how to force delete all the default presets ?Im trying to make my gimp efficient as possible for drawing

If I'm correct,
I believe there's a file named,
gimprc.
Where all,
or most of the presets are saved and applied when you open GIMP.

My gimprc file looks like this screenshot below.

The presets which can't be changed.
I'm guessing can't be changed,
or GIMP won't function correctly.
I'd be very careful about what you edit within this file.

Gingle · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2016 **Posts:** 33

looks too difficult, I don't understand this jargon im looking at here, and i'd rather not bother. i gotta get in contact with the top gimp maintainers at first light when i wake and tell them that gimp needs some work on tool presets to make it functional, it's static and unchangeable ,and thats a big nono in any art program,it will slowdown my workflow, gimp tool presets is a big mess

sallyanne · **Posted:** Thu Apr 27, 2017 2:02 am **(#4)**

Leave the defaults. You can however change a lot of other things in your preferences

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Apr 27, 2017 2:06 am **(#5)**

Gingle wrote:

looks too difficult, I don't understand this jargon im looking at here, and i'd rather not bother. i gotta get in contact with the top gimp maintainers at first light when i wake and tell them that gimp needs some work on tool presets to make it functional, it's static and unchangeable ,and thats a big nono in any art program,it will slowdown my workflow, gimp tool presets is a big mess

There may be more to it then what I've described.
You would need to be a bit more specific,
explaining what exactly you want to change.

There are others here at Gimp Chat,
that might be able to give you a more comprehensive answer.
Then what I've offered.

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2615

Gingle wrote:

looks too difficult, I don't understand this jargon im looking at here, and i'd rather not bother. i gotta get in contact with the top gimp maintainers at first light when i wake and tell them that gimp needs some work on tool presets to make it functional, it's static and unchangeable ,and thats a big nono in any art program,it will slowdown my workflow, gimp tool presets is a big mess

Do not expect much sympathy on that front

Your user tool presets (and from memory a few default files) are held in your gimp profile in the folder...wait for it.. tool-presets ~/.gimp-2.8/tool-presets You can delete anything in there.

There is a similar folder in the gimp system files in this case /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets

Grayed out as a user, for deletion. You need to be root to delete them, but just in case, I recommend renaming the folder and creating a new empty one to take its place. Still need to be root to do that. Look at starting up your linux file browser as root.
example

Edit:
If you are comfortable with using a terminal use these commands
rename the folder

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sudo mv /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets-bak

make a new folder

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sudo mkdir /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets

Edit:
A better way and works for both Gimp 2.8.x and even if you got the Gimp 2.9.5 appimage working. Less chance of you screwing something up.

This is my 2.9.5 appimage as an example but the same for Gimp 2.8

Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Folders -> Tool Presets
Delete the entry /share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets.
Restart Gimp to take effect.

This does not delete any files on your installation, just the link to them. Easy to replace if required at a later date.

Gingle · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2016 **Posts:** 33

rich2005 wrote:

Gingle wrote:

looks too difficult, I don't understand this jargon im looking at here, and i'd rather not bother. i gotta get in contact with the top gimp maintainers at first light when i wake and tell them that gimp needs some work on tool presets to make it functional, it's static and unchangeable ,and thats a big nono in any art program,it will slowdown my workflow, gimp tool presets is a big mess

Do not expect much sympathy on that front

Your user tool presets (and from memory a few default files) are held in your gimp profile in the folder...wait for it.. tool-presets ~/.gimp-2.8/tool-presets You can delete anything in there.

There is a similar folder in the gimp system files in this case /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets

Grayed out as a user, for deletion. You need to be root to delete them, but just in case, I recommend renaming the folder and creating a new empty one to take its place. Still need to be root to do that. Look at starting up your linux file browser as root.
example
[ Image ]

Edit:
If you are comfortable with using a terminal use these commands
rename the folder

Code: Select all

sudo mv /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets-bak

make a new folder

Code: Select all

sudo mkdir /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets

Edit:
A better way and works for both Gimp 2.8.x and even if you got the Gimp 2.9.5 appimage working. Less chance of you screwing something up.

This is my 2.9.5 appimage as an example but the same for Gimp 2.8

[ Image ]

Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Folders -> Tool Presets
Delete the entry /share/gimp/2.0/tool-presets.
Restart Gimp to take effect.

This does not delete any files on your installation, just the link to them. Easy to replace if required at a later date.

maaaate , it was great waking up to read this, all i had to do was delete the folder in preferences like youve shown above , and now the heaps of the original are all gone, and i can add my own special settings for the same brush and not have to do it manually ,thisll speed up me workflow tremendously .

one more thing, i'm unsure if i should write a new forum post or not , but i guess ill ask while i'm here so i wont clutter up the forums
your screenshots get me wonderin about how you manage to use the kde enviroment for using gimp.
How on earth are you doing that

? i dont get thumbnail previews for xcf files under kde , so i must use gnome based linuxes with the package "gnome-xcf-thumbnailer" so that i get thumbnails because i draw a whole lot everyday , and ive been using gimp more and more latley , so for me having thumbnail previews for gimp files is mandatory .

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2615

Gingle wrote:

...snip... i dont get thumbnail previews for xcf files under kde , so i must use gnome based linuxes with the package "gnome-xcf-thumbnailer" so that i get thumbnails because i draw a whole lot everyday , and ive been using gimp more and more latley , so for me having thumbnail previews for gimp files is mandatory .

Never had them not showing.
Do you have them enabled in Edit -> Preferences -> Environment? http://i.imgur.com/tSk9g5F.jpg

All your thumbnails are stored in ~/.thumbnails and I think that is common for all linuxes. Looks like this on my installation with the Gimp Open File dialog up as well. http://i.imgur.com/EklWfGe.jpg (opened some of the thumbnails just for show

)

Use the Default File browser and right click context menu? The Browser in KDE is Dolphin, enable preview to show the thumbnails. http://i.imgur.com/ACNrPuZ.jpg

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Gingle wrote:

one more thing, i'm unsure if i should write a new forum post or not , but i guess ill ask while i'm here so i wont clutter up the forums
your screenshots get me wonderin about how you manage to use the kde enviroment for using gimp.
How on earth are you doing that

? i dont get thumbnail previews for xcf files under kde , so i must use gnome based linuxes with the package "gnome-xcf-thumbnailer" so that i get thumbnails because i draw a whole lot everyday , and ive been using gimp more and more latley , so for me having thumbnail previews for gimp files is mandatory .

When you use proper names and a usable directory structure to keep images, and don't work on thousands of images a time the XCF thumbnails aren't really necessary. Also, File>Open recent in Gimp helps a lot (and File>Open has its own thumbnailing).

Signed: another Gimp-On-KDE user (also most Windows users don't get XCF thumbnails, and they are the vast majority of Gimp users).

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

rich2005 wrote:

The Browser in KDE is Dolphin, enable preview to show the thumbnails. http://i.imgur.com/ACNrPuZ.jpg

Learn something new everyday

But as I said above, I don't use thumbnails much on XCF files.

Gingle · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2016 **Posts:** 33

ofnuts wrote:

Gingle wrote:

one more thing, i'm unsure if i should write a new forum post or not , but i guess ill ask while i'm here so i wont clutter up the forums
your screenshots get me wonderin about how you manage to use the kde enviroment for using gimp.
How on earth are you doing that

? i dont get thumbnail previews for xcf files under kde , so i must use gnome based linuxes with the package "gnome-xcf-thumbnailer" so that i get thumbnails because i draw a whole lot everyday , and ive been using gimp more and more latley , so for me having thumbnail previews for gimp files is mandatory .

When you use proper names and a usable directory structure to keep images, and don't work on thousands of images a time the XCF thumbnails aren't really necessary. Also, File>Open recent in Gimp helps a lot (and File>Open has its own thumbnailing).

Signed: another Gimp-On-KDE user (also most Windows users don't get XCF thumbnails, and they are the vast majority of Gimp users).

Maybe for you and what you do , but for me it doesnt matter so much of how things are named and directory structures and stuff, i can't always remember by names as time passes, i gotta have visual thumbnails for my paintings and sketches in my file manager so i can see what it is i drew, i have a certain way i need things and it is not always easy for me finding things by name when i have well over 2.5k+ of categorized files in folders ,+some odd 400 .sai files on my windows laptop from paint tool sai. And then i got heaps and heaps of psd files on my macbook from photoshop, clipstudiopaint,firealpaca and sketchbookpro, macos does a good job at it ,there are always previews in the finder ,i already have 37 xcf files made in this past few days from gimp alone on my linux laptop becuase ive been obsessed with gimp latley, luckily ive had a solution the whole time under xfce/gnome for thumbnails, i was just unaware that it was actually possible to get them in under kde, and unaware that previews were already built in gimp file open :mrgreen:

Gingle · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2016 **Posts:** 33

rich2005 wrote:

Gingle wrote:

...snip... i dont get thumbnail previews for xcf files under kde , so i must use gnome based linuxes with the package "gnome-xcf-thumbnailer" so that i get thumbnails because i draw a whole lot everyday , and ive been using gimp more and more latley , so for me having thumbnail previews for gimp files is mandatory .

Never had them not showing.
Do you have them enabled in Edit -> Preferences -> Environment? http://i.imgur.com/tSk9g5F.jpg

All your thumbnails are stored in ~/.thumbnails and I think that is common for all linuxes. Looks like this on my installation with the Gimp Open File dialog up as well. http://i.imgur.com/EklWfGe.jpg (opened some of the thumbnails just for show

)

Use the Default File browser and right click context menu? The Browser in KDE is Dolphin, enable preview to show the thumbnails. http://i.imgur.com/ACNrPuZ.jpg

yeah they were already enabled, but i changed the default 4mb size to a larger size .Now i know that i can get xcf files under kde so im totally hyped now, im going bonkers, i miss using kde and im gonna download opensuse or some other top kde disto and make a kde setup :mrgreen: