Announcing ArrowsCreator-0.3

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:27 pm **(#81)**

mackenzieh wrote:

Kind of but my gimp lists the script under Script Fu>Arrow.. not Arrows Creator and it's a py file but I guess I have it in the wrong place. I have it here: Program Files>GIMP 2>lib>gimp>2.0>plug-ins

You should be putting any scripts and plug-ins into your Gimp User folders not in the Program folders.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:34 pm **(#82)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

Kind of but my gimp lists the script under Script Fu>Arrow.. not Arrows Creator and it's a py file but I guess I have it in the wrong place. I have it here: Program Files>GIMP 2>lib>gimp>2.0>plug-ins

You should be putting any scripts and plug-ins into your Gimp User folders not in the Program folders.

That's where most of my py files are in the program folder, otherwise they won't show up in gimp.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:39 pm **(#83)**

mackenzieh wrote:

That's where most of my py files are in the program folder, otherwise they won't show up in gimp.

That isn't true.
I've been using Gimp a very long time and have never heard of that.
I never place scripts or plug-ins into the program folder.
That is why there is a Gimp User folder,
so you the user can add stuff to Gimp.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

By placing your scripts in Plugins and/or scripts in the Program Files GIMP folders, you risk losing them all when you have to re-install GIMP. Like Wallace said, placing them into your User folders for GIMP, there is no danger to you losing them should you ever need to re-install GIMP.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:02 pm **(#85)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

That's where most of my py files are in the program folder, otherwise they won't show up in gimp.

That isn't true.
I've been using Gimp a very long time and have never heard of that.
I never place scripts or plug-ins into the program folder.
That is why there is a Gimp User folder,
so you the user can add stuff to Gimp.

Here's what I have:
Plugins:

Py Files:

I use windows 7 64 bit. How ever, that still doesn't expain why I can't access ArrowsCreator 0.3. When I open Gimp.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

I personally prefer sticking with using the User folders for GIMP, it's just faster and easier for me to deal with.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:33 pm **(#87)**

I did as Wallace's image had done but before gimp could run smoothly, I got a message saying that gimp is running sluggish when I first opened it up. I restarted it a second time and I now see a new tab called Extensions. It's there.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

You have to check Edit - Preferences - Folders - Plugins to make sure GIMP is pointed to the user folders.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:36 am **(#89)**

mahvin wrote:

You have to check Edit - Preferences - Folders - Plugins to make sure GIMP is pointed to the user folders.

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I checked it and it's there.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

Weird. You might have a bad download of GIMP, no idea..

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Graechan wrote:

Hi Molly is that really you? without you,Tux and Saulgoode around I've lost my 'Spark'

Awe, yes it is me graechan and 2-ton, I missed y'all too.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:45 am **(#92)**

molly wrote:

Graechan wrote:

Hi Molly is that really you? without you,Tux and Saulgoode around I've lost my 'Spark'

Awe, yes it is me graechan and 2-ton, I missed y'all too.

Good to see your little penguins

Missed them

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you sallyanne

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16015

mackenzieh maybe you need the arrows creator 0.3 folder in the plug-in directory also?

rob_brz1 · **Joined:** Jul 13, 2014 **Posts:** 109

@mackenzieh,
To answer your comment: 'Where to find it?'
It should be on the menu-bar where you put it; since version 0.2 it's a feature of the plug-in.
This placement happens when you start GIMP after installing the plug-in in a folder pointed to in 'Preferences'.
You should see this during that GIMP start <attachment>. The underline file-name is for your programs plug-in folder
(I don't use that, like Wallace etc. , but it work there also for me) and 'ArrowsCreator-0.3.4' on Windows 7 for GIMP-2.8.18 . The values seen in the image are the default.
After, a press the 'configuration OK' or 'quit X' button, this folder with that file will appear in the same plug-in folder where you install 'ArrowsCreator-0.3.py'.

I don't really know what is happening in your case. See if a lowering of the Windows execution right make it appears.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:10 pm **(#96)**

Hi Robert.
Are You planning a version for Gimp 2.9 ?

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:26 pm **(#97)**

rob_brz1 wrote:

@mackenzieh,
To answer your comment: 'Where to find it?'
It should be on the menu-bar where you put it; since version 0.2 it's a feature of the plug-in.
This placement happens when you start GIMP after installing the plug-in in a folder pointed to in 'Preferences'.
You should see this during that GIMP start <attachment>. The underline file-name is for your programs plug-in folder
(I don't use that, like Wallace etc. , but it work there also for me) and 'ArrowsCreator-0.3.4' on Windows 7 for GIMP-2.8.18 . The values seen in the image are the default.
After, a press the 'configuration OK' or 'quit X' button, this folder with that file will appear in the same plug-in folder where you install 'ArrowsCreator-0.3.py'.

I don't really know what is happening in your case. See if a lowering of the Windows execution right make it appears.

Hi Rob,
I got it to work.

rob_brz1 · **Joined:** Jul 13, 2014 **Posts:** 109

@MareroQ,
No there will be no support for GIMP-2.9 . Even not sure for GIMP-2.10, the plug-in getting too complex for me and GIMP.
But it was working for GIMP-2.9.3 on Windows, can I conclude from your question that it is not for the last 2.9.x ?

@makenzieh,
Good! Have notice also that you can change the last 3 values of the config file in an text editor without re-configuration.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:49 pm **(#99)**

For Gimp 2.9.5 Win32bit you can start the plugin - but he does nothing.

Message:
called deprecated procedure 'gimp_image_add_vectors'.
It should call 'gimp_image_insert_vectors' instead!

A simple conversion line 1485 has not helped.
Too bad - because I use most often 2.9.5 (of the new filters Gegl).

rob_brz1 · **Joined:** Jul 13, 2014 **Posts:** 109

Hi,
Try improving now 'Labelling arrow' in version 0.3.5 available at the beginning of this thread.

Next time, Robert.