Adding custom guides interactively

josephbupe · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2016 11:23 am **(#1)**

Hi,

I am in need of a plugin for adding custom guides interactively with the ability to determine spacing, orientation and number of guides while updating in real-time.

Regards.

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

Joseph, take a peek at a number of posts on this very subject, although I doubt you'll get real time updating since you have to actually employ the plugin, make the adjustments, and then activate the code for the result.

Here's a start: you can also employ the search option for more posts on the same subject.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12112

http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entr ... es-in-gimp

trandoductin · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2016 6:12 pm **(#3)**

Currently, is there a way to add say to add multiple evenly spaced guides for example (10 sections, 11 guides)?
I don't know of one.
If not, should i add such a script?

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2016 6:42 pm **(#4)**

First have a look at the article mahvin mentioned, Advanced ways to create guides in GIMP
GAT Tools (handling multiple guides) is a good one.

trandoductin · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2016 6:53 pm **(#5)**

Nice, I checked it out but i don't think they have something just whipped up quickly.
Add multiple guides in range
where you specify start percentage, end percentage and enter number sections.

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2602

There is also this one: http://registry.gimp.org/node/87 which is the original in German. Easy to translate but has been done for you
see: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=13633&p=184897&hilit=add+multiple+guides#p184897

Could be useful in that the divisions need not be regular.

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Unfortunately, does not save the layout. (gattools does) and the remove button is there to fool you, only removes the last entry from the dialog.

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

I do have a script to add guides presets in your menus, so adding your favorite guides is just a keystroke away. See ofn-preset-guides.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

There is also
1) Add guides at x percent
2) Add guides at 10%
3) Add guides at x pixels horizontally
4) Add guides at x pixels vertically
And i am sure many more :lol

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

Rod wrote:

There is also
1) Add guides at x percent
2) Add guides at 10%
3) Add guides at x pixels horizontally
4) Add guides at x pixels vertically
And i am sure many more :lol

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These are only samples.... the whole point of the script is to allow you to make you own presets.

josephbupe · **Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:34 am **(#10)**

Hi,

You have all been really helpful, and adding GuideLab to the list.

Thanx.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

ofnuts wrote:

Rod wrote:

There is also
1) Add guides at x percent
2) Add guides at 10%
3) Add guides at x pixels horizontally
4) Add guides at x pixels vertically
And i am sure many more :lol

[ Image ]

These are only samples.... the whole point of the script is to allow you to make you own presets.

I know ofnuts. My point was that there are many, many guide filters to select from.