GIMP Version: 2.10.2
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Experienced User

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G'mic

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Hi, folks. This is a FYI regarding some issues I encountered while updating My Win7/64 bit machine from GIMP 2.8.XX to GIMP 2.10.2:

1. My initial install download came from GIMP home page. This install was disfunctional/incomplete. I had to uninstall and try again using the Partha download . This install worked as expected, but not without its own issues (read on).

2. Most, if not all tool/function icon PNGs were not visible (only represented by tiny dots). Changing to the Legacy theme and adjusting the icon size in Preferences-->Icon Theme-->Custom icon size and changing to Medium fixed some of the icon issues; but a third of the icons were still MIA. I came across a forum where someone else had the same problem. The solution was a custom theme based on the Legacy theme, but with the missing icons included. (Large amounts of appreciation for that guy's efforts to solve the problem). I installed his custom theme and the entire missing icon issue went away. I don't think the icon PNGs were missing, but that GIMP simply didn't know where to find them.

3. G'mic threw an error everytime I booted up GIMP 2.10. I had to manually delete all G'mic files from the GIMP 2.8 folders on my HD to get it to stop throwing the error. I had manually installed G'mic from the Plugin Registry for use in Gimp 2.8. Being that G'mic is now included in 2.10 as standard, I suspect my manual install was somehow conflicting with the new version. Once I removed my old G'mic files the error went away and the plugin now works as expected in 2.10.

4. The Help feature kept triggering a response from my Norton Auto Firewall, preventing access to the online Help from within GIMP. I had to allow permission for access, which solved the issue. The Help menu features now work as expected.

For me, getting Gimp 2.10.2 up and running and stable was a bit of a nail-biter, as I am a photographer not an IT guy. I am very pleased, though, with the new features included with this update. I am particularly grateful for the inclusion of the NIK collection of plugins as standard, as I have been using them extensively, via the ShellOut plugin.

Best regards,
Nikon Guy

Update:
I have decided to uninstall GIMP 2.10.2 and re-install GIMP 2.8.22 because there were too many negative impacts on my system from the new version (see [url=http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=16606]my post here[/url]). I will give it 6-12 months for things to stabilize and see where things are at that point.

-Nikon Guy