Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine
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| Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine | Peregrinus | 16 Jun 02:14 |
| Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine | rich2005 | 16 Jun 08:20 |
| Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine | Pat David | 16 Jun 18:40 |
| Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine | Peregrinus | 19 Jun 08:04 |
| Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine | Peregrinus | 19 Jun 08:12 |
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I have installed give the 2.8.2 portable onto a machine running Windows 7 professional.
I have installed gimp onto a memory stick so that I can move it from machine to machine as required.
The base installation works fine and I have no difficulties with that part of it. However when I tried to install plug-ins, I can't get them to work no matter where I install them.
I have installed them in the location specified by the plug-in preferences
c:\users\username\gimp portable\GIMPPortable\data\.gimp\plug-ins
and
c:\users\username\gimp portable\GIMPPortable\App\gimp\\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins
I have also copied them to in various obscure folders on the memory stick we gimp is installed eg Gimp Portable\GIMPPORTABLE\data\\.gimp\.geg-0.0\plug-ins based on instructions in online posts
Do I have to do something in addition to copying them to the correct folder?
So far, nothing works .
All of the SCM files that came with the installation are installed in this folder Gimp Portable\GIMPPORTABLE\gimp\share\gimp\2.0\scripts
Help please
Thanks Peregrinus
Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine
I have installed give the 2.8.2 portable onto a machine running Windows 7 professional.
I have installed gimp onto a memory stick so that I can move it from machine to machine as required.
The base installation works fine and I have no difficulties with that part of it. However when I tried to install plug-ins, I can't get them to work no matter where I install them.
I have installed them in the location specified by the plug-in preferences
No you did not.
c:\users\username\gimp portable\GIMPPortable\data\.gimp\plug-ins and
c:\users\username\gimp
portable\GIMPPortable\App\gimp\\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins
Wrong place, needs to be on the memory stick
I have also copied them to in various obscure folders on the memory stick we gimp is installed eg Gimp
Portable\GIMPPORTABLE\data\\.gimp\.geg-0.0\plug-ins based on instructions in online posts
Who told you to do that? Bad information.
Do I have to do something in addition to copying them to the correct folder?
No, with a caveat regarding compiled plug-ins.
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Is the version, Gimp 2.8.20 rather than 2.8.2?
If it is 2.8.2 I recommend dumping that and getting the latest, which is Gimp 2.8.22
Determine the location of the default scripts / plug-ins folders in the Gimp Preferences dialogue.
In Gimp Edit -> Preferences -> Folders then the scripts or plug-ins entries.
The plugins entry is shown in the attached screenshot.
On your ***memory stick*** in the gimp installation, ***make two new folders***
GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\plug-ins (note the '-') and GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\scripts.
The obvious: scripts - something.scm go in scripts see: attached screenshot.
For plugins: something.py go in plug-ins
For compiled plugins, something.exe / something.dll go in the same place but make sure you use **32 bit compiled** plugins. This portable Gimp is a 32 bit Windows application.
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Everything Rich already said. We also have it posted on our tutorials page
for reference:
Pat, thank you very much for the additional information. I have upgraded to 2.8.22 as you suggested. Thank you very much
Regard
Cameron
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Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine
No you did not.
Wrong place, needs to be on the memory stick Who told you to do that? Bad information. No, with a caveat regarding compiled plug-ins.-------------
Is the version, Gimp 2.8.20 rather than 2.8.2?
If it is 2.8.2 I recommend dumping that and getting the latest, which is Gimp 2.8.22
Determine the location of the default scripts / plug-ins folders in the Gimp Preferences dialogue.
In Gimp Edit -> Preferences -> Folders then the scripts or plug-ins entries.
The plugins entry is shown in the attached screenshot.
On your ***memory stick*** in the gimp installation, ***make two new folders***
GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\plug-ins (note the '-') and GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\scripts.
The obvious: scripts - something.scm go in scripts see: attached screenshot.
For plugins: something.py go in plug-ins
For compiled plugins, something.exe / something.dll go in the same place but make sure you use **32 bit compiled** plugins. This portable Gimp is a 32 bit Windows application.
Hi Rich,
thank you so much for the clear and concise information you supplied to me, I really appreciate the time and effort involved.
It's been grandson weekend and with four of them, i did not get a chance to implement your suggestions, but will do soon.
I have upgraded to 2.8.22, so thank you for that.
Once again, thanks for all your efforts
Regards
Cameron
