Hey guys!

I'm using GIMP 2.10, and I find that a very common thing I do when I work in GIMP is creating vertical and horizontal percentage guides at 50%. I feel like there has to be a way to automate this by scripting, but I'm not entirely sure how to go about it. I DID find a couple links to old plugins that would work perfectly, but unfortunately all the links I've found so far have been dead. Can anyone point me in the right direction for some plugins that will do this? Or some resources to script it myself? Thanks!

You could try this one guides-grid.scm . I've used it for years, works Gimp 2.8 & 2.10 / linux / win

Sets guides by number or pixels (no percentages) so 2x2 = centerlines. file attached.

or somewhat more complicated, a python plugin ofn-preset-guides.py from

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-tools/files/scripts/ about 24 down from the top. Instructions are in the zip.

Here is an old script I use for just this. I created a shortcut to drop crosshairs whenever I need them. I like it because there are no menus or options, just hit the shortcut and it's done.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7axl454tbx44i4k/Gregs%20Crosshairs.scm?dl=1

For more complicated guides, I use either the ofn-guides like rich posted, or Arakne Guide Lab.

http://www.arakne.es/en/dessign/gimp-guideslab-edit-guides-numerically/

On Tue, Jul 24, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Trev81 wrote:

Hey guys!

I'm using GIMP 2.10, and I find that a very common thing I do when I work in GIMP is creating vertical and horizontal percentage guides at 50%. I feel like there has to be a way to automate this by scripting, but I'm not entirely sure how to go about it. I DID find a couple links to old plugins that would work perfectly, but unfortunately all the links I've found so far have been dead. Can anyone point me in the right direction for some plugins that will do this? Or some resources to script it myself? Thanks!

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akovia

Here is an old script I use for just this. I created a shortcut to drop crosshairs whenever I need them. I like it because there are no menus or options, just hit the shortcut and it's done.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7axl454tbx44i4k/Gregs%20Crosshairs.scm?dl=1

For more complicated guides, I use either the ofn-guides like rich posted, or Arakne Guide Lab.

http://www.arakne.es/en/dessign/gimp-guideslab-edit-guides-numerically/

Hello

The guide Lab plugin seems like a godsend, I am just having trouble installing it. I have tried it all Data roaming - Script folder - plugin folder - with no success...

Would you be so kind and give me some guidance (pun intended)

Gimp: 2.10.8 / Windows 10

Thank you

On 11/17/18 12:50 PM, knowthyself wrote:

Hello

The guide Lab plugin seems like a godsend, I am just having trouble installing it. I have tried it all Data roaming - Script folder - plugin folder - with no success...

Would you be so kind and give me some guidance (pun intended)

Gimp: 2.10.8 / Windows 10

Thank you

Also ofn-preset-guides here: ofn-preset-guides.zip

You can define your own sets of guides (absolute or relative positions), and assign key shortcuts to them.