Tried to edit the pre-loaded brushes, but they are displayed as Write protected. I located the brushes in /usr/share/gimp/2.0/brushes and I made myself owner and I gave the files all rights and I even did that to the folder itself (except I didn't change the owner of the folder).

Still, the brushes are write protected, so I can't, for example, rotate them.

Looks like a huge bug to me, or is it supposed to be this way? In that case, why?

Johnny Rosenberg

David, I just realised that I accidently sent my last reply to you personally. I'm sorry for that. I am used to the OpenOffice.org mailing lists, with which I can just click Reply to reply to the list automatically. It seems like I can never get used to having to enter the address of the list manually or click Reply to all and then remove all addresses except the list's address.

2008/7/29 David Gowers

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 12:21 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:

Tried to edit the pre-loaded brushes, but they are displayed as Write protected. I located the brushes in /usr/share/gimp/2.0/brushes and I

made

myself owner and I gave the files all rights and I even did that to the folder itself (except I didn't change the owner of the folder).

Still, the brushes are write protected, so I can't, for example, rotate them.

Set the folder as writeable in the GIMP folder preferences.

Okay, replied:

"I'm sorry to say this, but I couldn't find that. I found Folders ? Preferences but I couldn't see anything to change there, except that I could and and delete search paths. I'm not sure I'm following…"

Actually, I meant that I found File ? Settings ? Folders (or if "settings" should be replaced with "preferences", I have the Swedish version, so I am not really sure).

However, David replied:

Folders -> Brushes

So here's my new reply:

If you mean File ? Settings ? Folders ? Brushes, I can't really see any possibilities to set anything to writeable or even setting anything at all to what ever, except that I can add and delete search patchs for the brushes. There are a few buttons, but they are all deactivated. The buttons seems to be New, Up, Down, Delete and a green ?.

2008/7/31 David Gowers

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 2:01 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:

David, I just realised that I accidently sent my last reply to you personally. I'm sorry for that. I am used to the OpenOffice.org mailing lists, with which I can just click Reply to reply to the list

automatically.

It seems like I can never get used to having to enter the address of the list manually or click Reply to all and then remove all addresses except

the

list's address.

2008/7/29 David Gowers

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 12:21 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:

Tried to edit the pre-loaded brushes, but they are displayed as Write protected. I located the brushes in /usr/share/gimp/2.0/brushes and I made
myself owner and I gave the files all rights and I even did that to

the

folder itself (except I didn't change the owner of the folder).

Still, the brushes are write protected, so I can't, for example,

rotate

them.

Set the folder as writeable in the GIMP folder preferences.

Okay, replied:

"I'm sorry to say this, but I couldn't find that. I found Folders ? Preferences but I couldn't see anything to change there, except that I

could

and and delete search paths. I'm not sure I'm following…"

Actually, I meant that I found File ? Settings ? Folders (or if

"settings"

should be replaced with "preferences", I have the Swedish version, so I

am

not really sure).

However, David replied:

Folders -> Brushes

So here's my new reply:

If you mean File ? Settings ? Folders ? Brushes, I can't really see any

I suspect you are using an older version of GIMP (2.2.x). It's important to specify the version of GIMP you are using when you make bug reports -- especially between 2.2 and 2.4 there were a lot of user interface changes.

Sorry for forgetting to mention that. I use the GIMP 2.4.5, Swedish version.

possibilities to set anything to writeable or even setting anything at

all

to what ever, except that I can add and delete search patchs for the brushes. There are a few buttons, but they are all deactivated. The

buttons

seems to be New, Up, Down, Delete and a green ?.

The green tick is in the 'writeable' column in English.

Column? There are a few buttons right above the field where the (in my case two) paths are listed. To the right of those buttons is the green "tick", and it doesn't seem to be clickable, because it's not a button, as it seems to me. When I click a path, the buttons bevome active and the tick becomes green. Does this mean that the folder is writable? Because it doesn't work, see my first post.

If you don't find the translation of 'writeable' into Swedish correct,

Neither the buttons nor the tick has any text what so ever. And there are no "columns", at least not what I mean by "columns", but my English is not too good, as it seems.

perhaps you should report a bug in the Swedish internationalization of GIMP.
Anyway, I hope that solves your problem.

Sorry, it didn't and sorry for being so hopeless. I guess GIMP is just not for stupid people like me.
J.R.

David