-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Patrick Wiseman wrote: > Why do I always get this message when I open The Gimp? > > Unable to open a test swap file. To avoid data loss please check the > location and permissions of the swap directory defined in your > Preferences (currently "/tmp/gimp-2.0").
In my (default?) confiugration (File -> Preferences -> Folders) I have /home/<my-user-name>/.gimp-2.2/tmp Maybe that would work for you? > There's no such directory. If I create it, then restart The Gimp, all is > well. But the next time I get the error all over again. Because all directories in /tmp will be deleted on reboot. HTH, Johannes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGMk6pC1NzPRl9qEURAhpBAJ4oDaEeysyred1B0Y9VqkEmIdo8WwCfTOut GDhKoQt3odYzBC/lnjhQsCs= =nwgZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
