Hi FOlks, I've encountered more than one instance where the install via snap is different than that installed by apt on ubuntu - sometimes resulting in subtle bugs, sometimes in incompatibility with other components.
I normally embrace new ways of working but I have to say I'm less than impressed with snaps On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 at 18:29, Nic Baxter via luv-main <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 20/3/21 6:22 pm, Andrew Greig via luv-main wrote: > > > > On 20/3/21 6:00 pm, Nic Baxter wrote: > >> Hi Andrew > >> > >> On 20 March 2021 2:12:38 pm AEDT, Andrew Greig via luv-main > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> I am really puzzled by the different installers now available for GIMP. > >> > >> Surely this not an installer issue but one of where GIMP expects to > >> find the plugins? > >>> > >>> GIMP itself is offering the Flatpack install, Ubuntu seems to favour > >>> a Snap install. (I am running Ubuntu 20.04LTS) I have tried to > >>> install a Python plugin to GIMP to export multiple layers as a batch. > >>> Instructions here: > >>> > >>> > https://khalim19.github.io/gimp-plugin-export-layers/sections/Installation.html#linux > >>> > >>> > >> The instructions suggest looking in your home directory for the > >> plugins folder. If you can't find it then check GIMP's settings as in > >> Edit - preferences - folders. > >> > >> > >> HIH > >> Cheers > >> Nic > > > > > > Hi Nic, > > > > The python files are in > > /home/alg/snap/gimp/347/.config/GIMP/2,10/plugins as they should be > > but I do not see anything different, there is no indication that the > > plugin is active, and I also do not know what to expect from a plugin > > to GIMP. > > > Hi Andrew > > I know that is where you found the files but it appears GIMP is not > looking there. Check the GIMP settings. > > Cheers > > Nic > > > > > To describe my situation, I have had a website dor some time but > > control has redided with the designer. Recently I requested help to > > update my site with fresh images, I found that the files previously > > installed were too slow to open, and the suggestion was made to resize > > them for web, at a res of 72dpi. I don't know how to achieve that in > > Darktable but I knew that GIMP would allow resizing at 72 dpi. But I > > have a lot to do so I wanted to run a batch process, and the python > > script seemed to provide an option. But it is a bumpy ride at present. > > > > Andrew > > > > _______________________________________________ > > luv-main mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Dr Paul van den Bergen
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