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MU · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2008, 09:37 Post_subject: Gimp 2.4.3

This is the great graficsprogram Gimp, Version 2.4.3.

This is for Puppys with Gtk 2.10, what means it will not run in Puppy2 except Puppy 2 Retro (but I did not test that one).
I tested it in Muppy 008 (Puppy 3 with addons).

I compiled it the same way as the release candiadate, see:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=22670

Download (8 MB):
http://dotpups.de/puppy3/dotpups/Grafics/Gimp-2.4.3.pup
or:
http://puppyfiles.ca/dotpupsde/puppy3/dotpups/Grafics/Gimp-2.4.3.pup

German Language-addon (deutsche Übersetzung) (150 kb):
http://dotpups.de/puppy3/dotpups/Grafics/Gimp-2.4.3-locale-deutsch.pup
or
http://puppyfiles.ca/dotpupsde/puppy3/dotpups/Grafics/Gimp-2.4.3-locale-deutsch.pup

Localization for all other countries (6 MB):
http://dotpups.de/puppy3/dotpups/Grafics/Gimp-2.4.3-locale.pup
or:
http://puppyfiles.ca/dotpupsde/puppy3/dotpups/Grafics/Gimp-2.4.3-locale.pup

Mark

jcoder24 · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 601 Location: Barbados

Downloading now. Thanks a million!!!

MU · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2008, 10:31 Post_subject:

my idea of "quickgimp" did not work.
I removed it from the dotpup now.
Mark

Lobster · Official Crustacean Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 10943

Thanks Mark

I recently came across a program called "Pixel" that is in Beta
(and they are already charging for). They charge for the Linux version too. Crying or Very sad

It looks good but I am am becoming more familiar with Gimpshop (and Gimp) and I find it excellent. I tend to use Xara more (different type of program) as I am familiar with it.

Once you start using Free and Open Source (not always free) software the idea of paying just feels odd . . .

Anyway . . . Gimp just gets better and better - looking forward to trying the new version Cool

Matu · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 48 Location: Europe, Hungary

Thanks for the great work. I had only one problem and this was the default language setting. As I'm hungarian I prefer my language in applications. So I started to search a solution for changing the locale from english to hungarian. Finally with the following modification it worked:

1. Opened the /usr/local/Gimp-2.4.3/gimp243 file with geany
2. Added the following line:

gerry · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 618 Location: England

Great! I've installed it into my puppy 3.01: but I have a problem. When I try to print an image, I get a message saying "Print plug-in crashed." I checked that it is there, and the printer is plugged in and switched on. Anyone got any other ideas? Some lib missing?

Gerry

gerry · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 618 Location: England

Great! I've installed it into my puppy 3.01: but I have a problem. When I try to print an image, I get a message saying "Print plug-in crashed." I checked that it is there, and the printer is plugged in and switched on. Anyone got any other ideas? Some lib missing?

Gerry

MU · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008, 11:36 Post_subject:

Gerry, does it also happen with the release candidate?
You can install it in addition to 2.4.3, as both use different folders.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=22670

I have no printer, so I installed in Cups the "print to PDF-file" as printer.
I can "print" without crash in 2.4.3.
But I have a modified Cups.

Please let me know your result, I then could try it with Standard Puppy.

Mark

gerry · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 618 Location: England

MU... I've just realised that I don't get a printer dialogue box when I click on "print". Should I?

Gerry

MU · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008, 11:56 Post_subject:

yes.
I get the printerdialog, and can choose between PDF and a testprinter I have added in the Cups webinterface.

Do you get a printdialog in Abiword?
If not, please add a new testprinter in Cups to check, if it is set up correctly.

Mark

gerry · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 618 Location: England

Thanks... yes I get a print dialogue in Abiword, but it won't print, so something has happened to my printer set-up: it may not be GIMP-specific.

Question: will this GIMP .pup work in 214R?

Gerry

MU · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008, 12:05 Post_subject:

214R
It might, as that uses an updated Gtk2.
But I did not test that.
Please try and tell us if it does.
I think 214R will be the only Puppy from the "2" series, where it might work.

Mark

gerry · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 618 Location: England

MU... thanks. I think I'd better start a new thread for this problem: I can't print anything except the CUPS test page in either 301 or 214R. The only thing that I can imagine is that I cleaned out some old stuff, one of which was a pup-save for 217. I can't imagine how, but that must have upset the printer system somehow.

Gerry

MU · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008, 13:01 Post_subject:

you can check that like this:
run Puppy with the option
pfix=ram

Then it will not use your save-file.
Or create a second one in the same folder as the other.
E.g.: pup_save-test.2fs
Create it with leafpad for example (File - new , File - save as).
It is invalid, but forces Puppy to show a menu at startup to select which save-file to use.
There you choose "0" (use no save-file).
When you sutdown then, you get the option to create a new, valid save-file.

Like this you get a new, clean one in addition to your existing one.
You then can choose it at startup, too.
Here you can check, if Cups works correctly.

Mark

Scoticus · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 443 Location: Erskine, Scotland

Many thanks Mark

Downloaded your offering and printed a trial photo on ordinary paper and it worked well. Only thing I noticed was a slightly lighter colouring between the Gimp printing and that using XP

Selecting the print I was given the choise of CUPS or my Epson printer and opted for Epson.

This will keep me busy experimenting with GIMP and improving my pictures.

Once again thanks