Re: [Gimp-user] [NEEDED ASAP] GIMP 2.8 Not Accepting My ABR Files

[Michael Schumacher <schumaml gmx de>]

On 02.10.2012 02:18, prettypea wrote:

> I typically use GIMP 2.6. Computer crashed recently so now I've
> downloaded 2.8. When I download ABR files into the brushes folder,
> the program won't start. It wigs out and doesn't work. I copied abr
> files just fine into my GIMP 2.6. Why is this happening?

No idea. Are there any example ABR files which make this happen? Please 
provide the url.

> I even went so far as to find GIMP 2.6 on the web for download. But the same
> problem.

Was this GIMP 2.6.12?

> There are strange 'VBR' files now that didn't used to be in
> my old brush folder but are suddenly there now.

VBR is one of GIMP's own brush file formats.

> (and before anyone blithely tells me 'gimp doesn't accept abr files'
> my old 2.6  accepted them JUST fine. No fancy converter or anything)

What version was your old 2.6?

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Regards,
Michael