Re: [Gimp-user] Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine

[Pat David <patdavid gmail com>]

Everything Rich already said.  We also have it posted on our tutorials page
for reference:

https://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Asset_Folders/

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 9:37 AM rich2005 <forums gimpusers com> wrote:

> > I have installed give the 2.8.2 portable onto a machine running
> > Windows 7 professional.
> >
> > I have installed gimp onto a memory stick so that I can move it from
> > machine to machine as required.
> >
> > The base installation works fine and I have no difficulties with that
> > part of it. However when I tried to install plug-ins, I can't get them
> > to work no matter where I install them.
> >
> > I have installed them in the location specified by the plug-in
> > preferences
>
> No you did not.
>
> > c:\users\username\gimp portable\GIMPPortable\data\.gimp\plug-ins
> > and
> > c:\users\username\gimp
> > portable\GIMPPortable\App\gimp\\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins
>
> Wrong place, needs to be on the memory stick
>
> > I have also copied them to in various obscure folders on the memory
> > stick we gimp is installed eg Gimp
> > Portable\GIMPPORTABLE\data\\.gimp\.geg-0.0\plug-ins based on
> > instructions in online posts
>
> Who told you to do that? Bad information.
>
> > Do I have to do something in addition to copying them to the correct
> > folder?
>
> No, with a caveat regarding compiled plug-ins.
>
> -------------
>
> Is the version, Gimp 2.8.20 rather than 2.8.2?
>
> If it is 2.8.2 I recommend dumping that and getting the latest, which is
> Gimp
> 2.8.22
>
> Determine the location of the default scripts / plug-ins folders in the
> Gimp
> Preferences dialogue.
>
> In Gimp Edit -> Preferences -> Folders then the scripts or plug-ins
> entries.
>
> The plugins entry is shown in the attached screenshot.
>
> On your ***memory stick*** in the gimp installation, ***make two new
> folders***
>
> GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\plug-ins (note the '-') and
> GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\scripts.
>
> The obvious: scripts - something.scm go in scripts see: attached
> screenshot.
>
> For plugins: something.py go in plug-ins
>
> For compiled plugins, something.exe / something.dll go in the same place
> but
> make sure you use **32 bit compiled** plugins. This portable Gimp is a 32
> bit
> Windows application.
>
> Attachments:
> * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/614/original/locate.jpg
> * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/615/original/installed.jpg
>
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