Re: [Gimp-user] Copy text layers as text or python script to mass generate text layers

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 09/25/17 18:37, The Tick wrote:
> I found the docs for gimp python; now:
>
> 1) How to get "print" statments? I started filters->python fu->console 
> but apparently a "print" does not write to the console?
It does for me... if you enter the "print" on the console. "Print" from 
a script started form a menu goes to the standard output, whicn on Linux 
and OSX, is the terminal from which your invoked Gimp. For Windows, 
things are a bit more complicated, see here: 
https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Debugging-python-fu-scripts-in-Windows
> 2) How can I refresh the script? So far I restart gimp but that is 
> getting tedious.
You don't need to, as long as you don't change the registration data. 
The code is reloaded from the file on each execution; so your latest chnages
to the code will be taken in account.
> 3) Is there an online site with hints on how to debug a gimp python 
> script?

https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Debugging-python-fu-scripts-in-Windows

> For reference, here is the script. It apparently runs but I get no new 
> layer and no progress/console output. I did not expect it to work 
> first time so now I'd like some pointers on how to debug it.
>
>
> from gimpfu import *
>
> def mass_text(img) :
>     print "Does this go to console?"
>
>     pdb.gimp.progress_init("Mass text insert ...")
>
>     font = 'Arial Bold'
>
>     pdb.gimp.set_foreground( 1.0, 0.0, 0.0 )
>
>     # Create a new text layer (-1 for the layer means create a new layer)
>     layer = pdb.gimp_text_fontname(img, None, 0, 0, "This is my text", 
> 10,
>                                    True, 24, PIXELS, font)
>     img.add_layer(layer, 0)
>
>
> register(
>     "python_fu_mass_text",
>     "Mass Text",
>     "Mass create text layers",
>     "",
>     "",
>     "",
>     "Mass Text Layer insert...",
>     "*",
>     [
>     ],
>     [],
>     mass_text, menu="<Image>/Tools/MassText")
>
> main()

Try:
    pdb.gimp_context_set_foreground((1.,0,0,0))

Also, the " img.add_layer(layer, 0)" isn't necessary, the layer created 
in  gimp_text_fontname() is added to the image automatically.