Why no to take "pdb" out of gimp?

[Petr Tomasek <tomasek etf cuni cz>]

	Hi all !

	I'm thinking some time about one very good thing about the gimp.
The gimp is wondefull program, but not because it can do very nice images,
but because it's modular - i.e. easy and simple to extent and also to do
scripting.

	The "core" of this is the so called "procedurar database"(pdb). I
like it very much and when I was thinking about doing my own program, I
wished to have the same modularity the gimp has.

	So the first idea was to simply take pdb out of gimp, make some
changes to it, so that it can be more general, and put it into a special
library, so that all other programs can have plugins and can make easy
scripting.

	The next idea was, that when it's already in one library, then
this pdb could be used to do ineter-aplication scripting. For example,
lets have a WYSIYG editor, which is 'pdb'-based and you want to make to
the text you have in it some nice initials (big letters on the beginning
of each chapter). So what would this do? It would simply start gimp and
for each initial letter it would do the "gimp - magic", and then the
editor would store this images in text on the right place. And that all
would be done in ONE script.

	Well, maybe it's a bit fanastic, but I think it's worth to try
this.

	There surelly must be some changes in the pdb (like you would not
specify on what 'image-type' you are working - such as 'RBG'..etc., but on
what data type you are working - coded as mime: e.g. :
'gimp/internal-RGB') and so on.

	I think this would be a good chance for gnome to make really big
programs. (With many functionality).


/* Sorry for my english */ 
 
	Petr Tomasek