Changing Adding Docks and Moving/Combining

[ccmulder]

Ok so if you look at the attachement you will note that I have a Window that has a "Layers, Channels, and Paths" Dialog which is combined with a "Brushes, Patterns, Gradients dialog--that's how my Gimp originally had it set up and I've just continued to keep that because I am used to it.  Anyway, when I install Gimp on a new computer for whatever reason it has the same combo but "reversed" so that the "Bushes, Patterns, and Gradients" is on the top and the "Layers, Channels, and Paths" is on the bottom.  I just copy my preferences from the old set up to get it to have the same preferences. 

But I am trying to install the program for my wife on her MAC and so of course I can't just copy over Windows preferences (or maybe I can not sure).  I have no idea how to recreate that set up using GIMP menus.  I can add and delete tabs but I can't figure out how to recreate how I have it on my Windows computer (i.e.. as it is in the attachment).  In fact, I can't figure out how to do it on Windows either which is why I always just copy over preferences when I install Gimp on another Windows computer. Seems like it should be pretty easy.

Any help would be appreciated.

[rich2005]

See if you can use the procedures here: https://youtu.be/01PeLL1F8Kg It is about moving the tabs around in Gimp 2.10

Quote:.. I just copy my preferences from the old set up to get it to have the same preferences.
But I am trying to install the program for my wife on her MAC and so of course I can't just copy over Windows preferences (or maybe I can not sure).

Not the whole gimp user profile but the window settings are held in the file sessionrc which is a text file. It should work in a Mac. Look in your Gimp User profile C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10

Similar sort of question yesterday https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-dialogs-won-t-dock I made a sessionrc file in linux for that Windows installation. There is also a video there on moving tabs / creating docks (although the opposite of what you want)

Your setup is exactly the same as mine. I use Gimp 2.10.20 but basically I like the Gimp 2.8 layout I can post the sessionrc file for that, although better if you can figure out how to move the docks around yourself. Once you understand where the 'hot-spots' are it is easy.

[ccmulder]

(10-02-2020, 07:04 PM)rich2005 Wrote: See if you can use the procedures here: https://youtu.be/01PeLL1F8Kg  It is about moving the tabs around in Gimp 2.10

Quote:..  I just copy my preferences from the old set up to get it to have the same preferences.
But I am trying to install the program for my wife on her MAC and so of course I can't just copy over Windows preferences (or maybe I can not sure).

Not the whole gimp user profile but the window settings are held in the file sessionrc which is a text file. It should work in a Mac.  Look in your Gimp User profile C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10

Similar sort of question yesterday https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-dialogs-won-t-dock I made a sessionrc file in linux for that Windows installation. There is also a video there on moving tabs / creating docks (although the opposite of what you want)

Your setup is exactly the same as mine. I use Gimp 2.10.20 but basically I like the Gimp 2.8 layout I can post the sessionrc file for that, although better if you can figure out how to move the docks around yourself. Once you understand where the 'hot-spots' are it is easy.

Thank you very much for the help--so ultimately I can accomplish what I want simply by dragging the tabs from the tops to the bottom. But I still don't know how two "dialogs" (not sure that's the right word) got "locked" together as in my original attachment or how to "unlock" them.  Notice for example my tool box options is not "locked" to the bottom of the toolbox. So how do you do that?

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Oh never mind I figured it out--so apparently those are very "subtle" movements you have to make to create two boxed or dialogs or whatever you call them anchored on top of each other.  You can also create additional ones. That's good--all these years I've been using Gimp I just never took the time to figure out how to do that!

[rich2005]

Quote:....Notice for example my tool box options is not "locked" to the bottom of the toolbox. So how do you do that?

Just as a note: Your screenshot is Gimp in multi-window mode. I assumed that is what you want. As per .... https://i.imgur.com/DJIqmnv.jpg

If you decide to go into single -window mode, it will create a non-regular layout. Switching modes is very sensitive to window positions. https://i.imgur.com/crKo3bL.jpg

In that case, the best way is revert to Gimp 2.10 default Using Edit -> Preferences -> Window Management and Reset Saved..to Default.. Then start moving / closing tabs.

[ccmulder]

Yes I generally like multi-mode although that sometimes becomes an issue because the windows disappear and I can't find them or they get below the task bar then I can't resize it.