01-03-2022, 10:12 AM
Quote:...At the bottom are hefty files (over 150 mb each) for 2.8.2 & 2.10.0. They are incomprehensible to me - lots of weird files and folders. I guess they are meant for compilers. Can anyone confirm this?
They are indeed the 2.10 source files for compiling, and produce HTML files with language support.
Quote:..the Console told me "Gimpmanual" & "GIMP 2.8 User Manual (en)" were installed. But GIMP > Preferences > Help System found no user manual installed locally. Nor could I track the files down myself. Maybe they're invisible; maybe they are too old...
Maybe, but I have an old MacOS VirtualBox with an equally old Gimp 2.10 which I think must be a Partha version since it does have help installed. Looks like this:
Old Mac + old Gimp looking for the files: https://i.imgur.com/JenRlLZ.jpg
Found them in .../share/gimp/2.0/help/en (which is a standard location for any OS): https://i.imgur.com/0CdNRCA.jpg
They do show in Gimp preferences: https://i.imgur.com/QwruhMa.jpg
Either of the browser options work here, Gimp help browser or web browser, this Safari: https://i.imgur.com/dyZbJ5K.jpg
If you want to chance your hand at a manual install / dabble, pulled those files out of the VM and you can download here:
https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=...6ebYlbR9Jy (46 MB)