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Stephen Liu · 05-27-2018, 02:54 AM

Hi all,

Please advise;

1)
Where can I find GIMP instruction manual, describing the tool list and their function?

2)
The setting manual of GIMP, such as to increase the size of tool icons.

Thanks

Regards
SL

Espermaschine · (This post was last modified: 05-27-2018, 03:31 AM by Espermaschine.)

First result in a google search for Gimp + Manual:

https://www.gimp.org/docs/

***Ofnuts*** · 05-27-2018, 08:08 AM

To increase the size of the icons to have to change the "theme" (aka "skin"). See

https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-GIMP-2...ons-Themes

Stephen Liu · (This post was last modified: 05-27-2018, 09:22 AM by Stephen Liu.)

(05-27-2018, 03:31 AM)Espermaschine Wrote: First result in a google search for Gimp + Manual:

https://www.gimp.org/docs/

Hi,

Thanks for your help.

Before posting I have had searching on Internet without result. Actually what I need are basic information of GIMP

1) Tool list on the screen and their basic function rather than moving mouse cursor over them to read
2) How to increase the size of the tool icons ?
3) What are the tiny icons on the right menu under 2.Hardness 050 (51x51) ?

What I found on Internet were the application of GIMP including Youtube video. I found many of them.

Regards
SL

(05-27-2018, 08:08 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: To increase the size of the icons to have to change the "theme" (aka "skin"). See

https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-GIMP-2...ons-Themes

Thanks for your help.

After reading your link briefly It seems not so easy to increase the size of the tool icons just with a few clicks. It has to extract the files provided on the links on #1.

On;
Edit -> Preferences -> Theme
Theme Folder
Default /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default
Small /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Small

On Terminal
⟫ ls -al /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default/

Code:

total 16

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep  1  2016 .

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Aug 25  2016 ..

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2830 Jul  1  2016 gtkrc

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep  1  2016 images

⟫ ls -al /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default/images/

Code:

total 52

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root  4096 Sep  1  2016 .

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root  4096 Sep  1  2016 ..

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Sep  1  2016 preferences

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4681 Jul  1  2016 stock-error-64.png

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  5547 Jul  1  2016 stock-info-64.png

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  5003 Jul  1  2016 stock-question-64.png

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4518 Jul  1  2016 stock-warning-64.png

⟫ ls /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Small/

Code:

gtkrc

On;
Edit -> Preferences -> Folders -> Themes
Folder
/home/satimis/.gimp-2.8/themes
/usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes

On Terminal
⟫ ls /home/satimis/.gimp-2.8/themes/
It is an empty folder

⟫ ls -al /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/

Code:

total 16

drwxr-xr-x  4 root root 4096 Aug 25  2016 .

drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Aug 25  2016 ..

drwxr-xr-x  3 root root 4096 Sep  1  2016 Default

drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4096 Sep  1  2016 Small

It is quite strange to me? I'm running GIMP 2.8 here

Regards
SL

***Ofnuts*** · (This post was last modified: 05-27-2018, 10:18 AM by Ofnuts.)

Gimp is a GTK application. As such many characteristics of the GUI are customized via a gtkrc file (fonts, colors, and some behavior when applicable), while icons/images are provided separately. In short, gtkrc+icons=theme.

Then you are on a Unix machine which is potentially used by several people (at the same time or sequentially). So there are parts of the Gimp setup that are available to all (in /usr) and parts that are specific to your userid (in your Gimp profile: ~/.gimp-2.8/). So the theme can be in either (if adding new themes, best put them in your Gimp profile, so that your backups take them in account).

Stephen Liu · (This post was last modified: 05-27-2018, 01:01 PM by Ofnuts.)

(05-27-2018, 10:17 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: Gimp is a GTK application. As such many characteristics of the GUI are customized via a gtkrc file (fonts, colors, and some behavior when applicable), while icons/images are provided separately. In short, gtkrc+icons=theme.

Then you are on a Unix machine which is potentially used by several people (at the same time or sequentially). So there are parts of the Gimp setup that are available to all (in /usr) and parts that are specific to your userid (in your Gimp profile: ~/.gimp-2.8/). So the theme can be in either (if adding new themes, best put them in your Gimp profile, so that your backups take them in account).

Hi

Thanks for your advice.

I'm the sole user of this PC which runs Ubuntu 16.04 as OS.

⟫ ls /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default/images/

Code:

preferences         stock-info-64.png      stock-warning-64.png

stock-error-64.png  stock-question-64.png

⟫ ls /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default/images/preferences/

Code:

color-management-22.png   folders.png

color-management.png      folders-scripts-22.png

controllers-22.png        folders-scripts.png

controllers.png           folders-themes-22.png

default-comment.png       folders-themes.png

default-grid-22.png       folders-tool-plug-ins-22.png

default-grid.png          folders-tool-plug-ins.png

display-22.png            folders-tool-presets-22.png

display.png               folders-tool-presets.png

environment-22.png        folders-tools-22.png

environment.png           help-system-22.png

folders-22.png            help-system.png

folders-brushes-22.png    image-title-22.png

folders-brushes.png       image-title.png

folders-dynamics-22.png   image-windows-22.png

folders-dynamics.png      image-windows.png

folders-environ-22.png    input-devices-22.png

folders-environ.png       input-devices.png

folders-fonts-22.png      interface-22.png

folders-fonts.png         interface.png

folders-gradients-22.png  new-image-22.png

folders-gradients.png     new-image.png

folders-interp-22.png     session-22.png

folders-interp.png        session.png

folders-modules-22.png    theme-22.png

folders-modules.png       theme.png

folders-palettes-22.png   toolbox-22.png

folders-palettes.png      toolbox.png

folders-patterns-22.png   tool-options-22.png

folders-patterns.png      tool-options.png

folders-plug-ins-22.png   window-management-22.png

folders-plug-ins.png      window-management.png

I have poked around on the file /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default/gtkrc
Is there any way changing/amending its content to increase the size of tool icons? The said file is attached to this posting.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
SL

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***rich2005*** · 05-27-2018, 02:19 PM

Quote:...Is there any way changing/amending its content to increase the size of tool icons?

Go to this thread: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-GIMP-2...ons-Themes

and download one of the 48x48 themes. These are 7zip archives which open in Arc like this

https://i.imgur.com/Y08ma4d.jpg

Drag the whole folder into ~/.gimp-2.8/themes

Start Gimp 2.8 Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Themes select the theme you just installed

Looks like this: Toolbox icons will be larger, tabs larger but not everything, like brush icons.

https://i.imgur.com/r8Twuzo.jpg

Dock icons can be adjusted using that little left pointing arrow and the drop down menu.

https://i.imgur.com/JNSypYf.jpg

Stephen Liu · (This post was last modified: 05-28-2018, 04:07 AM by Stephen Liu.)

[attachment=1759 Wrote:rich2005 pid='8452' dateline='1527430776']

Quote:...Is there any way changing/amending its content to increase the size of tool icons?

- snip -

Dock icons can be adjusted using that little left pointing arrow and the drop down menu.

https://i.imgur.com/JNSypYf.jpg

Hi,

Please advise where can I find the said arrow. My Preferences here looks different to yours

I have upload the screenshot of tools here.

Thanks

Edit:
===
Just installed GIMP 2.10 on Ubuntu 16.04 VM (guest of Oracle VirtualBox). Still the Tools menu looks different to yours. Please refers to upload file:- screenshot_gimp2.10.png

Regards
SL

***rich2005*** · 05-28-2018, 06:42 AM

Here are your screenshots with the configure tabs arrows marked
https://i.imgur.com/kX5tUGf.jpg and https://i.imgur.com/pRwVUT4.jpg

See the Gimp docks: https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-concepts-docks.html

Why does my Gimp interface not look like the default. For Gimp 2.10 I change the theme and the icon theme and size as: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Gimp-2...01#pid7901

For Gimp 2.10 Go into Edit -> Preferences -> Interface -> Theme / Icon Theme for settings

Stephen Liu · 05-28-2018, 10:41 AM

[attachment=1763 Wrote:rich2005 pid='8467' dateline='1527489767']Here are your screenshots with the configure tabs arrows marked
https://i.imgur.com/kX5tUGf.jpg and https://i.imgur.com/pRwVUT4.jpg

See the Gimp docks: https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-concepts-docks.html

Why does my Gimp interface not look like the default. For Gimp 2.10 I change the theme and the icon theme and size as: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Gimp-2...01#pid7901

For Gimp 2.10 Go into Edit -> Preferences -> Interface -> Theme / Icon Theme for settings

Hi,

Let me treat GIMP 2.10 first because GIMP 2.8 is running on the Host of this Virtual Machine. I'll treat GIMP 2.8 on another PC latter.

GIMP 2.10
Now I found "Previous Size" tab. Please refer to;
screenshot_1_gimp2.10.png
screenshot_2_gimp2.10.png
screenshot_3_gimp2.10.png

Comparing;
screenshot_1_gimp2.10.png
and
screenshot_3_gimp2.10.png

It looks to me that on the screen there is not much difference between "Medium" size icon and "Exlarge" size icon.

I have "quit" and restarted GIMP.

Regards
satimis

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