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How to use arrow from GimpHelp?
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08-21-2021, 01:05 PM
I have GIMP 2.10 installed on a MX Linux 19.4 machine, followed instructions on this post to get arrows from GimpHelp, but can't figure out how to make it work, what I'm missing?
ps: I can see the arrows at the right panel, but couldn't copy it to the new layer. Please see the attached file.


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08-21-2021, 01:48 PM (This post was last modified: 08-21-2021, 01:49 PM by rich2005. Edit Reason: typo )
What you have there are arrow shaped brushes. Make your new transparent layer. Use the brush tool and as a 'Stamp' one click only. (As on the GimpHelp download page)
Typically lots of variations for old versions of Gimp but now, the brush tool options will size, rotate, change proportions. Many of those are now redundant. Some will be always be black-and-white, others (known as greyscale brushes) use the foreground color. Just experiment with what you have.

A better way is using an arrow script see: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Arrow-...7#pid24907 and the download link. Unzip the download, read the PDF on use, put the arrow.scm in your Gimp user profile ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/scripts/

This uses a path for the body of the arrow, find the script entry in Tools -> Arrow -> Arrow lots better than the brush arrows.

If you can see it, a 60 second animation demo: https://i.imgur.com/WqA7BrX.mp4
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08-22-2021, 08:43 AM (This post was last modified: 08-22-2021, 09:18 AM by rich2005.)
(08-21-2021, 01:48 PM)rich2005 Wrote: What you have there are arrow shaped brushes. Make your new transparent layer. Use the brush tool and as a 'Stamp' one click only. (As on the GimpHelp download page)  
Typically lots of variations for old versions of Gimp but now, the brush tool options will size, rotate, change proportions. Many of those are now redundant. Some will be always be black-and-white, others (known as greyscale brushes) use the foreground color.  Just experiment with what you have.

A better way is using an arrow script see:    https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Arrow-...7#pid24907  and the download link.  Unzip the download, read the PDF on use, put the arrow.scm in your Gimp user profile ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/scripts/

This uses a path for the body of the arrow, find the script entry in Tools -> Arrow -> Arrow  lots better than the brush arrows.

If you can see it, a 60 second animation demo:   https://i.imgur.com/WqA7BrX.mp4
Thanks so much for your reply and tips, how do I close this post? edit: you just did Wink
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