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Hi Folks
Have just reinstalled GIMP, and have a small issue I cannot find an answer to. When I open up a couple of images' as small image of the two pictures of that file appears up the top of the screen below the menu bar. If I close one of the images, "BOTH" of the small pictures disappear. Previously, if I close one the other remained open and could be closed on it's own when necessary. I find it is a much easier way of closing the file instead of using the "File" menu. I am converting hundreds of 35mm slides to JPEG files and this take quite some time close them all after editing. What settings do I need to select to ensure only one of the images appear at a time.
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I have been trying to duplicate this but I can't. Images close one at a time. I also tried (Image > Duplicate) and (View > New View) but even these close one at time.
Or are you perhaps referring to the thumbnail below the menu bar and the same thumbnail in the layers dialogue. If you close the image the layer will close too.
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I think what happens to the OP is that these images are tabs to select the active image. When there is one single image they aren't necessary and they are removed to get more space to display the picture. OTOH only Gimp where there is only one image the tab remains, and I don't see anything in the options that could change this....
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Hi
That is real weird, because before I reinstalled GIMP due to the "Exception Errors" when starting this is what I was doing.
In Windows Explorer, I would open "One" image from my Pictures folders by "Right Clicking" and select "Open with GNU Image Manipulation Program". This would open that "One" image in GIMP. I would carry out the necessary image corrections using the Clone Tool, adjust Brightness, Clarity etc and then Choose "Export" to export the file as a .jpeg. When it has been exported, I would then close the image by clicking on the "Thumbnail" image under the menu bar, to end up with a blank screen to open the next image to correct.
When you have a lot of these images to correct, it is much easier to close the current image in this manner instead of going via the "File / Close" process.
I cannot do that now. I only get more than one thumbnail when 2 or more images are opened?
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Hey Rich
Tell me, now I have finally go GIMP up and running again albeit with a slightly older version. (refer my strings a few days back), do you reckon if I try and load 2.8.16 again it will have sorted itself out and will not present all the exception errors that I was getting a few days ago?
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What happens it you try to update to 2.8.20 from the same site?
