Need Help to add Layer via Copy Cut

[sujatha]

Hello Friends

I need help to add Layer via Copy Cut Plugin.I really dont know which folder i am suppose to add this plugin.
I initially added to Share\Gimp\2.0\UI\plugins. But couldnt find Layer via copy & Layer via Cut in the Layer Menu
Pls help me get it perfectly correct

Thanks & Regards
K.Sujatha

[rich2005]

I think your question was answered across at gimpchat.

However: The place to add plugins is in your Gimp profile
 In Windows  C:\Users\your_name\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins

If you have somewhere else, move it.

The menu entry is bottom of the layer menu

   

edit:
Looking for possible snags.
The plugin is from deviantart.com - layer_via_copy_cut_by_slybug-d520tjl.zip
Did you unzip it?
The plugin contains the files
changelog.txt
cover.png
info.txt
layer-via-copy-cut.py
Locale

The only file you need is layer-via-copy-cut.py

[sujatha]

Thank u
I added in the same folder as suggested.
But still i couldnt find them in my Layer Menu
Pls tell me what could be the problem
I closed the GIMP before adding these to the Plugin Folder

Thanks & regards
K.Sujatha

[Kevin]

It works for me on Windows 7, GIMP 2.8.18
   

Just make sure you've put the .py file into a folder that GIMP is looking in, so check your Folder preferences (Edit>>Preferences>>Folders>>Plug-Ins)
   

[Ofnuts]

In your menu, can you find Filters>Python-fu>Console (toward the bottom of "Filters"), and Filters>Render>Clouds>Fog? If these are missing, your Python support is defective, and these Python scripts won't run.

[rich2005]

Looking at your other posts on gimpchat, missing dll's etc my best guess at the moment is a screwed up installation.

I would uninstall gimp from the Windows uninstall menu

Check that C:\Program Files\GIMP 2 folder has gone. If it is still there delete it.
Back up your Gimp profile folder C:\Users\.gimp-2.8 by renaming it.

In gimpchat you show that you are using gimp 2.8.14 - really worthwhile updating to gimp 2.8.18

see the short video http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Gimp-In...202#pid202 on installation. Win 7 is the same as Win 10.

The first run will create a new Gimp profile, add your plugins as previous advice.

[sujatha]

(12-20-2016, 10:43 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: In your menu, can you find Filters>Python-fu>Console (toward the bottom of "Filters"), and Filters>Render>Clouds>Fog? If these are missing, your Python support is defective, and these Python scripts won't run.

Hi
Thank u
I can find Filter-Python-Fu-Console
But i do get a error message that the plugin has crashed "python-console.py"
C:\\Program files\GIMP\2.0\plugins\python-console.py
The dying plugin may have messed up with GIMP's internal state. You may want to save your images & restart GIMP to be on the safe side.
Sorry again i wasnt successful in adding not only this Layer via Copy Cut plugin , but also i was succesfully be able to use palette(creating new palette & then creating new customised gradients)

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Sorry i ended up getting an error message something like this, that the plugin has crashed "python-console.py"
C:\\Program files\GIMP\2.0\plugins\python-console.py
The dying plugin may have messed up with GIMP's internal state. You may want to save your images & restart GIMP to be on the safe side.
Sorry again i wasnt successful in adding not only this Layer via Copy Cut plugin , but also i was succesfully be able to use palette(creating new palette & then creating new customised gradients)

[Ofnuts]

So, I agree with Rich, worth uninstalling completely and reinstalling, since something is amiss in your Gimp installation.

[Ofnuts]

Maybe time to check that your Python is functional:

• Open a file explorer
  
• Navigate to the Gimp installation directory: "C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\" (could be different on your system)
  
• This directory should contain subdirectories: bin, etc, lib, share, uninst, and Python.
  
• Open Python
  
• You should have directories: DLLs and Lib and files python.exe, pythonw.exe, and python27.dll.
  
• Double-click python.exe (and NOT pythonw.exe). You should get a window with:
  

Code:

Error processing line 3 of C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\Python\lib\site-packages\pygtk.pth:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\Python\lib\site.py", line 152, in addpackage
      exec line
    File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  ImportError: No module named runtime

Remainder of file ignored
Python 2.7.10 (default, May 23 2015, 09:40:32) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
➤>

Don't worry about the error, if you get there it means the Python interpreter runs. If this is OK, navigate to
"C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\interpreters" (or equivalent on your system) and open the "pygimp.interp" file in an editor. It should contain:

Code:

python=C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\Python\pythonw.exe
/usr/bin/python=C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\Python\pythonw.exe
:Python:E::py::python:

Where the "C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\Python\pythonw.exe" in the first two lines should be a path to the pythonw.exe found above.