Text issues

[Macr237]

Hello World,

This is my first post and I have two questions about text.
I am running Linux Mint and GIMP 2.10.34 Flatpak

1. I have downloaded a bunch of fonts from Google Fonts, they're all true type fonts and I want to add them to my font choices. I followed a Davies Media tutorial for adding them to a folder defined under preferences/folders/fonts
   
The two linked paths did not exist, so I had to create the directories to match the paths (why two, well the first didn't work). Anyway, I copied the fonts into the folders, went back to GIMP as the tutorial suggested, and select the refresh button in the fonts panel, and just like that nothing happened. Any ideas of why it didn't work and how to add new fonts?

2. Once again watching another Davies Media tutorial Top 5 text effects in GIMP and the tutorial requires you to select the three layers of text, so you can then select the selection to path.  For some reason, I cannot ALT + CLICK or ALT + SHIFT + CLICK the text layers and do not get the marching ants around the text, nor the selection to path function. Is there another way or do I have an issue with my version of GIMP flatpak? 
   

Thanks in advance 
Macr

[PixLab]

1 it's because flatpak cannot look outside of flatpak,
solution > here https://discuss.pixls.us/t/recommended-p...tpak/28745
2 Like me (Ubuntu 20.04) the Alt key is taken by our distro, just few thing will not work like the Alt+Click in the layer stack,
solution > merge those 3 layers he is selecting, once merged, RIGHT click on that layer > a context menu opens > Alpha to selection

Now I would not do that guy way because if you zoom in when you add your gradient the half transparent pixels at the edge won't be fully filled but will kept the original color,
solution > > No selection needed, no merging needed!
Just add a layer like he did let it on top INSIDE the folder, right click on it a context menu opens go to Composite Mode > Clip to Backdrop make your gradient)

BTW those are far to be the "top 5" text effects... want to see some? > http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t...&start=430 there is 90 pages of those, some with detailed explanations

[Macr237]

(10-20-2023, 06:25 PM)PixLab Wrote: 1 it's because flatpak cannot look outside of flatpak,
solution > here https://discuss.pixls.us/t/recommended-p...tpak/28745
2 Like me (Ubuntu 20.04) the Alt key is taken by our distro, just few thing will not work like the Alt+Click in the layer stack,
solution > merge those 3 layers he is selecting, once merged, RIGHT click on that layer > a context menu opens > Alpha to selection

Now I would not do that guy way because if you zoom in when you add your gradient the half transparent pixels at the edge won't be fully filled but will kept the original color,
solution > > No selection needed, no merging needed!
Just add a layer like he did let it on top INSIDE the folder, right click on it a context menu opens go to Composite Mode > Clip to Backdrop make your gradient)

BTW those are far to be the "top 5" text effects... want to see some? > http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t...&start=430 there is 90 pages of those, some with detailed explanations

Thanks. I will try your solutions out right now!

[rich2005]

Best guess (and I have come across this before )

You already have a regular Gimp installed and that has a Gimp profile in /.config (1) The flatpak when first run tries to migrate the old settings / resources to the flatpak Gimp user profile in /.var - and fails leaving an empty folder structure (2).

Best way is start with a new default flatpak profile. Rename the existing Gimp 2.10 to disable (3) and delete the broken .var folder (4).

   

Start up the flatpak Gimp and it should make a new profile complete with all folders.

Now..my opinion.. but... ~/.var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/config/GIMP/2.10/xxxxx is possibly the most inconvenient location for adding Gimp resources. For any resource fonts / brushes / scripts / plugins you can make your own folder somewhere convenient and add the path in Preferences (5) or you can add the path to the old Gimp folders to each resource (6)

   

There is another option in linux for fonts. Make a ~/.fonts folder in home and put the fonts there. They are now available to Gimp (and other applications you use) You might need to log-out / in for them to show.

[Macr237]

(10-20-2023, 07:12 PM)rich2005 Wrote: Best guess (and I have come across this before )

You already have a regular Gimp installed and that has a Gimp profile in /.config (1) The flatpak when first run tries to migrate the old settings / resources to the flatpak Gimp user profile in /.var - and fails leaving an empty folder structure (2).

Best way is start with a new default flatpak profile. Rename the existing Gimp 2.10 to disable (3) and delete the broken .var folder (4).



Start up the flatpak Gimp and it should make a new profile complete with all folders.

Now..my opinion.. but... ~/.var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/config/GIMP/2.10/xxxxx is possibly the most inconvenient location for adding Gimp resources. For any resource fonts / brushes / scripts / plugins you can make your own folder somewhere convenient and add the path in Preferences (5) or you can add the path to the old Gimp folders to each resource (6)



There is another option in linux for fonts. Make a ~/.fonts folder in home and put the fonts there. They are now available to Gimp (and other applications you use) You might need to log-out / in for them to show.

I did have two versions of GIMP installed, but removed the other a week or so ago.

I am a little hesitant to delete .var, as net.sourceforge.Hugin is in there as well. I could delete the sub-directory org.gimp.GIMP though. I also noted G'MIC was in there, but can't remember if I added a Flatpak version. I will have to list my flatpaks and see. Either way, should it still be good to delete org.gimp.GIMP folder?

I followed PixLab's suggestion of making a new folder, where I can now place all my fonts, palettes, etc.

[rich2005]

(10-20-2023, 08:34 PM)Macr237 Wrote: I did have two versions of GIMP installed, but removed the other a week or so ago.

Ah...but is the Gimp user profile ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/ still there ? You could delete it but better to keep and move any resources yourself to a new clean flatpak Gimp user profile. If it exists, just rename it

Quote:I am a little hesitant to delete .var, as net.sourceforge.Hugin is in there as well. I could delete the sub-directory org.gimp.GIMP though.

That is a fair comment. These are made when the flatpak is first run, so Hugin resets. Yes, Just delete the Gimp sub-directory.

Quote:I also noted G'MIC was in there, but can't remember if I added a Flatpak version. I will have to list my flatpaks and see. Either way, should it still be good to delete org.gimp.GIMP folder?

There are some plugins that require a dedicated flatpak version, gimp_gmic_qt , resynthesizer , BIMP - flatpak list will tell you.

Quote:I followed PixLab's suggestion of making a new folder, where I can now place all my fonts, palettes, etc.

The ~/.var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/config/GIMP/2.10/"resource-folder"  is such a cumbersome location, even with a regular Gimp 2.10, which I usually use, making a convenient set of folders makes sense.

Not giving away anything here, This is what I use. The _alt folders are for Ofnuts resource manager, swopping fonts, brushes, scripts in-and-out-on-the-go. I don't think that works with a flatpak. GEGL symlinks to ~/.local/share/gegl-0.4/plug-ins/  to save hunting that out. All sorts of things you can do.