There are other plugins that do the same like Ofnuts "ofn-extract-objects" and G'MIC-Qt "Extract Objects" (install "G'MIC-Qt plugin", Plugin > Filters > G'MIC-Qt... > Arrays and Tyles > Extract Objects), but I wanted to learn some GIMP 3 Python scripting so made this.
How to install in Windows (I don't have Linux or Mac):
Go to GIMP 3 plugins folder by typing in the File Explorer's address bar:
Code:
%appdata%\GIMP\3.0\plug-ins
and extract plug-in-joey-py3-sprites-to-layers.zip file in there, the script path should look something like this:
C:\Users\<USER_NAME>\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\3.0\plug-ins\plug-in-joey-py3-sprites-to-layers\plug-in-joey-py3-sprites-to-layers.py
Usage:
Open GIMP 3, open an image, select the layer you want your sprites/objects/islands extracted from, than Layer > Sprites to layers.
I've been working on the graphics for a programming project and I'd like to make a suggestion for improving how GIMP handles the situation I find myself in.
Before I get into the issue I'd like to bring up, please know that I love GIMP. The way it handles layers is far superior to any other graphics application I've ever used, including Photoshop which I've been using for over 20 years. I understand why the .xcf format is important; after all, it preserves so much history of the image and it sounds like it's going to get even better very soon.
However, there's a case for combining Save and Export for images. Export makes sense for PDFs or perhaps ASCII-based formats suitable for including in program data, but for images, it's far more convenient to just use Save.
Now, what I've been dealing with...
The images are all PNGs generated by Inkscape. Of necessity, I've had to fiddle with a few of them to make them fit the UI. The process of saving these images takes me through no less than five dialog windows before the image gets saved.
It would be a lot faster if I could simply hit Ctrl-S to save these files. Then the only extra dialog I'd have to deal with is the one that asks me if I want to replace the existing file. Currently, I have to do this:
Ctrl-S
select the .xcf extension,
delete it,
type ".png"
hit Enter,
answer the dialog that asks if I actually want to Export
click OK on the Export dialog,
answer the "Do you want to Replace" dialog,
click OK on the final "Do the thing" dialog.
Two dialogs or five.
I could just export and that might save me a few steps, but it'll still be more than two dialogs. Besides, coming from any other graphics applications (Photoshop, Krita, Tahoma, Corel Painshop Pro, MS Paint, etc.) I'm used to Ctrl-S, not Ctrl-E.
Oh! And it would also help to have a drop-down menu from which to select the file type. Saves typing.
So, who do I talk to about this? Or is this post enough to get the attention of the developers?
In earlier Versions one could connect layers. This function is no longer available ?
The symbol in the layers-overview for chaining the layers is gone.
I want to scale several layers in one action. But it doesnt work. I tried the intuitive way by selecting all of them and then choose the scale-dialog .. but just one layer is scaled then.
I was barely getting along with a previous version, but just made the mistake of upgrading to GIMP 3.0.2 Mac Silicon. Now I can't do anything! I even tried going back to my previous version, but that had apparently been blown away.
The display is uniformly black, with a vertical grey bar with an ellipsis on the left side. Bar and ellipsis are immovable. Tools are not visible. Graphic is not visible. Selections may be made from the menu bar at the top, but to no avail.
I'm using macOS 10.13.6.
Gimp 2.10.38 is installed; it came from a file dated May 2024 (gimp-2.10.38-x86_64-1.dmg).
A notification just popped up for a Revision 1 of my Gimp. Going to the Older Downloads section on Gimp's download page led to a 404 page. (Its link was https://download.gimp.org/gimp/v3.0/osx/)
Typing in https://download.gimp.org/ eventually led to a whole load of old Gimps. The 2.10.38 version there seemed the same as mine.
So, two things –
• The Older Downloads link on Gimp's page needs fixing.
• Perhaps the notification is trying to get me to download Gimp 3.0.2, even though my macOS can't cope with it. Or is there a Revision 1 lurking somewhere that I could use?
I am French. I downloaded Gimp 3.0 from Manjaro. Even if Manjaro is an US distribution, every menu, every help is well translated in French in the system.
Every software appears in French. The old days of Linux, in the 2000's, where mix of English/other language where found in every nooks and crannies were a distant memory.
Until Gimp 3.0 ! Some submenus have not yet been translated in French. It will come soon, I'am sure, BUT for a major update, waited so many years ?
Hello, first of all, thank you very much for GIMP. It's been my editor for many years, and I'm truly grateful to everyone behind it.
I'm using Debian, currently version 3.0. There are many new features, and it's time to discover them and learn how to use the new ones, while continuing to use the old ones.
Right now, I'm editing an image and need to change some text. Well, when I edit the text, even though it seems to detect the font and size, when I change anything, it completely changes its appearance. Even pressing Ctrl-Z doesn't return it to its original state; I have to close the .xcf and reload it.
Could you tell me why this is happening and how to prevent the text from changing?
The new update for Gimp (3.0.0-1) has a different default setting than the older version. When I paste an element into the new gimp it does NOT go to a hovering layer that I can simply anchor to the layer I am working on. The program automatically anchors the new item into its own layer. How do I get that to switch back to what the old Gimp did?
Hello, computer terminology is a weakness, so please forgive any errors.
I have been using Gimp for years. I just installed the new version 3.0.0-1. I opened an .xcf file that I had used in an older version (2.10.28). After making some changes to the file, I exported a .png image - it seemed to work fine, creating an image of 4.23 mb with dimensions 2048 x 2048 pixels. I made more changes and exported 7 more .png images. These images, however, did not export correctly. They went to black and white. creating an image of between 170 and 178 kb with a dimension of 1024x1024. I tried to reexport them, clicking the "reset to default" option on the exporting pop-up. Same problem occurred. I closed Gimp and reopened it. Same issue. I am stuck.
On a related note: I have noticed that the new version of Gimp puts any pasted item into its own layer instead of allowing me to paste it onto the layer I am working on. How do I fix that?
I installed GIMP v3.0.2 recently on Windows 11. But the toolbox icons are unsable - too tiny. Every search on how to increase the icon sizes all point to these instructions: GOTO: Edit > Preferences > Interface > Icon Theme, then select "Custom Icon Size" and adjust the slider. However - on my version I do not have a "Custom Icon Size" button. Does anyone know how to fix that- to get the button to show up?
