I was so excited to use layer group fx to make nice looking animated gifs, but when I try to export, the dialogue tells me it can't animate because there's only one layer

Is there a way to apply the fx of the layer group to all layers? Then I could remove the group and export normally.
Or maybe make the export function resolve the grouped layers with their fx?

New user here. 'Just bought a new house and would like to use Gimp to experiment with alternative colors for walls, crown molding, wainscoting, carpet, etc. Nothing more. Sample photo attached.

Which feature(s) do I use?

Is there a way in GIMP 3.0 to change the Black Hand with white border cursor, when using the tool options,  to something else? It is way to big...

In Gimp v2, I have two separate scripts, ofn-tiles and ofn-layer-tiles. The former create/splits a layer from/to individual files, and the latter creates create/splits a layer from/to other layers.

Needless to say there is a lot of common code.

So the question: should I keep the two scripts separate or should they be a single script with two menu entries?

One can also consider that ofn-tiles is pretty much ofn-layer-tiles with ofn-export-layers.

Hi folks

Wondering if anyone could help me recover a saved filter preset.

I recently updated from GIMP 2.10.22 to 3.0.2 on Windows 10. Since then, I've discovered that one particular preset I had made for a distortion filter (Waves) no longer appears from the drop down list. An earlier preset I saved is there, but it is not the one I need. 

I have not been able to exactly recreate the settings of the missing preset and require it to replicate some effects and ensure continuity across different files.

Any ideas/suggestions for recovering the missing preset would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a lot

A partial rewrite and conversion of the ofn-addon-manager for Gimp v3

Some changes:

• No longer supports scripts (who has so many scripts anyway)
  
• INI file syntax is a bit different to take advantage of Python3 capabilities
  
• Always activates collections as directories
  
• Not longer explicitly maintains a list of activated collections or resources. A folder in the active Gimp folder that has the same name as one in the storage folder is considered to be the activated  instance.
  

Hi here, 

I use Gimp 3.0 in Windows on a Lenovo Thinkpad W520 laptop since two days. 
I previously used older Gimp-versions as a novice. 

Tiny problem (perhaps a simple question): 
I don't like the way my Tool Options dialog looks. See the attachment. 
I don't like the 'hand' shaped cursor (too big and dark) and the black popup. 

I cannot find what to change in Edit>Prefecences>...
My Interface>Theme is System. 
My Interface>Icon Theme is Legacy. 

Thanks in advance for advice. 

Regards, Frans van Zelm

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I need to remove an object from the image so I start with a selection at the base layer,, which I will move to cover the distracting element.
I selected the area, command C/command V on mac, which brings the good area to the next layer, which I will use to cover the unwanted.
Now I need to remove my selection.
Problem is, command C, command V, created 2 selections, a white one, and a yellow one.
After command/shift/A, one selection, the white one, remains.
I am trying to upload the screenshot, now reduced to 500 X 300, but it keeps telling me that the file is too large.
If anyone can help on uploading screenshots, I will post to explain. Thank you

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I paste an image (of text) using 'Create From Clipboard' then use a (rounded) rectangle to cutout and copy just the area I'm interested in. Then 'Create From Clipboard' a new image from the rectangle cutout.

I always make the rectangle left side 423 and the width is always 1050. The top and height will vary.

I do this several times a day and it would be nice in the first step if I could click something and have a pre-sized rectangle appear on top of the just pasted image. Then all I would have to do is adjust the top and bottom with my mouse and not have to type the left and width.

Thank you. I'm very new to this and find Gimp much superior to Adobe products.

       
"Since the new update, I’ve been having major issues on macOS. When I move the mouse pointer to the drag handle in the top bar, GIMP keeps activating the tools located three rows below it (in this case, the eraser).
I also can’t close images because the mouse pointer won’t reach the buttons. This problem occurs across the entire interface.
If I switch to multi-window mode, it works, but the toolbox panel extends beyond my screen and can’t be resized.
In single-window mode, the entire GIMP window exceeds my screen bounds. I can’t resize it, and I can’t access the tools at the very bottom."

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