new download haunted by old problem's ghost

[mellyrn]

(10-07-2020, 07:26 AM)rich2005 Wrote: Your finger slip, up-graded Gimp 2.10.12 to Gimp 2.10.20, quite a slip and what you have are tool groups rather than individual tools. This does make sense considering the number of Gimp tools. You can revert from Edit -> Preferences -> Interface -> Toolbox  as https://i.imgur.com/sH8dMrW.jpg

edit: You can not see the tool options because you have the Images tab active, use the left hand tab which is tool options

Your preferred layout is rearranged by closing / moving  tabs around the docks.
A sort video on that https://youtu.be/01PeLL1F8Kg
More on setting Gimp up for the sort of layout you want https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Fit-Gi...75#pid8475
The black theme is changed in Edit -> Preferences -> Themes
Icons changed in Edit -> Preferences -> Icon Theme
By default Gimp 2.10 uses single window mode, for the older multi-window mode use Windows -> un-tick Single Window Mode.

I really do not know why Windows users think that continually re-installing applications ever fixes anything

Thank you very kindly! This is most helpful.& this Windows user just doesn\'t know any better....