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layer via copy mac gimp

  • 26-11-2013 10:07pm
    #1
    raher1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭


    how do you get layer via copy on gimp 2.8.6 mac. i cant work out the download. is it only windows plug in works.


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  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    It looks to be a python script. Just follow the instructions here:
    http://registry.gimp.org/node/26396

    Do you know now to make a script executable?


  • #3
    raher1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭raher1


    5uspect wrote: »
    It looks to be a python script. Just follow the instructions here:
    http://registry.gimp.org/node/26396

    Do you know now to make a script executable?

    What do you mean execute able ? And my gimp is stored on the drive not the applications folder,why?


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Okay you're going to need to read a bit more about how UNIX based operating systems like OS X work. Basically everything is a file. Each file has what are called permissions. Some files are read only, some you can read and write and others can be executable.

    If you have a script like a python *.py (or a bash *.sh) script and you want to execute the instructions in that script you need to make the file executable. Otherwise the system won't allow it.

    Your installation of GIMP is in /Applications/GIMP/ or somewhere. Here you will find a directory called plugins or similar. According to the link I posted you need to move the file here and then change it's permissions to make it executable.

    BTW Python 2.7 is installed by default in OS X.


  • #5
    raher1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭raher1


    I went gimp preferences scrolled down to plugins open it's found user admin file clicked on it and dropped in layer but copy and gimp to ok it or restart. It's in the layer option now in gimp,not tested yet.


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