Hi,

I'm trying to save the layers from an image out to different files.

this page here: http://fforw.megameta.net/code

has a python script that will do this. I put the script in /home/myusername/.gimp-2.4/plug-ins
but it doesnt show up anywhere.

is there any way to make it work, or is there any alternative way of saving individual images?

thanks

therealtigger,

First, what OS are you using? If it's Windows, have you properly installed all of the applications to run Python scripts in Gimp on your system? Here is a link with information on that:

http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/topic/Python-And-Gimp-2-4-25587-1.html

Once you have everything installed properly according to instructions in the above discussion thread link, and as you said you placed the script in the plug-ins folder, you will see a new menu option under the File Heading in an Image window. That new menu option will say:

Save layers separately

Again, to be clear, in an Image window you will find this under:

File | Save layers separately

Hope this helps some.

:h:

If you are using GNU/Linux, make sure to set the file's "Execute" attribute:

chmod +x /home/myusername/.gimp-2.4/plug-ins/scriptname.py

thanks very much, i had to do the chmod thing. Is there any way to do that without the terminal? it just seems silly to have to do that to run a script :s

oh, and if anyone's interested, here's the result: http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/A+little+motivation+wallpaper+clock?content=80396

thanks for the help

"it just seems silly to have to do that to run a script :s"
Nautilus provides the ability to change attributes using the rightclick menu->Properties->Permissions

The reason you need to change the permissions yourself, is that files you download off the internet may not be trustworthy, and allowing a script to execute indicates you trust it.

OTOH, if you get a collection of scripts in a .zip or tar.gz, they will probably already be executable

The difference between script-fu scripts and python-fu scripts is mainly that python-fu scripts are semi-standalone. This is why python-fu requires executable attribute, and script-fu's don't -- script-fu's are automatically loaded by the script-fu extension, rather than being run as needed off disk.

Lastly, requiring the executable attribute is a pretty handy way of disabling plugins temporarily -- just remove their permission to execute.

(hope that's enough information )