[Sue D. Nymme]

Hello,

I just d/l'd and installed the latest Gimp for Windows (binary install) (v2.2.11). I just discovered the GFig plugin, and wanted to use it, but it seemed that not all of the features described at http://www.picnic.de.../gfig_main.html. That page claims that version 1.3 of GFig is included with the Gimp distro as of (eek!) eight years ago. It also includes a screenshot.

My GFig plugin looks only vaguely like the screenshot -- it apparently has a lot of features missing. I downloaded the Gimp source code, to see what the plugin source code looked like. File gfig.c in the source distro claims to be version 0.2.

So, three questions: Why isn't v1.3 really included in the Gimp distro? How can I get v1.3 installed (I don't have a C compiler for Windows)? Is there a more recent version than 1.3 (ie, is anyone maintaining this)?

Thanks.

[saulgoode]

I am going to go out on a limb a little bit and suggest that the version of GFIG installed on your computer is version 1.3. The reason that you see 0.2 in the source code is because this is the version for which the headers, parasites, and data files are compatible. If a later version of software uses the same file format as a previous version, you mark those files as being made by the earlier version to avoid compatibility problems.

I would further suggest that the features that are "missing" from the dialog are not really missing; they have just been incorporated into the dialog in a more standard manner (for example, there is no need for individual controls of the "brush options" because they are available with the "Browse..." button).

[zigomar]

GFIG has been rewritten for Gimp-2.2 release. There is almost the same features, a little bit more. Interresting is that now GFIG create a GFIG layer and the content is later editable. But this GFIG new version is young and a little bit buggy on Gimp-2.2 (:

http://docs.gimp.org...ug-in-gfig.html

[kane]

i just discovered Gfig after about 5 years of using GIMP, so thanks for that link. i wish there was a tutorial here to further explain tho. it looks complicated

[rich2005]

kane, on 19 August 2011 - 04:44 AM, said:

i just discovered Gfig after about 5 years of using GIMP, so thanks for that link. i wish there was a tutorial here to further explain tho. it looks complicated

Your questions have been covered by the other posts. It is not complicated, just a bit cumbersome, make sure you are on the correct tool for what you want to do.

wrote this before seeing the other posts

It does say at the very start of the (old) page you reference

Gfig Release 1.3 now part of Gimp distribution.

It is all there, only the interface has changed, I suppose because of the integration.
The tools are horizontal instead of vertical. Grid options are there.
The preview is on your canvas instead of in the plugin
The brush style and size, colours, gradients and patterns, initially are what is current in the gimp tools.
Only thing really missing is the list of objects.

here is the comparison http://i.imgur.com/ev4Oa.jpg

This is a very limited but useful vector tool, if you need something more sophisticated in the way of vectors maybe look at Inkscape.

just keep pluging away.