Script-Fu Composer?

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:50 pm **(#1)**

GIMP Version: 2.8.4
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

Has anyone been able to get this to work, Python plugin is on the registry here Script-Fu Composer and it looks interesting
additional info below↓

_gc directory and sc_tool.py put into your gimp plug-in directory.
When first run click into first button in right corner, and setup your gimp script-fu directory manually, as the as is your gimp Preferences.
For composed scripts look on Filters->Composed.

Erisian · **Posted:** Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:04 pm **(#2)**

It's an interesting concept - script creating for dummies. I'm the kind of dummy who might get some use out of that.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

looks cool

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:47 pm **(#4)**

I finally got the menu to appear but I don't know where it saved the created script to

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Graechan wrote:

I finally got the menu to appear but I don't know where it saved the created script to

quoting from your first message :
For composed scripts look on Filters->Composed.

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:33 pm **(#6)**

this is the script that was created, obviously unworkable!

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(define (script-fu-scriptcomposer-1 image drawable)
  (let*
    (
      
    )
    (basic1-logo  test 100 sans-bold white blue)
(addborder  0 0 0 0)

  )
)

(script-fu-register
   "script-fu-scriptcomposer-1"
   _"<Image>/Filters/Composed/1"
   ""
   "Script-Fu Composer"
   "(c) 2013, You"
   "October 2013"
   "RGB* GRAY* INDEXED*"
   SF-IMAGE      "Image" 0
   SF-DRAWABLE   "Drawable" 0
)

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4744

Erisian wrote:

It's an interesting concept - script creating for dummies. I'm the kind of dummy who might get some use out of that.

I've been dealing with computers for the last 30 years and I see this kind of concept show up regularly. It's based on the misconception that coding is writing code. Writing code is at best 15% of the work. The rest is figuring out the real problem, having very clear ideas on how to solve it, and figuring out what went wrong in the process. And getting something to work properly usually requires going into a level of detail where this kind of tool is more an impairment than anything else, compared to plain text entry. It's a bit like giving people a welding station without telling them how to distinguish steel from copper or lead.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4744

Today's Geek & poke (a webcomic for developers) has a link to this page, which is totally mundane to my remark above.

Erisian · **Posted:** Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:04 pm **(#9)**

Wow - that's well written - I actually understood it!

Graechan · **Posted:** Sat Oct 26, 2013 5:56 pm **(#10)**

Thank you Ofnuts, for finding the words to describe the script that had eluded me

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12521

ofnuts wrote:

Erisian wrote:

It's an interesting concept - script creating for dummies. I'm the kind of dummy who might get some use out of that.

I've been dealing with computers for the last 30 years and I see this kind of concept show up regularly. It's based on the misconception that coding is writing code. Writing code is at best 15% of the work. The rest is figuring out the real problem, having very clear ideas on how to solve it, and figuring out what went wrong in the process. And getting something to work properly usually requires going into a level of detail where this kind of tool is more an impairment than anything else, compared to plain text entry. It's a bit like giving people a welding station without telling them how to distinguish steel from copper or lead.

Agree with you and that's why I wish GIMP would have adopted a macro model like how Adobe actions are created as opposed to a coders model since coder I'm not. Still, in many respects, Script-fu is more powerful since it does embrace coding, but, the results only as good as the coder that creates them and thank God we have many good coders here.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

I prefer solution as BIMP ...if only Bimp could allow to chain also interactive calls if requested for me would be perfect

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14709 **Location:** USA

I tried installing GimpScripter also which seems to be broken in GIMP-2.8.6. It does show in the menu under Filters but it doesn't open the dialog. Perhaps i need Glade installed?
Graechan how did you get Composer to show in the menus?

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