Hmmm, I wonder why using the --batch option wasn't suggested when I ran into the problems that I mentioned previously... Unfortunately, it has been so long ago now that I don't remember the details. I gave up trying after a couple of days of trial and error plus a number of related emails. I can't think of any reason at this point why that wouldn't have been a reasonable solution. s/KAM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Budig" <Simon.Budig@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 9:59 PM Subject: Re: PDB named and default parameters (was Re: [Gimp-developer] TheMark Shuttleworth offer) > Kelly Martin (kmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > > Kevin Myers wrote: > > > Admittedly, the Windows command prompt (not simply Explorer) is less > > > capable than most *nix command shells. However, there are also a > > > very large number of Windows based GIMP users, and one of the > > > requirements of GIMP 2.x is that it should be as usable under Windows > > > as it is on other operating systems. > > > > Windows inhibits its own usability in this respect. It is nearly > > impossible to get imbedded quotes from the Windows command line. This is a > > defect in the Windows shell. Getting around it would force us to use some > > weird character for string quoting, which would be confusing to everyone. > > In my opinion, the sacrifice is not worth the gain: we should not have to > > do something Weird and Bizarre to cope with Microsoft's inferior product. > > Also please consider, that scripting from the commandline is not the > thing the average Windows- (and even Linux-) user needs. If a windows > user really needs scripting, I'd recommend to install e.g. a bash. > > The other option always is to use "gimp-1.3 --batch -" and pass > the commands to execute to stdin. > > Bye, > Simon > -- > Simon.Budig@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.home.unix-ag.org/simon/ > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-developer mailing list > Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer >
