Ouch, so the "Gimp extension format" is already 2 years old... https://gitlab.gnome.org/search?project_id=1848&scope=commits&search=Gimp+extension On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 22:33 Michal Vašut <michal.vasut@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Joao, yes I'm aware of some plugin that did this job. Is it somewhere on > the web or in public repository? > > I would like to help with something, but entire thing is either frozen or > done privately. > > I know (and I was multiple times told) that Gimp devs are not employees in > some corporate and they are doing things in their spare time, but there are > some things that should be IMHO more open, like > > - project goals - what's the result of the project (e.g. extension file > format and it's integration to gimp, desktop client, server backend, Web > app,...) > - analysis - what's already done, what needs to be done (like details of > the project goals,...), some interface specs,... > - GUI drafts > > This would IMHO help a lot. > > Nobody says this all must be done by core devs - well only 1st point > (project goals) and following moderation of the project. > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 18:30 Joao S. O. Bueno <gwidion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> No progress - >> But I've been talking to Americo over the last 2-3 weeks to start some >> movement on that direction. >> >> I had some work done in 2018, but it was a Python 2 plug-in with >> requirements for a server-side API - >> maybe I will revisit some of that >> >> I did not even know about this extension format in the ChangeLog you >> pointed. It certainly will be useful. >> >> On Sat, 4 Dec 2021 at 12:31, Michal Vašut via gimp-developer-list < >> gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Huh, just found some info on gitlab, but not sure, how old it is (those >>> commit messages are not very descriptive): >>> >>> - New extension format support (.gex a.k.a. GIMP Extension) which is >>> an archive containing various supported data. So far, it can >>> package: brushes, MyPaint brushes, dynamics, patterns, gradients, >>> palettes, tool presets, plug-ins, splash images and themes. >>> - New extension manager allowing to enable, disable or uninstall >>> installed extensions, with a dialog available in `Edit > Manage >>> Extensions`. >>> >>> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/blob/master/NEWS#L540 >>> >>> >>> I will dig in... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 15:56 Michal Vašut <michal.vasut@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> > Any progress here? (not pushing, just asking) >>> > >>> > On Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 21:51 Ofnuts <ofnuts@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > >>> >> On 1/8/20 11:00 AM, Jehan Pagès via gimp-developer-list wrote: >>> >> > Unless by priority you mean throwing my family, friends and life >>> under >>> >> the >>> >> > bus to get it done yesterday, because yeah I don't have any of >>> these and >>> >> > won't ever have. >>> >> > >>> >> And you haven't even got a bus right now :) >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> gimp-developer-list mailing list >>> >> List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx >>> >> List membership: >>> >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list >>> >> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list >>> >> >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gimp-developer-list mailing list >>> List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx >>> List membership: >>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list >>> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list >>> >> _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
