Re: New asset / extension manager

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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 :)
>>> >>
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