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Figure 13.73: Preferences: Brush Folders
GIMP uses several types of resources – such as brushes, patterns, gradients, etc. – for which a basic set are supplied by GIMP
when it is installed, and others can be created or downloaded by the user. For each such resource type, there is a Preference
page that allows you to specify the search path: the set of directories from which items of the type in question are automatically
loaded when GIMP starts. These pages all look very much the same: the page for brushes is shown to the right as an example.
when it is installed, and others can be created or downloaded by the user. For each such resource type, there is a Preference
page that allows you to specify the search path: the set of directories from which items of the type in question are automatically
loaded when GIMP starts. These pages all look very much the same: the page for brushes is shown to the right as an example.
By default, the search path includes two folders: a system folder, where items installed along with GIMP are placed, and a
personal
personal
folder, inside your personal GIMP directory, where items added by you should be placed. The system folder should
not be marked as writable, and you should not try to alter its contents. The personal folder must be marked as writable or it is
useless, because there is nothing inside it except what you put there.
useless, because there is nothing inside it except what you put there.
You can customize the search path with the buttons at the top of the dialog.
O
PTIONS
Select a Folder If you click on one of the folders in the list, it is selected for whatever action comes next.
Add/Replace Folder If you type the name of a folder in the entry space, or navigate to it using the file chooser button on the
right, and then click the left button, this will replace the selected folder with the one you have specified. If nothing in the
list is selected, the folder you specify will be added to the list. If the light-symbol to the left of the text entry area is red
instead of green, it means that the folder you have specified does not exist. GIMP will not create it for you, so you should
do this immediately.
list is selected, the folder you specify will be added to the list. If the light-symbol to the left of the text entry area is red
instead of green, it means that the folder you have specified does not exist. GIMP will not create it for you, so you should
do this immediately.
Move Up/Down If you click on the up-arrow or down-arrow buttons, the selected folder will be changed to the following or
preceding one in the list. Since the folders are read in order, using those buttons change the loading precedence of the
items located in those folders.
items located in those folders.
Delete Folder If you click the trash-can button, the selected folder will be deleted from the list. (The folder itself is not affected;
it is merely removed from the search path.) Deleting the system folder is probably a bad idea, but nothing prevents you
from doing it.
from doing it.