Arrows in GIMP with 'arrow-fr.scm'

Thank you, Luke1, that's excellent information (fichier-zip.com). :-)

Here is the link: https://www.fichier-zip.fr/

••• Reminder: file contained in the ZIP to be placed in the GIMP installation folder, called "scripts" and containing the *.scm scripts; after restarting GIMP, an additional function line named ARROW will appear in the "Tools" menu... — Draw, in an image, a path made of at least two points BEFORE executing the command.

Hello.

Contacted by me, two GIMP users among my friends loaded 'arrow-fr.scm'; they confirmed to me the same issue on their GIMP installation! Exactly the same phenomenon! :-(

What is surprising is that with VIAGERS it works perfectly... So there is probably a "background" setting that is established on his side and not on ours: but which one??? It seems to be independent of the system (although...): under Windows 10, Debian, Xubuntu, Ubuntu, the phenomenon occurs... (I don't know what system VIAGERS has.)

Does anyone have an idea? It would really help me if GIMP could do the arrows I want... ;-)

Thank you, Luke1! I can't manage to take over the script, but it's good that you posted it online: maybe someone will have the means to both detect the errors and fix them! (generally, when you have one, you have the other... :-) )

When you mention that the script never worked, do you mean it produces nothing on your end, or that it creates messed up arrows like mine?

I also don’t understand how this thing can work on VIAGERS' computer and on none of the other participants in this thread! ... I remain (almost) convinced that there’s a parameter somewhere in GIMP that needs changing (a brush size that the script implies, for example, or something else!).

For now, since I need well-calibrated arrows, I'm making them elsewhere and importing them into GIMP (it's not very smart, but oh well... It's mainly longer than with a good integrated tool!).

Good evening,

How can I make the file available?

The easiest way is to make it a ZIP archive (it's hard to share a text file alone whereas a ZIP can be shared everywhere) and upload it to a hosting service, then put the download link in a future message.
I use this address which works well and is totally free: https://www.fichier-zip.fr/

Luke.

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Hello,
Size 20
Wing thickness 35
Stroke thickness 1
Angle 20
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Thank you, Viagers. But there must be a trick that I'm missing: I always get thick lines with your configuration; namely:

This has nothing to do with what you're presenting: however, I have the same issue on both of my GIMP 2.8 (the one on Windows and the one on Xubuntu); there must be another setting to specify somewhere to make the thickness correct! But which one?

It's frustrating to feel (to be) so damn clueless in front of a software!

Hello,
Have you tried reinstalling it?

https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/30547-creer-des-fleches-dans-gimp#utilisation
Aside from that, I don’t see...
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Good evening,
Beautiful arrow brushes for Gimp
https://www.deviantart.com/ihea/art/VECTOR-ARROWS-HQ-44215503

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Re,
Gimp + Preferences. On the left, click on Folders + Brushes and on the right, you will see the path to your Gimp Brushes folder, where you need to place your downloaded brushes.

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Thank you, Y3X, for this info.

VIAGERS, I reset everything in the GIMP 2.8 settings by clicking on all the "Reset" buttons in the preferences. No improvement. Question: do you have the same version as me? Note: the tutorial seems to show version 1 of GIMP...

EDIT

Really strange: here’s what I get with thickness 0 and thickness 1 (absurd!)

Hi Luke,

It works perfectly at my place, quite a strange story nonetheless
Best regards and friendships
Viagers

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Re.....
Another solution is to import the image into Windows and insert - Shapes, and there you have all the arrows you want, well almost

You can also add text.
Of course, it complicates things a bit but....in the absence of other options.

Hello, VIAGERS.

Thank you for caring about my... troubles! :-)

I've found a temporary solution for now, while I wait to get my hands on the "tool" that works at the very heart of GIMP (which would be so much better). I'm using INKSCAPE (both on Windows and Xubuntu), which can make pretty good arrows; and, indeed, I import by copy-pasting... On the production side, it's very slow overall, but oh well...

import the image in Windows and insert - Shapes

That, however, I didn't understand... :-(

Re....
See here:

Hoping that....
The 3 that I forgot is the arrow above the two
Click on the thumbnails

Viagers

Found another plugin that is not exactly "flexible" either, but provides satisfaction for making simple arrows:

arrow-designer, written in PYTHON: https://shallowsky.com/software/gimp/arrowdesigner/

On Windows 10, I placed it in the folder: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

For usage,
• choose the foreground color
• choose a brush and set it to the desired size (e.g.: 2px); this will correspond to the thickness of the arrow's stem
• make a rectangular selection in the image: this selection is crucial, as the arrow will be positioned on one of the sides of this selection, or on one of the diagonals (all positions are therefore possible: just make sure to correctly define your rectangular selection)
• go to FILTERS > RENDER > arrow from selection... Click
• set the arrowhead and direction (the arrow follows the manipulations as you go)

[ On Windows, I did not have to worry about GIMP-python: there is already a "python" module in the 'GIMP 2' folder on the hard drive! ]

Hello.

I managed to contact the original designer of the 'arrow.scm' script, who provided me with a clean and fully functional script in English (several coders have improved it, according to him). I converted it to UTF8 (it was in ANSI) and attempted a translation into French of the relevant parts of the interface.

How can I make the file available?

Hello,
I’m really glad to find this discussion. For my part, I was able to create arrows without any problem thanks to the CCM tutorial. I would like to create curved arrows. I know I need to use the path tool, but every time I end up with a straight arrow going from the first point to the last point as the second.
How can I create a curved arrow?
Thank you.

Hello, Yoab.

To create short arrows, you need to make a... curve path first, then use the arrow.scm script (if available, access it through the TOOLS menu).

To make a curved path, use the "path creation" tool shaped like a fountain pen, place two points on the image by clicking in two different places, then hold down the left click (for example) in the middle of the sketched line on the screen and drag on either side of that line: immediately, the path curves.

STEP 1 (2 clicks + one dragged click)

STEP 2 (settings for the arrow)

STEP 3 (foreground color)

• Reminder: recent version in French of the script to download via the following address (the script works with Gimp2.10):
http://gimpfr.org/pub/scripts-2.8/Arrow/GIMP_arrow_fr.scm

Good evening,

Yes, this script works very well and we can indeed provide the curves we want in the way explained:


The only requirements are to indicate that it is a curve (so that the head(s) are curved but it's not mandatory) and to specify if we want the head at the starting point or at the end or even at both ends....

Luke.

Good evening Piteur, how are you?
Have a great end of the evening. ;)

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Hello,

I can manage to create curved paths... straight arrows...
but not curved arrows... The arrow is drawn in a straight line between the beginning and the end of my path.
Does anyone have an explanation? I should mention that I have Gimp 2.8.4... could that be the issue?
... Thank you
Cindy