Re: [Gimp-user] Windows XP - Service Pack?
On 01/30/2011 05:17 PM, jc wrote: > On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:57:14 -0500, Jay Smith wrote: >>> I'm not sure why you would want to skip the service packs - I use an >>> XP VM for legacy apps and testing, but the first thing I did when >>> setting it up was to install SP3. Why not install SP2 (or SP3)? >>> Just curious. >> >> However, SP2 is the last version before M$ added "phone home". A >> lot of people don't trust M$. It is not an issue of whether the >> copy of Windoze is legal or not (which, of course it always should >> be), but it is an issue that it's none of M$ business what you use >> the Windoze for. >> > > I don't disagree with you about Microsoft's high-handed tactics, but > being unpatched puts your system at risk, as well as others when your > system is compromised or "botted." There are better alternatives (Linux, > Mac) to what you're doing. I agree completely with JC. Though giving M$ access is the definition of compromised as far as I am concerned. We run Linux for 98% of our work. We only run one XP SP2 for specific applications that are not available in any more satisfactory form. It is behind three levels of firewalls with communication both in and out clamped down to the point that it can be hard to use. It is NEVER, EVER used for browsing or email or anything like that and it is only running when one of the needed applications is being used. Still, it is worrisome. Jay ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Windows XP - Service Pack?
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:57:14 -0500, Jay Smith wrote: >> I'm not sure why you would want to skip the service packs - I use an >> XP VM for legacy apps and testing, but the first thing I did when >> setting it up was to install SP3. Why not install SP2 (or SP3)? >> Just >> curious. > > However, SP2 is the last version before M$ added "phone home". A lot > of > people don't trust M$. It is not an issue of whether the copy of > Windoze is legal or not (which, of course it always should be), but > it > is an issue that it's none of M$ business what you use the Windoze > for. > I don't disagree with you about Microsoft's high-handed tactics, but being unpatched puts your system at risk, as well as others when your system is compromised or "botted." There are better alternatives (Linux, Mac) to what you're doing. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] How do I get the current image filename and directory name in script-fu?
Rob Frohne wrote: > I'm having difficulty figuring out how to get the filename and directory > which the images came from. Does anyone have any tips? If you look at the Procedure Browser, you will find the following: (gimp-image-get-filename image) It returns the directory path and filename for the loaded file. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Windows XP - Service Pack?
On 01/30/2011 02:11 PM, Chris Mohler wrote: > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 12:54 PM, jack white wrote: >> Thank you, but that's not installing it with no SP's installed though (as >> the question was). > > I'm not sure why you would want to skip the service packs - I use an > XP VM for legacy apps and testing, but the first thing I did when > setting it up was to install SP3. Why not install SP2 (or SP3)? Just > curious. > > Anyway - maybe the portable version would work? Just a guess - I have > no way of testing it: > http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable > > Chris I am new to this thread... There is a lot of stuff that must have SP2 to run and I have not heard of any significant problems with SP2. However, SP2 is the last version before M$ added "phone home". A lot of people don't trust M$. It is not an issue of whether the copy of Windoze is legal or not (which, of course it always should be), but it is an issue that it's none of M$ business what you use the Windoze for. Jay ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] How do I get the current image filename and directory name in script-fu?
Hi All, I need to process multiple photos every day in the same way and am trying to minimize the effort needed by automating Gimp with Scrip-fu, which seems to be kind of limited. My plan was to save the files in specified folders and using incron (an inotify service) to open them in Gimp; do a manual perspective backward transformation by hand and start a script would, resize them and based on their filename and what directory they came from, save them to the correct folders for display on web pages. I'm having difficulty figuring out how to get the filename and directory which the images came from. Does anyone have any tips? Thanks, Rob -- Rob Frohne, Ph.D., P.E. E.F. Cross School of Engineering Walla Walla University 100 SW 4th Street College Place, WA 99324 (509) 527-2075 http://people.wallawalla.edu/~rob.frohne <>___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Windows XP - Service Pack?
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 12:54 PM, jack white wrote: > Thank you, but that's not installing it with no SP's installed though (as > the question was). I'm not sure why you would want to skip the service packs - I use an XP VM for legacy apps and testing, but the first thing I did when setting it up was to install SP3. Why not install SP2 (or SP3)? Just curious. Anyway - maybe the portable version would work? Just a guess - I have no way of testing it: http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable Chris ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Windows XP - Service Pack?
Thank you, but that's not installing it with no SP's installed though (as the question was). > Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:03:10 +0100 > From: Jernej Simon?i? > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Windows XP - Service Pack? > To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu > > On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:51:04 +, jack white wrote: > > > Is there a way to trick 2.6.11 into installing on XP with no SP's installed? > > Install SP2, install GIMP, uninstall SP2. > > -- > < Jernej Simon?i? ><><><><>< http://eternallybored.org/ > * ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
