I have been using GIMP portable for years. I am now using the latest version - 2.8 rev 4.
In the previous several versions, I have been able to open PDF files in GIMP. However in this version, when I try to open a PDF file I get an "unknown file type error"
Specific symptoms:
In the Portable GIMP, File>Open...
- If I select the file type filter to All Images, PDF files do not appear.
- If I search through the file type filters for Portable Document format, it does not exist.
- If I select the file type filter to All Files, PDF files appear, but when I try to open any of them, I get the error message "Opening x:\yadayada.pdf failed: Unknown file type".
For comparison, I have a standard GIMP 2.8 installed. In the standard "out-of-box" (no additional plugins) version I have no problems. Specifically:
In Installed GIMP, File>Open...
- Select the file type filter to All Images, all PDF files appear.
- There is a built-in file type filters for Portable Document format.
- PDF files open, with the normal dialog to select pages, etc.
Thanks.