Graphics & Pictures Apps Support

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.

Hello,

I am totally new to using GIMP.

I just downloaded GIMP Portable.

The set up looks different then what I expected.

Is the PortableApps site the offical site to download GIMP Portable?

Also I have been told that using the portable version would be compromising functionality?

Can someone clarify these things for me?

Thank you

Hello,

I have decided to try and learn GIMP for photo editing.

I just started looking at some of the GIMP tutorials.

Are the features in the portable version of GIMP the same as the regular version?

Thank you

I just installed GIMP on my Google Drive and my Microsoft Security Essentials flags the file 'imagemap.exe' as containing the trojan PWS:Win32/Lineage.gen!C.dam (password-stealing). I've scanned through the forums and site and have seen only one other post regarding anything similar. In their case it was Norton and the 'imagemap.exe' and 'file-compressor.exe' were flagged. I haven't seen any other info on any false positives. MSE does not flag the latter file.

"Another instance of GIMP Portable is currently closing. Please wait for it to finish before launching again."

I had just booted up, so nothing was ever running today.

Can you guys please correct this? GIMP is not "Photoshop" and should not be labeled as such. It is single-window mode not "Photoshop Layout".
It's like saying PA.Com is a U2 Drive software(Or whatever that software that comes on certain drives is;), which it is not....
I am sure that more than just one GIMP enthusiast is a little perturbed at this.

I'm unable to get GIMP to recognize any image file format other than its own .XCF format. Any way I try to open an image file (file open dialog, drag and drop, set GIMP to be default editor, etc.), GIMP simply responds with an "Unknown file type" error. Image files other than .XCF don't appear in the file open dialog unless the "All Files" option is selected, and even then GIMP can't generate thumbnail previews of them.

I'm sorry to break the silence.
John, I know you're tired of this - but the problem is that
App\gimp\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\help-browser.exe hasn't
been replaced in 2.8.0 Rev 4 with the working one from
GIMP_Portable_Help_Fix_2.8.0.paf.exe

Just be aware that help-browser.exe must reside in the
App\gimp\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins folder.
In the above-mentioned fix it was mistakenly placed in
App\gimp\bin folder alongside with libgtkhtml-2-0.dll

Gimp new launched version 2.8 crashes on start up and will not load. The issues seems to be related to zlib1.dll I have loaded sample error messages here: http://greentouchpestcontrol.com/gimp-start-error.jpg

I welcome any help.

In the user settings,
the tool-presets folder is defined.
But it is never made in the user folder (data\.gimp\).
This makes the saving of tool presets unreliable.
The creation of ..\data\.gimp\tool-presets
fixes the problem, and makes saving the tool presets reliable and useful.