Gimp 2.8.4 on Win7

wolfgang bauer

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Apr 20, 2013, 10:29:54 PM4/20/13

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Hi

Two questions:

1. I "installed" the portable version. And then i installed the
documentaion. But Gimp states, there are no local documentaion installed.

2. ok, then i tried to install the normal version. But the installer
didn't let me set the installation-directory. Prev. versions of gimp
gave me the oppurtunity to choose the install-location.

I prefer the portable version: Any idea, how i can use the local-
documentation with the portable gimp ?

If this is not possible: Any idea how to choose the
installation-directory for the non-portable version ?

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chris

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Apr 21, 2013, 4:37:53 AM4/21/13

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"wolfgang bauer" wrote

> I prefer the portable version: Any idea, how i can use the local-
> documentation with the portable gimp ?
>
> If this is not possible: Any idea how to choose the
> installation-directory for the non-portable version ?
>

I used the help file from http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

Let the .exe do the installation and in Gimp changed the following setting

edit --> preferences --> help system --> user manual and choose 'use a
locally installed copy' and press OK

This works for the non-portable Gimp version (2.8.4) in XP.
Most likely it works this way also in Win7

wolfgang bauer

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Apr 21, 2013, 5:01:04 PM4/21/13

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chris <no...@nono.nope> schrieb:

> I used the help file from http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html
>
> Let the .exe do the installation and in Gimp changed the following setting
>

This is exactly what i did. And gimp cannot find it. I mean the portable
version.

I tried to install it in the portable-gimp-directory.

It seems, the helpfile is only for non-portable versions. Because while
installation it said: i cannot find gimp.

> edit --> preferences --> help system --> user manual and choose 'use a
> locally installed copy' and press OK
>
> This works for the non-portable Gimp version (2.8.4) in XP.
> Most likely it works this way also in Win7

The NON-Portable-Version is only important to me, when i can choose the
installation-directory. I really don't like programs, that choose the
location by itself. As i said: in earlier gimp-versions i had the
possibility to do that.

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Jernej Simončič

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Apr 21, 2013, 5:15:17 PM4/21/13

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on Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:01:04 +0200, wolfgang bauer wrote:

> The NON-Portable-Version is only important to me, when i can choose the
> installation-directory. I really don't like programs, that choose the
> location by itself. As i said: in earlier gimp-versions i had the
> possibility to do that.

Uninstall GIMP and when you install it afterwards you'll be able to select
the installation directory.

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wolfgang bauer

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Apr 21, 2013, 5:51:52 PM4/21/13

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Jernej Simončič <jer...@deepthought.ena.invalid> schrieb:

>
> Uninstall GIMP and when you install it afterwards you'll be able to select
> the installation directory.
>

It works. Normally i never uninstall the older Version of an program,
till the newer version seems to be ok. And so i wanted to install the
new gimp additional.

Now the local-help works as well.

Thank you :-)

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