Gimp# / News: Recent posts

- new QR-codes plug-in
- new Photoshop like Trim plug-in
- 400+ unit tests
- major code clean-up, using C# 4.0 features

Thanks to Ivo Rytir there now is a Windows installer for GIMP# 0.14. There are two different versions, depending on your GIMP version: GIMP 2.2 and GIMP 2.4 are both supported. Please download the correct installer.

GIMP# now uses C# 3.0 features for cleaner code. Added Nemerle (http://nemerle.org) sample. Added Boo (http://boo.codehaus.org) sample. Added Visual Basic sample. Added F# (http://research.microsoft.com/fsharp) sample. And finally ported abandoned Sky plug-in (part of PhyModMedia plug-ins).

Support for Photoshop actions files has improved and is now close to 50 %. Furthermore there are now many more unit tests. Most bugs have been fixed and there are some minor enhancements.

We are proud to announce the availability of GIMP# 0.12. New in this release:

- IronPython support
- More GIMP API coverage and corresponding unit tests
- Many bugfixes

We are proud to announce the availability of GIMP# 0.11. New in this release:
- Java / IKVM support
- Sample Java plug-in included
- Port of the Colorize plug-in
- Photoshop actions plug-in can now play about 38 %
- Coverage of the (GIMP 2.4) gimp_vectors_xxx routines
- New Pixel class for much cleaner code

We just released the win32 installer for GIMP# 0.10. For futher details see the announcement on the 0.10 source release.

We are proud to announce GIMP# 0.10. Highlights for this release:
- increased amount of Photoshop action files that can be played to 30 %.
- added i18n. GIMP# is now available in Italian, Russian and Dutch
- new Fragment plug-in (Photoshop clone)

We just released the win32 installer for GIMP# 0.9. For futher details see the announcement on the 0.9 source release.

After more than two months of work we are proud to release Gimp# 0.9. Highlights for this release:

- New plug-in to generate raindrops
- Port of Forge plug-in
- New Blur Average plug-in (Photoshop clone)
- New Pointillize plug-in (Photoshop clone)
- New DifferenceClouds plug-in (Photoshop clone)
- Framework for playing Photoshop actions. About 20 % of action files are playable.
- GIMP# plug-ins can now be called non-interactively, for example from within a script-fu
- Support of Drag and Drop in Picture Package for swapping images inside the preview area
- More unit tests (currently about 200)
- Many bug fixes and smaller improvements

We just released the win32 installer for GIMP# 0.8. For futher details see the announcement on the 0.8 source release. Many thanks to Massimo Perga :)

I would like to announce a contest for developing a new plug-in, using GIMP# (gimp-sharp). Full information is available on my blog: http://maurits.wordpress.com/2006/04/26/gimp-programming-contest/

And yes, there will be a prize for the winner: 50 dollar to spend on a book/dvd/cd at Amazon.

After more than 3 months of hard work we finally released version 0.8. Highlights for this release:

- Framework largely refactored and redesigned,
making it easier to derive new plug-ins
- Improved support for running GIMP# on win32
- Better use of .NET 2.0 features
- First fully functional release of Splitter
plug-in
- New plug-in to generate Swirlies (experimental)
- Port of abandoned Neochrome plug-in (Atari ST
file format)
- GIMP# is now fully unit tested with NUnit,
leading to higher quality
- Support for AMD64 native GIMP
- Exporting to WBMP file format
- Support for WBMP images larger than 127x127
- Drag & Drop support in PicturePackage plug-in
both from browser and from desktop
- Many bug fixes and smaller improvements... read more

We have released GIMP# 0.7.1. This release has a lot of code clean-up, mainly by introducing .NET 2.0 features. That means that from now on you will have to use mono 1.1.x Another great addition (thanks to Max Perga) has been a new win32 installer! For the first time in history you can use your GIMP# plug-ins on Windows.

For GIMP# 0.8 we plan to add new features. Have fun.

We have a new developer on board: Massimo (Max for short) Perga. Max is working very hard on a win32 port, including a nice and easy to use installer. Right now we are ironing out the last details, but expect a new release pretty soon.

Nope, Gimp# isn't dead. I plan to pick up development again pretty soon, probably starting with cleaning up code and fixing some annoying bugs. This should lead to release 0.7.1. By that time I hope Mono 1.2 will be out, so I can make use of all kind of nice new C# features like generics and anonymous methods. Stay tuned.

Until now Gimp# depended on Mono 1.0.x. However as of release 0.8 (not out yet) Gimp# will depend on Mono 1.1.x and later on Mono 1.2. I will try to keep it compatible with Mono 1.0.x until 1.2 is released, but there are no guaranties.

No new functionality in the plug-ins, but GIMP API coverage has increased a lot and is more or less complete for the more important classes such as GimpDrawable, GimpImage, GimpLayer, etc.

Finally a new release. The Slicer plug-in should be much more useful now. It can now even generate your rollover code (JavaScript). I have also added a plug-in to read wbmp (wireless bitmaps) and as always there are many bugfixes. In general the plug-ins are much more stable now.

The next version (0.7) will probably the last version that uses Mono 1.0.x. After that I will switch to Mono 1.1.x or 1.2 so I can use all those lovely new C# features :)

After one month of hard work we have a first release of the Slicer Tool! Furthermore there are many improvements and bug fixes for the Picture Package plug-in. I also started development of a red eye correction plug-in and support was added in the framework for plug-ins that load/save files. Enjoy.

I'm busy developing yet another new plug-in: the image slicer. Both Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro already have such a tool/plug-in and this has been an often requested feature for GIMP. Gimp# 0.5 will be the first version to contain this plug-in and will be probably released within one week.

A new release with a first working version of the (Photoshop like) Picture Package plug-in, previews for the Ministeck and NCP plug-ins and much more GIMP API coverage. Furthermore lots of smaller and larger bug fixes and improvements in the plug-in framework. Developing a new GIMP plug-in was never easier! More information on the Gimp# homepage: http://gimp-sharp.sourceforge.net/

There has been a lot of progress since release 0.3. The Picture Package is starting to become really useful and I've added previews for both the Ministeck and NCP plug-in. GIMP API coverage has also increased tremendously. I expect to release version 0.4 next weekend (around Decmber 13th).

A new release with more GIMP API coverage, an improved GUI for the Picture Package plug-in, and a fully functional Ministeck plug-in. Furthermore lots of smaller and larger bug fixes and improvements in the plug-in framework. Developing a new GIMP plug-in was never easier! More information on the Gimp# homepage: http://gimp-sharp.sourceforge.net/

I just found out that Gimp# is dependant on Gimp 2.2-pre (or 2.1.x). Since 2.2 is probably going to be released before the end of this year, I'm not going to try to backport Gimp# to 2.0. This also means that I now can make use of the new preview widget.