This is an update of my first release of Gimp 2.4.7 for AmiCygnix.
  This archive is the second upload with a fixed installer script.

  It contains some bugfixes, but first of all support for plug-ins written in
  the programming language python. It also contains a complete package of python
  2.6.2 compiled for AmiCygnix, some python plug-ins and some "normal" plug-ins,
  which are needed by the python plug-ins.


  Homepages: http://www.gimp.org
             http://www.python.org


  Content
  -------

   1. New in this update
   2. Included python plug-ins
      a) Plug-ins from the Gimp package
      b) Additional plug-ins
   3. Binary ("normal") plug-ins
   4. The python package
   5. How to install python plug-ins
   6. How to write your own python plug-in
   7. Problems
   8. Installation
   9. Donations
  10. Thanks to...


1. New in this update
---------------------

  * Support for python plug-ins.

  * A new plug-in named "print" which prints an image using the GTK+ API.

  * With the included python package you can also run external python programs,
    which depend on the python GUI module "pyGTK".

  * Some bugs in the AmiCygnix code for plug-in support were fixed.


2. Included python plug-ins
---------------------------

  a) Plug-ins from the Gimp package:

     * clothify.py (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Artistic/Clothify...")

       Make the image look like it is printed on cloths.

     * colorxhtml.py (saver module)

       Saves the image as colored XHTML text.

     * foggify.py (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Render/Clouds/Fog...")

       Adds a layer of fog to the image.

     * gimpcons.py (menu item "<Toolbox>/Xtns/Python-Fu/Console")

       Interactive Gimp-Python interpreter. Calls external script
       "pyconsole.py".

     * happy-valley-relief.py

       Evaluate python code under the python interpreter (primarily for batch
       mode). If someone knows, how this works, please send me a mail ;-).

     * palette-offset.py (is added to the menu of the palette editor)

       Offset the colors in a palette.

     * palette-sort.py (is added to the menu of the palette editor)

       Sort the colors in a palette.

     * palette-to-gradient.py (is added to the menu of the palette editor)

       Create a repeating gradient using colors from the palette.

     * py-slice.py (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Web/Slice...")

       Cuts an image along its guides, creates images and a HTML table snippet.

     * shadow_bevel.py (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Light and Shadow/
                                   Drop Shadow and Bevel...")

       Add a drop shadow to a layer, and optionally bevel it.

     * sphere.py (menu item "<Toolbox>/Xtns/Python-Fu/Test/Sphere")

       Simple sphere with drop shadow.

     * whirlpinch.py (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Distorts/Whirl and Pinch...")

       Distorts an image by whirling and pinching.

  b) Additional plug-ins:

     * bloom.py (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Light and Shadow/Bloom...")

       Apply light bloom effect on an image.

       Copyright (C) 2008 Urpo Lankinen <http://www.iki.fi/wwwwolf>

     * bumptext-1.0.1.py (menu item "<Image>/Python-Fu/Alpha to Logo/Bump Text")

       Bumps the input text on the selected layer. Great for watermarking.

       Copyright (C) 2005 Jason T. Powell

     * lomo.py (menu item "<Image>/Python-Fu/Photo/Lomo")

       Simulate a Lomo photo.

       Copyright (C) November 2007 under GPL by Jim Sabatke
       <jsabatke()gmail.com>

     * mix_cells.py (menu item "<Image>/Python-Fu/Mix cells")

       Randomly mix a table consisting of the specified columns and rows of the
       selection.

       Copyright (C) 2009 Perjéssy Lóránt


3. Binary ("normal") plug-ins
-----------------------------

  * bumpmap (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Map/Bump Map ...")

    Create an embossing effect using a bump map.

    Also included in the plug-in package "gimp-filters-3.zip".

  * gauss (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Blur/Gaussian Blur ...")

    Simplest, most commonly used way of blurring.

    Also included in the plug-in package "gimp-filters-1.zip".

  * noisify (menu item "<Image>/Filters/Noise/RGB Noise ...")

    Distort colors by random amounts.

    Also included in the plug-in package "gimp-filters-2.zip".

  * plasma (menu item "<Image>/Filter/Render/Clouds/Plasma ...")

    Create a random plasma texture

    Also included in the plug-in package "gimp-filters-4.zip".

  * print (menu item "<Image>/File/Print ...")

    Print the image using the GTK+ Print API.


4. The python package
---------------------

   The python plug-ins do require a special version of the python interpreter
   compiled for AmiCygnix. A python package version 2.6.2 is included in this
   archive and will be installed while installation of the update.

   These third party python modules are compiled in:

   * Imaging 1.1.6 (PIL)
   * pygimp 2.4.7
   * pygtk 2.10.5
   * pygtkunixprint
   * pyatk 1.10.3
   * pypango 1.16.5
   * pypangocairo
   * pyglade 2.6.4
   * pycairo 1.8.4
   * pygobject 2.14.2
   * pygsf 1.14.7
   * pylibxml2 2.6.19
   * sqlite3 3.3.13


   With this python package you can also run scripts, which depend on pyGTK.
   You can find some examples in the directory "Cygnix:Software/Python-2.6.2".

   Interesting demos:

   * Cygnix:Software/Python-2.6.2/pyGTK/Start_pygtk-demo.bat

     Opens a window with many GTK+ examples including code.

   * Cygnix:Software/Python-2.6.2/pyGTK/Start_pyide.bat

     Opens a python console for testing python commands.

   * Cygnix:Software/Python-2.6.2/pyCairo/Start_cairo_snippets.bat

     Shows a window with many examples for the cairo graphics library.


5. How to install python plug-ins
---------------------------------

   You can find more plug-ins on the site "http://registry.gimp.org". The
   plug-ins must be compatible to Gimp 2.4.

   Just download the plug-ins and copy it to the directory "Cygnix:CygnixPPC/
   lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins". On the next startup of Gimp the plug-ins will be
   initialized.

   Important: The execute flag must be set!


6. How to write your own python plug-in
---------------------------------------

   A documentation is available on the homepage of the author of Gimp Python:

     http://www.jamesh.id.au/software/pygimp

   Or on the official site of the gimp project:

     http://www.gimp.org/docs/python/index.html


7. Problems
-----------

   Gimp can crash, when you close Gimp while a plug-in is still active. It makes
   no difference, if you close Gimp directly or if it is stopped when you
   shutdown the AmiCygnix desktop.


8. Installation
---------------

  The X11 environment AmiCygnix version 1.0 (or higher) and Gimp 2.4.7 must be
  installed before! AmiCygnix and Gimp are available on OS4-depot
  (http://os4depot.net).

  To install the package, just click on the "Install"-icon. The data will be
  installed into the AmiCygnix package.


9. Donations
------------

  If you like to support my work, you can make a donation by using paypal:

   http://www.schwan-clan.de/amiga/Donate.html

  Thanks!


10. Thanks to...
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  ... Hans Verkuil for his initial port of X11R6.3 to OS 3.x
  ... Frank Tully (beta testing)