Plug-Ins and Scripting

Summary

If you’ve made it this far, you’re well on your way to becoming a GIMP plug-in writer—and if you choose, perhaps a developer for the GIMP itself.

You can develop your plug-in authoring skills by exploring the existing scripts and plug-ins, reading the documentation available on the GIMP website, and writing your own new plug-ins. Whether you’re tweaking existing scripts, writing quick scripts for your own use, or developing polished plug-ins intended for distribution, don’t be afraid to explore and try new things!

More than any other part of the GIMP, plug-in writing benefits from good documentation. This book isn’t intended to be a complete reference manual on GIMP programming; it only scratches the surface. You’ll want to become very familiar with the online documentation and existing tutorials.

If you’re wondering where to find all these web resources, keep reading. Chapter 12 will discuss the wealth of GIMP information on the web, as well as a few other topics such as GIMP’s configuration files, screen shots, and printing.