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GIMPRC(5)		      File Formats Manual		     GIMPRC(5)

NAME
       gimprc -	gimp configuration file

DESCRIPTION
       The gimprc file is a configuration file read by GIMP when it starts up.
       There  are  two	of  these:  one	 system-wide  one  stored  in /usr/lo-
       cal/etc/gimp/3.0/gimprc and a per-user $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/GIMP/3.0/gimprc
       which may override system settings.

       Comments	are introduced by a hash sign (#), and continue	until the  end
       of the line.  Blank lines are ignored.

       The  gimprc  file  associates values with properties.  These properties
       may be set by lisp-like assignments of the form:

	      (property-name value)

       where:

       property-name
		 is one	of the property	names described	below.

       value	 is the	value the property is to be set	to.

       Either spaces or	tabs may be used to separate the name from the value.

PROPERTIES
       Valid properties	and their default values are:

       (temp-path "${gimp_temp_dir}")

	      Sets the folder for temporary storage. Files  will  appear  here
	      during  the  course  of running GIMP.  Most files	will disappear
	      when GIMP	exits, but some	files are likely to remain, so	it  is
	      best  if	this  folder not be one	that is	shared by other	users.
	      This is a	single folder.

       (swap-path "${gimp_cache_dir}")

	      Sets the swap file location. GIMP	uses a tile based memory allo-
	      cation scheme.  The swap file is used to quickly and easily swap
	      tiles out	to disk	and back in. Be	aware that the swap  file  can
	      easily  get  very	large if GIMP is used with large images. Also,
	      things can get horribly slow if the swap file is	created	 on  a
	      folder  that  is mounted over NFS.  For these reasons, it	may be
	      desirable	to put your swap file in "/tmp".   This	 is  a	single
	      folder.

       (swap-compression "fast")

	      The  compression	method	used  for tile data stored in the swap
	      file.  This is a string value.

       (num-processors 1)

	      Sets how many threads GIMP should	use for	operations  that  sup-
	      port it.	This is	an integer value.

       (tile-cache-size	2g)

	      When  the	 amount	 of  pixel  data exceeds this limit, GIMP will
	      start to swap tiles to disk.  This is a lot slower but it	 makes
	      it possible to work on images that wouldn't fit into memory oth-
	      erwise.  If you have a lot of RAM, you may want to set this to a
	      higher  value.   The  integer  size can contain a	suffix of 'B',
	      'K', 'M' or 'G' which makes GIMP interpret  the  size  as	 being
	      specified	 in  bytes,  kilobytes,	 megabytes or gigabytes. If no
	      suffix is	specified the size  defaults  to  being	 specified  in
	      kilobytes.

       (use-opencl no)

	      When  enabled, uses OpenCL for some operations.  Possible	values
	      are yes and no.

       Specifies the language to use for the user interface.  This is a	string
       value.

       (interpolation-type cubic)

	      Sets the level of	 interpolation	used  for  scaling  and	 other
	      transformations.	 Possible  values are none, linear, cubic, no-
	      halo and lohalo.

       (default-threshold 15)

	      Tools such as fuzzy-select and bucket fill find regions based on
	      a	seed-fill algorithm.  The seed fill starts  at	the  initially
	      selected	pixel  and progresses in all directions	until the dif-
	      ference of pixel intensity from the original is greater  than  a
	      specified	 threshold.  This value	represents the default thresh-
	      old.  This is an integer value.

       (plug-in-path "${gimp_dir}/plug-ins:${gimp_plug_in_dir}/plug-ins")

	      Sets the plug-in search path.  This is a colon-separated list of
	      folders to search.

       (module-path "${gimp_dir}/modules:${gimp_plug_in_dir}/modules")

	      Sets the module search path.  This is a colon-separated list  of
	      folders to search.

       (interpreter-path "${gimp_dir}/interpreters:${gimp_plug_in_dir}/inter-
       preters")

	      Sets  the	 interpreter  search  path.  This is a colon-separated
	      list of folders to search.

       (environ-path "${gimp_dir}/environ:${gimp_plug_in_dir}/environ")

	      Sets the environ search path.  This is a colon-separated list of
	      folders to search.

       (brush-path "${gimp_dir}/brushes:${gimp_data_dir}/brushes")

	      Sets the brush search path.  This	is a colon-separated  list  of
	      folders to search.

       (brush-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/brushes")

	      This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (dynamics-path "${gimp_dir}/dynamics:${gimp_data_dir}/dynamics")

	      Sets  the	 dynamics search path.	This is	a colon-separated list
	      of folders to search.

       (dynamics-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/dynamics")

	      This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (mypaint-brush-path "/usr/local/share/mypaint-data/1.0/brushes:~/.my-
       paint/brushes")

	      Sets the brush search path.  This	is a colon-separated  list  of
	      folders to search.

       (mypaint-brush-path-writable "~/.mypaint/brushes")

	      This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (pattern-path "${gimp_dir}/patterns:${gimp_data_dir}/patterns")

	      Sets the pattern search path.  This is a colon-separated list of
	      folders to search.

       (pattern-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/patterns")

	      This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (palette-path "${gimp_dir}/palettes:${gimp_data_dir}/palettes")

	      Sets the palette search path.  This is a colon-separated list of
	      folders to search.

       (palette-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/palettes")

	      This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (gradient-path "${gimp_dir}/gradients:${gimp_data_dir}/gradients")

	      Sets  the	 gradient search path.	This is	a colon-separated list
	      of folders to search.

       (gradient-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/gradients")

	      This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (tool-preset-path "${gimp_dir}/tool-presets:${gimp_data_dir}/tool-pre-
       sets")

	      Sets the dynamics	search path.  This is a	 colon-separated  list
	      of folders to search.

       (tool-preset-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/tool-presets")

	      This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (font-path "${gimp_dir}/fonts:${gimp_data_dir}/fonts")

	      Where to look for	fonts in addition to the system-wide installed
	      fonts.  This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (default-brush "2. Hardness 050")

	      Specify a	default	brush.	The brush is searched for in the spec-
	      ified brush path.	 This is a string value.

       (default-dynamics "Pressure Size")

	      Specify a	default	dynamics.  The dynamics	is searched for	in the
	      specified	dynamics path.	This is	a string value.

       (default-mypaint-brush "Fixme")

	      Specify a	default	MyPaint	brush.	This is	a string value.

       (default-pattern	"Pine")

	      Specify a	default	pattern.  This is a string value.

       (default-palette	"Default")

	      Specify a	default	palette.  This is a string value.

       (default-gradient "FG to	BG (RGB)")

	      Specify a	default	gradient.  This	is a string value.

       (default-tool-preset "Current Options")

	      Specify  a default tool preset.  The tool	preset is searched for
	      in the specified tool prests path.  This is a string value.

       (default-font "Sans-serif")

	      Specify a	default	font.  This is a string	value.

       (global-brush yes)

	      When enabled, the	selected brush will be	used  for  all	tools.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (global-dynamics	yes)

	      When  enabled, the selected dynamics will	be used	for all	tools.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (global-pattern yes)

	      When enabled, the	selected pattern will be used for  all	tools.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (global-palette yes)

	      When  enabled,  the selected palette will	be used	for all	tools.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (global-gradient	yes)

	      When enabled, the	selected gradient will be used for all	tools.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (global-font yes)

	      When  enabled,  the  selected  font  will	be used	for all	tools.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (default-image
		  (width 2001)
		  (height 1984)
		  (unit	pixels)
		  (xresolution 300)
		  (yresolution 300)
		  (resolution-unit inches)
		  (image-type rgb)
		  (precision u8-non-linear)
		  (color-profile NULL)
		  (fill-type background)
		  (comment "Created with GIMP"))

	      Sets the default image in	the "File/New" dialog.	This is	a  pa-
	      rameter list.

       (default-grid
		  (style solid)
		  (fgcolor (color-rgba 0 0 0 1))
		  (bgcolor (color-rgba 1 1 1 1))
		  (xspacing 10)
		  (yspacing 10)
		  (spacing-unit	inches)
		  (xoffset 0)
		  (yoffset 0)
		  (offset-unit inches))

	      Specify a	default	image grid.  This is a parameter list.

       (undo-levels 5)

	      Sets  the	 minimal number	of operations that can be undone. More
	      undo levels are kept available  until  the  undo-size  limit  is
	      reached.	This is	an integer value.

       (undo-size 1g)

	      Sets an upper limit to the memory	that is	used per image to keep
	      operations  on  the  undo	 stack.	Regardless of this setting, at
	      least as many undo-levels	as configured can be undone.  The  in-
	      teger  size  can	contain	a suffix of 'B', 'K', 'M' or 'G' which
	      makes GIMP interpret the size as being specified in bytes, kilo-
	      bytes, megabytes or gigabytes. If	no  suffix  is	specified  the
	      size defaults to being specified in kilobytes.

       (undo-preview-size large)

	      Sets  the	 size  of  the previews	in the Undo History.  Possible
	      values are tiny, extra-small, small, medium, large, extra-large,
	      huge, enormous and gigantic.

       (plug-in-history-size 10)

	      How many recently	used filters and plug-ins to keep on the  Fil-
	      ters menu.  This is an integer value.

       (pluginrc-path "${gimp_dir}/pluginrc")

	      Sets the pluginrc	search path.  This is a	single filename.

       (layer-previews yes)

	      Sets whether GIMP	should create previews of layers and channels.
	      Previews	in the layers and channels dialog are nice to have but
	      they can slow things down	when working with large	images.	  Pos-
	      sible values are yes and no.

       (group-layer-previews yes)

	      Sets  whether GIMP should	create previews	of layer groups. Layer
	      group previews are more expensive	than ordinary layer  previews.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (layer-preview-size medium)

	      Sets  the	 preview  size used for	layers and channel previews in
	      newly created dialogs.  Possible values are  tiny,  extra-small,
	      small, medium, large, extra-large, huge, enormous	and gigantic.

       (thumbnail-size normal)

	      Sets the size of the thumbnail shown in the Open dialog.	Possi-
	      ble values are none, normal and large.

       (thumbnail-filesize-limit 4M)

	      The  thumbnail  in the Open dialog will be automatically updated
	      if the file being	previewed is smaller than the size  set	 here.
	      The  integer  size  can contain a	suffix of 'B', 'K', 'M'	or 'G'
	      which makes GIMP interpret the size as being specified in	bytes,
	      kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes. If no suffix is specified the
	      size defaults to being specified in kilobytes.

       (color-management
		  (mode	display)
		  (display-profile-from-gdk no)
		  (display-rendering-intent relative-colorimetric)
		  (display-use-black-point-compensation	yes)
		  (display-optimize yes)
		  (simulation-rendering-intent perceptual)
		  (simulation-use-black-point-compensation no)
		  (simulation-optimize yes)
		  (simulation-gamut-check no)
		  (out-of-gamut-color (color-rgb 1 0 1)))

	      Defines the color	management  behavior.	This  is  a  parameter
	      list.

       (save-document-history yes)

	      Keep a permanent record of all opened and	saved files in the Re-
	      cent Documents list.  Possible values are	yes and	no.

       (quick-mask-color (color-rgba 1 0 0 0.5))

	      Sets  the	 default  quick	mask color.  The color is specified in
	      the form (color-rgba red green blue alpha) with  channel	values
	      as floats	in the range of	0.0 to 1.0.

       (import-promote-float no)

	      Promote  imported	 images	 to floating point precision. Does not
	      apply to indexed images.	Possible values	are yes	and no.

       (import-promote-dither yes)

	      When promoting imported images to	floating point precision, also
	      add minimal noise	in order to distribute	color  values  a  bit.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (import-add-alpha no)

	      Add an alpha channel to all layers of imported images.  Possible
	      values are yes and no.

       (import-raw-plug-in "")

	      Which  plug-in  to  use  for importing raw digital camera	files.
	      This is a	single filename.

       (export-file-type png)

	      Export file type used by default.	 Possible values are png, jpg,
	      ora, psd,	pdf, tif, bmp and webp.

       (export-color-profile yes)

	      Export the image's color profile by  default.   Possible	values
	      are yes and no.

       (export-comment yes)

	      Export  the image's comment by default.  Possible	values are yes
	      and no.

       (export-thumbnail yes)

	      Export the image's thumbnail by default  Possible	values are yes
	      and no.

       (export-metadata-exif yes)

	      Export Exif metadata by default.	Possible values	 are  yes  and
	      no.

       (export-metadata-xmp yes)

	      Export XMP metadata by default.  Possible	values are yes and no.

       (export-metadata-iptc yes)

	      Export  IPTC  metadata  by default.  Possible values are yes and
	      no.

       (debug-policy warning)

	      Try generating debug data	for bug	 reporting  when  appropriate.
	      Possible values are warning, critical, fatal and never.

       (check-updates yes)

	      Check for	availability of	GIMP updates through background	inter-
	      net queries.  Possible values are	yes and	no.

       (check-update-timestamp 0)

	      Timestamp	of the last update check.  This	is an integer value.

       (last-release-timestamp 0)

	      The timestamp for	the last known release date.  This is an inte-
	      ger value.

       The last	known release version of GIMP as queried from official web-
       site.  This
	      is a string value.

       (last-revision 0)

	      The timestamp for	the last known release date.  This is an inte-
	      ger value.

       The last	known release version of GIMP as queried from official web-
       site.  This
	      is a string value.

       (transparency-size medium-checks)

	      Sets  the	size of	the checkerboard used to display transparency.
	      Possible	values	are  small-checks,  medium-checks  and	large-
	      checks.

       (transparency-type gray-checks)

	      Sets  the	 manner	 in which transparency is displayed in images.
	      Possible	values	are  light-checks,  gray-checks,  dark-checks,
	      white-only, gray-only and	black-only.

       (snap-distance 8)

	      This is the distance in pixels where Guide and Grid snapping ac-
	      tivates.	This is	an integer value.

       (marching-ants-speed 200)

	      Speed  of	marching ants in the selection outline.	 This value is
	      in milliseconds (less time indicates faster marching).  This  is
	      an integer value.

       (resize-windows-on-zoom no)

	      When  enabled, the image window will automatically resize	itself
	      when zooming into	and out	of images. This	setting	only takes ef-
	      fect in multi-window mode.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (resize-windows-on-resize no)

	      When enabled, the	image window will automatically	resize	itself
	      whenever	the  physical  image  size  changes. This setting only
	      takes effect in multi-window mode.  Possible values are yes  and
	      no.

       (default-show-all no)

	      Show full	image content by default.  Possible values are yes and
	      no.

       (default-dot-for-dot yes)

	      When  enabled, this will ensure that each	pixel of an image gets
	      mapped to	a pixel	on the screen.	Possible values	 are  yes  and
	      no.

       (initial-zoom-to-fit yes)

	      When  enabled,  this  will ensure	that the full image is visible
	      after a file is opened, otherwise	it will	be  displayed  with  a
	      scale of 1:1.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (cursor-mode tool-crosshair)

	      Sets  the	 type  of  mouse pointers to use.  Possible values are
	      tool-icon, tool-crosshair	and crosshair.

       (cursor-updating	yes)

	      Context-dependent	mouse pointers are helpful.  They are  enabled
	      by default.  However, they require overhead that you may want to
	      do without.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (show-brush-outline yes)

	      When enabled, all	paint tools will show a	preview	of the current
	      brush's outline.	Possible values	are yes	and no.

       (snap-brush-outline no)

	      When  enabled,  the  brush  outline will snap to individual dabs
	      while painting.  Possible	values are yes and no.

       (show-paint-tool-cursor yes)

	      When enabled, the	mouse pointer will be  shown  over  the	 image
	      while using a paint tool.	 Possible values are yes and no.

       (image-title-format "%D*%f-%p.%i	(%t, %o, %L) %wx%h")

	      Sets  the	text to	appear in image	window titles.	This is	a for-
	      mat string; certain % character sequences	are recognised and ex-
	      panded as	follows:

	      %%  literal percent sign
	      %f  bare filename, or "Untitled"
	      %F  full path to file, or	"Untitled"
	      %p  PDB image id
	      %i  view instance	number
	      %t  image	type (RGB, grayscale, indexed)
	      %z  zoom factor as a percentage
	      %s  source scale factor
	      %d  destination scale factor
	      %Dx expands to x if the image is dirty, the empty	string	other-
	      wise
	      %Cx  expands to x	if the image is	clean, the empty string	other-
	      wise
	      %B  expands to (modified)	if  the	 image	is  dirty,  the	 empty
	      string otherwise
	      %A   expands  to (clean) if the image is clean, the empty	string
	      otherwise
	      %Nx expands to x if the image is export-dirty, the empty	string
	      otherwise
	      %Ex  expands to x	if the image is	export-clean, the empty	string
	      otherwise
	      %l  the number of	layers
	      %L  the number of	layers (long form)
	      %m  memory used by the image
	      %n  the name of the active layer/channel
	      %P  the PDB id of	the active layer/channel
	      %w  image	width in pixels
	      %W  image	width in real-world units
	      %h  image	height in pixels
	      %H  image	height in real-world units
	      %M  the image size expressed in megapixels
	      %u  unit symbol
	      %U  unit abbreviation
	      %x  the width of the active layer/channel	in pixels
	      %X  the width of the active layer/channel	in real-world units
	      %y  the height of	the active layer/channel in pixels
	      %Y  the height of	the active layer/channel in real-world units
	      %o  the name of the image's color	profile

       (image-status-format "%n	(%m)")

	      Sets the text to appear in image window status bars.  This is  a
	      format  string; certain %	character sequences are	recognised and
	      expanded as follows:

	      %%  literal percent sign
	      %f  bare filename, or "Untitled"
	      %F  full path to file, or	"Untitled"
	      %p  PDB image id
	      %i  view instance	number
	      %t  image	type (RGB, grayscale, indexed)
	      %z  zoom factor as a percentage
	      %s  source scale factor
	      %d  destination scale factor
	      %Dx expands to x if the image is dirty, the empty	string	other-
	      wise
	      %Cx  expands to x	if the image is	clean, the empty string	other-
	      wise
	      %B  expands to (modified)	if  the	 image	is  dirty,  the	 empty
	      string otherwise
	      %A   expands  to (clean) if the image is clean, the empty	string
	      otherwise
	      %Nx expands to x if the image is export-dirty, the empty	string
	      otherwise
	      %Ex  expands to x	if the image is	export-clean, the empty	string
	      otherwise
	      %l  the number of	layers
	      %L  the number of	layers (long form)
	      %m  memory used by the image
	      %n  the name of the active layer/channel
	      %P  the PDB id of	the active layer/channel
	      %w  image	width in pixels
	      %W  image	width in real-world units
	      %h  image	height in pixels
	      %H  image	height in real-world units
	      %M  the image size expressed in megapixels
	      %u  unit symbol
	      %U  unit abbreviation
	      %x  the width of the active layer/channel	in pixels
	      %X  the width of the active layer/channel	in real-world units
	      %y  the height of	the active layer/channel in pixels
	      %Y  the height of	the active layer/channel in real-world units
	      %o  the name of the image's color	profile

       (monitor-xresolution 96)

	      Sets the monitor's horizontal resolution,	in dots	per inch.   If
	      set  to 0, forces	the X server to	be queried for both horizontal
	      and vertical resolution information.  This is a float value.

       (monitor-yresolution 96)

	      Sets the monitor's vertical resolution, in dots  per  inch.   If
	      set  to 0, forces	the X server to	be queried for both horizontal
	      and vertical resolution information.  This is a float value.

       (monitor-resolution-from-windowing-system yes)

	      When enabled, GIMP will use the monitor resolution from the win-
	      dowing system.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (navigation-preview-size	medium)

	      Sets the size of the navigation preview available	in  the	 lower
	      right corner of the image	window.	 Possible values are tiny, ex-
	      tra-small, small,	medium,	large, extra-large, huge, enormous and
	      gigantic.

       (default-view
		  (show-menubar	yes)
		  (show-statusbar yes)
		  (show-rulers yes)
		  (show-scrollbars yes)
		  (show-selection yes)
		  (show-layer-boundary yes)
		  (show-canvas-boundary	yes)
		  (show-guides yes)
		  (show-grid no)
		  (show-sample-points yes)
		  (snap-to-guides yes)
		  (snap-to-grid	no)
		  (snap-to-canvas no)
		  (snap-to-path	no)
		  (padding-mode	default)
		  (padding-color (color-rgb 1 1	1))
		  (padding-in-show-all no))

	      Sets the default settings	for the	image view.  This is a parame-
	      ter list.

       (default-fullscreen-view
		  (show-menubar	yes)
		  (show-statusbar yes)
		  (show-rulers yes)
		  (show-scrollbars yes)
		  (show-selection yes)
		  (show-layer-boundary yes)
		  (show-canvas-boundary	yes)
		  (show-guides yes)
		  (show-grid no)
		  (show-sample-points yes)
		  (snap-to-guides yes)
		  (snap-to-grid	no)
		  (snap-to-canvas no)
		  (snap-to-path	no)
		  (padding-mode	default)
		  (padding-color (color-rgb 1 1	1))
		  (padding-in-show-all no))

	      Sets  the	 default  settings  used  when	an  image is viewed in
	      fullscreen mode.	This is	a parameter list.

       (activate-on-focus yes)

	      When enabled, an image will become the active image when its im-
	      age window receives the focus. This is useful  for  window  man-
	      agers using "click to focus".
	       Possible	values are yes and no.

       (space-bar-action pan)

	      What  to	do  when the space bar is pressed in the image window.
	      Possible values are none,	pan and	move.

       (zoom-quality high)

	      There's a	tradeoff between speed and quality of  the  zoomed-out
	      display.	Possible values	are low	and high.

       (use-event-history no)

	      Bugs  in	event history buffer are frequent so in	case of	cursor
	      offset problems turning it off helps.  Possible values  are  yes
	      and no.

       (edit-non-visible no)

	      When  enabled, non-visible layers	can be edited as normal.  Pos-
	      sible values are yes and no.

       (move-tool-changes-active no)

	      If enabled, the move tool	sets the edited	layer or path  as  ac-
	      tive.   This  used to be the default behavior in older versions.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (filter-tool-max-recent 10)

	      How many recent settings to keep around in filter	 tools.	  This
	      is an integer value.

       (filter-tool-use-last-settings no)

	      Default  to  the	last  used settings in filter tools.  Possible
	      values are yes and no.

       (trust-dirty-flag no)

	      When enabled, GIMP will not save an image	if  it	has  not  been
	      changed since it was opened.  Possible values are	yes and	no.

       (save-device-status yes)

	      Remember the current tool, pattern, color, and brush across GIMP
	      sessions.	 Possible values are yes and no.

       (devices-share-tool no)

	      When  enabled,  the  same	tool and tool options will be used for
	      all input	devices. No tool switching will	occur when  the	 input
	      device changes.  Possible	values are yes and no.

       (save-session-info yes)

	      Save  the	 positions and sizes of	the main dialogs when GIMP ex-
	      its.  Possible values are	yes and	no.

       (restore-session	yes)

	      Let GIMP try to restore your last	saved session on each startup.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (restore-monitor	no)

	      When enabled, GIMP will try to restore windows  on  the  monitor
	      they  were  open	before.	 When disabled,	windows	will appear on
	      the currently used monitor.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (save-tool-options yes)

	      Save the tool options when GIMP exits.  Possible values are  yes
	      and no.

       (can-change-accels no)

	      When  enabled,  you can change keyboard shortcuts	for menu items
	      by hitting a key combination while the menu item is highlighted.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (save-accels yes)

	      Save changed keyboard shortcuts when GIMP	exits.	Possible  val-
	      ues are yes and no.

       (restore-accels yes)

	      Restore saved keyboard shortcuts on each GIMP startup.  Possible
	      values are yes and no.

       (last-opened-size 10)

	      How  many	 recently  opened  image filenames to keep on the File
	      menu.  This is an	integer	value.

       (max-new-image-size 128M)

	      GIMP will	warn the user if an attempt is made to create an image
	      that would take more memory than the size	specified  here.   The
	      integer  size can	contain	a suffix of 'B', 'K', 'M' or 'G' which
	      makes GIMP interpret the size as being specified in bytes, kilo-
	      bytes, megabytes or gigabytes. If	no  suffix  is	specified  the
	      size defaults to being specified in kilobytes.

       (toolbox-color-area yes)

	      Show  the	 current foreground and	background colors in the tool-
	      box.  Possible values are	yes and	no.

       (toolbox-foo-area no)

	      Show the currently selected brush, pattern and gradient  in  the
	      toolbox.	Possible values	are yes	and no.

       (toolbox-image-area no)

	      Show the currently active	image in the toolbox.  Possible	values
	      are yes and no.

       (toolbox-wilber yes)

	      Show the GIMP mascot at the top of the toolbox.  Possible	values
	      are yes and no.

       (toolbox-groups yes)

	      Use  a single toolbox button for grouped tools.  Possible	values
	      are yes and no.

       (theme-path "${gimp_dir}/themes:${gimp_data_dir}/themes")

	      Sets the theme search path.  This	is a colon-separated  list  of
	      folders to search.

       (theme "Default")

	      The name of the theme to use.  This is a string value.

       (prefer-dark-theme yes)

	      The name of the theme to use.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (icon-theme-path	"${gimp_dir}/icons:${gimp_data_dir}/icons")

	      Sets the icon theme search path.	This is	a colon-separated list
	      of folders to search.

       (icon-theme "Symbolic")

	      The name of the icon theme to use.  This is a string value.

       (prefer-symbolic-icons yes)

	      When  enabled,  symbolic	icons  will be preferred if available.
	      Possible values are yes and no.

       (use-help yes)

	      When enabled, pressing F1	will open the help browser.   Possible
	      values are yes and no.

       (show-help-button yes)

	      When  enabled, dialogs will show a help button that gives	access
	      to the related help page.	 Without this button,  the  help  page
	      can  still  be  reached by pressing F1.  Possible	values are yes
	      and no.

       (help-locales "")

	      Specifies	the language preferences used by the help system. This
	      is a colon-separated list	of language identifiers	with  decreas-
	      ing  priority.  If  empty, the language is taken from the	user's
	      locale setting.  This is a string	value.

       (help-browser gimp)

	      Sets the browser used by the help	system.	 Possible  values  are
	      gimp and web-browser.

       (action-history-size 100)

	      The  maximum number of actions saved in history.	This is	an in-
	      teger value.

       (user-manual-online no)

	      When enabled, the	online user manual will	be used	 by  the  help
	      system.  Otherwise the locally installed copy is used.  Possible
	      values are yes and no.

       (user-manual-online-uri "https://docs.gimp.org/3.0")

	      The  location  of	the online user	manual.	This is	used if	'user-
	      manual-online' is	enabled.  This is a string value.

       (dock-window-hint utility)

	      The window type hint that	is set on dock windows and the toolbox
	      window. This may affect the way your  window  manager  decorates
	      and  handles these windows.  Possible values are normal, utility
	      and keep-above.

       (cursor-handedness right)

	      Sets the handedness for cursor positioning.  Possible values are
	      left and right.

       (playground-npd-tool no)

	      Enable the N-Point Deformation tool.  Possible  values  are  yes
	      and no.

       (playground-seamless-clone-tool no)

	      Enable the Seamless Clone	tool.  Possible	values are yes and no.

       (playground-paint-select-tool no)

	      Enable the Paint Select tool.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (color-profile-policy ask)

	      What  to	do when	opening	a file with an embedded	ICC color pro-
	      file.  Possible values are ask, keep, convert-builtin  and  con-
	      vert-preferred.

       (metadata-rotation-policy ask)

	      How  to handle "Orientation" metadata when opening a file.  Pos-
	      sible values are ask, keep and rotate.

       Sets the	default	folder path for	all color profile file dialogs.	 This
       is a
	      single filename.

       (image-convert-profile-intent relative-colorimetric)

	      Sets the default rendering intent	for the	'Convert to Color Pro-
	      file' dialog.  Possible values are perceptual,  relative-colori-
	      metric, saturation and absolute-colorimetric.

       (image-convert-profile-black-point-compensation yes)

	      Sets  the	default	'Black Point Compensation' state for the 'Con-
	      vert to Color Profile' dialog.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (image-convert-precision-layer-dither-method none)

	      Sets the default layer dithering method for the 'Convert	Preci-
	      sion' dialog.  Possible values are none, floyd-steinberg,	bayer,
	      random,  random-covariant,  add, add-covariant, xor, xor-covari-
	      ant, blue-noise and blue-noise-covariant.

       (image-convert-precision-text-layer-dither-method none)

	      Sets the default text layer dithering method  for	 the  'Convert
	      Precision'  dialog.   Possible values are	none, floyd-steinberg,
	      bayer, random, random-covariant, add, add-covariant,  xor,  xor-
	      covariant, blue-noise and	blue-noise-covariant.

       (image-convert-precision-channel-dither-method none)

	      Sets  the	default	channel	dithering method for the 'Convert Pre-
	      cision' dialog.	Possible  values  are  none,  floyd-steinberg,
	      bayer,  random,  random-covariant, add, add-covariant, xor, xor-
	      covariant, blue-noise and	blue-noise-covariant.

       (image-convert-indexed-palette-type generate)

	      Sets the default palette type for	the 'Convert to	Indexed'  dia-
	      log.  Possible values are	generate, web, mono and	custom.

       (image-convert-indexed-max-colors 256)

	      Sets  the	 default  maximum number of colors for the 'Convert to
	      Indexed' dialog.
	       This is an integer value.

       (image-convert-indexed-remove-duplicates	yes)

	      Sets the default 'Remove duplicate colors' state for  the	 'Con-
	      vert to Indexed' dialog.	Possible values	are yes	and no.

       (image-convert-indexed-dither-type none)

	      Sets the default dithering type for the 'Convert to Indexed' di-
	      alog.  Possible values are none, fs, fs-lowbleed and fixed.

       (image-convert-indexed-dither-alpha no)

	      Sets  the	 default  'Dither alpha' state for the 'Convert	to In-
	      dexed' dialog.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (image-convert-indexed-dither-text-layers no)

	      Sets the default 'Dither text layers' state for the 'Convert  to
	      Indexed' dialog.	Possible values	are yes	and no.

       (image-resize-fill-type transparent)

	      Sets the default fill type for the 'Canvas Size' dialog.	Possi-
	      ble  values  are	foreground, background,	white, transparent and
	      pattern.

       (image-resize-layer-set none)

	      Sets the default set of layers to	resize for the	'Canvas	 Size'
	      dialog.  Possible	values are none, all, image-sized, visible and
	      linked.

       (image-resize-resize-text-layers	no)

	      Sets  the	 default  'Resize  text	 layers' state for the 'Canvas
	      Size' dialog.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (layer-new-name "Layer")

	      Sets the default layer name for the 'New Layer' dialog.  This is
	      a	string value.

       (layer-new-mode normal)

	      Sets the default mode for	the 'New Layer'	dialog.	 Possible val-
	      ues are normal-legacy, dissolve, behind-legacy, multiply-legacy,
	      screen-legacy,  overlay-legacy,	difference-legacy,   addition-
	      legacy,	subtract-legacy,   darken-only-legacy,	 lighten-only-
	      legacy, hsv-hue-legacy, hsv-saturation-legacy, hsl-color-legacy,
	      hsv-value-legacy,	 divide-legacy,	  dodge-legacy,	  burn-legacy,
	      hardlight-legacy,	softlight-legacy, grain-extract-legacy,	grain-
	      merge-legacy,  color-erase-legacy, overlay, lch-hue, lch-chroma,
	      lch-color, lch-lightness,	normal,	behind,	multiply, screen, dif-
	      ference, addition, subtract, darken-only,	lighten-only, hsv-hue,
	      hsv-saturation, hsl-color, hsv-value, divide, dodge, burn, hard-
	      light, softlight,	grain-extract, grain-merge, vivid-light,  pin-
	      light,  linear-light,  hard-mix,	exclusion,  linear-burn, luma-
	      darken-only, luma-lighten-only, luminance,  color-erase,	erase,
	      merge, split, pass-through, replace and anti-erase.

       (layer-new-blend-space auto)

	      Sets the default blend space for the 'New	Layer' dialog.	Possi-
	      ble values are auto, rgb-linear, rgb-perceptual and lab.

       (layer-new-composite-space auto)

	      Sets  the	 default  composite  space for the 'New	Layer' dialog.
	      Possible values are auto,	rgb-linear, rgb-perceptual and lab.

       (layer-new-composite-mode auto)

	      Sets the default composite mode  for  the	 'New  Layer'  dialog.
	      Possible values are auto,	union, clip-to-backdrop, clip-to-layer
	      and intersection.

       (layer-new-opacity 1)

	      Sets  the	default	opacity	for the	'New Layer' dialog.  This is a
	      float value.

       (layer-new-fill-type transparent)

	      Sets the default fill type for the 'New Layer' dialog.  Possible
	      values are foreground, background, white,	transparent  and  pat-
	      tern.

       (layer-resize-fill-type transparent)

	      Sets the default fill type for the 'Layer	Boundary Size' dialog.
	      Possible	values	are foreground,	background, white, transparent
	      and pattern.

       (layer-add-mask-type white)

	      Sets the default mask for	the 'Add Layer Mask' dialog.  Possible
	      values are white,	black, alpha, alpha-transfer, selection,  copy
	      and channel.

       (layer-add-mask-invert no)

	      Sets  the	 default  'invert mask'	state for the 'Add Layer Mask'
	      dialog.  Possible	values are yes and no.

       (layer-merge-type expand-as-necessary)

	      Sets the default merge type for the 'Merge Visible Layers'  dia-
	      log.   Possible  values  are expand-as-necessary,	clip-to-image,
	      clip-to-bottom-layer and flatten-image.

       (layer-merge-active-group-only yes)

	      Sets the default 'Active group only' for the 'Merge Visible Lay-
	      ers' dialog.  Possible values are	yes and	no.

       (layer-merge-discard-invisible no)

	      Sets the default 'Discard	invisible' for the 'Merge Visible Lay-
	      ers' dialog.  Possible values are	yes and	no.

       (channel-new-name "Channel")

	      Sets the default channel name  for  the  'New  Channel'  dialog.
	      This is a	string value.

       (channel-new-color (color-rgba 0	0 0 0.5))

	      Sets the default color and opacity for the 'New Channel' dialog.
	      The  color  is  specified	in the form (color-rgba	red green blue
	      alpha) with channel values as floats in the range	of 0.0 to 1.0.

       (path-new-name "Path")

	      Sets the default path name for the 'New Path' dialog.  This is a
	      string value.

       Sets the	default	folder path for	the 'Export Path' dialog.  This	is a
       single
	      filename.

       (path-export-active-only	yes)

	      Sets the default 'Export the active path'	state for the  'Export
	      Path' dialog.  Possible values are yes and no.

       Sets the	default	folder path for	the 'Import Path' dialog.  This	is a
       single
	      filename.

       (path-import-merge no)

	      Sets  the	 default  'Merge imported paths' state for the 'Import
	      Path' dialog.  Possible values are yes and no.

       (path-import-scale no)

	      Sets the default 'Scale imported paths to	fit  size'  state  for
	      the 'Import Path'	dialog.	 Possible values are yes and no.

       (selection-feather-radius 5)

	      Sets the default feather radius for the 'Feather Selection' dia-
	      log.  This is a float value.

       (selection-feather-edge-lock yes)

	      Sets  the	 default  'Selected  areas continue outside the	image'
	      setting for the 'Feather Selection' dialog.  Possible values are
	      yes and no.

       (selection-grow-radius 1)

	      Sets the default grow radius for the  'Grow  Selection'  dialog.
	      This is a	float value.

       (selection-shrink-radius	1)

	      Sets  the	 default shrink	radius for the 'Shrink Selection' dia-
	      log.  This is a float value.

       (selection-shrink-edge-lock no)

	      Sets the default 'Selected areas	continue  outside  the	image'
	      setting  for the 'Shrink Selection' dialog.  Possible values are
	      yes and no.

       (selection-border-radius	5)

	      Sets the default border radius for the 'Border  Selection'  dia-
	      log.  This is a float value.

       (selection-border-style smooth)

	      Sets the default border style for	the 'Border Selection' dialog.
	      Possible values are hard,	smooth and feathered.

       (selection-border-edge-lock no)

	      Sets  the	 default  'Selected  areas continue outside the	image'
	      setting for the 'Border Selection' dialog.  Possible values  are
	      yes and no.

       (fill-options
		  (style solid)
		  (antialias yes)
		  (feather no)
		  (feather-radius 10))

	      The  default fill	options	for the	fill dialogs.  This is a para-
	      meter list.

       (stroke-options
		  (style solid)
		  (antialias yes)
		  (feather no)
		  (feather-radius 10)
		  (method line)
		  (width 6)
		  (unit	pixels)
		  (cap-style butt)
		  (join-style miter)
		  (miter-limit 10)
		  (dash-offset 0)
		  (dash-info 0)
		  (emulate-brush-dynamics no))

	      The default stroke options for the stroke	dialogs.   This	 is  a
	      parameter	list.

       (fractalexplorer-path "${gimp_dir}/fractalex-
       plorer:${gimp_data_dir}/fractalexplorer")

	      Where  to	search for fractals used by the	Fractal	Explorer plug-
	      in.  This	is a colon-separated list of folders to	search.

       (gfig-path "${gimp_dir}/gfig:${gimp_data_dir}/gfig")

	      Where to search for Gfig figures used by the Gfig	plug-in.  This
	      is a colon-separated list	of folders to search.

       (gflare-path "${gimp_dir}/gflare:${gimp_data_dir}/gflare")

	      Where to search for gflares used by the GFlare plug-in.  This is
	      a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (gimpressionist-path "${gimp_dir}/gimpressionist:${gimp_data_dir}/gim-
       pressionist")

	      Where to search for data used  by	 the  Gimpressionist  plug-in.
	      This is a	colon-separated	list of	folders	to search.

       (script-fu-path "${gimp_dir}/scripts:${gimp_data_dir}/scripts")

	      This  path will be searched for scripts when the Script-Fu plug-
	      in is run.  This is a colon-separated list of folders to search.

PATH EXPANSION
       Strings of type PATH are	expanded  in  a	 manner	 similar  to  bash(1).
       Specifically:  tilde (~)	is expanded to the user's home directory. Note
       that the	bash feature of	being able to refer to other user's  home  di-
       rectories by writing ~userid/ is	not valid in this file.

       ${variable}  is	expanded  to the current value of an environment vari-
       able.  There are	a few variables	that are pre-defined:

       gimp_dir
	      The personal gimp	directory which	is set to the value of the en-
	      vironment	  variable    GIMP3_DIRECTORY	 or    to    $XDG_CON-
	      FIG_HOME/GIMP/3.0.

       gimp_data_dir
	      Base  for	 paths to shareable data, which	is set to the value of
	      the environment variable GIMP3_DATADIR or	to the compiled-in de-
	      fault value /usr/local/share/gimp/3.0.

       gimp_plug_in_dir
	      Base to paths for	architecture-specific  plug-ins	 and  modules,
	      which   is   set	to  the	 value	of  the	 environment  variable
	      GIMP3_PLUGINDIR or to the	 compiled-in  default  value  /usr/lo-
	      cal/lib/gimp/3.0.

       gimp_sysconf_dir
	      Path  to	configuration  files, which is set to the value	of the
	      environment variable GIMP3_SYSCONFDIR or to the compiled-in  de-
	      fault value /usr/local/etc/gimp/3.0.

       gimp_cache_dir
	      Path  to cached files, which is set to the value of the environ-
	      ment variable GIMP3_CACHEDIR or to the system default  for  per-
	      user cached files.

       gimp_temp_dir
	      Path  to temporary files,	which is set to	the value of the envi-
	      ronment variable GIMP3_TEMPDIR or	to the system default for tem-
	      porary files.

FILES
       /usr/local/etc/gimp/3.0/gimprc
	      System-wide configuration	file

       $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/GIMP/3.0/gimprc
	      Per-user configuration file

SEE ALSO
       gimp(1)

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