Is it possible to add more gradient shapes? I have tried to locate the files for the standard gradient shapes but have had no luck. Anyone have any ideas as to if this can be done and where to do it?

Thanks,
Nixnine

That's a good question.Even though Gimp provides 11 shapes in the gradient dialog, it would be interesting to know how to add more.

I'm not sure what you mean about shapes. if you mean just simple gradients, sure, you can make or download them from lots of places. I must not be understanding the question.

I think he means the shapes down in the gradient toolbox options.

Yes the 11 shapes like radial and linear and the rest in the drop down dialog.

Yes, that's what I mean. I saw in another program -- can't remember which -- some cool gradient shapes and was just wondering. I mean everything else in gimp is customizable, why not this. Anyway, if anyone knows, cool.

What other shapes would there be? And in what way would supporting such predefined shapes produce a result different from making a selection of that shape and using one of the "Shaped" choices from the drop-down?

i believe is not, not without modyfying the code that in this case will comport recompile gimp

on the other hand maybe a enancement proposal ,with a patch adding more shapes may be accepted

BTW i opening a new , somehow connected topic :
there is only another shape of gradient i would find useful:
From Selection Edges to Center , maybe something alike is possible iif not with the gradient tool with a plugin or maybe a script

In case of the selection would be a prefect square a similar gradient will be eqivalent to a square gradient starting from the center and till the half point of one of the sides

in case of a circolar selection would be equivalent to a radial gradient starting from the center till a point on the circonfrence

and in a similar way for other polygons or star shapes:
the gradient should be calcolated from the point of the edge closer to the center
The full range of the gradient should be displayed along that line.
and for the others will be the same stretched according to the distance from the center.

I was thinking the same thing saulgoode just asked. Not that I am against new gradient shapes. I was trying to think of what other options I could use by having new shapes offered.

i was clear or is needed a mock up ?
again i really don't think the gradient tool should be modifyed to add a similar option

but a will be nice for a script or a plugin,
basically will fill with a gradient any shape , or at least shapes as polygons, stars and similar

The shape should correspond to a selection , a channel ,or a closed path

for the gradient filling:
from the point on the shape edge closer to the center to the center:
the gradient should be applied in its full range
from the point on the shape most far from the center
the same the gradient should be applied in its full range
so will be a line as the first but strecthed proportionally to the distance

and so on till complete the filling,

Do something alike manually is a hell of work but a plugin should do it

Maybe the WrapMap script may be modified to fill with a gradient ?

@Mahvin i see only now your reply

is my idea " From Selection Edges to Center " clear or i should try a mock up ?
again i don't think can be a gradient tool option , ... in case i would see more as option for Selection and Path.

I mean "adapt to any shape" is the only shape option i really miss, anyway something similar require the shape be the
selection (or a channel)

I'd need to see any proposed (new) shapes for the light to come on. There are numerous geometric shapes not in use now, but I'm more interested in what effect a new shape would produce in order for me to want to use it.

Since I can't implement it on my own, someone would need to create a mock up.

sorry if i wrote some nonsence:
wrapmap could already fill shapes with a gradient...

and that was the only type of gradient fill that i was missing for the rest i found the gradient shapes more then sufficent

Elliptical...

Wrapmap is a kludge A nice kludge, but a kludge...

I was thinking that last night when I read this post, that (WrapMap) could perform this function. I just didn't relate to it as a gradient shape (even though it can be used in that way).

Ofnuts: I can stretch radial gradients. Can also use Waves with gradient mapping.

here ,i must agree :
so ...any hope for a dedicated "Fill Shape with Gradient" script, were the shape may be a closed path, a selection or a channel?

I was just diddling around trying to make a star-shape gradient. This is by no means anything very good.

Maybe gmic may do it ?
http://www.flickr.com/groups/gmic/discu ... 665255989/

That sounds like a great possibility, PhotoComix.

On the back of my head there is a successor to WrapMap that takes real gradients

Yes but the result isn't as accurate and practical as getting an elliptical gradient right away.

One can already perform a shaped gradient fill of the selection. Is a script really necessary to perform a "Select From Path" or "Replace selection with channel"?