see plug-ins/perl/Changes

plug-ins/perl/Changes

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Revision history for Gimp-Perl extension.
 
+1.07  Mon Mar 15 01:27:05 CET 1999
 	- added examples/yinyang, examples/image_tile, examples/stamps.
         - bangpath is no longer updated inplace. As a result, only plug-ins
           that are going to get installed are being fixed, the examples are

plug-ins/perl/Gimp.pm

@@ -749,8 +749,10 @@ Very old perls may need:
 =head1 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
 
 In this section, you can find descriptions of special functions, functions
-having different calling conventions/semantics than I would expect (I cannot
+having different calling conventions/semantics than I would expect (I
-speak for you), or just plain interesting functions.
+cannot speak for you), or just plain interesting functions. All of these
+functions must either be imported explicitly or called using a namespace
+override (C<Gimp::>), not as Methods (C<Gimp-E<gt>>).
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -793,13 +795,36 @@ Currently, these functions only lock the current Perl-Server instance
 against exclusive access, they are nops when used via the Gimp::Lib
 interface.
 
+=item Gimp::set_rgb_db(filespec)
+
+Use the given rgb database instead of the default one. The format is the
+same as the one used by the X11 Consortiums rgb database (you might have a
+copy in /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt). You can view the default database with
+C<perldoc -m Gimp>, at the end of the file.
+
+=item Gimp::initialized ()
+
+this function returns true whenever it is safe to clal gimp functions. This is
+usually only the case after gimp_main or gimp_init have been called.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SPECIAL METHODS
+
+This chapter descibes methods that behave differently than you might
+expect, or methods uniquely implemented in perl (that is, not in the
+PDB). All of these must be invoked using the method syntax (C<Gimp-E<gt>>
+or C<$object-E<gt>>).
+
+=over 4
+
 =item gimp_install_procedure(name, blurb, help, author, copyright, date, menu_path, image_types, type, [params], [return_vals])
 
 Mostly same as gimp_install_procedure. The parameters and return values for
 the functions are specified as an array ref containing either integers or
 array-refs with three elements, [PARAM_TYPE, \"NAME\", \"DESCRIPTION\"].
 
-=item gimp_progress_init(message)
+=item gimp_progress_init(message,[])
 
 Initializes a progress bar. In networked modules this is a no-op.
 
@@ -833,12 +858,13 @@ channels. The reason why this is documented is that the usual way to return
 C<PARAM_INT32ARRAY>'s would be to return a B<reference> to an B<array of
 integers>, rather than blessed objects.
 
-=item set_rgb_db filespec
+=item server_eval(string)
 
-Use the given rgb database instead of the default one. The format is the
+This evaluates the given string in array context and returns the
-same as the one used by the X11 Consortiums rgb database (you might have a
+results. It's similar to C<eval>, but with two important differences: the
-copy in /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt). You can view the default database with
+evaluating always takes place on the server side/server machine (which
-C<perldoc -m Gimp>, at the end of the file.
+might be the same as the local one) and compilation/runtime errors are
+reported as runtime errors (i.e. throwing an exception).
 
 =back
 
@@ -859,7 +885,7 @@ you how Gimp can help you debugging your scripts:
 
 =over 4
 
-=item set_trace (tracemask)
+=item Gimp::set_trace (tracemask)
 
 Tracking down bugs in gimp scripts is difficult: no sensible error messages.
 If anything goes wrong, you only get an execution failure. Switch on
@@ -900,21 +926,16 @@ all of the above.
 
 C<set_trace> returns the old tracemask.
 
-=item set_trace(\$tracevar)
+=item Gimp::set_trace(\$tracevar)
 
 write trace into $tracevar instead of printing it to STDERR. $tracevar only
 contains the last command traces, i.e. it's cleared on every PDB invocation
 invocation.
 
-=item set_trace(*FILEHANDLE)
+=item Gimp::set_trace(*FILEHANDLE)
 
 write trace to FILEHANDLE instead of STDERR.
 
-=item initialized ()
-
-this function returns true whenever it is safe to clal gimp functions. This is
-usually only the case after gimp_main or gimp_init have been called.
-
 =back
 
 =head1 SUPPORTED GIMP DATA TYPES

plug-ins/perl/Gimp/Lib.pm

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ bootstrap Gimp::Lib $VERSION;
 
 sub gimp_progress_init {
    push @_,-1 if @_<2;
+   print "proggress_init yeah @_\n";
    eval { gimp_call_procedure "gimp_progress_init",@_ };
    gimp_call_procedure "gimp_progress_init",shift if $@;
 }
@@ -80,6 +81,13 @@ sub gimp_tile_bpp		{ $_[0]->{_bpp}		}
 sub gimp_tile_shadow		{ $_[0]->{_shadow}	}
 sub gimp_tile_gdrawable		{ $_[0]->{_gdrawable}	}
 
+# "server-side" perl code evaluation
+sub server_eval {
+   my @res = eval shift;
+   die $@ if $@;
+   @res;
+}
+
 # be careful not to require AUTOLOAD here
 sub Gimp::PixelRgn::DESTROY {
    my $self = shift;

plug-ins/perl/TODO

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ important issues
   * Gimp::IO (?)
   * Gimp::Fu import after Gimp? use Gimp::main for Gimp::Fu??
   * generic config query mechanism
-  * Gimp->server_eval()
+[DONE]  * Gimp->server_eval()
 [DONE]  * supply a gimp-1.1 compatible gimp_progress_init
   * install scripts in share/
 [DONE]  * fix auto-edit shebang for check-ins

plug-ins/perl/examples/sethspin.pl

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Seth Burgess
 # <sjburges@gimp.org>
 
-use Gimp 1.06;
+use Gimp;
 use Gimp::Fu;
 use Gimp::Util;
 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ sub spin_layer { # the function for actually spinning the layer
     # Now lets spin it!
 	$stepsize = 3.14159/$numframes; # in radians 
 	for ($i=0; $i<=3.14159; $i+=$stepsize) {
+        	Gimp->progress_update ($i/0.0314159);
 		# create a new layer for spinning
 		$framelay = ($i < 3.14159/2.0) ?  $spin->copy(1) : $dest->copy(1);
 		$img->add_layer($framelay, 0);
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ register "seth_spin",
          "Take one image.  Spin it about the horizontal axis, and end up with another image.  I made it for easy web buttons.",
          "Seth Burgess",
          "Seth Burgess <sjburges\@gimp.org>",
-         "1.0.1",
+         "1.3",
          "<Toolbox>/Xtns/Animation/Seth Spin",
          "*",
          [
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ register "seth_spin",
 	$maxhigh = ($src->height > $dest->height) ? $src->height: $dest->height;
 	$img = gimp_image_new($maxwide, $maxhigh, RGB);
 
+        Gimp->progress_init("Seth Spin...",-1);
+
 	$tmpimglayer = $img->add_new_layer(0,3,1); 
 
 	$oldbackground = gimp_palette_get_background();
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@ register "seth_spin",
 	if ($indexed) { $img->convert_indexed(1,255); } 
 
 	gimp_palette_set_background($oldbackground);
+	gimp_displays_flush();
 	return();
 };