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2000-12-19 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org> * yes-i-patched-them-all-again ... Pre 1.2 Version 4
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finish the configuration and start <SPAN
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> will show a splash-screen with
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> starts, it looks through all
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your personal directories for items such as plug-ins and
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patterns. The first time <SPAN
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