+Part I. GIMP Library

+ GIMP's Procedural Database (PDB) offers an interface to core + functions and to functionality provided by plug-ins. The role + of libgimp is to provide C bindings for this interface. +

Table of Contents

Functions not Related to Specific Images

+gimp — Miscellaneous procedures +
+gimpenums +
+gimpbuffer — Functions for manipulating cut buffers. +
+gimpcontext — Functions to manipulate a plug-in's context. +
+gimpgimprc — Interactions with settings from gimprc. +
+gimphelp — Loading help pages using gimp_help. +
+gimpmessage — Display a dialog box with a message. +
+gimpplugin — Functions useful for plug-ins, e.g. registration and progress indicators. +
+gimpproceduraldb — Functions for querying and changing procedural database (PDB) entries. +
+gimpprogress — Functions for embedding the progress bar into a plug-in's GUI. +
+gimpdebug — Debug utility functions +

Manipulating Images and their Properties

+gimpchannel — Functions for manipulating channels. +
+gimpcolor — Functions for manipulating color. +
+gimpdisplay — Functions to create, delete and flush displays (views) on an image. +
+gimpdrawable — Functions to manipulate drawables. +
+gimpdrawablecolor — Functions for manipulating a drawable's color. +
+gimpdrawableedit — Drawable edit functions (clear, fill, gradient, stroke etc.) +
+gimpdrawabletransform — Functions to perform transformatrions on drawables. +
+gimpedit — Edit menu functions (cut, copy, paste, clear, etc.) +
+gimpfileops — Image file operations (load, save, etc.) +
+gimpfloatingsel — Functions for removing or attaching floating selections. +
+gimpimage — Operations on complete images. +
+gimpimagecolorprofile — Operations on an image's color profile. +
+gimpimageconvert — Conversions between RGB, indexed, and grayscale modes. +
+gimpimagegrid — Functions manuipulating an image's grid. +
+gimpimageguides — Functions for manipulating an image's guides. +
+gimpimagesamplepoints — Functions for manipulating an image's sample points. +
+gimpimageselect — Modify the image's selection. +
+gimpimagetransform — Transformations on images. +
+gimpimageundo — Control of image undo/redo. +
+gimpmetadata +
+gimpitem — Functions to manipulate items. +
+gimpitemtransform — Functions to perform transformations on items. +
+gimplayer — Operations on a single layer. +
+gimppaths — Deprecated operations related to paths. +
+gimppixbuf — Get a thumbnail pixbuf for a drawable or image. +
+gimppixelfetcher — Functions for operating on pixel regions. +
+gimppixelrgn — Functions for operating on pixel regions. +
+gimpregioniterator — Functions to traverse a pixel regions. +
+gimpselection — Functions for manipulating selections. +
+gimptextlayer — Functions for querying and manipulating text layers. +
+gimptexttool — Functions for controlling the text tool. +
+gimptile — Functions for working with tiles. +
+gimppainttools — Access to toolbox paint tools. +
+gimpselectiontools — Access to toolbox selection tools. +
+gimptransformtools — Access to toolbox transform tools. +
+gimpvectors — Functions for querying and manipulating vectors. +

Data Objects

+gimpbrush — Functions operating on a single brush. +
+gimpbrushes — Functions for manipulating brushes. +
+gimpdynamics — Operations related to paint dynamics. +
+gimpfonts — Operations related to fonts. +
+gimpgradient — Functions operating on a single gradient. +
+gimpgradients — Operations related to gradients. +
+gimppalette — Functions operating on a single palette. +
+gimppalettes — Operations related to palettes. +
+gimppattern — Functions operating on a single pattern. +
+gimppatterns — Functions relating to patterns. +

Controlling the Core's Selection Dialogs

+GimpSelectButton — The base class of the data select buttons. +
+gimpbrushselectbutton — A button that pops up a brush selection dialog. +
+GimpFontSelectButton — A button which pops up a font selection dialog. +
+GimpGradientSelectButton — A button which pops up a gradient select dialog. +
+GimpPaletteSelect — A button which pops up a palette select dialog. +
+GimpPatternSelectButton — A button which pops up a pattern select dialog. +
+gimpbrushselect — Functions providing a brush selection dialog. +
+gimpfontselect — Functions providing a font selection dialog. +
+gimpgradientselect — Functions providing a gradient selection dialog. +
+gimppaletteselect — Functions providing a palette selection dialog. +
+gimppatternselect — Functions providing a pattern selection dialog. +