This is a simple script I wrote to help make backups when working on a large image.
There are no parameters.
It will save a backup copy of your active image as [imagename]-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM.xcfgz in the same directory as your active image.
If the active image has never been saved, it will pop-up a message stating "The file must be saved before a backup can be made."
It can be easily accessed with Alt-F, B
EDIT: Modified to save as compressed files xcfgz.
-Rob A>
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| backup_working.scm | 3.12 KB |
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Error when saving backup - Gimp 2.7.4, OS Vista
I seem to get this error when I try to save the file any ideas:
Thanks
Execution error for 'Save a Backup':
Error: ( : 32701085) substring: argument 2 must be: non-negative integer
EDIT 24/01/2012 :
Answer my own question you have to save the image as a .xcf file first... then it works fine.
Thanks
My Gimp says...
No way, the script doesn't work on my WIN PC.
The message on the script-fu console is:
"> (backup-working run-mode image drawable)
Error: eval: unbound variable: run-mode"
What's this?
Thank you very much for your script, if it would work could have been my safe this morning... :)
Updated
I've updated the script to save the backups as compressed xcfgz files instead of regular xcf files.
-Rob A>
It would have been even
as now impossible
Works smoothly... :)