I have recently installed GIMP 2.8.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit and for the first time when I opened it, two windows along with the main window were available, but now I can only see a single main window. How can I bring those default windows back?
asked May 5, 2014 at 14:42
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1In the menu there is an option Windows/Single Window mode. Turn that off.– JosCommented May 5, 2014 at 14:49
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I have also had the tools disappear, especially when working with email attachments other docs. A stray press of the 'Tab' key makes the tools disappear/re-appear.– DanTCommented Aug 13, 2018 at 20:01
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Since you recently installed GIMP and closed the Toolbox window, I would suggest to reset your window preferences because it would also restore the dockable dialogs and the Layers windows which is extremly handy when working with GIMP.
Navigate through Edit menu → Preferences → Window Management → and click the button for Reset Saved Window Positions to Default Values. Then click Ok to close the Preferences dialog and restart GIMP.
I would also suggest to enable the single-window mode so that all these windows would be docked inside the GIMP's main window and ease the workflow when working with it. Enable it through Windows menu → Single-Window Mode.
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2Unrelated to the question at hand but may I ask how you did that screenshot highlight? It's really neat and I'd love to use it in the future. Commented May 7, 2014 at 13:53
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3@Glutanimate See this question: How do I create highlights on a screenshot? (particularly, the answer given by Takkat).– AdityaCommented May 7, 2014 at 13:59
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When I switched to the single-window mode, all of the docks was at right, but I wanted to be the toolbox at one side and the layers and other at the other side. I have not succeded without reset to the default value. I like single-window mode. Thank you for your answer. Commented May 17, 2015 at 19:42
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This is terrible advice. I just lost a year's worth of settings trying to restore a single dialog. It doesn't even answer the question, it just assumes that the window OP wants is visible in the factory default.– felwitheCommented Jul 4, 2018 at 23:13
To open a new Toolbox, just hit Ctrl+b.
answered May 5, 2014 at 14:59
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3this is the result, simple, quick and reliable answer. Btw, how to get there without keyboard shortcut? Commented Jul 7, 2017 at 19:15
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rm -r ~/.gimp-2.8
When gimp starts again it regenerates this directory, and you'll get gimp fresh and clean :)
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true. but the context is that you have a fresh gimp installation and you are not yet familiar with it. when I reset my gimp configuration I was still unable to use it properly until I deleted the init directory Commented Apr 11, 2017 at 10:54
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Better to just rename it, so 1) Gimp creates a new one and 2) you can copy stuff (brushes, patterns... ) from the old one.– xenoidCommented Aug 14, 2018 at 17:15
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I believe the relevant file is
.gimp-2.8/sessionrc, so one could just move that one to avoid losing everything else, and a fresh one will be created. And of course, it's a better idea to keep it as a backup/reference instead of deleting it completely.– RatlerCommented Nov 27, 2018 at 12:55
For GIMP 2.10, either:
- Click TAB, or
- Windows menu → untick 'Hide Docks'
In increasing order of destructive power:
- Just hit the Tab key (or use Windows>Hide docks), this toggles the visibility of existing dialogs
- See if the dock is still listed in
Windows>Recently closed docks>...and reopen it Windows>Dockable dialogs>Toolboxto get a new one (or reopen the hidden one if it exists)- For the intrepid: edit the
sessionrcfile in your Gimp profile with a text editor and check the coordinates of the missing dock/dialog, it could be set off-screen (for instance if you used a second screen in the past). If so fix the coordinates. If you break things, see the next two steps. Edit>Preferences>Windows management>Reset saved windows positions to default values- Erase the
sessionrcfile in your Gimp profile (this is normally the same as the previous item) - Erase/rename your Gimp profile to make Gimp recreate an all-defaults one. If you rename it you can later copy useful things (brushes, gradients and other assets you added yourself) from the old profile to the new. But this is pretty much the nuclear option, rarely useful for just a missing dialog.
I have also had the tools disappear, especially when working with email attachments other docs. A stray press of the Tab key makes the tools disappear/re-appear.
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The TAB key works in GIMP 2.10.30 ,flatpak, on kubuntu 22.04 LTS Commented May 2, 2022 at 1:32