[Gimp-developer] Brushpack file format

[Alexia Death]

Hi,

Brushpacks should not be mixed: so no mypaint brushes and gimp brushes in
> one brushpack.
>

Why this restriction and why different internal formats and why such a
complcated create folder format? It would be very simple to have a pack&
create forder structure that allows for both mixed packets and for each app
only handle what it can/need...

something along the lines of:
/manifest.xml
/coolpack-cutes/tags.xml
/coolpack-cutes/shared/* - resources in common formats - svg, png, gif,
whatever, as long as the format isnt app specific, pehaps subfoolders by
resource intended use...
/coolpack-cutes/mypaint/* -stuff in mypaint format, acceptable to mypaint
and dictated by mypaint
/coolpack-cutes/gimp/* - stuff in gimp format, following gimp resource
structure, subfolders for brushes, dynamics, etc
/coolpack-cutes/krita/*- stuff in krita format that only krita can
understand

and same structure in create/ resource folder.

So, if  gimp starts supporting mypaint, all it needs to do, is dig into
shared mypaint resources in create. Same goes for krita and for say mypaint
getting a brush engine that lets it read gimp resources...

Best,
Alexia

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--Alexia
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