Graphics Muse Tools

The Graphics Muse Tools is a collection of scripts and plugins tailored for GIMP. It comes with C plugins such as GFXArrows, GFXCards, GFXTrans, GFXLayers, GFXMerge, and GFXShapes, and Perl scripts like GFXDodge, GFXGallery, GFXLayerSave, and GFXLayerOffsets. But before you can get your hands on the gems, your system must have a few things in place.

Firstly, you need GTK+ 2.4 or GTK+ 2.6 already installed. Secondly, GIMP 2.2.0 or later should also be available in your system. Thirdly, the pkg-config command should print out the correct information on where GTK+ 2.4 or 2.6 and GIMP 2.2 have been installed.

Compiling the Graphics Muse Tools for your system also requires the basic knowledge of Imake build environment. Its build process requires some edits on a config.h file before you compile the software. But don't worry, you possibly don't need to touch the file at all.

With the software and all the requirements installed in your system, you can now proceed with the step by step process for compiling. Here's how:

1. Download the software and unpack it: tar xvzf GFXMuseTools-version.tar.gz.

2. Go to the GFXMuseTools-version directory.

3. Type xmkmf; make Makefiles; make; make install to compile the software.

4. Start GIMP 2.2 and start using the Graphics Muse Tools to your heart's content.

Overall, if you're familiar with GIMP and need additional tools, Graphics Muse Tools offers a good set of scripts and plugins that can greatly improve your editing experience, given that you follow the requirements and compiling process.