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
- Manupulating 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.