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- it is installed, and others can be created or downloaded by the
- user. For each such resource type, there is a Preference page
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- the set of directories from which items of the type in question
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- By default, the search path includes two folders: a
- <span class="emphasis"><em>system</em></span> folder, where items installed along
- with GIMP are placed, and a <span class="emphasis"><em>personal</em></span> folder,
- inside your personal GIMP directory, where items added by you
- should be placed. The system folder should not be marked as
- writable, and you should not try to alter its contents. The
- personal folder must be marked as writable or it is useless,
- because there is nothing inside it except what you put there.
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- If you click on one of the folders in the list, it is
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- If you type the name of a folder in the entry space, or
- navigate to it using the file chooser button on the right,
- and then click the left button, this will replace the
- selected folder with the one you have specified. If nothing
- in the list is selected, the folder you specify will be
- added to the list. If the light-symbol to the left of the
- text entry area is red instead of green, it means that the
- folder you have specified does not exist. GIMP will not
- create it for you, so you should do this immediately.
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- If you click on the up-arrow or down-arrow buttons, the
- selected folder will be changed to the following or
- preceding one in the list.
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- If you click the trash-can button, the selected folder will
- be deleted from the list. (The folder itself is not
- affected; it is merely removed from the search path.)
- Deleting the system folder is probably a bad idea, but
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