downloaded Gimp. However, when I open it, it sits there.

Hi all mac-users! First of all, is this in the right place?

Second, I recently downloaded Gimp. However, when I open it, it sits there. No menus, no open windows, nothing. Just a useless icon on the dock. Suggestions?

Edit: I take that back. I do see a "Gimp" menu, but that's all.

Did you download from here:-

Overview

The link also includes access to the OS X forums pages. Is it possible you got the Windows version?

Yes, that's where I got it from. I don't think it's the Windows version, it was a .dmg file. I'll try it again, though.

Do you have X11 installed as well?

No, should I?

UPDATE: I downloaded the DMG again, and when I try to open it, it says that it failed to mount.

You need X11.

Apple - Downloads - Mac OS X Updates - X11 for Mac OS X

iPod Nano said:

No, should I?

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Yes you should.

Follow the link Kevriano provided.

That version of X11 is so antiquated it would be useless. On the same token, you probably do have it installed. Check /Applications/Utilities. I think it came as part of the default install for Leopard and SL.

EDIT: Indeed I was right. If you look at the download page, you'll see that it states that, "Leopard: X11 shipped with Leopard".

I'm not sure I understand. Why do I need X11 to run Gimp?

I don't have X11

iPod Nano said:

I'm not sure I understand. Why do I need X11 to run Gimp?

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The GIMP is written using a toolkit (very simply put, the libraries for UI elements) that requires X11. It uses GTK which is an X11 toolkit. Don't worry about the technical details (unless you want to). Just know that it is required.

iPod Nano said:

I don't have X11

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What version of OS X are you using?

Go into Utilities and check X11 there.

@vansmith: 10.5.8
@harry: that's where I looked. It's not in there.

This article may help:

Bring Back Tiger's X11 to Leopard in 3 Steps

Your installation dvd should have "other" applications, or some such. Try installing from there, and then check for updates.

Leopard does come default with X11 from what I can see here on my iMac.

Yes you need X11 to run The Gimp for the reasons Van Smith mentioned.

I downloaded Gimp for my laptop, which is a non intel machine, and it's fine.
I'm wondering if this is an Intel chip issue.

Hmm. Perhaps. The question is: why don't I have X11 in the first place. I'll try to install it later.

Kevriano said:

I downloaded Gimp for my laptop, which is a non intel machine, and it's fine.
I'm wondering if this is an Intel chip issue.

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Shouldn't be - The GIMP available here is a universal binary.

iPod Nano said:

Hmm. Perhaps. The question is: why don't I have X11 in the first place. I'll try to install it later.

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Good question. As I and dtravis7 have noted, it is part of the default install. Perhaps you deleted it.

Worst case scenario - you use MacPorts to install The GIMP. While this would be time consuming, you should have little problems installing it this way. For me, MacPorts lists 2.6.7 as the available version which is the most current version.

Thanks, vansmith. I have deleted almost nothing since I got my MacBook back with a clean drive (except perhaps Mail), and I know better than to mess around with anything in the Utilities folder because it could mean a situation that can't be solved. So no, I don't think that's it. I've got stuff to worry about right now but I'll do it if I have time. Again, thanks you guys.