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Retro Background Script — Description
EDIT: 10/9/2008: Updated script to work in GIMP 2.6. If you have the previous version installed, please delete it from your computer to avoid conflicts.

Let me know if you run into any problems with it.

This script will create the a retro style background similar to the background in the preview image.

Click on the download link to the left and the script will open.

Prior to me learning to write scripts, I figured out a simple way to create retro-style backgrounds and posted a tutorial here: Retro Backgrounds in GIMP The "guts" behind the tutorial was through the modification of one line of code in the default GIMP line nova script. Well, since then, I've learned quite a bit and have modified the default script further to allow the user to select the foreground and background colors (or leave the background color transparent).

Just click on the download link to open the script in your browser window and then save it (File Menu > Save) in your GIMP scripts folder (ie....Crogram FilesGIMP-2.xsharegimp2.0scripts)

Then, go to the main GIMP window (not the image window) and choose the Filters > Script-FU > Refresh Scripts. Go to the Filters Menu > Render > FP Retro Background... to access the script.

The greater number of lines you use, you must set the Sharpness Value Lower or you won't see results.
Let me know if you run into any snags.

Cheers!

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