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I installed gimp some time ago and have lost some panes. I researched how to open the toolbox pane, but I am not sure what else should be open.

Currently, I have two panes visible on screen, "Untitled" (the pane with a design in it), and "Layers - Brushes" (a pane with 'mode', 'opacity', 'lock', 'brushes', 'patterns', 'gradients').

Is there a shortcut to open all the panes up in Gimp, and if it cannot be done with a simple shortcut, is there a way to open them incrementally (noting that I have no idea what panes should be open, and I prefer to to reinstall).

Note: I found 'Toolbox' by going to Help -> search -> 'Toolbox' -> New Toolbox (it says the shortcut for this is cmd+b)

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  • This technically doesn't answer the OP's question, but I expect it's much more likely that people will run into this problem by accidentally hitting TAB than accidentally (?) closing every single toolbox. Please see: superuser.com/a/1051177/8842
    – Coxy
    Commented Apr 4, 2023 at 9:46

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The state of open panes is not part of the program, it is part of your settings, so it is not something that I'd expect a reinstallation to reset.

If you want to reset all pane positions, GIMP stores them in a file called sessionrc. Delete that file (while GIMP is not running) and your main window will return to the default layout the next time you start it.

  • Linux: either ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/sessionrc
  • Windows: %AppData%\GIMP\2.10\sessionrc
  • macOS: dunno, probably ~/Library/GIMP/2.10/sessionrc?

(The "sessionrc" file contains just the window layout. Other settings are kept in their own files – for example, "toolrc" describes how the toolbox buttons are grouped, "gimprc" contains miscellaneous other settings. Open each file in a text editor to see what's inside.)

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  • Thanks heaps for this. I just reinstalled but will try these suggestions. Do you know if there are bunch of recommended panes for beginners to start working with? Seems a graphic design program that doesn't have a 'fill' button by default is like a car without wheels or a library without books. It's not necessary terrible (heck, it could be a hover car!), but it sure seems unintuitive.
    – stevec
    Commented Jun 26, 2021 at 9:02
  • Hm, but GIMP does have the "Bucket Fill" button in the toolbox by default?
    – grawity_u1686
    Commented Jun 26, 2021 at 9:06
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    On mac it's in ~/Library/Application Support/GIMP/2.10/sessionrc BTW, you might find it easier to run the Mac port of Gimp. It's a whole lot more mac-like & a bit smoother running than the official build. partha.com
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Jun 26, 2021 at 9:20
  • @Tetsujin great to know, thanks
    – stevec
    Commented Jun 26, 2021 at 9:27

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