CoaTools plugin not working in GIMP

Software GIMP
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Hey, I am using latest GIMP and can’t manage to get CoaTools to work. Any hint? What I am doing as a workaround is create the layers in GIMP, export as PSD and open in Krita to export as json. (Krita can’t open latest .xcf it seems)

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Are you getting any error messages when the failure occurs?

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It used to say that the plugin crashed. Now I can’t even see it anymore in the menu. :man_shrugging:

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What is CoaTools ?
Gimp Version?
Operating System and Version?
Krita Version?

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A GIMP/Krita/PS export plugin to generate sprites to use in Blender for cutout animations.

Latest version

Arch - rolling

Latest

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Do you even have a link to the plugin?
And what does the author of the plugin say to the issue?

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Here you go: GitHub - ndee85/coa_tools: COA Tools is a 2D Animation Suite for blender. It offers a 2D cutout animation workflow similar to programs like spine or spriter.

And, yes, this is an issue, I am asking here to see if anyone has a workaround… :wink:

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Do you have python 2.x installed?
Do you have this menu item:
grafik

Which folders are listed in Edit->Preferences Folders->Plugins?

Just for everyone else, here is the plugin:
https://github.com/ndee85/coa_tools/issues/152
And I think this is the issue:
https://github.com/ndee85/coa_tools/issues/152

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Hi

Python2 is installed: 2.7.18

I don’t have the Python-Fu option in the menu.

The plugin folders:
image

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This are the two folders where Gimp searches for plug-ins. Where have you placed the plug-in?

But if you don’t have the Python-Fu option in the menu it could be that Arch has not compiled in the Python support for Gimp.

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I put it in my .config folder… I also created a 2.8 plugin folder and put it there as well to see if I could trick it.

Thanks