I found Gimp 2.8 shutting down in the middle of work and not autosave as function not available. A python script by yahvuu allows this HUGE drawback to be circumvented
➊ copy and save in home folder
Code:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# Original (by yahvuu): http://www.gimpusers.com/forums/gimp-developer/11718-autosave-plugin
import tempfile, os
from time import *
from gimpfu import *
def autosave(image, layer):
backupInterval = 10 * 60
backupFiles = {}
print "Autosave activated"
while 1:
sleep(backupInterval)
print ctime(time())
curImages = {}
for k in gimp.image_list():
curImages[k.ID] = k
curIDs = curImages.keys()
oldIDs = backupFiles.keys()
newIDs = [x for x in curIDs if x not in oldIDs]; delIDs = [x for x in oldIDs if x not in curIDs];
# create (empty) backup files for new images
for id in newIDs:
prefix = 'gimpbackup-ID' + str(id) + '-'
fn = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix = prefix, suffix = '.xcf')
os.close(fn[0])
backupFiles[id] = fn[1]
# remove closed images' backups
for id in delIDs:
filename = backupFiles[id]
del(backupFiles[id])
try:
os.remove(filename)
except:
print "ERROR: ", sys.exc_info()[0]
# backup images
for id, filename in backupFiles.iteritems():
img = curImages[id]
try:
print "saving " + img.name + '-' + str(id) + ' to ' + filename
pdb.gimp_xcf_save(1, img, img.active_drawable, filename, filename)
except:
print "ERROR: ", sys.exc_info()[0]
register(
"autosave",
"Autosave dirty hack",
"Periodically saves all opened images to a %temp% directory",
"public domain",
"public domain",
"2016",
"<Image>/File/Activate Autosave",
"*",
[],
[],
autosave)
main()
Code:
sudo chmod +x gimp-autosave.py
also >>
./gimp-autosave.py
do
Code:
sudo ln gimp-autosave.py ~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/gimp-autosave.py
start Gimp from terminal
Code:
gimp
Go File/New then File/Activate Autosave [at the bottom] now saved .xcf copies of your work can/should be found in /tmp