GIMP Preferences: Environment
There are three sections in the Environment preference:
- Resource Consumption
- Image Thumbnails
- Document History
Resource Consumption
The Resource Consumption preferences allow you to configure several factors affecting the GIMP's memory usage. This preference depends on how much computer RAM (random access memory) you have available. If you have plenty of RAM available, you can increase the numbers. The more you increase the numbers, the better performance and more flexibility you will witness with GIMP. However, if your computer is low on RAM, then you may want to decrease these numbers, which will also decrease the performance you can achieve with GIMP.
If you are one of those who puts all of your files, images and documents in the cloud such as in Google Drive, then you may have enough RAM, you can increase these numbers in the Resource Consumption preference to get better performance.
If you are someone who saves everything in your local drive then you may wish to conserve.
Image Thumbnails
The Image Thumbnails are stored in a common area so other applications are able to use the thumbnails which GIMP generates.
By clicking on the drop-down arrow on the Size of Thumbnails you will see three options:
- No Thumbnails
- Normal (128x128)
- Medium (256x256)
You ca disable thumbnails completely by selecting No Thumbnails. You can also change the maximum file size for thumbnails.
Document History
The document history gives you the flexibility to keep your recent work stored in the Recently Used list which can be accessed by going to File > Open. Below you will see a file I started working on in Introduction to GIMP which was of a picture of my black cat.
Next, we will cover the Interface preference.
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Have a great day!
Steph
I am glad all is well on your end. No worries if it is slow going. It is not a race. We will all get there. We will all achieve our dreams of attaining financial freedom through the Internet. We just have to keep plugging away at it.
I am doing really well these days. My health was kind of an issue lately, but it is getting better. I see the doctors on a very regular basis and I am in good hands, so I am feeling good about that.
I would like to be able to spend more time on my Internet business. I feel I have fallen behind in some areas. I need to do some more article writing for my websites. My publishing frequency as dropped quit a bit, so need to get working on that. But you know how it is, there will always be something that we need to work....it keeps us on our toes. :)
Steph
THANK THE LORD I AM NOT IN A RUSH AND I AM SOOOOOO GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE FEELING A BIT BETTER HUN.
BLESSINGS XOXOXO
That being said, I do appreciate the useful Wikipedia page on GIMP. It can be another source of information Mike.
You are so always so good about helping everyone. Thank you my friend so much for all you do.
Steph
