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  • angle between arrow tail and wing
  • optional draw arrow in new layer
  • optional filled or not filled head
  • optional notch in arrow head
  • optional delete used path
  • optional draw double headed arrow



  • Open for suggestions
  • Enable a more angularly arrow


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Dear Author B-Ranger

First of all, thank you for the script.

But to make it really, really awesome, could you please upgrade it in order to be able to draw curved arrows?

By using the Paths tool, we're able to draw Bezier (curved) lines.

Therefore, and I hope I'm not saying any non sense, in this case the arrow head angle for a certain end would have to match the derivative when travelling the path towards that same end, but not including it.

Thank you.

With best regards,
Pedro Carvalho

Worked fine in 2.8.4. Thank you!

I tried installing & using this in Gimp 2.8.4, but I can't get it to work. After I create a path and use the arrow script, instead of an arrow, the entire image fills with the foreground color!

I want to draw arrow of the same thickness and with the same arrow size no matter how long tail is. Is any way to do this?

Set the "Length of Wings" field to a positive value to fix the size of the arrow head.

Set the "Brush Thickness" field to a positive value to fix the thickness of the shaft.

It's very usefull when you know how it works.
great job to the creator of this script.

It could be better if the aim of the arrow point to the tangente of the path, using curve instead of just line for the tail of the arrow.

but great job

Mac users, the plugin needs to go here:
(works great, Mac OS 10.7.2, Gimp 2.6.11)

It would be cool if the arrow tool could be combined with Ofnut's plug-in

Arrrg!!! I can't understand why the programs does not have arrows!!! Yes there is a Plug in!!! But installing is a pain!!! Can't get it to work. Time to uninstall and move on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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