====== Script-Fu Introduction ======

There are many web sites on the Internet with information relating to the Script-Fu plug-in of [[http://www.gimp.org/|GIMP]]. Some of those sites have information which is either out-of-date or which is misleading or inaccurate.

My primary area of interest regarding GIMP development for many years has been the Script-Fu plug-in of GIMP and the associated scripts. The scripts are written in a language called [[wp>Scheme]].

I am still determining what information should be included in these pages and  how best to organize them. For now, you can see below a list of the topics I am planning to cover with the pages I will eventually be adding.







====== Planned Topics ======

  * Script-Fu vs. Tiny-Fu
  * TinyScheme vs. SIOD
  * [[writing|Writing a script]]
    * [[writing#Named_constants|Named constants]]
      * Using named constants in a list in a register block
    * [[writing#Register_block_arguments|Register block arguments]]
    * [[writing#Internally_defined_functions|Internally defined functions]]
    * [[writing#The_re_and_ftx_extensions|The re and ftx extensions]]
    * [[writing#SIOD_compatability_routines|SIOD compatability routines]]
    * [[writing#script-fu_coding_style|Script-Fu coding style]]
  * [[tutorials|Tutorials]]
    * Calling GIMP functions
    * Calling functions in other Script-Fu scripts
    * Using the Procedure Browser
    * Error handling in scripts
      * Using catch and throw
      * Pushing and popping error handlers
    * Working with parasites
    * Using batch mode
    * Using server mode
  * [[debug|Debugging tips and tricks]]
    * Using the Script-Fu Console
    * Using 'load' to read updated scripts from a file
    * Running GIMP from a command line
  * Miscellaneous
    * [[updating-scripts|Updating scripts for use with TinyScheme]]
    * Using the script update tool
  * [[faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]

====== Important References ======


===== Books and Documents =====

  * [[http://www.schemers.org/Documents/Standards/R5RS/r5rs.pdf|R5RS]]: The Scheme standard which TinyScheme attempts to follow :!:
  * [[http://www.schemers.org/Documents/Standards/R6RS/r6rs.pdf|R6RS]]: The current Scheme standard
  * [[http://www.scheme.com/tspl3/|The Scheme Programming Language]] (book available on-line)

===== Other resources =====

  * [[http://tinyscheme.sourceforge.net/|TinyScheme]]
  * [[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/script-fu/|Script-Fu mailing list]]
  * [[http://www.gimp.org/mail_lists.html|GIMP mailing lists]]