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GIMP – 2016 in review

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Re: GIMP – 2016 in review

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Post by Joeboy »

pawadu wrote: post #83
Joeboy wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But this thing about GIMP having a UI that's _objectively_ bad is just unsupportable IMO. I don't mind GIMP's UI being different from Photoshop. I last used Photoshop over a decade ago and that would be plenty of time to adjust to any good UI. The things that annoy me about GIMP's UI are things like the focus always being in the wrong place so I have to use the mouse, or windows being placed over things I need to s…

Your comment made me wonder if there are any way to contribute to design in FOSS project the same way people contribute to the code? Does anyone know of any FOSS project that has a documented UI and UX contribution process?

There's this: http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/GIMP_UI_Redesign

Re: GIMP – 2016 in review

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Post by fizixer »

I used to be very good with MS-Paint when I used Windows XP. When I switched to linux, I didn't find a single program that has equivalent functionality with equivalent ease, though there are many (including GIMP) that can do much more but the basic stuff (MS-Paint level) isn't as easy (e.g., the pixel perfect precision, Pinta by default does some blurring so pixel editing needs tweaking it a bit).

Is there any guide or resource where I can learn GIMP for doing just the MS-Paint level stuff (all of it, MS-Paint feature list is fairly small, the XP version). I will use that as a way of getting comfortable with GIMP, and then move on to exploring other features.

(Note: I don't know photoshop either).

Re: GIMP – 2016 in review

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Post by MikeTaylor »

Zardoz84 wrote: post #45
MikeTaylor wrote: post #44

Shame they are still refusing to fix the deliberately-introduced "can only save in XCF format" bug.

You can "Export" on any format :P

I know you can. But for someone who mostly uses GIMP to crop screenshots, for example, the workflow is used to be: 1. Load PNG 2. Edit PNG 3. Save PNG 4. Quit

Now it's 1. Load PNG 2. Edit PNG 3. Export as PNG (retyping the extension) 4. Quit 5. Say that yes, you do want to quit even though there are unsaved changes (because there are not). 6. Worry about whether there really WERE unsaved changes after all.

I fully understand why graphics professionals prefer the XCF-only approach; what I can't understand is why the GIMP people flatly refused to let the rest of us use the software the way that suits us.

Re: GIMP – 2016 in review

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Post by dr_zoidberg »

unicornporn wrote: post #84

Is a GIMP version with 16 bit finally available from the official Ubuntu repos? Last year I had to install Flatpak to get my hands on 16 bit. I know 16 support has been brewing for years. Once a year or so I Google at conclude that the easily available versions of GIMP still don't have it.

Still not there. GIMP 2.10 will be the official stable version that will get the 16/32 bit support. So far, it's only in the dev branch (2.9.x).

Re: GIMP – 2016 in review

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Post by andreyk »

fizixer wrote: post #93

I used to be very good with MS-Paint when I used Windows XP. When I switched to linux, I didn't find a single program that has equivalent functionality with equivalent ease, though there are many (including GIMP) that can do much more but the basic stuff (MS-Paint level) isn't as easy (e.g., the pixel perfect precision, Pinta by default does some blurring so pixel editing needs tweaking it a bit). Is there any guide…

Not a direct answer to your question, but a recommendation for something to try: I always install KolourPaint on every linux machine I use, for me it achieves MS-Paint like functionality quite well.

Re: GIMP – 2016 in review

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Post by dr_zoidberg »

wowtip wrote: post #66

I really like GIMP, but does anyone know why current stable release takes forever starting up when using Windows, and if there is anything you can do about it?

In my case changing to a SSD dropped the booting time for GIMP (and system and every application, of course) to a few seconds. 3 or 4. But the font cache thing eats up most of it, so that'd be the real issue.

Re: GIMP – 2016 in review

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Post by RUG3Y »

Freak_NL wrote: post #5

I don't use the GIMP nearly as much as Inkscape (the two form an awesome free software graphics suite together), but I am always pleasantly surprised by the gradual improvements — the layer improvements look useful! What really impresses me though is how the GIMP has managed to remain such a constant ever-present factor on the free software desktop. It feels as if it has just always been there. Kudos to all the devel…

I love Gimp and Inkscape. The Gimp vs Photoshop debate is irrelevant to me because I can't afford Photoshop - it's Gimp or nothing for me.

Re: GIMP – 2016 in review

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Post by RUG3Y »

AimHere wrote: post #39
Freak_NL wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you tried using keyboard shortcuts to access the panels? I often switch between Layers , Align and Distribute , and Transform , but always use the keyboard shortcuts. Inkscape's UI is a point deserving of attention (the GIMP has a more elegant UI), but I can't say that I've found it to be in decline (on the contrary).

> the GIMP has a more elegant UI GIMP must have come a long way for those words to form a sentence! Not that it was ever necessarily inelegant, but GIMP's reputation has always suffered from a big chunk of it's natural audience being experienced Photoshop users who find the transition jarring, and trash the UI for that reason. Hearing someone praise the interface is a bit unusual, still!

A lot of people that hate on Gimp are really saying, "It's not Photoshop and I like Photoshop."
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