GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
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Re: GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
#2GIMP has helped me time and again, glad to see it getting such impressive changelogs. Layer group masks are especially interesting to me.
Kudos to the dev team.
Re: GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
#3So still no GTK3? I think when GTK4 is released in a few months, it would be a good time to move to GTK3 as they can still be outdated.
I know I am being a bit bitter for an open source project with less funding, but GIMP was supposed to be a poster boy GTK application in the first place.
Re: GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
#4A new Dashboard dock helps with monitoring GIMP’s resource usage to keep things in check, allowing you to make more educated decisions about various configuration options.
That looks so ridiculous and out-of-place in an image editing program. If it weren't for the left side, you'd think it was Visual Studio!
https://msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net/media/MSDNBlogsFS/p...
Re: GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
#5I use GIMP regularly, and always impressed at the quality of the tool and the amount of features it has. Looking forward to the v2.10 release. Anyone know where I can download a Windows build of the release candidate? Can't seem to find a link on the website.
Re: GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
#6Downvote all you want--I know open source can't handle criticism, but as much as I want to love GIMP, it's completely unusable.
First, it's still in GTK2 so on my monitor it looks zoomed out at 50%.
Then, the UI is the least intuitive thing I've ever seen. To resize and move a layer takes 4 times the steps compared to Pinta (or of course Photoshop).
Shortcuts are the weirdest thing, completely different compared to any other software I've used.
It's such a pity because undoubtedly there is so much work behind it, and the effects are absolutely perfect.
I really don't understand why they don't try to make it usable instead of showing a performance meter.
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Re: GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
#8A new Dashboard dock helps with monitoring GIMP’s resource usage to keep things in check, allowing you to make more educated decisions about various configuration options. That looks so ridiculous and out-of-place in an image editing program. If it weren't for the left side, you'd think it was Visual Studio! https://msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net/media/MSDNBlogsFS/p...
You did and will keep getting downvoted (like my comment below about GIMP's usability will), but you're absolutely right.
This is another case where developers decide what's cool, and of course pick features that are cool to them, not their users.
Not once in my life would I ever think I'm missing that feature in GIMP.
Re: GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
#9Downvote all you want--I know open source can't handle criticism, but as much as I want to love GIMP, it's completely unusable. First, it's still in GTK2 so on my monitor it looks zoomed out at 50%. Then, the UI is the least intuitive thing I've ever seen. To resize and move a layer takes 4 times the steps compared to Pinta (or of course Photoshop). Shortcuts are the weirdest thing, completely different compared to a…
Eh, not that I disagree with any specific point, but I've certainly been able to use it many times to do real work. Plus the Python-fu was awesome when I needed it.
Thanks for release!
Re: GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
#10Not really about GIMP but for people who look for an alternative to Photoshop, I can really recommend Affinity Photo. It's actually on a sale right now on Windows Store at least. Unfortunately it doesn't support Linux like GIMP does but it's a really viable alternative to Photoshop for Mac/Windows users.
I used to pay for Photoshop, but it's so darn expensive and I even had to pay to get out of my subscription plan. Affinity Photo cost like one or two months of Photoshop and isn't a subscription service.