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Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by tomc1985 »

S0und wrote: post #80
dsign wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I share your appreciation of Krita and FOSS in general (long live Gimp and Inkscape), I have to point out that there are good commercial software that are not a total subscription rip-off (I'm looking at you Adobe). Here are some I know of and have used (bugs and limitations and everything): - The Affinity suite - Corel Painter and perhaps a few others. They do their job of paying their developers, cultivating…

Or just use "Photoshop" in the browser https://www.photopea.com/ If I need any kinda simpler editing I just use this.

The whole point is here is to avoid software in-the-browser.

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by kick »

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #68
hashkb wrote: post #53

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Sounds like perhaps Mac or Windows would be a better fit for you.

Which is why I use Windows much more than Linux despite in principle preferring FOSS. It's a shame the Linux Desktop community is so hostile to criticism, otherwise maybe I could use Linux more.

Consider: it's not that Linux users are hostile to criticism, it's that your criticism is of the laziest, least-intelligent part of the spectrum of criticism.

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by hashkb »

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #68
hashkb wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like perhaps Mac or Windows would be a better fit for you.

Which is why I use Windows much more than Linux despite in principle preferring FOSS. It's a shame the Linux Desktop community is so hostile to criticism, otherwise maybe I could use Linux more.

The specific criticism I think that generates the hostility you're experiencing is something like "Linux should be easier to use / easy to use for the everyday computer user". In general I think most people would agree with you, but it comes across as an ignorant comment given the well-known economics; and especially in the context of a conversation about someone who is unwilling to contribute or at least build their own software.

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by Miraste »

zepto wrote: post #105
kps wrote: post #86

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That's not accurate. The options in System Preferences are: Allow apps downloaded from: ○ App Store ○ App Store and identified developers There used to be a third option, ○ Anywhere but the frog is warmer now.

Your options list supports my assertion: Identified developers = signed FYI: frogs actually do jump out of water as it gets hotter. You may be right that this changes in the future, but for now I am correct.

Apple's next move is to disallow unsigned software entirely, Gatekeeper popup or no. They already announced it for ARM Macs [0]. It currently allows adhoc signatures, but I'd be shocked if that didn't go away in the next couple of versions unless they were built locally.

[0] https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-note...

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by juniper_strong »

willismichael wrote: post #112
rwmj wrote: post #110

What kind of input devices do people use with this? USB drawing tablet?

Yes. My children use a Wacom tablet with Krita. It was actually less trouble to get it working on Linux than on my MacBook. On Linux I just had to plug in the Wacom table and I was immediately able to start drawing in Krita.

For me, plugging it in worked flawlessly, getting it to work with Bluetooth took some fiddling.

Got it to work but it was one of those Linux things where I don't know what I did to get it to work, but it works now, and the next time I set up a new machine, it will be another few more hours of my life.

But yeah Wacom Intuos + Krita = so much fun.

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by craftinator »

fanatic2pope wrote: post #113
dsign wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I share your appreciation of Krita and FOSS in general (long live Gimp and Inkscape), I have to point out that there are good commercial software that are not a total subscription rip-off (I'm looking at you Adobe). Here are some I know of and have used (bugs and limitations and everything): - The Affinity suite - Corel Painter and perhaps a few others. They do their job of paying their developers, cultivating…

Most of those products do not run on Linux (or other) FOSS platforms.

I've gone to a lot of trouble trying to get the Affinity Suite working in wine, and it's still mostly not functioning.

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by PufPufPuf »

burevestnik wrote: post #104
nightowl_games wrote: post #100

Is Krita good for vector art? I often use InkScape to touch up or modify icons, but have found InkScape's UI to sometimes completely bug out. (besides looking generally bad). Is Krita an alternative to InkScape?

It's a raster painting application, so it's not comparable to Inkscape.

It has some rudimentary vector support, though. It is possible to create a SVG layer and even apply effect layers to it -- most notably, text is handled that way.

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by PufPufPuf »

jdpigeon wrote: post #23
mouldysammich wrote: post #7

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Its a painting program not an image editing program. they dont compete.

If there's something that GIMP can do that Krita can't, I never encountered it in over two years of using it for front end development and graphic design work.

There are some photo-specific effects and tools present in GIMP that are missing from Krita. I remember having to switch to GIMP for some edits, but I can't recall the specific features. 95% of the time, though, Krita is all you need for photo editing.

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by ahtaarra »

techwizard81 wrote: post #93
_flux wrote: post #73

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Did you try to install the Windows Terminal from the store?

yes, same as all the other one, you can cancel out of login in and it still installs. I never logged into the microsoft store

but you have to close that login dialog every single time you use that App store to download apps which, for me, is infuriating

Re: Krita 4.4.0

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Post by AnIdiotOnTheNet »

hashkb wrote: post #123
AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which is why I use Windows much more than Linux despite in principle preferring FOSS. It's a shame the Linux Desktop community is so hostile to criticism, otherwise maybe I could use Linux more.

The specific criticism I think that generates the hostility you're experiencing is something like "Linux should be easier to use / easy to use for the everyday computer user". In general I think most people would agree with you, but it comes across as an ignorant comment given the well-known economics; and especially in the context of a conversation about someone who is unwilling to contribute or at least build their…

Where am I saying that? I have a specific criticism, that package management is unnecessary complexity that introduces more problems and limitations than it solves. It has nothing to do with being easy.

> but it comes across as an ignorant comment given the well-known economics

What the fuck does economics have to do with it?

> and especially in the context of a conversation about someone who is unwilling to contribute or at least build their own software.

I do both of those things. Your condescending conclusion otherwise is emblematic of my problems with Linux Desktop as a community.

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