Inkscape 1.2 • Hacker News Board

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by brevis » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 4:58 PM UTC

Why I can't close About window? :)

https://i.imgur.com/XcQZsrx.gif

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by nkozyra » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:03 PM UTC

thamer wrote: post #15

I loved using Inkscape when I was running Linux, but since switching to a Mac it’s one of the programs I found to be running a lot worse on that platform compared to what I remembered. I get that it’s a GTK application so not running with native UI components, but is there something that can be configured or installed to make it more responsive? Just opening Inkscape with a blank document and resizing the window is i…

Good to hear.

Current version isn't slow/buggy for me on Macos but it crashes constantly

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by jszymborski » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:08 PM UTC

Wow, these features really fix a lot of pain points with the UI. At this pace, I won't be surprised if I can drop Affinity Designer from my Windows partition sometime soon!

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by xyproto » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:09 PM UTC

uneekname wrote: post #18

42e6e8c8-f7b8-4 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are the alternatives to Gimp that you like?

Not OP but I have been loving Krita. More intuitive interface with many of the same features.

Krita is nice, but not as mature as GIMP, and it can be a bit crashy.

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by moffkalast » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:15 PM UTC

42e6e8c8-f7b8-4 wrote: post #17

sokoloff wrote: post #10

Inkscape is one of those programs that I have a love/hate relationship with. I’m not a heavy user; when I use it, I’m coming at as a novice, usually with a specific task in mind and I find that I might as well have Inkscape open on half the screen and Google open on the other half as I have to search for how to do anything. Once I find it, it works fine, but the UI seems the exact opposite of approachable for me. (It…

What are the alternatives to Gimp that you like?

For simple stuff there's Pinta, for complex stuff Krita.

On windows there's also Paint.NET which is Pinta on steroids.

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by uneekname » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:16 PM UTC

xyproto wrote: post #24

uneekname wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not OP but I have been loving Krita. More intuitive interface with many of the same features.

Krita is nice, but not as mature as GIMP, and it can be a bit crashy.

FWIW, I can't recall Krita ever crashing on me this past year. I do agree it's a younger/less mature project though.

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by uneekname » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:17 PM UTC

fartcannon wrote: post #20

uneekname wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not OP but I have been loving Krita. More intuitive interface with many of the same features.

Krita is good. I like that there are so many eraser buttons. Also works great on android.

I should give it a try on Android again. I tried loading it up on my phone once and wasn't able to access some of the menus. I'm sure it's better-suited for a tablet

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by moffkalast » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:18 PM UTC

Any open source alternative to Adobe's paywalled hegemony is a win in my book.

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by whimsicalism » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:19 PM UTC

nkozyra wrote: post #22

thamer wrote: post #15

I loved using Inkscape when I was running Linux, but since switching to a Mac it’s one of the programs I found to be running a lot worse on that platform compared to what I remembered. I get that it’s a GTK application so not running with native UI components, but is there something that can be configured or installed to make it more responsive? Just opening Inkscape with a blank document and resizing the window is i…

Good to hear. Current version isn't slow/buggy for me on Macos but it crashes constantly

I would call that buggy

Re: Inkscape 1.2

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Post by carreau » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 5:24 PM UTC

thamer wrote: post #15

I loved using Inkscape when I was running Linux, but since switching to a Mac it’s one of the programs I found to be running a lot worse on that platform compared to what I remembered. I get that it’s a GTK application so not running with native UI components, but is there something that can be configured or installed to make it more responsive? Just opening Inkscape with a blank document and resizing the window is i…

Seeing your edit: Then please consider dropping a kind word to the dev: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/7050