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Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by chiffre01 »

I've never understood GIMP's approach to copy paste either. They've made a decision that copy and paste must require as many un-intuitive steps as possible.

Most graphics programs let you select a region, copy it and then move the copy around to where you want it, the end. You can usually paste into new layer if needed.

But not in GIMP for some reason you have to copy something and 'anchor it' or convert it to a new layer before you ever see it.

This kind of thing just makes me use other software.

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by croes »

jrm4 wrote: post #40

I'll continue to say it; this software does not get taken seriously in a useful way to lots of people until it changes the silly name. And to summarize and perhaps avert other discussion; it's not so much about being "non-offensive" as it is simply about being professional.

Who takes people seriously who judge something by its name instead if it’s functions?

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

#43

Post by hiccuphippo »

account42 wrote: post #26
nticompass wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's actually what I thought this submission was. Didn't remember what it was called, so I didn't realize PhotoGIMP wasn't GIMPshop.

It's funny that both of these kept GIMP in the name when the name itself has spawend a different fork.

I remember one renamed Glimpse but it seems they stopped working on it long ago: https://github.com/azubieta/Glimpse

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by cspeterson »

neuralkoi wrote: post #21

GIMP gets the work done. I've never had an issue I couldn't address with its tools, but it's clear the UI was crafted by coders. I'm glad for this approach.

And I'm glad to see such a simple approach to making it usable. Not a fork creating whole new problems to worry about, just reconfiguring the UI and now Bob's your uncle.

Now if GIMP would just stop rewriting the file on each run, making it difficult to keep in revision control....

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by broodbucket »

drzaiusx11 wrote: post #37

How do we get this into mainline GIMP? As a GIMP user since it existed, I can say that the default interface "works" but the ux isn't great. This looks like a marked improvement and would give me something more like Inkscapes UI but for raster images instead of vector...

If they were going to mimic a more Photoshop-like UI by default, they would've done it. GIMPshop was around over two decades ago

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by voidUpdate »

croes wrote: post #42
jrm4 wrote: post #40

I'll continue to say it; this software does not get taken seriously in a useful way to lots of people until it changes the silly name. And to summarize and perhaps avert other discussion; it's not so much about being "non-offensive" as it is simply about being professional.

Who takes people seriously who judge something by its name instead if it’s functions?

People who work for the judgers, when the judgers pay their salary

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by jrm4 »

croes wrote: post #42
jrm4 wrote: post #40

I'll continue to say it; this software does not get taken seriously in a useful way to lots of people until it changes the silly name. And to summarize and perhaps avert other discussion; it's not so much about being "non-offensive" as it is simply about being professional.

Who takes people seriously who judge something by its name instead if it’s functions?

The entirety of the capitalist business world, unfortunately.

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by iLoveOncall »

Gimp is shit. It has always been shit and likely will always be shit. The UI is made by Satan himself and it is much closer to Paint than to Photoshop in terms of feature coverage.

There's absolutely no reason to use Gimp when https://www.photopea.com/ exists.

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by Shared404 »

reaperducer wrote: post #31
neuralkoi wrote: post #21

GIMP gets the work done. I've never had an issue I couldn't address with its tools, but it's clear the UI was crafted by coders. I'm glad for this approach.

I completely agree. Every few years I give GIMP a shot, and every time I give up because it's completely inscrutable. Adobe is evil, and Pixelmator lacks features, but at least you can figure out how to use them in short order.

Check out Krita, it's a much easier lift for someone used to photoshop ime.

At least, if you're doing digital art. Not as full featured for editing of photo's.

Re: Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

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Post by IdiotSavage »

ho_schi wrote: post #12

I see usually two options: a) Solution X does it generally better than Y and their solution is *ported*. b) Adapt to solution Y. The end. Most of the time it is b. Because Vim shall not be Emacs. Linux shall not be Windows. And macOS shall not be Windows either. Do you remember that foolish Windows-Themes on Linux? Luckily GNOME has killed custom theming. And Apple also. Custom theming is a horrible mess aside from a…

> Do you remember that foolish Windows-Themes on Linux? Luckily GNOME has killed custom theming.

In what way has GNOME killed theming? There are lots of themes available on [1] and some of the most downloaded ones are consistently imitations of the latest macOS or Windows style.

[1] https://www.gnome-look.org/browse?cat=135&ord=rating

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