GIMP is Now a Self-Contained Native App for Mac OS X

Post by tuananh » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 4:05 AM UTC

nspragmatic wrote: post #104

tuananh wrote: post #97

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Cmd W closes the document without quitting TextEdit. just tested on lion. Mac is document-based instead of application-based so closing document doesn't quit the app. it only does if multiple documents doesn't make sense to the application like System Preferences.

You're doing it wrong. This is the HIG quote from above: > "In general, quit when users close the last open window in your app. [...] If users close the last remaining document window in a document-based app and switch to another app, it’s appropriate to quit the app" (emphasis added). In TextEdit, close the last document and then _switch to another app_. You're missing the last step.

Post by grannyg00se » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 4:22 AM UTC

wtallis wrote: post #7

So, is this an app that bundles it's own X11, or is it using a Quartz/Cocoa backend for GTK? EDIT: I downloaded it, and the app bundle doesn't seem to have an X11, so that's nice. However, upon firing it up, it throws up a splash screen in front of all other applications. Who still thinks that's acceptable behavior on a multitasking operating system? Also, the app quits when the last window is closed, which isn't how…

Post by mbreese » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 4:47 AM UTC

tuananh wrote: post #111

nspragmatic wrote: post #104

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You're doing it wrong. This is the HIG quote from above: > "In general, quit when users close the last open window in your app. [...] If users close the last remaining document window in a document-based app and switch to another app, it’s appropriate to quit the app" (emphasis added). In TextEdit, close the last document and then _switch to another app_. You're missing the last step.

did it again adding the last step (switching to other app), still there though - Lion 10.7.4

    1) Opened TextEdit
    2) Started a document
    3) Closed document (Cmd-W)
    4) Switched to Chrome
    5) *poof* TextEdit disappeared

Post by akldfgj » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 5:15 AM UTC

needle0 wrote: post #101

nsxwolf wrote: post #87

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That's odd. I don't think I've ever seen this behavior. I just tried it with Pages and the application remained open.

The behavior in question is actually very new, as it became part of the guidelines only starting with 10.7 Lion. As Lion brought forth a whole lot of similar behavioral changes (which often conflict with those of either Windows/Linux or older versions of OS X), very few apps have adapted to the new rules so far.

Post by armored_mammal » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 5:17 AM UTC

Nicole060 wrote: post #84

armored_mammal wrote: post #22

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In general open source creative tools have come a long way - with Scribus, Gimp, Inkscape, Darktable, Ardour, Blender, etc. all being quite functional, I think there is a pretty strong argument for the 'open source creative suite' being more than capable enough for all but the most stringent professionals.

I don't know about the others, because I mainly do photo stuff ( Darktable seems decent though, and it has a been a long time since I've run linux on my desktop computer so I don't know how far it went ), but the GIMP is NOT functional in any way for a professional and a professional who is not willing to spend some dollars to get something that triples his productivity is NOT a professional. The GIMP doesn't even su…