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Re: GIMP 3.0 is on the way

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Post by em-bee »

kookamamie wrote: post #20
martin_a wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> How relevant is print these days? Still quite relevant, especially in some areas. Think about packaging and labeling, there's just not really a way around print in these areas. Besides that, digital print is the future. Print also needs to become clever and data-driven, more personalized and tailored to the recipient, but that's hard work. Example: Just last week I received a catalogue with the fall/winter collecti…

I don't think anyone working in print would use Gimp, though?

why is that though? isn't that the bulk of the criticism? bad UX and lack of features needed for print?

Re: GIMP 3.0 is on the way

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Post by Mashimo »

joaomacp wrote: post #22

I use Gimp from time to time, and often get frustrated with its... unique UI. It's nice to see they're hearing feedback and working on it :D A tip for others that feel the same: if you've used Photoshop before and are used to its UI, try the free Photopea website. It's a Photoshop "clone" that works really well in web (I believe it's a solo dev doing it too). It's replaced Gimp for me lately.

Yes, even though I never use photoshop and used Gimp for over 15 years it's a frustrating UI. I dislike it. Non destructive editing is a big upgrade though.

I also use Photopea from time to time. Can recommend.

Re: GIMP 3.0 is on the way

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Post by pjmlp »

kuschkufan wrote: post #27
sirwhinesalot wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GTK4 removed a bunch of APIs for stupid reasons and GIMPs move to 3 started before 4 even existed. Had 4 at least tried to maintain some degree of compatibility then switching from 3 to 4 near the end would have been feasible. But that's not the case. If you aren't Gnome, GTK is not for you.

Guess what the "G" in GTK stands for historically

That was before GNOME took over, as it was supposed to be the answer against KDE and original Qt license.

And here we are, having written articles about Gtkmm to The C/C++ Users Journal, I no longer care and run systems from Microsoft/Apple/Google instead.

Re: GIMP 3.0 is on the way

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Post by verisimi »

soulofmischief wrote: post #15

I started using GIMP around 2003 as a small child, and I remember being hyped for 3.0 and non-destructive editing even back then. I'm in my thirties now. Slow and steady wins the race. Congrats to the GIMP team, can't imagine the catharsis they will experience when 3.0 officially drops.

Indeed, you can't hurry v3.

Re: GIMP 3.0 is on the way

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Post by glimshe »

martin_a wrote: post #29
kookamamie wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think anyone working in print would use Gimp, though?

Naaah... For better or worse we're all set up with our Adobe Creative Clouds...

The Affinity suite - now for $80 due to Black Friday - is a viable competitor to Photoshop for many applications. It's much better than Gimp.

Re: GIMP 3.0 is on the way

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Post by cranberryturkey »

joaomacp wrote: post #22

I use Gimp from time to time, and often get frustrated with its... unique UI. It's nice to see they're hearing feedback and working on it :D A tip for others that feel the same: if you've used Photoshop before and are used to its UI, try the free Photopea website. It's a Photoshop "clone" that works really well in web (I believe it's a solo dev doing it too). It's replaced Gimp for me lately.

Have you tried Krita yet?

Re: GIMP 3.0 is on the way

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Post by GaggiX »

Mashimo wrote: post #32
joaomacp wrote: post #22

I use Gimp from time to time, and often get frustrated with its... unique UI. It's nice to see they're hearing feedback and working on it :D A tip for others that feel the same: if you've used Photoshop before and are used to its UI, try the free Photopea website. It's a Photoshop "clone" that works really well in web (I believe it's a solo dev doing it too). It's replaced Gimp for me lately.

Yes, even though I never use photoshop and used Gimp for over 15 years it's a frustrating UI. I dislike it. Non destructive editing is a big upgrade though. I also use Photopea from time to time. Can recommend.

If only a mad man would make a Photopea/Photoshop clone open source, then everyone (who has the skills) would be able to not only use a decent open source image editor, but one that can be fully customized to your needs.

Re: GIMP 3.0 is on the way

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Post by pessimizer »

rkharsan64 wrote: post #24
lastdong wrote: post #9

Finally updated UI! I really hope it inspires more updates and brings in even more people, just like when Blender revamped their UX a few years back and saw an amazing boost in popularity.

Does this change include any UX improvements? The article only mentions updated visuals and theming. From the discussions I've read, it's the UX of GIMP that holds it back.

It's just Photoshop addicts needing the UI to be identical to Photoshop because when they use GIMP their muscle memory is broken.

To be fair, though, all industry professionals are forced to be Photoshop addicts. But Photoshop's UI is objectively awful; it's the 10,000 hours you spent in it that makes it seem sane. You could have learned Thai in 10,000 hours, too.

The real weaknesses in GIMP have been in its lack of some necessary functionality, especially some that is necessary for print. The great thing about being GPL is that when the stuff is eventually added, you own it forever.

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