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Gimp 2.0 Pre 2 Released
Paul Kucher writes "A second preview of GIMP 2.0 has been released. From gimp.org:
"Lots of bugs have been fixed since the last release and you are encouraged to try the new pre-release. It is now available from ftp.gimp.org or from one of the mirrors. Plug-in authors, please consider to port your GIMP plug-in to the 2.0 API. Now is a good time to do that." I have posted some screenshots here."
Maybe it is a (bad) design decision, or perhaps it is related to this: Adobe Sues Over Tabbed Widgets
I agree, this should be an _option_ for people who like this kind of application interface.
It makes sense for simple image editing requrements (a few pictures and menu's open).
I also dislike having those GIMP pop-up menus float around/dissapear/etc.
This is a MUCH reqeusted & debated feature, which simple should have been an option long ago IMHO.
Lets hope someone will set this up for the next release.
Thanks to the developers og The GIMP. Its a great free software bitmap graphics tool.
John Kesta
I can see what you're getting at, but I usually switch from one app to another using keyboard shortcuts rather than hunting and clicking with the mouse. For me, the removal of the master window doesn't buy any benefits, but actually incurs a small penalty.
Making it an option would definitely be nice. Different strokes and all that.
I have been pwned because my
Not really, in all cases where I have been forced to utilize an MDI based application in a multi-monitor setup I ended up wishing I had been working with seperate disconnected windows instead.
It's all personal preference I guess but I don't believe that the concept of MDI was developed with the thought of utilization across mutliple displays.
The GIMP just keeps getting better and better. I think this is great for open source, and for the thousands of people who need a really good graphics tool but don't want to chuck out the money for Photoshop.
But to head all the photoshop comparisons off at the pass...Don't assume that most people who already use photoshop even care. They've got a time and education investment. Their tool is literally 100% supported in their profession. It does almost everything they need, and has near perfect interoperability with other industry tools. You are hired based on how well you know photoshop.
I haven't done any graphic design since college, but I still know all the people I went to school with. Not a single one has the slightest professional interest in a new tool. Before anyone takes this as a troll, I'll say that the number of people I know who AREN'T paid professionals far exceed the ones who are, and every one of them was interested in a free photoshop-like tool.
I'm slightly worried about people labelling this as flamebait, but its fairly frustrating when you look around and see people talking about how its just a matter of time before GIMP swats photoshop out of the air. To me, thats kind of akin to saying that gravity is going to reverse itself tomorrow--simply too much has to change overnight for me to buy that.
(as a side note, does anyone use GIMP with a Wacom pad in Xfree86? Do all the basic tools and plugins take advantage of tilt and pressure? I can't find any user experiences with this on the net, and I'd like to know before I recompile X for pad support, and actually dig the thing out of the attic.)
Fact 1) I've been using Photoshop since version 3, or for about eight years. It took at least five years for me to consider myself a 'master' of it, and yet I still learn tricks from people. So, I love Photoshop. It's really a rock.
Fact 2) I used Gimp a couple of years ago, and hated it.
Now forward to the present day.. these screenshots look EXCELLENT. Finally it looks like we're going places. The open source thing is paying off, and I can see some regular designers using this stuff in a year or two. Unrelated to geeks, but related to designers, Linux in these screenshots is actually beginning to look pretty sharp! I mean, this is no Mac OS X yet, or not even a Photoshop, but it's GETTING THERE.
What I don't get is why GNOME is so wasteful on toolbars. Why can't the menu for Gimp be on that top bar, where it says 'Actions'? Since all the tasks are on the bottom bar, it appears the top bar is kinda useless. Anyone?