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A First Look At The GIMP 2.0
An anonymous reader writes "Brice Burgess has given everyone a good peek at what's coming in 2.0 for the GIMP in his review over on NewsForge. Don't like the old UI? It's gone. All new. There have also been megawumpus improvements in the text tool. Brice says he sees some room for improvement still, but overall he is "very impressed."" (Slashdot and NewsForge are both part of OSDN.) The new text tools are a big step up, though the interface as a whole remains a love-it-or-hate-it thing.
And still at the same low price! How do they do that?
The Spoon
Updated 6/28/2011
"Bring out the gimp..."
"But the gimp's prelease."
Well I guess you're just gonna have to go CVS him now won't you."
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i'm sure some Gimp diehards will start complaining the change of GUI, and how 'difficult' it is to get used to the new GUI :)
Are any of these features NOT copied from PhotoShop?
:).
I believe they were unable to copy the pricetag.
I've been using 2.0pre for awhile and I really like it. Has some firework-esq features and it was really easy to make up graphics for my website
I was just today commenting on how every application would be improved by using Microsoft Office style non-buttons in its interface.
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"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
Wake when there are gigawumpus improvements.
(Did I use that properly? Should I be ashamed?)
The graphic design department at my company (7000 artists) is already planning on dumping Photoshop for GIMP 2. We're going to sell our licenses to local schools and use the proceeds to buy coke and heroin. This is the best news I've heard all year!
pooptruck
Why show the whole desktop (complete with terminal windows and task bars) that is 66% dead space when showing off one app that isn't a task bar or a terminal window?
Unfortunately, they couldn't figure out how to use the new selection tools.
"There has also been megawumpus improvements int the text tool."
;)
But apparently not megawumpus improvements in spelling/typing
A toolbar button to download the next upcoming Fark Photoshop contest.
Ha! on this screenshot, I notice that they have the all imporant toilet paper template... a must have. :)
If my enemy's enemy is my friend, what happens if my enemy is his own worst enemy?
The new GUI combines the best of both worlds: You can put whatever you like in a single window and you can use as many windows (on as many different screens) as you want.
I'd say Gimp 2.0 is put clearly ahead of Photoshop.
Us Mac owners only have one mouse button, you insensitive clod!
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
Wumpus: Big, heavy, VERY stinky (smells 2 rooms away), slow (rarely moves), thick-skinned (needs several arrow hits, doesn't care about bats), ravenous (eats you as soon as you enter his room) and rather stupid (moves randomly).
So, the improvements aren't really welcome, right?
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Never heard of it.
;)
It is related to GIMP or some other project.
Or am I actually going to have to get off my duff and start googling?
Of course, no professional photoshopper's ever use multiple monitors! Sheesh.
---- Den ene knappen er powerknapp, den andre er Bender voice knapp "Bite My Shiny Metal Ass"
Yeah. And it's hard to draw a cat in, too. That's Gimp's fault. And the blue I pick is never the right one to match my bathroom. The Gimp stinks.
Why won't they support us guys who don't want to learn how to use the program? We matter!
How do I draw a Line, Circle or Square?
This is a fundamental problem with Gimp that keeps it out of the hands of the main stream people. The Menu options are not simple enough for a stupid user (e.g. ME) to Open Gimp and edit an image quickly. I have to know that in order to draw a line, you select a brush and hold shift and click or some crap like that, which not only am I not going to remember, but I'm simply not going to use it!!
The Gimp is one of the legacy OSS projects that has been around for so long, but has still not understood what it takes to bring it main stream. A more intuitive interface for stupid users, an MDI layout that doesn't confuse users (e.g. ME) and most importantly, allow the user to draw a line without having to alt-shift-control-wipe-your-ass-click action.
But most Win32 users don't have virtual desktops.
Sure they do!
And the l33t shall inherit the 34r7h.
Finally a way to get anna nicole smith back to the normal proportion!
When I tried to introduce my wife (graphic designer/QuarkXPress/Photoshop/Illustator ninja) to The Gimp 1.2, the first thing that happened was this:
Where's the shape drawing tool?
Yup, sounds like a photoshop user. Using the wrong tool for the wrong job.
You want a shape drawing tool, use Sodipodi.