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Salasaga Fills Flash Creation Hole for Linux
Linux.com's Bruce Byfield is reporting that Salasaga, the renamed Flame Project, is attempting to fill the functionality gap of Flash creation for Linux in addition to being a cross-platform tool. While it still lacks the spit-shine of more mature apps, it is going a long way to filling yet another hole in Linux software. "Opening Salasaga, you could easily think you are in a slide show program. Individual slides display on the left, and the current slide appears on the bottom right. On the top right is information about the layers on the current side. Menus are logically laid out across the top of the editing window. From the editing menu, you can set the defaults for new projects, including the default display size of finished projects, the preview width, and the default background color. After adjusting these settings, you proceed logically from the right as you develop a project, progressing from Screenshots for importation through Slide and Layer to Export. This progression is so logical that few viewers should have trouble teaching themselves the basics of the software and producing a test project in less than 20 minutes -- and saving it in native .flame format or exporting it to Flash or SVG formats."
I hate that this comment has been modded down because it shows me that some Linux supporters are just as bad with critique as Windows users. Sure, the comment is a bit harsh, but it isn't off the mark. Linux isn't user friendly. I had to have a friend to install it on my computer because it was too much effort to do it myself (I do not want to spend several hours just because I like an OS). Today, I installed Ubuntu on a friend's computer. The install was all nice and easy (only because the computer didn't have Windows on it) but from there, I needed the help of a person who's basically studying IT. If I hadn't had the help? I probably wouldn't have Ubuntu on my computer nor would it be on my friend's. And what use is an OS that a regular user can't install without incredible amounts of hassle?
Ever try to install Windows alongside an existing OS? Not easy, if it's even possible. But yes, I also hate that the OP's comment was modded down.
The way I see it, it's good that we have a mostly homogeneous OS market. Makes it easy for a lot of people. And right now we have just enough competition from OSX to keep Windows under some pressure. And there is just enough from Linux on the server side to push out good server products from Microsoft. I see no need for desktop linux.
States that there but suffice it non-Fucking-existant. practical purposes, locating #GNAA,