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GIMP 2.8 Will Sport a Redesigned UI

Posted by kdawson on from the rethinking-it dept.

ceswiedler writes "Ars Technica's Ryan Paul previews the upcoming release of the GIMP. It will include a single-window mode where the user can dock toolbar windows and switch between images via tabs. There are other improvements as well, including docking support in multi-window mode and improvements to the text tool." To get this early preview, Paul compiled version 2.7.1 from the active development branch, along with its dependencies.

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  1. "... Two Steps Back" by onetruedabe · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Are they still committed to breaking one of Gimp's best features: "Intelligent Save" ? (Inferring file type based on extension)

    Splitting "File > Export" and "File > Save" is counter-intuitive; it's not DWIMish, and I guarantee more people will be frustrated that the Save dialog box is "broken" when they try to save a JPG and end up with an XCF file instead. "File > Export" reeks of being Designed By Developers, rather than actually taking user behavior into account.

    (And stealing the keystroke for "Fit In Window" is just adding insult to injury...)