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The GIMP Now Has a Working Single-Window Mode

Posted by timothy on from the how-long-were-the-contractions dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Phoronix is reporting that The GIMP now has a working single-window mode, a long desired feature by the open-source graphics community to be more competitive with Adobe Photoshop. There's also a number of other user highlights in the new GIMP 2.7.3 release. The GPLv3 graphics software can be downloaded at GIMP.org."

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  1. That's development release by Pecisk · · Score: 5, Informative

    Use it with care, as it is development release with rather large rewrites and therefore not suitable for production use. For this release I honestly don't care about single window mode as I'm not Windows drone - GEGL improvements and usage, new text entry mode, and lot of other small improvements interests me more.

    Official release in fall/spring (as far as I understood).

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  2. Re:Don't they do this every couple of years? by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And the photoshop people still don't switch, because it doesn't have their favourite plugin.

    Why does it have to be about switching?

    As an experienced Photoshop user let me give you a little tip: Instead of trying get Photoshop users to switch, why not tantalize them with how it can be an additional tool in their toolbox?

    Let's say, for example, that GIMP has an extra awesome macro-recording/playback capability that makes Photoshop look like a toy in comparison. (I don't know if this is the case or not so please forgive my ignorance.) If you were to say to me: "You can record a macro in GIMP, then apply this sophisticated set of rules to it that PS doesn't have, and easily set it up to run on all the files in a folder", then I'd go and try it out!

    Take out the switching talk and you'll gain a lot more interest. Otherwise you're fighting this huge uphill battle where you have to take into account way too many things that are of importance. Then you'll sit there thinking Photoshop users are mindless fans that lack your vision when in reality you just haven't addressed their needs.

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  3. Re:Screenshot? by whoop · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone here would just say it was photoshopped.

  4. Re:Don't they do this every couple of years? by bonch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Right, people wanting a single-window interface are just a tiny niche of users. No, wait, they're practically every graphic artist ever.

    But sure, go ahead and keep things "the way GIMP users use it." All three of them.