I concede that I was incorrect. I was looking in the Select menu, and didn't think to look in the Image menu (why is anyone's guess). And I also concede that having it in the Image menu makes more sense.
I like the GIMP, and I admire the talent and effort that have gone into its development. However, let me give you a concise example of the kind of thing that I think frustrates a lot of people.
1. Open a new window at the default size. 2. Activate the rectangular Select tool and drag a selection on the canvas. 3. Right-click in the canvas, and from the menu choose Select -> To Path. 4. Right-click again, and choose Dialogs -> Paths.
Where's the path that I just created? It's not there.
Another example...
It's not unheard of to want to select a region of the screen with the Select tool, and then crop the image to the selection. No, we can't do that. We *have* to use the crop tool. This means that if we've already selected something, we have to forget that, and re-do it with the crop tool just so we can crop the image.
Overall, I think GIMP could really benefit from a thorough usability assessment. They need to move away from this, "oh they can do it this way," even though it might be twice as tedious as it needs to be, or three times more obscure than it needs to be. Or just plain doesn't work.
I applaud the effort so far...but there is work to be done to iron out some of the UI oddness.
I agree with you - but your assessment unfortunately doesn't apply to most people that aren't in "leadership" positions. You know, the ones we elect from time to time - the ones that are supposed to be directly accountable to their constituency. The ones that seem to perpetuate this pronounced disconnect between what they say, and what they do.
It hasn't been that way for years. Even BBSs had little chat thingies (those that supported more than one line). If not that, the BBS message forums were a place to carry on, as was usenet, and other places like Compuserve's CB Simulator. When they finally get a real job (I'm thinking white collar), they'll find that email is MUCH more pervasive than the other stuff.
I have no doubt that the price will drop....does anyone remember how expensive the first LaserWriter printers were? If I remember, they were more expensive than this $2400 item.
In fact, I've seen state troopers where I live, advocate that the speed limit is not as important as making sure you do not impede the flow of traffic. As you've pointed out, going the speed limit for the sake of going the speed limit can be far more dangerous than keeping up with the general flow of traffic, and that's the basis for their reasoning.
With all the nonsense that Microsoft pulls with its OEMs, one would also have to wonder what qualifies as a "sale". And, just because someone buys a box with Vista installed, doesn't mean that Vista stays installed. How many eventually choose to upgrade back to Windows XP?
I have a friend that could have easily done that with me, but I also wanted to play TF2, so that kind of clinched another orange box sale instead of getting his older games.
I disagree. It seems to me as though you're confusing cunning with intelligence. I'd agree that Bush as the former, but certainly not much of the latter.
If it's unopened, I'd be surprised if there were any objection to its return. There's no rule that says you have to play it in order to be completely turned off by this scheme...it could be something as simple as having read about it in a forum, and deciding that this it's far too invasive for your taste.
I guess the same would be true for the cockroaches in the Whitehouse. One in particular is real strange. I hear it has gray hair and keeps trying to say something intelligible.
I agree. I spent some time messing around with a Korg Trinity (which is old by today's standards), route the sound from the headphone jack to the mic in jack on my computer. I then used Audacity to record it and add a very small amount of processing (fade/fade out). The results, though probably not studio quality, quite a bit better than I expected. Obviously things like live guitar and vocals would present more of a challenge, but for a determined artist, these probably aren't insurmountable.
If you'd take the time to learn the history of your government, you'd have to logically conclude that 9/11 is not well beyond the possibility of an inside job. The real clincher here is that the case could have been decided reasonably one way or the other, but all the evidence was destroyed, confiscated, or simply didn't exist (the crash in Pennsylvania).
Steam (the gaming platform) has a stats page where you can compare your setup to those of other gamers...I was surprised, if not amused, to see that 90% are still running XP. I personally won't touch vista. It's a DRM-infested cesspool.
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I concede that I was incorrect. I was looking in the Select menu, and didn't think to look in the Image menu (why is anyone's guess). And I also concede that having it in the Image menu makes more sense.
I like the GIMP, and I admire the talent and effort that have gone into its development. However, let me give you a concise example of the kind of thing that I think frustrates a lot of people.
1. Open a new window at the default size.
2. Activate the rectangular Select tool and drag a selection on the canvas.
3. Right-click in the canvas, and from the menu choose Select -> To Path.
4. Right-click again, and choose Dialogs -> Paths.
Where's the path that I just created? It's not there.
Another example...
It's not unheard of to want to select a region of the screen with the Select tool, and then crop the image to the selection. No, we can't do that. We *have* to use the crop tool. This means that if we've already selected something, we have to forget that, and re-do it with the crop tool just so we can crop the image.
Overall, I think GIMP could really benefit from a thorough usability assessment. They need to move away from this, "oh they can do it this way," even though it might be twice as tedious as it needs to be, or three times more obscure than it needs to be. Or just plain doesn't work.
I applaud the effort so far...but there is work to be done to iron out some of the UI oddness.
I think there can be a distinction between something that is public and something that is communicated with respect to an intended audience.
I agree with you - but your assessment unfortunately doesn't apply to most people that aren't in "leadership" positions. You know, the ones we elect from time to time - the ones that are supposed to be directly accountable to their constituency. The ones that seem to perpetuate this pronounced disconnect between what they say, and what they do.
...bork bork bork...
It hasn't been that way for years. Even BBSs had little chat thingies (those that supported more than one line). If not that, the BBS message forums were a place to carry on, as was usenet, and other places like Compuserve's CB Simulator. When they finally get a real job (I'm thinking white collar), they'll find that email is MUCH more pervasive than the other stuff.
...is what warrants paying one person $500K per year while handing out substantially less to the OS community to actually produce something of value.
I have no doubt that the price will drop....does anyone remember how expensive the first LaserWriter printers were? If I remember, they were more expensive than this $2400 item.
This is all so stupid...the big players get their drugs wholesale in huge quantities.
In fact, I've seen state troopers where I live, advocate that the speed limit is not as important as making sure you do not impede the flow of traffic. As you've pointed out, going the speed limit for the sake of going the speed limit can be far more dangerous than keeping up with the general flow of traffic, and that's the basis for their reasoning.
With all the nonsense that Microsoft pulls with its OEMs, one would also have to wonder what qualifies as a "sale". And, just because someone buys a box with Vista installed, doesn't mean that Vista stays installed. How many eventually choose to upgrade back to Windows XP?
I have a friend that could have easily done that with me, but I also wanted to play TF2, so that kind of clinched another orange box sale instead of getting his older games.
If it's unopened, why should you care?
You have to be smart to become President.
I disagree. It seems to me as though you're confusing cunning with intelligence. I'd agree that Bush as the former, but certainly not much of the latter.
I was reading "The Joy of C"
A work of fiction, I presume?
If it's unopened, I'd be surprised if there were any objection to its return. There's no rule that says you have to play it in order to be completely turned off by this scheme...it could be something as simple as having read about it in a forum, and deciding that this it's far too invasive for your taste.
lol - that occurred to me right after I submitted the post.
> Complicated Excel documents almost never import 100%
Thank Microsoft for that.
> Complicated Word documents almost never import 100%.
Thank Microsoft for that too.
I guess the same would be true for the cockroaches in the Whitehouse. One in particular is real strange. I hear it has gray hair and keeps trying to say something intelligible.
I agree. I spent some time messing around with a Korg Trinity (which is old by today's standards), route the sound from the headphone jack to the mic in jack on my computer. I then used Audacity to record it and add a very small amount of processing (fade/fade out). The results, though probably not studio quality, quite a bit better than I expected. Obviously things like live guitar and vocals would present more of a challenge, but for a determined artist, these probably aren't insurmountable.
Me too! Damn funny.
Don't you mean, "kiss my hairy BLUE ass"?
lol - that's your best shot?
If you'd take the time to learn the history of your government, you'd have to logically conclude that 9/11 is not well beyond the possibility of an inside job. The real clincher here is that the case could have been decided reasonably one way or the other, but all the evidence was destroyed, confiscated, or simply didn't exist (the crash in Pennsylvania).
Steam (the gaming platform) has a stats page where you can compare your setup to those of other gamers...I was surprised, if not amused, to see that 90% are still running XP. I personally won't touch vista. It's a DRM-infested cesspool.