Not meaning to stray offtopic, but why do people still use the dollar sign for the S in abbreviating Microsoft, especially on Slashdot? I mean, I understand the reason for the usage, but peppering one's posts with "1337" letter replacements looks completely asinine at this point.
That's partly because they no longer cost $100 apiece, says Tomi Davies, a Nigerian-born technology entrepreneur who helped Mr. Negroponte set up talks with Nigerian officials.
The higher price also has made the laptop vulnerable to competition from sellers of more traditional, Windows-based machines. For many education ministries, "it's a no-brainer you go with Microsoft," says Mr. Davies.
Competition may be great, but I can't help but think a total nonprofit looking to help children, facing multi-billion-dollar corporations looking to help themselves under the guise of helping children, doesn't really sound like competition in the spirit most Slashdotters bandy about.
Man, now I wonder how many of the Mac designers I went to school with went through this kind of grief. I feel perversely pleased about using PS on a Windows machine now, that's a bizarre and scary feeling. I have to admit, I've continually upgraded without a hiccup, moving over settings and presets each time. At this point to me it's just part of the process and I've got it relatively streamlined. It also doesn't sound like it's just Adobe causing your frustration.
I wouldn't say I'm "talking up" CS3, merely saying that it does have its advantages, and even addresses issues you brought up (like tablet/brush settings). I've no shortage of installed old versions of programs myself - Painter varies wildly from 7 - X, and different versions of Max and Maya are used everywhere - but I'm also not opposed to using newer versions purely because of marginal performance issues and setup time. Bigger, better, faster hardware really should mean much faster performance, but it almost never works out that way in real-world usage no matter what program you look at.:)
As for added features, not using a feature that isn't even available in 5.5 doesn't mean it wouldn't be of use to you if available by way of CS3; I can't list off everything that's been implemented since 5.5, but it's quite a bit and I'm certain there'd be something useful in there, either from CS3 or from a previous version after 5.5. Something a new version of an app can bring is an opportunity to survey and tweak one's workflow, to which I appreciate some of Photoshop's changes over the years. Even if the app's a hair slower in loading than its predecessors, it may offer something new to make up for that performance loss, something true for my upgrade from CS to CS3. It's not all about the app taking n seconds to load, especially if it's left open for long periods and/or multiple images.
But in all honesty, if speed and preserving your settings are all that matter to you, do you really have a decision to make? If changing would bother you this much, it's not really a choice there, stick with 10.4 and Classic so nothing changes for you.:)
Maya's "marking menus" and the "Hotbox" do pretty much that, and they're fantastic (3DS Max has the same kind of feature). A [Modifier key] + [click] and a context menu pops up under the cursor. Customizable, flexible, and separated into a North/East/South/West configuration for each menu so there's a definite demarcation in menu sections. What's more is that having this in a UI puts the menu options right under the mouse pointer, cutting down that travel time going up to the top or to the right of the screen to make one click.
I use CS3 as a visual artist on Windows, but I don't really go through some of the problems you listed. CS3 loads just as fast as any other version for me (an Athlon X2); maybe a tad slower, but I can't remember Photoshop ever having a Formula 1 startup. I love CS3's implementation of a dock to expand the tool palettes out of, which I find incredibly handy using a Wacom. It's minimal but clear, and cuts 2 clicks down to 1, almost always a good thing for interface design (unless you have all your palettes shortcutted, in which case the whole point's moot). I miss it when hopping back to CS1. And the Quick Selection Tool? Holy cow, I wish Adobe'd made that tool a long time ago, it's like Magnetic Lasso on steroids.
Top bar: It's tearable like any other palette, albeit still a long skinny bar. When I'm painting, I maximize my canvas, hit the Tab key and toggle everything hidden save the main menu bar - palettes and tools I regularly need to access are on shortcut keys or the button strip on my Wacom. Tons of space with which to work. It may not be winner of the Insanely Amazing Wonderful Interface Design Contest 2008, but I'd say this default functionality in Photoshop is a more than adequate "workaround". If it's an exceptionally large image, setting up a second monitor for very large pieces lets me open every palette I think I'll need on a whole separate work area from the image. I think that part's even easier on a Mac!
Tablet settings: I was regularly annoyed by CS resetting my brush opacity and/or texture by clicking on a new brush. CS3 on Windows fixes this, carrying over brush settings in the Brushes palette from one brush to another. Also, brush presets are a dear friend to me, as are the square brackets for scaling brush size up and down.
As for keyboard shortcuts... isn't it a bit silly to mention that when you can customize just about every command and action with a shortcut to your liking? Just take a little bit of time and set things up the way you like - I did. I would assume many regular PS users customize their shortcuts regardless of how intuitive they are, so I don't think it's entirely a fair complaint on Photoshop. I can't make other comparisons, and there are screwy interface decisions in Photoshop, but I wanted to offer a different opinion on those two points, especially the brush settings one. It's been fixed, so you might want to look into CS3.:)
Ummm...not to rain on your fiery speech, but you might wanna check that you're looking at the right driver page. That link's for older Radeons like the R500/Radeon X1k, version 8.40.4. Not the R600/RadeonHD 2000 series, which is using 8.41.7.:)
It's still not 8.42 like the Phoronix article's talking about, but if you want the drivers that bad it might help to bookmark the corresponding chipset page. Here's the right link (it's got a little "hd" in the URL) which is where it would show up; 8.41's still up there at the moment:
As hard as your reply was to read, I think I understood it. But I'm still wondering what you mean by lies - does this mean that from your perspective, Dell's just making areas of their site for kicks? Not to say that's the source of the parent's pre-installed Ubuntu box, but how many times does one need to ask a major OEM to get a Linux system?
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Why is the OP modded for trolling? It seems that everywhere I look, broadband prices in the US are inflated compared to Europe. Is it really a surprise that AOL and Virgin are on the high end of the price range in his link? If there's really a reason for the difference, I'd like to know.
Perhaps power could be drawn from the auxiliary systems while disabling the rematerialization subroutines with connecting the phase inducers to the emitter array and locking the pattern buffers into a diagnostic cycle! Maybe it can get around the degradation in the pattern buffers!
...don't be surprised if it takes more effort to achieve the same thing as the other students with different tools. You will need a different approach and method.
Uniformity of style and composition in art classes is rarely desirable. Sometimes the easiest way to differentiate your work is by using different (even cheaper) paints, brushes, and other materials.
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Not meaning to stray offtopic, but why do people still use the dollar sign for the S in abbreviating Microsoft, especially on Slashdot? I mean, I understand the reason for the usage, but peppering one's posts with "1337" letter replacements looks completely asinine at this point.
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The narrator almost sounds like Kevin Murphy. I was so hoping for some commentary!
Or simply because it's Windows:
That's partly because they no longer cost $100 apiece, says Tomi Davies, a Nigerian-born technology entrepreneur who helped Mr. Negroponte set up talks with Nigerian officials.
The higher price also has made the laptop vulnerable to competition from sellers of more traditional, Windows-based machines. For many education ministries, "it's a no-brainer you go with Microsoft," says Mr. Davies.
Competition may be great, but I can't help but think a total nonprofit looking to help children, facing multi-billion-dollar corporations looking to help themselves under the guise of helping children, doesn't really sound like competition in the spirit most Slashdotters bandy about.
You must be ne- damn you and your low ID!
Man, now I wonder how many of the Mac designers I went to school with went through this kind of grief. I feel perversely pleased about using PS on a Windows machine now, that's a bizarre and scary feeling. I have to admit, I've continually upgraded without a hiccup, moving over settings and presets each time. At this point to me it's just part of the process and I've got it relatively streamlined. It also doesn't sound like it's just Adobe causing your frustration.
I wouldn't say I'm "talking up" CS3, merely saying that it does have its advantages, and even addresses issues you brought up (like tablet/brush settings). I've no shortage of installed old versions of programs myself - Painter varies wildly from 7 - X, and different versions of Max and Maya are used everywhere - but I'm also not opposed to using newer versions purely because of marginal performance issues and setup time. Bigger, better, faster hardware really should mean much faster performance, but it almost never works out that way in real-world usage no matter what program you look at. :)
As for added features, not using a feature that isn't even available in 5.5 doesn't mean it wouldn't be of use to you if available by way of CS3; I can't list off everything that's been implemented since 5.5, but it's quite a bit and I'm certain there'd be something useful in there, either from CS3 or from a previous version after 5.5. Something a new version of an app can bring is an opportunity to survey and tweak one's workflow, to which I appreciate some of Photoshop's changes over the years. Even if the app's a hair slower in loading than its predecessors, it may offer something new to make up for that performance loss, something true for my upgrade from CS to CS3. It's not all about the app taking n seconds to load, especially if it's left open for long periods and/or multiple images.
But in all honesty, if speed and preserving your settings are all that matter to you, do you really have a decision to make? If changing would bother you this much, it's not really a choice there, stick with 10.4 and Classic so nothing changes for you. :)
Maya's "marking menus" and the "Hotbox" do pretty much that, and they're fantastic (3DS Max has the same kind of feature). A [Modifier key] + [click] and a context menu pops up under the cursor. Customizable, flexible, and separated into a North/East/South/West configuration for each menu so there's a definite demarcation in menu sections. What's more is that having this in a UI puts the menu options right under the mouse pointer, cutting down that travel time going up to the top or to the right of the screen to make one click.
I use CS3 as a visual artist on Windows, but I don't really go through some of the problems you listed. CS3 loads just as fast as any other version for me (an Athlon X2); maybe a tad slower, but I can't remember Photoshop ever having a Formula 1 startup. I love CS3's implementation of a dock to expand the tool palettes out of, which I find incredibly handy using a Wacom. It's minimal but clear, and cuts 2 clicks down to 1, almost always a good thing for interface design (unless you have all your palettes shortcutted, in which case the whole point's moot). I miss it when hopping back to CS1. And the Quick Selection Tool? Holy cow, I wish Adobe'd made that tool a long time ago, it's like Magnetic Lasso on steroids.
Top bar: It's tearable like any other palette, albeit still a long skinny bar. When I'm painting, I maximize my canvas, hit the Tab key and toggle everything hidden save the main menu bar - palettes and tools I regularly need to access are on shortcut keys or the button strip on my Wacom. Tons of space with which to work. It may not be winner of the Insanely Amazing Wonderful Interface Design Contest 2008, but I'd say this default functionality in Photoshop is a more than adequate "workaround". If it's an exceptionally large image, setting up a second monitor for very large pieces lets me open every palette I think I'll need on a whole separate work area from the image. I think that part's even easier on a Mac!
Tablet settings: I was regularly annoyed by CS resetting my brush opacity and/or texture by clicking on a new brush. CS3 on Windows fixes this, carrying over brush settings in the Brushes palette from one brush to another. Also, brush presets are a dear friend to me, as are the square brackets for scaling brush size up and down.
As for keyboard shortcuts... isn't it a bit silly to mention that when you can customize just about every command and action with a shortcut to your liking? Just take a little bit of time and set things up the way you like - I did. I would assume many regular PS users customize their shortcuts regardless of how intuitive they are, so I don't think it's entirely a fair complaint on Photoshop. I can't make other comparisons, and there are screwy interface decisions in Photoshop, but I wanted to offer a different opinion on those two points, especially the brush settings one. It's been fixed, so you might want to look into CS3. :)
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Ummm...not to rain on your fiery speech, but you might wanna check that you're looking at the right driver page. That link's for older Radeons like the R500/Radeon X1k, version 8.40.4. Not the R600/RadeonHD 2000 series, which is using 8.41.7. :)
It's still not 8.42 like the Phoronix article's talking about, but if you want the drivers that bad it might help to bookmark the corresponding chipset page. Here's the right link (it's got a little "hd" in the URL) which is where it would show up; 8.41's still up there at the moment:
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeonhd.html
A real distro signing with Microsoft, or Red Hat and Debian becoming one?
LoL. You should put lies in the end of message.
As hard as your reply was to read, I think I understood it. But I'm still wondering what you mean by lies - does this mean that from your perspective, Dell's just making areas of their site for kicks? Not to say that's the source of the parent's pre-installed Ubuntu box, but how many times does one need to ask a major OEM to get a Linux system?Will the electronic tongue that can taste be programmed with Lisp?
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...and 1000s of Deaths Expected in Hati from Cat5 Hurricane. In Soviet Haiti, Internet kills you!Why is the OP modded for trolling? It seems that everywhere I look, broadband prices in the US are inflated compared to Europe. Is it really a surprise that AOL and Virgin are on the high end of the price range in his link? If there's really a reason for the difference, I'd like to know.
Perhaps power could be drawn from the auxiliary systems while disabling the rematerialization subroutines with connecting the phase inducers to the emitter array and locking the pattern buffers into a diagnostic cycle! Maybe it can get around the degradation in the pattern buffers!
Nope, just communists.
...don't be surprised if it takes more effort to achieve the same thing as the other students with different tools. You will need a different approach and method.Uniformity of style and composition in art classes is rarely desirable. Sometimes the easiest way to differentiate your work is by using different (even cheaper) paints, brushes, and other materials.