and a more intuitive workflow, a lot less of this book would really be necessary and GIMP might actually find some greater acceptance.
As goofy as the Adobe GUI is, Photoshop is the poop, pure and simple, and all other image appas are compared to it. Painter, for example is slower and clumsier, but it has awesome brushes, MS Paint is its own hobbled ugliness but has its uses, GIMP is ugly and retarded, but it's free and it works, etc. The day Adobe puts CS on Linux is the day GIMP gets a stake driven throu
I think I just had an orgasm. That would be the greatest system seller since Steve Jobs realized he could charge 50% more for a computer if he painted it orange and rounded some corners on the case.
I agree - but of course stating the obvious and coming up with a great idea gets modded flamebait... Mustn't ruffle the feathers of the true believers...
Actually, that *is* constructive criticism. Gimp's awful GUI and generally "ugly" look are two of the big things holding it back from mainstream appeal. Mainstream users expect their programs to have a basic "professional" appearance. Too many OSS programmers neglect to even consider this, to the detriment of what may actually be a decent underlying program.
I think "ugly" may be a fair, if underspecified complaint.
"Retarded" is on the other side of unspecific.
As a matter of fact, disagreement with the GUI is a central criticism, so hand-wavy complaint here is particularly counterproductive and annoying. "Awful" doesn't advance the dialog, either.
Note that "it's uncomfortably different from what I'm familiar with" is a valid complaint.
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As goofy as the Adobe GUI is, Photoshop is the poop, pure and simple, and all other image appas are compared to it. Painter, for example is slower and clumsier, but it has awesome brushes, MS Paint is its own hobbled ugliness but has its uses, GIMP is ugly and retarded, but it's free and it works, etc. The day Adobe puts CS on Linux is the day GIMP gets a stake driven throu
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Linux boxen with CS locked on and pre-installed.
I think I just had an orgasm. That would be the greatest system seller since Steve Jobs realized he could charge 50% more for a computer if he painted it orange and rounded some corners on the case.
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GIMP is ugly and retarded
Stuff like that is considered flamebait. Can't you think of anything intelligent and constructive to criticize it on?
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I think "ugly" may be a fair, if underspecified complaint.
"Retarded" is on the other side of unspecific.
As a matter of fact, disagreement with the GUI is a central criticism, so hand-wavy complaint here is particularly counterproductive and annoying. "Awful" doesn't advance the dialog, either.
Note that "it's uncomfortably different from what I'm familiar with" is a valid complaint.