The new GIMP comming out is going to be single window, not all broken up like it use to be. -- Trevor
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Jesus Noland <[email protected]> wrote: > Just looked at some screenshots, not to bad, I will have to try it out. > > > Clowkun aka Mr. Noland > > > --- On *Fri, 9/25/09, Chris Louden <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Chris Louden <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] Photoshop alternative > To: "SoCal LUG Users List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, September 25, 2009, 9:56 AM > > > Thats why someone made GimpShop, which is GIMP with the Photoshop layout. > -Chris > > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Jesus Noland > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > I don't have an alternate solution but I will say after using Photoshop > for a time and moving over to GIMP, its not easy. The way they designed > their navigation for simple things such as moving different layers, adding > effects, or just simply adding text add to some frustrating times as you try > and get used to GIMP. So if you really are ready to use GIMP try picking up > a good book or looking at some video tutorials online to just learn the UI. > Personally GIMP can match Photoshop in a lot of features that a web > developer might need in editing/creating pictures but I still prefer > Photoshop over GIMP because of the UI. > > > > > > Clowkun aka Mr. Noland > > > > > > --- On Thu, 9/24/09, Chris Penn > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > From: Chris Penn > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] Photoshop alternative > > To: "SoCal LUG Users List" > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 11:35 PM > > > > I agree with Chris, Gimp is the best alternative to photoshop, and > > you can run it on several platforms. I actually prefer Gimp over > > photoshop. There is no real alternative to Illustrator yet, however > > inkscape is the closest FOSS choice. There are some alternative > > vector graphics apps that cost money, but i have never tried them. > > > > A second option is running Photoshop and illustrator in wine or > > CrossOver Linux (http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxlinux/). I > > have setup photoshop and Illustrator successfully with wine and > > crossover in the past. CrossOver is a bit easier to use. The > > downside of using wine or CrossOver is that the newest versions of > > windows apps will sometimes not work depending how long the community > > has had to work the bugs out. > > > > Chris... > > > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Chris Thomas > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > Are you sure you need "the power of Photoshop"? Most people don't need > all the stuff in Photoshop. GIMP is the best known open source program that > competes against Photoshop. If on the windows side ( maybe Linux if it runs > using mono), check out Paint.NET. > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > On Sep 24, 2009, at 7:13 PM, Paul Saenz > > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > > > I know that there are many alternative Open Source apps for Photoshop, > but unless someone actually has experience with those alternatives, there > would be no way of knowing which one is most powerful. I am wondering if > anyone on the list has experience with any Open Source apps that would do > the same thing as Photoshop basically. My question is: Which apps are the > most powerful, which are best designed for web app, and which are most > similar to Photoshop? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > > be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > > -Roger Penrose > > _______________________________________________ > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
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