-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >I will use control-e, but thinking it through, the problem isn't the >tool, it is the "here's everything right now" interface, which changes >with every version. Gratuitously changing icons and placement may be >flashy and give the appearance of progress, but it is a nuisance to >relearn, when there are so many other new things to learn instead.
This is a very common complaint that I've heard about the GIMP. I, personally, have just never been aesthetically inclined enough to be able to create much with it, or do much more than cutting and pasting a simple collage, but I've heard this from people who are 'Shooop da woop' masters. There also seems to be a bit of an issue with the fact that the development curve on there seems to stifle a lot of developers; if anybody is interested I can get more info from the guy that I was speaking with this about, as I don't recall it off the top of my head exactly. >It should be possible to create a "gimp personalizer" front end, >allowing users to build their own collection of buttons, separate >from the powerful engine under the hood. Custom buttons might >call tools like ImageMagick, browsers to test rendering, and >other custom code, or even offsite processing as needed. That way, >new versions of GIMP can plug into the back of a familiar tool. Absolutely. With the interface horrors that I've heard of so frequently (which are kind of alien to me-- working UX is something I simply can't do-- I often joke about just learning to dress myself without clashing badly around age 35). >More than should be possible, it's been done. >http://www.gimpshop.com/ Now that is some fine news. I'll pass that on a bit; thank you for sharing that valuable tidbit. >Yes, the 5 foot tall Craftsman 60 drawer rolling toolbox is just >the thing for an auto shop, but difficult to lug out to a job site. >Making the toolbox 7 feet tall doesn't help, unless there is a >better way to keep track of the tools. That's a pretty damn fine way to put it, I believe. -Damon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJUwmvcAAoJECqJ6HQbyBt4rZsP/jszmnd7FRSm2VVOVn5pWU1c QfVbVjhhFEu4jevw/eVPOqWA8eRHpcXc7/i6S8WtNIVeSL+e4j4H9ubuHpJNpxeU JDnmPjIp7oNUQl/7ipUVqEe+5THaMfamcoU3qdOJdDipvnhmE9nroIodmNtQkX/T 3L85CTgQr/J1GvQCyZyChJBWix4NTVlfAgeb7NTOtcncz9uXGTJqy5AXreo/0/JA WqzxowuiXQwkNJCTKgrGbkH10rf6xVph7JufarYzgY0tneoC6RGd9eg8Rqx1EjgP gumMjo6S288irseFVlKncPEcMcLOtQjxr5hyxuY8C+/Z5XUa1ug6a29FJq1pHOtf IzNcsCXJ/VV3zsNZvo2VOQ1OuWUjPd4Nrvc2DUbpO4aFckn1/zhYG8WvYGma0vFR ILY7acxqiF8+s/DzSFarIEitvFEqOOCE1WhXGAfczbvCw+s/s0275pETrCF8BObC 2ktUwFOGYraESSEtcFmigIhNXUTzeu/d6KQUeZUHdChCEbjcnvtewZVT3MJZdHOi dHx2sUExN+AwiUYNvSKg9bQqJcgfAdhzILFdpGE5drgfcbyMPx2bDdSR0OA4c8xg IKHaqNojQmAioFevChxu79TmlLJrmh/RIVdarwcLBk+KbfIcbviUJZCEFCnUSE0V 8sHD80w4XAJodJTKGZdk =+2PQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
