[LAU] [OT] gimp frustrations

[Shelagh Manton]

On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 13:23 -0500, Bill White wrote:
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> Arnold Krille wrote:
> > After saving to a pixel-based format (and I believe that dave means 
> > pixel-based when he talks about images) that advantage becomes nill. And gimp 
> > afaik uses the same font-engine as inkscape to render text. And yes, inkscape 
> > renders text! To screen and to the exported pixmap/image...
> 
> True.  But Inkscape is a much simpler program.  It does less, so it's not as
> confusing as the Gimp.  If I had mentioned Inkscape that's what I would have
> meant, if I ever spoke in the subjunctive mood, which I would never do.
> 

If you want something that is truly simple you can't go past
kolourpaint. And the colour can be changed easily for text even after
the text is written simply by selecting the text and clicking on the
colour you desire at the bottom of the page. Useful for only the most
basic tasks but idiot-proof. 

Shelagh


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