7 Dec
2007
7 Dec
'07
3:15 a.m.
Rob wrote:
On Friday 07 December 2007 01:47, david wrote:
I agree. The Adobe standard UI is one confusing and cluttered lump.
software, or even semi-proprietary apps like Xara
for Linux. GIMP
is closer to being competitive with the commercial apps, but it is
sure is confusing to use!
Luckily for Gimp, so is Photoshop.... but since Photoshop has such an
enormous user base and no one ships GimpShop with their major Linux
distro, I really think Gimp could still use a much more intuitive
interface.
It sure could. I consider the UI of the Targa TIPS graphics application
from 19 years ago just about perfect, and very intuitive. ;-)
I mean, after I spend a couple weeks setting up my
keyboard shortcuts
and stuff, I'm a whiz with Gimp 2.2. Someone using it every day
would be much more so.
I use it everyday, but not for much.
But you know, I'd still be a whiz after a couple
weeks if Gimp had an
(optional, because of the ABM crowd) MDI interface, better menu and
tool layout, and more intuitive docking of toolboxes and whatnot, and
people who use it less often or for the first time wouldn't have as
many problems of the sort you've had.
User-friendly and newbie-friendly needn't be mutually exclusive; just
look at Firefox.
I agree.
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David
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