Right after extracting, I ran into problems. Routine workflow can be optimized that way, as no visual confirmation is needed to perform a certain action or selection. The changes in the File menu look promising, and I’m always happy that the Gimp developers pay attention to make the program usable with a good keyboard plus mouse combination. Just think about websites that re-implement browser functionality and make page navigation and bookmarking needlessly complicated.) (Note: Programs “knowing better” than the “upper level system service” for managing windows can really be annoying, limiting, and contraproductive. Luckily, the “one window” mode is optional, so users can try out “this or that”, and with the fork “Gimpshop” even the addicts claiming that everything must be the same as “Photoshop” can be satisfied. Removing that flexibility by stuffing everything into “one big window” sounds as it would remove that way of doing things. Alt + left click to move window, no need to use the title bar!) do interfere with Gimp concepts (see list of minor changes: “You can now Alt+Click on layers in the Layers dialog to create a selection from it.”) Managing multiple windows, palettes, menus and submenus (yes, really!) and dialogs across several screens and even virtual desktops can be really useful if you know how to deal with it. It can be annoying – just remember the older StarOffice versions doing their own window management (and therefore blocking the advanced options a good window manager offers). However, being used to multi-monitor settings with big screens, combined with powerful window management function, I’m not fully convinced that moving the functionalities of managing windows (or in general, all window-like GUI elements) into the application itself is a good idea. I’m using The Gimp for many years now for many graphics-related work, and I’ve judged most of the development as real impovement (rather than “dis-improvement” you so often see in “modern” software), so I can consider The Gimp being the “top player” for the things I need it for. Yup, it’s a memorable name… but probably for the wrong reasons. If you worked in the public sector (schools for example) you’d baulk at installing software on school computers going by the name of “GIMP”… Why? Lastly, they REALLY need to change the name. The single menu bar of the Mac also removes confusion (The number of times I have to think about how to close GIMP and exactly which close button I need to click is testament to the fact it “doesn’t work”). On my Mac all the Pixelmator windows are controlled through a single application “Dock” icon. It is VERY annoying and adds enormous, unwarranted, clutter to the screen.Īlso, weirdly, each GIMP editor window seems to have a complete application menu system which, for no really explainable reason, I find utterly confusing. The biggest issue with GIMP _IS_ that all of those windows, at least on my 11.04 version of Ubuntu, is a separate entry in the task bar/dock. ![]() I confess I haven’t touched PotatoShop in years as PM is MASSES cheaper! Align Visible Layers… 6.28.I run Pixelmator on my Mac and, when I have to, GIMP under Ubuntu. ![]() Brush Tools (Pencil, Paintbrush, Airbrush) 3.4. Introduction to a Color Managed Workflow 12. Problems of a non Color Managed Workflow 1.2. Removing Unwanted Objects from an Image 1.6. Making a Selection Partially Transparent 2. Images with an Optimal Size/Quality Ratio 2.2. I am exporting to a gif image and the colors changedĥ. ![]() I am exporting to a jpeg image and my transparent area turned white or black How to fix problems exporting images 4.1. The area showing the opened images at the top is missing 4. How to fix missing windows and dialogs 3.1. General guidelines on what to check if you are stuck 3. I've been waiting for a long time and GIMP is not responding 2.16. The crop tool leaves an empty area after cropping 2.15. Unexpected colors when trying to use a brush or eraser 2.14. Eraser does not make area transparent 2.13. No visible effect when trying to use the move tool, rotate or other No visible effect when trying to use a brush, eraser or other tool 2.10. You are trying to act on a layer group 2.8. You are trying to act outside the layer 2.7. You are acting outside the selection 2.4. Common Causes of GIMP Non-Responsiveness 2.1. ![]() Separating an Object From Its Background 5. Change the Size of an Image for print 4.4. Change the Size of an Image for the screen 4.3. GIMP User Manual Authors and Contributors
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