Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 26, 2005 06:28 AM
Because there are much fewer dialogs in Inkscape than in Gimp. The majority of actions are now available directly in the main window (on canvas or in the top/bottom panels) without any dialogs. Moreover, this percentage is constantly growing. For example Inkscape CVS now allows you to create and edit gradients on canvas, which is incredibly more convenient than the old method which required opening a dialog.
Gimp, on the other hand, forces its dialogs on me like mad. For example I select the rotation tool and start to rotate selection. Suddenly a new dialog pops right on me, obscuring my work! Did I ask for it? No I did not. If ever I need to enter numeric values for the rotation angle, I'd much prefer to use a context-sensitive top panel as in Inkscape. Really, what Gimp urgently needs is a pop-up blocker as in Firefox<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 26, 2005 06:28 AMGimp, on the other hand, forces its dialogs on me like mad. For example I select the rotation tool and start to rotate selection. Suddenly a new dialog pops right on me, obscuring my work! Did I ask for it? No I did not. If ever I need to enter numeric values for the rotation angle, I'd much prefer to use a context-sensitive top panel as in Inkscape. Really, what Gimp urgently needs is a pop-up blocker as in Firefox<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)
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