When a program does not meet your expectations, usually you stop using it. If the Gimp were launched now instead of ~10 years back, nobody would ever care to use it. The Gimp has held the spot as Linux graphics program so long, that it's mindshare alone compensates for the unfriendly GUI. Everybody knows (and tells other about) the existence of the GIMP, but most people do not like to discuss the problems they have with using the GIMP, for fear of coming across as dumb. This will not change easyly or fast. One can assume that the developers are Gimp powerusers themselves. Powerusers are the ones that stand to loose the most from the needed GUI redesign, as they would have to relearn all their GIMP tricks. So developers do not want a redesign as that would destroy their status(-quo). This stalemate will continue untill a editor takes over the position as best known graphics editor.
I heard good things about Krita, I might go check that one out.
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Posted by: JelleB on March 11, 2006 07:42 PMIf the Gimp were launched now instead of ~10 years back, nobody would ever care to use it. The Gimp has held the spot as Linux graphics program so long, that it's mindshare alone compensates for the unfriendly GUI. Everybody knows (and tells other about) the existence of the GIMP, but most people do not like to discuss the problems they have with using the GIMP, for fear of coming across as dumb.
This will not change easyly or fast. One can assume that the developers are Gimp powerusers themselves. Powerusers are the ones that stand to loose the most from the needed GUI redesign, as they would have to relearn all their GIMP tricks. So developers do not want a redesign as that would destroy their status(-quo). This stalemate will continue untill a editor takes over the position as best known graphics editor.
I heard good things about Krita, I might go check that one out.
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