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Yes, this is 99.99% of the image work that I do. Take a screenshot, add a box. On Ubuntu there is no default tool for this, to my knowledge. I installed `pinta

Yes, this is 99.99% of the image work that I do. Take a screenshot, add a box. On Ubuntu there is no default tool for this, to my knowledge. I installed `pinta`, and it's way overkill and far more complex than paint. A sane, default, "draw box on image" app is a good thing.

jolmg 7y ago
The Linux program most similar to Paint that I know of is KolourPaint[1]. If my memory of Paint serves me right (I haven't seen that program in many years), KolourPaint seems pretty much like a clone of Paint. [1] https://kde.org/applications/graphics/kolourpaint/ https://kde.org/applications/graphics/kolourpaint/
cblum 7y ago
> A sane, default, "draw box on image" app is a good thing. Speaking of that, is that still insanely hard to accomplish in Gimp? I haven’t used it in years but I remember being extremely frustrated with it.
- jetrink 7y ago
  Create a selection using the rectangular selection tool, then navigate to [Edit->Stroke Selection].
  - recrof 7y ago
    that's far from intuitive
- jzymbaluk 7y ago
  Once you've invested the time into getting familiar with Gimp it's not terribly hard, but it's more effort to learn than paint which is dead simple out of the box. Plus Gimp still takes 20+ seconds to start before it's fully useable (even on SSD!), vs paint being ready to go on less than a second
- cr0sh 7y ago
  Gimp was never meant to do those kinds of operations, and it still can't - at least not "easily"; it's still as cumbersome as before. You can still do "pixel level" editing - you just can't do primitives. Honestly, though, it's not the right tool for that. If I need to do vector art, then I'll use a vector art program like inkscape. If I need to do CAD, then there's a number of options in that space as well. If I need to do pixel level editing, or something similar, my go-to editor on Linux is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrafX2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrafX2 ...mainly because I'm familiar with it since it is virtually a clone of various editors I used on my Amiga back in the day.
  - cblum 7y ago
    That makes sense. I remember being frustrated though because Gimp was usually the only imaging app that came installed in a desktop Linux system. And I never found a good Paint-like app that wasn’t super buggy.
TeMPOraL 7y ago
After recent system change, I went out looking for something better. I've settled on this for now: https://flameshot.js.org/#/ https://flameshot.js.org/#/ Simple, mostly[0] bullshit-free, GPL 3 licensed. Grab part of the screen, draw boxes, save to file or clipboard. Between this and delayed capture / whole screen capture available as command line flags, this currently solves all my screenshotting needs. Can even upload to imgur if you care for that. -- [0] - I say mostly, because it has some (optional?) tray-icon stuff, which I don't care about as I don't even use a tray/external status bar in my tiling WM.
- paulddraper 7y ago
  Flameshot is a recent discovery for me, and it has saved so much time. Before, screenshots was one of those things that really sucked when using Linux. Amazing tool.

jolmg 7y ago

The Linux program most similar to Paint that I know of is KolourPaint[1]. If my memory of Paint serves me right (I haven't seen that program in many years), KolourPaint seems pretty much like a clone of Paint. [1] https://kde.org/applications/graphics/kolourpaint/ https://kde.org/applications/graphics/kolourpaint/

cblum 7y ago

> A sane, default, "draw box on image" app is a good thing. Speaking of that, is that still insanely hard to accomplish in Gimp? I haven’t used it in years but I remember being extremely frustrated with it.

jetrink 7y ago
Create a selection using the rectangular selection tool, then navigate to [Edit->Stroke Selection].
- recrof 7y ago
  that's far from intuitive
jzymbaluk 7y ago
Once you've invested the time into getting familiar with Gimp it's not terribly hard, but it's more effort to learn than paint which is dead simple out of the box. Plus Gimp still takes 20+ seconds to start before it's fully useable (even on SSD!), vs paint being ready to go on less than a second
cr0sh 7y ago
Gimp was never meant to do those kinds of operations, and it still can't - at least not "easily"; it's still as cumbersome as before. You can still do "pixel level" editing - you just can't do primitives. Honestly, though, it's not the right tool for that. If I need to do vector art, then I'll use a vector art program like inkscape. If I need to do CAD, then there's a number of options in that space as well. If I need to do pixel level editing, or something similar, my go-to editor on Linux is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrafX2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrafX2 ...mainly because I'm familiar with it since it is virtually a clone of various editors I used on my Amiga back in the day.
- cblum 7y ago
  That makes sense. I remember being frustrated though because Gimp was usually the only imaging app that came installed in a desktop Linux system. And I never found a good Paint-like app that wasn’t super buggy.

TeMPOraL 7y ago

After recent system change, I went out looking for something better. I've settled on this for now: https://flameshot.js.org/#/ https://flameshot.js.org/#/ Simple, mostly[0] bullshit-free, GPL 3 licensed. Grab part of the screen, draw boxes, save to file or clipboard. Between this and delayed capture / whole screen capture available as command line flags, this currently solves all my screenshotting needs. Can even upload to imgur if you care for that. -- [0] - I say mostly, because it has some (optional?) tray-icon stuff, which I don't care about as I don't even use a tray/external status bar in my tiling WM.

paulddraper 7y ago
Flameshot is a recent discovery for me, and it has saved so much time. Before, screenshots was one of those things that really sucked when using Linux. Amazing tool.