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The lack of universal undo, a.k.a. non-destructive editing, has been a showstopper for a lot of would-be GIMP and Audacity users for a decade or more. Literally
by mcbits 7y ago
The lack of universal undo, a.k.a. non-destructive editing, has been a showstopper for a lot of would-be GIMP and Audacity users for a decade or more. Literally none of the other features matter because using the software is not an option. But obviously it wouldn't top the list of requested features if you polled the current users for whom it's not a showstopper.
- danShumway 7y agoThis should still be handled by talking to potential users (why don't you use GIMP) and evaluating the cost-benefits of supporting those users. Case in point, universal undo matters for creative applications like Blender, Gimp, Photosop, Audacity, etc... For how many people are the lack of features like custom branding or dark modes showstoppers in Gimp? And even if it would be nice to have those, are there enough users for whom its a showstopper to justify ignoring existing users who want something focused on their needs? I'm not arguing that there's never a context where you'd work on stuff on this list, I'm arguing that the list isn't free, and because of that should be prioritized alongside other features and maintenance based on user research.