I have tried to like gimp, I really have. Every time there is a major release I'll download it & try it out but it always ends the same. The UI is clunky. The

I have tried to like gimp, I really have. Every time there is a major release I'll download it & try it out but it always ends the same. The UI is clunky. The workflow with complex documents (lots of layers & shapes, etc) is a byzantine & obscure click-a-thon. Wacom support is glitchy. Users of the Mac version (some graphic design types run macs, btw) get to enjoy the fun of x11 non-nativeness & all the weird behaviour that brings (my 'favourite' being having to click each UI element twice: once to gain focus & then once to actually click the desired item. Grrr). The whole thing feels disjointed & I find it hard to just get down to making images. I hate that this is the case as I would love for gimp to be a world beating graphics tool (OSS FTW, and all that), but there are just too many rough edges for it to be considered best of breed. The problem is, who is working on an alternative open source graphics app that's better? Guess we're stuck with photoshop…