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Not suggesting your comment is not without merit. I can understand going from Photoshop to Gimp can be frustrating but I think we can pick many examples that fo

Not suggesting your comment is not without merit. I can understand going from Photoshop to Gimp can be frustrating but I think we can pick many examples that follows the same pattern. I guess it is more about what you are use to than anything. I am a software engineer, and familiar with Windows and GNU/Linux systems. There are a few good development software I use. However, If I was handed an Apple Mac Laptop for working on a new project, I am sure it will be a very frustrating experience for me. It is not because the 'apple experience' is bad. It seems like a well-though-out system but I am sure to be annoyed and wasting time trying to figure how to do things in the OS as well as the software I am using. Now I do not call my self a graphic designer by any means. I do know enough of Gimp to do a number of things. I guess I am good with a working knowledge. I am sure if I was given Photoshop I would be frustrated trying to do X, Y and Z. Maybe there is a bit of bias showing on my part. To have a package like Gimp (or Blender, Inkscape, etc) that is Free Software is just a huge win. Of course, maybe I can say that considering I am not an expert designer that needs to use these types of software 24/7. With GIMP (and Blender) I am mostly using the keyboard shortcuts. Maybe this helps balance what is annoying UX? I dont know.

archerx 3y ago
Going from photoshop to gimp is not like going from windows to mac os. Mac os is annoying in the fact that its restrictive because it wants to be safe and protect the user from themselves at all cost but it is still very very intuitive.
- doubled112 3y ago
  Maybe I'm the odd person out, but I don't find most Apple UIs all that intuitive. The iPod Classic was fantastic but we're a ways past that. I've used Windows, and Linux on the desktop for a lot of years, and struggled with my new Mac this year. The last time I used a Mac was System 7. Tons of normal options are hidden and undiscoverable, except by accident or tradition. Maybe my annoyances are just because they feel restrictive, as you say. I'm not sure. Calculator on iPhone is an example. Vertical for standard, horizontal for scientific. Simple once you know, but I only found that because I put my phone down on my desk with it open, but back to the Mac. Please let me stick windows to corners. Do not make me hover a UI element with my mouse to see more options. Mac's built in window management is less powerful than Windows 7's. If it isn't what you're used to, a program being open but not having any windows is a strange way to work. And how do I show hidden files in Finder? I was convinced I just can't find the menu item, but if you Google it, you get some suggestions for command line options, and running Automator tasks.
- masfoobar 3y ago
  My point is not just about the difference between Windows and Mac.. but the software I need to use to get things done. I use specific software to write programs.. to code in. Some are not available on Mac so I have to use whatever is "best" on that platform. I am sure to come across many issues. Again, it's not that one software/tools is better than the other.. it is really because I am more familiar over one than the other. That was kinda my point. For someone that is good at graphic design - someone who has been a "photoshop guy" for many years and very good at what they do.. I can understand the frustration using something like Gimp. Yes - despite not using Photoshop for many years, I am sure it is better than Gimp but I also think Gimp gets a lot of stick where it is not needed or deserved.

archerx 3y ago

Going from photoshop to gimp is not like going from windows to mac os. Mac os is annoying in the fact that its restrictive because it wants to be safe and protect the user from themselves at all cost but it is still very very intuitive.

doubled112 3y ago
Maybe I'm the odd person out, but I don't find most Apple UIs all that intuitive. The iPod Classic was fantastic but we're a ways past that. I've used Windows, and Linux on the desktop for a lot of years, and struggled with my new Mac this year. The last time I used a Mac was System 7. Tons of normal options are hidden and undiscoverable, except by accident or tradition. Maybe my annoyances are just because they feel restrictive, as you say. I'm not sure. Calculator on iPhone is an example. Vertical for standard, horizontal for scientific. Simple once you know, but I only found that because I put my phone down on my desk with it open, but back to the Mac. Please let me stick windows to corners. Do not make me hover a UI element with my mouse to see more options. Mac's built in window management is less powerful than Windows 7's. If it isn't what you're used to, a program being open but not having any windows is a strange way to work. And how do I show hidden files in Finder? I was convinced I just can't find the menu item, but if you Google it, you get some suggestions for command line options, and running Automator tasks.
masfoobar 3y ago
My point is not just about the difference between Windows and Mac.. but the software I need to use to get things done. I use specific software to write programs.. to code in. Some are not available on Mac so I have to use whatever is "best" on that platform. I am sure to come across many issues. Again, it's not that one software/tools is better than the other.. it is really because I am more familiar over one than the other. That was kinda my point. For someone that is good at graphic design - someone who has been a "photoshop guy" for many years and very good at what they do.. I can understand the frustration using something like Gimp. Yes - despite not using Photoshop for many years, I am sure it is better than Gimp but I also think Gimp gets a lot of stick where it is not needed or deserved.