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Why? The new workflow is better for everything except for quick edits of files. And the GIMP isn't the right tool for that job. Use a smaller, simpler program f

Why? The new workflow is better for everything except for quick edits of files. And the GIMP isn't the right tool for that job. Use a smaller, simpler program for a quick edit. If you really want to destroy your layers and history (which GIMP saves into XCFs) there is a menu option for that. But you almost certainly don't want to do that.

nitrogen 14y ago
Use a smaller, simpler program for a quick edit. So what smaller, simpler program (other than Gimp 2.6) has all of Gimp's features, but is suitable for a quick edit? Say I have a .png image stored in a version control system, with no need for layers or history, and I want to do a quick perspective clone to paint over something?
- cbhl 14y ago
  Gwenview, Microsoft Paint, among others.
  - nitrogen 14y ago
    So, neither Gwenview nor Microsoft Paint support the perspective clone operation. Krita does, but Krita crashes every time I try to use it.
katbyte 14y ago
Simpler program? I usually just end up using Photoshop instead :) When you save a layered file in a unlayered format photoshop just forces the "Save Aa a Copy" option to be checked and then saves a flattened version while preserving the open one, thus if you then decide to quit without saving a layered version you get a "Are you sure you wish to quit without saving document x?" The way Photoshop handles it is far superior imho. With gimp iirc even if the file is not layered you still have to do export? And for many edits, i simply don't want to save layers or history. there's just no point if i'm cropping, converting, re-sizing, or quickly fixing something. If i do then i'll save it as a layered file and layered is by far in the minority. I know what i'm doing i don't need the app to 2nd guess me, and it seems the new workflow is better for people who don't understand the difference between layered and un-layered files.
- gknoy 14y ago
  From what I recall, wasn't that the behavior that Gimp used to have? It's how I remember it, and I have used only Gimp for the past decade. I was frankly surprised and confused when the new behavior presented itself.
  - zanny 14y ago
    Back in the 2.6 era yes, this was the behavior. It was changed because in my opinion it seems the Gnome Developers since around Gnome 3 jumped the shark. People make suggestions, they argue some divine vision of how computers work, and a year later they are still hemorrhaging users and have little adoption because of their iron clad positions.
anoncow 14y ago
Is there something like paint.net for ubuntu?
- iso-8859-1 14y ago
  http://pinta-project.com/ http://pinta-project.com/

nitrogen 14y ago

Use a smaller, simpler program for a quick edit. So what smaller, simpler program (other than Gimp 2.6) has all of Gimp's features, but is suitable for a quick edit? Say I have a .png image stored in a version control system, with no need for layers or history, and I want to do a quick perspective clone to paint over something?

cbhl 14y ago
Gwenview, Microsoft Paint, among others.
- nitrogen 14y ago
  So, neither Gwenview nor Microsoft Paint support the perspective clone operation. Krita does, but Krita crashes every time I try to use it.

katbyte 14y ago

Simpler program? I usually just end up using Photoshop instead :) When you save a layered file in a unlayered format photoshop just forces the "Save Aa a Copy" option to be checked and then saves a flattened version while preserving the open one, thus if you then decide to quit without saving a layered version you get a "Are you sure you wish to quit without saving document x?" The way Photoshop handles it is far superior imho. With gimp iirc even if the file is not layered you still have to do export? And for many edits, i simply don't want to save layers or history. there's just no point if i'm cropping, converting, re-sizing, or quickly fixing something. If i do then i'll save it as a layered file and layered is by far in the minority. I know what i'm doing i don't need the app to 2nd guess me, and it seems the new workflow is better for people who don't understand the difference between layered and un-layered files.

gknoy 14y ago
From what I recall, wasn't that the behavior that Gimp used to have? It's how I remember it, and I have used only Gimp for the past decade. I was frankly surprised and confused when the new behavior presented itself.
- zanny 14y ago
  Back in the 2.6 era yes, this was the behavior. It was changed because in my opinion it seems the Gnome Developers since around Gnome 3 jumped the shark. People make suggestions, they argue some divine vision of how computers work, and a year later they are still hemorrhaging users and have little adoption because of their iron clad positions.

anoncow 14y ago

Is there something like paint.net for ubuntu?

iso-8859-1 14y ago
http://pinta-project.com/ http://pinta-project.com/