Comments on: GIMP… sucks? http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Anonymous http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-39892 Anonymous Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:27:04 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-39892 gimp is a bad example of free software - its cost me my sanity. gimp is a bad example of free software - its cost me my sanity.

]]> By: Paint.Net http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-36003 Paint.Net Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:15:57 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-36003 I prefer paint.net, way more easy to use than gimp... I prefer paint.net, way more easy to use than gimp…

]]> By: random http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-34462 random Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:57:02 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-34462 gimp toolbar wont stay up while i'm painting gimp toolbar wont stay up while i'm painting

]]> By: random http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-34460 random Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:56:17 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-34460 gimp still sucks gimp still sucks

]]> By: ARGH!!! http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-34184 ARGH!!! Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:51:04 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-34184 GIMP LOSES HARDER THAN ANYTHING I R EVAR USED!! You can't control text, layers, or text effects hardly at all in gimp. Is this the greatest of the open sauce legacy? GIMP LOSES HARDER THAN ANYTHING I R EVAR USED!!

You can't control text, layers, or text effects hardly at all in gimp.

Is this the greatest of the open sauce legacy?

]]> By: ARGH!!! http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-34185 ARGH!!! Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:51:04 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-34185 GIMP LOSES HARDER THAN ANYTHING I R EVAR USED!! You can't control text, layers, or text effects hardly at all in gimp. Is this the greatest of the open sauce legacy? GIMP LOSES HARDER THAN ANYTHING I R EVAR USED!!

You can't control text, layers, or text effects hardly at all in gimp.

Is this the greatest of the open sauce legacy?

]]> By: I like paint.net but... http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-26472 I like paint.net but... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:36:57 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-26472 The things that I wish Paint.net would have would be.. Pen Pressure and GOOD inking brushes.. Otherwise it really would be better then gimp.. And I mean pen pressure for NON vista users. >> The things that I wish Paint.net would have would be.. Pen Pressure and GOOD inking brushes..
Otherwise it really would be better then gimp..
And I mean pen pressure for NON vista users. >>

]]> By: Legion http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-23829 Legion Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:45:54 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-23829 GIMP sucks so much that i can´t belive it!!!!!! It`s an amazing piece of shit! You have to work really hard to make things so bad! GIMP sucks so much that i can´t belive it!!!!!!
It`s an amazing piece of shit! You have to work really hard to make things so bad!

]]> By: David Gowers http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-20842 David Gowers Fri, 02 May 2008 00:01:06 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-20842 Dave: Takes me a few seconds and a single click. I just bring up the paint tool I want to use, click at the start and shift-click at the finish. Also, path creation tool has a 'polygonal' option which means every segment created is always a straight line. These things are fairly prominent in the UI. (after you've clicked once with a paint tool, GIMP says in the statusbar 'Try shift for a straight line'; 'polygonal' option for path tool takes up 1/6 of the space in the tool options.) If you like to draw a lot of (unconnected) straight lines or other simple shapes, using the GFig plugin is much more fun and effective than click, shift-click etc. For multiple connected lines, path tool or simply click for the first point and shift-click for the following points. In 2.5 and greater, the 'Polygon select' tool is also available, after which you can simply stroke the selection (Edit->Stroke) Dave:
Takes me a few seconds and a single click. I just bring up the paint tool I want to use, click at the start and shift-click at the finish.

Also, path creation tool has a ‘polygonal' option which means every segment created is always a straight line.

These things are fairly prominent in the UI.
(after you've clicked once with a paint tool, GIMP says in the statusbar ‘Try shift for a straight line'; ‘polygonal' option for path tool takes up 1/6 of the space in the tool options.)

If you like to draw a lot of (unconnected) straight lines or other simple shapes, using the GFig plugin is much more fun and effective than click, shift-click etc. For multiple connected lines, path tool or simply click for the first point and shift-click for the following points.

In 2.5 and greater, the ‘Polygon select' tool is also available, after which you can simply stroke the selection (Edit->Stroke)

]]> By: dave from Rhode Island http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-20831 dave from Rhode Island Thu, 01 May 2008 20:54:27 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-20831 the thing that sucks about gimp is no line tool wtf OK, make a path (that doesn't show you which x y pixel, mm ,cm ,inch you started on) make second anchor get calculator mouse over first anchor get pixel value of mouse make second anchor click damn it the path isn't straight look at line that connects anchors is it straight should I brush stroke it, yes. damn it default brush is 11px, click brush to custom made 1 px brush, because gimp thinks all pics should be drawn with 3px brush as smallest size fill path wow i have a straight line and it only took me 5 minutes and 60 clicks yeah gimp you suck I think gimp developers should look at the way paint.net is setup they might learn something hey ma look at me I'm drawing with my keyboard they should change the mascot from a coyote to a real fricken gimp. the thing that sucks about gimp is no line tool wtf OK, make a path (that doesn't show you which x y
pixel, mm ,cm ,inch you started on) make second anchor get calculator mouse over first anchor get pixel value of mouse make second anchor click damn it the path isn't straight look at line that connects anchors is it straight should I brush stroke it, yes. damn it default brush is 11px, click brush to custom made 1 px brush, because gimp thinks all pics should be drawn with 3px brush as smallest size fill path wow i have a straight line and it only took me 5 minutes and 60 clicks yeah gimp you suck I think gimp developers should look at the way paint.net is setup they might learn something hey ma look at me I'm drawing with my keyboard they should change the mascot from a coyote to a real fricken gimp.

]]> By: David Gowers http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-20378 David Gowers Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:43:49 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-20378 In Ubuntu this was really easy. just uncommenting some lines in xorg.conf, I think the version of GIMP available didn't have XInput support, so I recompiled GTK+ and GIMP with XInput support, set it up in GIMP, and that is all that was needed. Since you really want to use GIMP for this, consider investigating the specific differences between gentoo and ubuntu.. or just trying Ubuntu :) In Ubuntu this was really easy. just uncommenting some lines in xorg.conf, I think the version of GIMP available didn't have XInput support, so I recompiled GTK+ and GIMP with XInput support, set it up in GIMP, and that is all that was needed.

Since you really want to use GIMP for this, consider investigating the specific differences between gentoo and ubuntu.. or just trying Ubuntu :)

]]> By: numerodix http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-5577 numerodix Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:39:14 +0000 http://briancarper.net/2007/09/05/gimp-sucks/#comment-5577 "I actually like the interface" :eek: *stabbing pains in chest* “I actually like the interface”

:eek: *stabbing pains in chest*

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