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Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

From D <nospam@example.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
Date 2025-01-04 01:21 +0100
Organization i2pn2 (i2pn.org)
Message-ID <b63cdcf9-940e-d26b-9ae1-17011d911532@example.net> (permalink)
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On Fri, 3 Jan 2025, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> On 2025-01-03 12:16, D wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 2 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote:
>> 
>>> On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 08:36:41 -0500, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I find GNOME rather clunky whereas KDE, at least on Fedora and Nobara,
>>>> is perfect out of the box. I imagine that a lot of people who try out
>>>> Linux and face GNOME are going to wonder how to do the basics, and they
>>>> will likely find that the way extensions work is rather clunky,
>>>> especially during upgrades. Meanwhile, KDE is very familiar and offers a
>>>> ton of features they could only dream of in Windows like the desktop
>>>> effects, theming options and widgets. Unlike Cinnamon too, the widgets
>>>> in KDE actually work as they should.
>>> 
>>> The Ubuntu box has GNOME. I live with it but I'm not a fan. I'd rather
>>> have a menu structure rather than the 'Show Applications' button that
>>> brings up three or four screens of unsorted stuff.
>>> 
>> 
>> I've been running XFCE for at least a decade and I for me it is a nice 
>> sweet spot of a more comprehensive desktop environment that is also fairly 
>> light on resources.
>> 
>> I do not use the menu system, but only a keyboard launcher instead.
>
> I switched to XFCE when Gnome went into version 3. Not sure it is 3, but when 
> they changed the paradigm and killed the menu.

If I would be young, and not have to use my laptop for business, I would 
probably explore dwm or something similar. I like the concept. But since I 
am not young(ish) and I do not have the time to fiddle around, the 
batteries included philosophy of XFCE fits me perfectly at this stage of 
my life.

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Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-28 12:12 +0100
  Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-28 08:33 -0500
    Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-28 19:48 +0000
      Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-28 15:10 -0500
        Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-29 00:07 +0000
  Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-12-29 09:05 +1000
    Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-29 02:03 -0500
      Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2024-12-29 16:45 +0000
        Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-30 03:03 -0500
    Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-29 09:07 +0000
      Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-29 07:30 -0500
        Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-30 12:52 +0100
      Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-12-30 08:15 +1000
    Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-29 12:32 +0100
  Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2024-12-29 16:42 +0000
    Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-30 12:56 +0100
      Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2025-01-01 05:06 +0000
        Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-01-01 12:55 +0100
  Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2024-12-29 16:54 -0500
    Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-29 18:53 -0500
      Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-30 04:18 +0000
        Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-30 08:35 -0500
          Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-30 19:13 +0000
            Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-30 20:25 +0000
            Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-31 03:37 -0500
            Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2025-01-01 15:25 -0500
              Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-01 21:58 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-02 03:33 +0000
          Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2025-01-01 15:16 -0500
      Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2025-01-01 14:46 -0500
        Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-01 20:51 +0000
        Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-01 18:17 -0500
          Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-01 18:40 -0500
            Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-01 19:30 -0500
              Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-01 20:17 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-02 08:36 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-02 19:42 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-02 15:06 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2025-01-02 20:13 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-02 16:17 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-03 07:09 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-02 20:21 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-03 11:43 +0100
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-03 07:11 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-03 10:13 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-01-04 01:29 +0100
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2025-01-03 12:26 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-03 08:43 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-03 21:30 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-03 23:17 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-03 11:28 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-03 08:56 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-03 14:06 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-03 15:10 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-04 03:32 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-04 10:14 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-04 17:13 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-04 21:01 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-05 02:54 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-05 08:22 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-06 19:21 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-06 19:29 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-07 01:04 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-01-07 04:58 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-08 00:51 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-08 17:13 +0000
                TI-99/small computers (was Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1) John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 09:34 -0800
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-03 21:14 +0000
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-03 16:30 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-03 22:46 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-01-03 12:16 +0100
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-03 13:25 +0100
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-03 10:39 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-03 16:51 -0500
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-01-04 01:21 +0100
            Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-02 03:59 +0000
              Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-01 23:09 -0500
          Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-02 10:07 +0000
            Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-02 10:47 -0500
            Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-03 01:59 -0500
              Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-03 06:32 -0600
                Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-03 23:12 -0500
    Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-30 13:18 +0100
      Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2025-01-01 14:43 -0500
        Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-01-01 23:12 +0100

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