Path: csiph.com!tncsrv06.tnetconsulting.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!fx45.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy References: <1814c96a2531ed89$71164$2566989$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <441smjp44l5o2ja4c1vlsv32oh2j6m9n4j@4ax.com> <4f7tmjplbte7cnuh2pqrh1fufs4iatv3fd@4ax.com> <18156702df3c622d$26268$891815$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1e83abd9-a1a7-39c5-3a44-e3a958406783@example.net> <74010508-89d1-cae2-10bc-82a2bac181f9@example.net> Content-Language: en-US From: Andrzej Matuch In-Reply-To: <74010508-89d1-cae2-10bc-82a2bac181f9@example.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 59 Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenet-news.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:16:34 UTC Organization: usenet-news.net Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:16:34 -0500 X-Received-Bytes: 3587 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:63358 comp.os.linux.advocacy:681731 On 2024-12-30 06:54, D wrote: > > > On Sun, 29 Dec 2024, Andrzej Matuch wrote: > >> On 2024-12-29 06:44, D wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 29 Dec 2024, Farley Flud wrote: >>> >>>> On Sat, 28 Dec 2024 23:47:29 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>    I agree that the GIMPs GUI can be hard to navigate >>>>>    and use sometimes. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I cannot understand this at all. >>>> >>>> An image is opened.  The user then decides what to do with the >>>> image. He then uses the menu to invoke the appropriate action. >>>> What could be simpler? >>>> >>>> As with most GUIs, there are more than one way to invoke actions. >>>> Either use the menu or the many toolboxes. >>>> >>>> Of course, if a user does not understand the rudiments of image >>>> processing then he will be confused and frustrated by any GUI. >>> >>> Also don't underestimate the power of habit. If you are used to >>> photoshop, moving to something else will be painful. >>> >>> But if you have no prior experience, it will be different. >>> >>> My father has been a happy gimp user for many years, and he is 73. No >>> problem with the gui. The only thing he is sensitive to is if they >>> make changes or move buttons around. But all software makers enjoy >>> doing that. >> >> My father is going to turn 80 last year and happily used Linux Mint >> until he deided to buy himself a new mini desktop with Windows 10 on >> it. If anything, he preferred Mint and asked me whether there was a >> way to implement some of its functionality onto the desktop like the >> way that it imports photos and videos from a phone. I didn't bother to >> install it on his new machine though. > > That's a shame. If I would be there I would gladly install mint for him, > to at least have one less windows machine in the world. ;) He's gotten used to how Windows 11 works. However, once the thing becomes too slow for him, I'll install either Fedora or Mint for him because even though his machine is a 8th or 9th generation i3, it shouldn't have to struggle to do the basics. -- Andrzej (Andre) Matuch Telegram: @AndrzejMatuch Zephyrus G14 GA401QM on Fedora 41 KDE supporting member