On 2/22/08, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ps. Jai's Windows-using friends ought to be targeted by the Ubuntu > evangelists... think of all the time they'd have on their hands if they were > no longer capable of doing all his photo/image manipulation for him, lol!! > As good a reason to change OS as any, methinks... ;-) >
I've tried showing them the light before but they continue to refuse to so much as try Pidgin, let alone a new operating system. Their general approach to free alternatives is that the software they use already meets their requirements so they've no reason (that matters to them) to change. I can understand why people who have never used Photoshop might not find the GIMP complicated to use - especially if they've spent time learning to use it but it presents a problem to people who are used to image tool standards (such as those used in Photoshop and Paintshop). The GIMP manages to be completely different in my eyes (and I'm sure everyone else who complains about the GIMP). GNU/Linux programs and Desktop Environments inherit a lot of standards from Windows and Mac OSes. AbiWord, Microsoft Word and Open Office Writer all follow similar user interface standards and, as a result, people can easily use one after having originally learnt another. The same applies for Evolution, Thunderbird and Microsoft Outlook. In fact, the same applies for most photo editing and image manipulation programs too - GIMP is the exception. As GIMP is, apparently, *THE* image editing tool for Linux and the only choice people are presented with when it comes to image editing it is a SERIOUS problem that it does everything so differently. You may consider my views harsh but, unless anyone else can explain why everyone that finds GIMP impossible to use is complaining, then it's the truth. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
