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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:57:10 -0800
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On Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:13:34 +0000
Farley Flud <fflud@gnu.rocks> wrote:

> Like LibreOffice, GIMP is GIMP and it does not attempt
> any emulation.

That's a farcical claim, when its UI from the get-go has been a naked
clone of Photoshop - first in its original Mac-style "separate windows
for documents & tool palettes" incarnation, and then in its later
"single window, tool palette on the left, extended options docked on
the right" version. The biggest difference is that Photoshop's workflow
and UX choices are generally well thought-out and helpful, while GIMP's
are clunky and awkward.

(Shame, because GIMP's technical functionality is quite solid. Yet
another cautionary tale about the unfortunate tendency of programmers,
left to themselves, to treat user experience and UI design as an
afterthought...)