"I personally, deffinitely prefer the Gimp being a program that always shows as a single entry in the taskbar that's really my main concern, it's just easier to manage single entry programs with a multiple applications workflow."
But GIMP 2.7 solve that. Maybe you don't use 2.7. A single entry in taskbar and when the canvas window is minimized all other utility windows are minimized too. 2009/9/6 Ramón Miranda <mirandagrap...@gmail.com>: > David G said >>always opened like this and Gimp already has the ability to save it's >> layout too. Photoshop allowed this >>perfectly and still was a single window program. > > i would like to have also the ability so save my workspace and change > "inside" the gimp from. for example. paint workspace to a "photoretouch" > space . instead having different sessionrc and quiting gimp to change the > workspace. i hope you will understand me. > > 2009/9/6 David G. <for...@gimpusers.com> >> >> >I like modular structures becouse they allows more custom changes. So >> > this >> >way you can change your layout of panels. But if all it would be in a >> single >> >window , ithink lot of users would thanks that. becouse i hear a lot..." >> >Gimp is nice , but his gui is ugly and uncomfortable.i don?t like to see >> > a >> >lot of panels flying through my desktop" >> > >> >Lets give it a try to a single window mode >> > >> >2009/9/5 Martin Nordholts <ense...@gmail.com> >> > >> >> On 09/05/2009 06:22 PM, Richard Nespithal wrote: >> >> >> A single-window mode would also turn 2.8 into a remarkable release >> >> > is it possible, to switch back to multi-window mode in 2.8? >> >> >> >> That is not really relevant to this thread. >> >> (But yes of course it will be possible.) >> >> >> >> / Martin >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> My GIMP Blog: >> >> http://www.chromecode.com/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Gimp-developer mailing list >> >> Gimp-developer@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU >> >> https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer >> >> >> > >> > >> >> I don't know why people mention so much that if you create a single >> window >> Gimp that that it will not allow you to put your tools in a second monitor >> because I used Photoshop also many times and despite it being a single >> window >> program it allows you to put the toolbox and the parameter windows (or at >> least it did in some older versions) in a separate monitor and leave the >> main >> program window all for editing pictures if that's what people wanted. You >> coul >> also save the workspace layout so Photoshop always opened like this and >> Gimp >> already has the ability to save it's layout too. Photoshop allowed this >> perfectly and still was a single window program. >> >> If that's the concern of people then perhaps Gimp should become a single >> windows program that allows this, that allows you to put the toolbox and >> the >> right utilities window in a separate monitor while still preserving a >> single >> box or entry in the taskbar. In my opinion having a single entry in the >> taskbar is much better because it's far less messy, the biggest problem >> with >> the multiple entries interface is that some people seem to think that >> everybody opens Gimp only here and there and ocasioanlly and they are not >> thinking of the profesional users that use Gimp seriously (and yes it is a >> powerfull program already and it can be used seriously) and some people >> seem >> to be forgetting that some people like me for example many, many times >> have >> several windows and applications running simultaneously and when I mean >> several I mean a lot, I find myself many times with 10 or 12 aplications >> and/or utilities or more open at the same time (with todays memorys and >> CPU >> power this is very possible and more common than some people think) and >> switching among them and believe me this is not uncommon for professional >> artists that are jumping from 3D to illustration to bitmap editor, video >> editing, Flash and/or a web page layout program or even more programs back >> and >> fort like a carrousel. In todays workflow you can find many users that >> work >> just like that instead of the persons that just open a bitmap editor >> ocasionally and the issue is that when you have a lot of windows of >> different >> programs open at the same time a program like Gimp can become a mess in >> the >> task bar in MS Windows or even in other Operating Systems. Sometimes when >> I'm >> working like that the taskbar is so full that it creates a second entry >> line >> and you have to switch between the first line of items or entries in the >> task >> bar and the secong and with Gimps it gets sort of confusing or anoying in >> that >> situation and I use Blender too which creates a second window for the >> command >> window and many times a third windows for the rendering window and then >> you >> get a mess. Programs that have a single entry in the task bar are far >> better >> for this type of workflow, they are easier to manage. >> >> Maybe the Gimp team should make a survey to see how many people prefer the >> single entry or single window program over the multiple ones. This issue >> of >> too many windows have been a source of complain of many, many Gimp users >> for >> long years and I think that it would be foolhardy to ignore and at the >> very >> least the Gimp team should consider making a survey to see how many people >> prefer the single window interface but remember what I told you at first >> about >> being able to put the toolbox pane and the right pane in other monitors >> despite the program being single window or single entry program. >> >> I think that part of the confussion comes precisely from the fact that the >> issue of being a single window program and a program that has a single >> entry >> in the task bar are really two separate things. >> >> I personally, deffinitely prefer the Gimp being a program that always >> shows >> as a single entry in the taskbar that's really my main concern, it's just >> easier to manage single entry programs with a multiple applications >> workflow. >> >> -- >> David G. 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