On 09/20/2010 10:51 PM, Sven Neumann wrote: > On Mon, 2010-09-20 at 22:18 +0200, fu...@gmx.net wrote: >>> GIMP can't load or save any file format except XCF without separate >>> plug-ins. So by your definition of "native support" GIMP doesn't support >>> any file formats except XCF. Most features in GIMP are implemented as >>> plug-ins. So I don't see your point in asking us to add RAW support to >>> the core. There's a plug-in for it, just as for any other file format. >>> >> >> You get me wrong! I don't say to program it into the core, I am just >> suggesting, that GIMP should already be shipped with all the required >> stuff (third-party libraries/plug-ins) that's needed to open/write raw >> files, instead of depending on software, that has to be >> downloaded/installed separately. > > Then you should direct that suggestion to your distribution of choice. > We don't decide what's included in the GIMP package that you install. I > agree that it would be a good idea if the gimp-ufraw package was > suggested whenever you select gimp for installation. It should probably > also be included in the Windows installer.
I think the point here is that configure, make, make install on a GIMP tarball - with all dependencies met - should result in a GIMP installation with good support for working with RAW images. And I agree with that, we should not rely on third party packagers to help us fulfil our product vision. / Martin -- My GIMP Blog: http://www.chromecode.com/ "Automatic tab style and removed tab title bar" _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
