On 11/14/2010 11:44 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote: > On 14.11.2010 01:21, Bill Skaggs wrote: > > >> Here is a better reason, maybe. It is a good thing if people can learn >> to use Gimp by experimenting. When features are included for which >> experimenting leads only to confusion, and never to anything useful, >> users are discouraged from experimenting. >> > Doesn't this boil down to "Remove anything that requires any level of > education?" >
That would be a caricature. Let's face it, the core of Gimp (and of Photoshop, for that matter) requires education. You won't use Gimp efficiently without a good understanding of such concepts as selection, layers & canvas, transparency... If you look at Gimp forums, you see very basic questions. Consider the amateur photographer and Gimp beginner who wants to add some sharpening of a picture. What filter to use? Sharpen? Unsharp mask? NL? Why does Gimp offers the three? What are the differences? That's a bit of a culture shock when one comes from Picasa.Putting the "Unsharp mask" one in a "Photo" submenu would already be a hint. _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
