Well, just to follow up I can say that it installed fine on my new (old) Mac. And as far as using it, it seems a lot better on the Mac versus Windows, though I don't know whether this is because I was on Win XP before, whether Win 7 would be a lot better, or whether the Gimp on Mac OSX package includes enhancements.
I would be interested sometime in installing it again on Linux and seeing what the look/exp was like there. I do have to say though, that since this is the first time I've used a Mac for a few years now, that my overall experience is again one of joy. Of course, I did use one for a long time before. Thanks a lot, all. Dan On 3/5/12, Ken Springer <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3/5/12 4:13 PM, Partha Bagchi wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Ken Springer<[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 3/5/12 11:13 AM, Daniel Smith wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all. >>>> I'm switching from Gimp on Windows to a Mac. >>>> (It's an older one, a G5 tower with Leopard only, >>>> but it's nice to be back on a Mac again.) >>>> Before I just download and install without >>>> thinking, I thought I might ask anyone for >>>> advice they might give for the best install for mac, >>>> or perhaps any packages on mac that are better >>>> or features not available on Windows, etc? >>>> Thanks for any ideas. >>>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> I had problems getting it to run on this Mac, the 2nd time I installed >>> it. >>> I got no help/solutions from this list, nor the Gimp on OS X (might not >>> be >>> quite the right name) website. >>> >>> The folks that solved it were on Apple's X11 mailing list. >>> >>> So, if you have trouble, and it looks like it might be X11, I'd think I'd >>> go >>> to the X11 mailing list first, and make sure X11 is getting installed >>> correctly. >>> >>> -- >>> Ken >>> >>> Mac OS X 10.6.8 >>> Firefox 10.0.2 >>> Thunderbird 10.0.2 >>> LibreOffice 3.5.0 rc3 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gimp-user-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list >> >> Actually you did get help. I even sent you a separate email asking if >> you would be willing to test a beta built of 2.7.5. > > I honestly don't remember that, Partha, so you have my apologies. I > would not have taken you up on the offer, as I'd never used GIMP before, > and honestly don't have the time to be a tester. > > But, the problem turned out not to be Gimp, but X11 that was the > problem. Once that was fixed, it has worked fine since. > >> Anyway, there is a thread on Gimpchat.com where you can check out the >> current conversation on a beta build based on current carbon code in >> 2.7.5. Keep in mind that it does not have Mitch's blessings. :) > > > -- > Ken > > Mac OS X 10.6.8 > Firefox 10.0.2 > Thunderbird 10.0.2 > LibreOffice 3.5.0 rc3 > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
