Re: [Gimp-developer] Slow preview on highres images]
Hi, Damien Genet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why can't you launch a « Gimp Fund » through paypal, like the Blender foundation did ? I think that the Gimp has much more visibility than Blender did, and would have no problems raising money. Actually, it may even help to boost the development. I'm not sure if it would boost development, it might as well hurt it. The problem with money is that we would somehow have to decide how to spend it. Paying developers from such a fund could cause quite some disagreements. If others are paid for their contribution, why would anyone want to contribute unless (s)he's paid as well? I do believe however that a GIMP Foundation of some sort would make sense. It would make it a lot easier to raise fundings for events like developer conferences and would thus allow us to do them more frequently. I hope that we can discuss (or maybe even found) such an organization on the GIMP Developers Conference this summer. Sven ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
[Gimp-developer] The first official release of the new GimpPreviewwidget
After an intolerable long wait, I just released the first official version of the new GimpPreview plug-in widget. You can find it at http://refocus.sourceforge.net/preview;. It has changed considerably compared with the previous proposal. I have completely eliminated the entire event-id business. In the new version at most one instance of the rendering function can be active. Also all names have been changed to start with GimpPreview. For the time being, I have made this a separate distribution instead of submitting it directly to the Gimp CVS. The main reason is that this makes it easier for developers to test it. It contains several example plug-ins (spread, pixelize and colorify) and a simple test plug-in. The distribution also contains a tutorial, design document and Gtk-doc documentation. Although I can imagine that some persons would be highly reluctant to make any comments, I would like to encourage everyone, especially all plug-in developers, to examine it critically. At the moment there is no installed user-base and it should be fairly easy to change things. greetings, Ernst Lippe ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] The first official release of the newGimpPreview widget
Ernst Lippe wrote: After an intolerable long wait, I just released the first official version of the new GimpPreview plug-in widget. You can find it at http://refocus.sourceforge.net/preview;. I've given it a cursory scan and it looks pretty good to me (interface and functionalitywise, that is, since any cosmetic details are a minor issue). It's always good to see people writing docs as well as code! I quite look forward to using this at some point. I really suspect that if there are practical flaws in the design then they're more likely to become apparent when authors try to apply the widget to a wide variety of plugins, rather than simply by reading the design docs. Regards, --Adam -- Adam D. Moss . ,,^^ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.foxbox.org/ co:3 Responsible parents don't raise kids in West Virginia. ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] The first official release of the newGimpPreview widget
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:45:20 +0100 Adam D. Moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ernst Lippe wrote: After an intolerable long wait, I just released the first official version of the new GimpPreview plug-in widget. You can find it at http://refocus.sourceforge.net/preview;. I've given it a cursory scan and it looks pretty good to me (interface and functionalitywise, that is, since any cosmetic details are a minor issue). Thanks. It's always good to see people writing docs as well as code! Lack of good documentation has always been one of my main frustrations when using software. On the other hand, writing documentation is hard work, I've spent a lot more time on updating the documentation than I've spent on updating the code. I quite look forward to using this at some point. I really suspect that if there are practical flaws in the design then they're more likely to become apparent when authors try to apply the widget to a wide variety of plugins, rather than simply by reading the design docs. I think that you are right. But at least there are now a few example plug-ins that the users can play with to see if the user interface is OK. BTW, I forgot to mention in my previous post that I am of course highly interested in all experiences of developers that have tried to use this widget. greetings, Ernst Lippe ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] Slow preview on highres images]
Hi, Le mer 11/06/2003 à 11:45, Sven Neumann a écrit : I'm not sure if it would boost development, it might as well hurt it. The problem with money is that we would somehow have to decide how to spend it. Paying developers from such a fund could cause quite some disagreements. If others are paid for their contribution, why would anyone want to contribute unless (s)he's paid as well? Yes, you are certainly right, but this money could also be used to organize events, and pay travel expenses or buy some hardware if a main developper needs it, like the AbiWord ppl does. That's really less controversial, but could prove to be really usefull. -- Dam ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] Slow preview on highres images]
Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Damien Genet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why can't you launch a « Gimp Fund » through paypal, like the Blender foundation did ? I think that the Gimp has much more visibility than Blender did, and would have no problems raising money. Actually, it may even help to boost the development. I'm not sure if it would boost development, it might as well hurt it. The problem with money is that we would somehow have to decide how to spend it. Paying developers from such a fund could cause quite some disagreements. If others are paid for their contribution, why would anyone want to contribute unless (s)he's paid as well? I do believe however that a GIMP Foundation of some sort would make sense. It would make it a lot easier to raise fundings for events like developer conferences and would thus allow us to do them more frequently. I hope that we can discuss (or maybe even found) such an organization on the GIMP Developers Conference this summer. Sven I am on it. I'll have a presentation to give on the subject. -- Daniel ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
