[Gimp-developer] compile under windows with python?

2009-04-09 Thread Rob Antonishen
I am have followed the steps at http://wiki.gimp.org/gimp/HowToCompileGimp/MicrosoftWindows to sucessfully get and compile gimp within msys. I have python 2.5 installed, and added its path to my $PATH variable, and verified it works. When I try to remove the --disable-python from the provided

[Gimp-developer] New User's opinion

2009-04-09 Thread Rob Antonishen
Just wanted to share some (positive) feedback from a person I had been pushing to try gimp: --- I've used MS Paint for a long time for pretty similar reasons - my artistic talents approach zero, it's all I had on my computer, and it's free. I, too, figured there was no point getting new

Re: [Gimp-developer] New User's opinion

2009-04-09 Thread Mirai Warren
The notion that a program can improve artistic skills is heavily and typically misleading. An artist can put together excellent works with any tool he chooses to use. For instance, Microsoft Paint is responsible for some of the best creations at pixeljoint.com. On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM,