Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp interface changes

2009-03-29 Thread Martin Nordholts
Nathael Pajani wrote: You are making a comparison to the Linux kernel that is completely inadequate Point of view. The whole point was about stable interfaces, and saying to the users to move back to the previous version if they did not like the changes (what if kernel developers started

Re: [Gimp-developer] a good student UI project...

2009-03-29 Thread saulgoode
Quoting peter sikking pe...@mmiworks.net: so now we need a design problem. the course is short but intense, 3 days with me full-time to work up a solutions model and then they take some days to finish their presentation. so now huge redesign problems, more something like a compact tool.

Re: [Gimp-developer] a good student UI project...

2009-03-29 Thread Nicolas Robidoux
Hello all who put down good student UI projects. Clearly, Peter can't have his students do them all. Given this, would you consider putting them up at http://wiki.gimp.org/gimp/SummerOfCode2009ideas ? There are five days left to the application process, so some student may bite, and then it

Re: [Gimp-developer] a good student UI project...

2009-03-29 Thread Rob Antonishen
Why limit it to path stroking? It might be more flexible to create a stroke style editor where you could visually adjust those attributes including tapers, brush spacing, jitter, gradient mapping, and ultimately new features like rotation, opacity and scaling (which tapering ultimately is),

[Gimp-developer] New features that should be nice

2009-03-29 Thread Eduardo Barijan
Hello Gimp coders! I was thinking about 2 new features that would help a lot. 1 - the auto-save job. When you`re working and gimp crashes, your work is lost =x. If not a auto-save, a .bak file that you can save as xcf for recover work should be fine too. 2 - An option to save custom collor

Re: [Gimp-developer] Please restore removed crop tool functionality

2009-03-29 Thread David Marrs
gimp-developer-boun...@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu wrote: Therefore I'd still consider the non-destructive crop feature at least a usability enhancement. At least personally I would assume that the crop tool of a professional tool like Gimp would offer this option as well. (Not sure whether PS

Re: [Gimp-developer] New features that should be nice

2009-03-29 Thread Chris Mohler
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Eduardo Barijan eduwb.horizo...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/3/29, Chris Mohler cr33...@gmail.com: Save early, save often - and if in doubt, save a copy ;)  Personally, I would turn off the auto-save feature if it was an option: I don't want to automatically save

[Gimp-developer] Errors on Mac setup attempt for GIMP development

2009-03-29 Thread Charles Belov
I am on Mac OS 10.4.11 (Tiger) with XCode 2.5. I am trying to follow the instructions for installing GIMP so that I can build it (then update the code to attempt a bug fix). I am a C/C++ newbie, but do development in PHP and JavaScript, so am not a coding newbie. I've followed the following

Re: [Gimp-developer] New features that should be nice

2009-03-29 Thread Chris Mohler
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Eduardo Barijan eduwb.horizo...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Gimp coders! I was thinking about 2 new features that would help a lot. 1 - the auto-save job. When you`re working and gimp crashes, your work is lost =x. If not a auto-save, a .bak file that you can save

Re: [Gimp-developer] New features that should be nice

2009-03-29 Thread Michael Schumacher
Eduardo Barijan wrote: Hello Gimp coders! I was thinking about 2 new features that would help a lot. 1 - the auto-save job. When you`re working and gimp crashes, your work is lost =x. If not a auto-save, a .bak file that you can save as xcf for recover work should be fine too. See

Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp interface changes

2009-03-29 Thread Nathael Pajani
David Gowers a écrit : Hello Nathael, Hi ! Nice to have a constructive answer from time to time :) Removing customizability is best. I'm not kidding. Customizability is what happens when you can't figure out how to make the program behave sensibly in 99% of situations. Every point of

Re: [Gimp-developer] Errors on Mac setup attempt for GIMP development

2009-03-29 Thread M Gagnon
Hi, macports is known to fail frequently. Possible solutions when you meet macports errors include : * Get support from the macports team; each time i went on their IRC channel i got good and fast help * Build components manually - longer and annoying but at least you can control what's

Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp interface changes

2009-03-29 Thread David Gowers
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Nathael Pajani g...@nathael.net wrote: David Gowers a écrit : Hello Nathael, Hi ! Nice to have a constructive answer from time to time :) Removing customizability is best. I'm not kidding. Customizability is what happens when you can't figure out how to

[Gimp-developer] Highlights/Shadow compression

2009-03-29 Thread Indrani Kundu Saha
Hi, I am new in GIMP.I am a graduate student and have prior Image processing background.I want to get involved in GSOC 2009 and am interested in the project Highlights/Shadow compression mentored by N./N.Is there any specific qualification task for this project? Thanks, Indrani

Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp interface changes

2009-03-29 Thread Guillermo Espertino
The more I read this, the more I feel that a solution like the present in Inkscape (wich is not precisely an example of a great interface) would be a one-time solution for everyone. Just to see what I'm talking about, open a new Inkscape session, go the the right edge of the window and drag the

Re: [Gimp-developer] a good student UI project...

2009-03-29 Thread Akkana Peck
Rob Antonishen writes: Why limit it to path stroking? It might be more flexible to create a stroke style editor where you could visually adjust those attributes including tapers, brush spacing, jitter, gradient mapping, and ultimately new features like rotation, opacity and scaling (which

[Gimp-developer] A very simple feature that would be very nice...

2009-03-29 Thread Hadrien G.
Hi ! Playing with gimp lately, I've been thinking that it would be nice to be able to save the toolbox state (and maybe other things related to dockable window placement) in profiles. As an example, when I make photo editing, I use different tools that when I draw. Thanks to gimp's system, I

Re: [Gimp-developer] Errors on Mac setup attempt for GIMP development

2009-03-29 Thread gimp . list . markie1
Hi, try the suggestions at http://trac.macports.org/ticket/18200 plus links? Best Mark http://www.halloit.com Key ID 046B65CF M Gagnon - auria...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, macports is known to fail frequently. Possible solutions when you meet macports errors include : * Get support from