I'd recommend you try Inkscape. It has an excellent UI and to me is much more intuitive than GIMP (though I am somewhat of a graphics guy). There's also kpaint which is even simpler -- but offers far less power than Inkscape.
There are other simple image programs for Linux if you look around. Kyle Research Assistant eBusiness Center @ BYU kyle.mathews2000.com/blog On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Scott K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Eduardo Sanz Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> I am looking for a simple program to draw basic shapes (ovals, squares, >> arrows) and text in photos. I have tried gimp, but it is overwhelming for >> me (I am not a graphics person). >> > > Then Inkscape probably isn't for you either, though I've certainly used it > for drawing all sorts of diagrams when people have just used *gasp* > powerpoint. I don't know if any simple programs exist which provide separate > objects or at least layers for such manipulation. > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >
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