Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:40:15 +0400 From: Konstantin Tokarev <annulen@yandex.ru> To: Tomek CEDRO <tomek.cedro@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GIMP 2.4 - better ui usability Message-ID: <219981287848415@web46.yandex.ru> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik5pp0mTr4Bbo=FzVdLCK3Z-pM9_JV3rpQv0i79@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTi=y8KCpPi0Zxb5h%2BR=nsy4xQOfzS0j3j%2BxsOKte@mail.gmail.com> <23761287738657@web27.yandex.ru> <AANLkTik5pp0mTr4Bbo=FzVdLCK3Z-pM9_JV3rpQv0i79@mail.gmail.com>
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23.10.2010, 18:38, "Tomek CEDRO" <tomek.cedro@gmail.com>: > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Konstantin Tokarev <annulen@yandex.ru> wrote: > >>> šMaybe someone has similar feeling, so I thought maybe >>> šits not that bad idea to create GIMP 2.4 port that keep all of the >>> šnice features destroyed by a new design team in GIMP 2.6? >> šHaven't you tried to take in contact with GIMP developers? > > Unfortunately yes [1], a new group of shitheads with "better sense of > taste" got into project and they know better than users what is more > comfortable. There are dozens of requests on bugzilla [2] to bring the > menu back to the toolbox, even separate project dedicated to make this > menu visible again in the toolbar [3]. All this is rejected, even no > option to make it work is being left. The old work and good habits are > destroyed with no alternative. The only arguments of Martin Nordholts > that I had talked with is that I "have no taste" because he knows no > "another program that has two main menus" (*) and so "There is no > arguing this, we won't add the menu back. Period.". I don't understand > why they don't want to leave this menu in toolbox as user choice > option. I only hope this kind of stuff never happens on FreeBSD > project. Probably port of gimp-classic (or option in GIMP port to add this patch) would be better solution than using outdated version. UI is not the only component of GIMP being changed by developers -- Regards, Konstantin
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