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Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net)

Posted Feb 22, 2008 4:25 UTC (Fri) by drag (subscriber, #31333)
In reply to: Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net) by bronson
Parent article: Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net)

> If Gimp were easy to use, Windows users could start using it right now.  The Windows port is
actually quite stable.  That seems an easier transition to make than trying to replace the
entire OS.

It doesn't matter how well Gimp runs in Windows.. Window's window management is so poor that
it makes Gimp virtually unusable. It just ends up being a mess of dozens or so windows from
different applications if your trying to get any real work done.

You can't isolate applications with virtual desktops. You can't have nice drop down lists to
choose stuff. You can't group Gimp's windows so that they are all directly assoicated with
each other. A good window manager is required to get the Gimp to be functional for a end user.

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Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net)

Posted Feb 22, 2008 15:24 UTC (Fri) by nlucas (subscriber, #33793) [Link]

Windows does "window grouping". If it doesn't with GIMP then I would assume is a GIMP bug (or
maybe the framework).

And you can have multiple desktops on Windows too, although you need to install it.

I don't use Windows for some years now, but I don't feel it's right to put the blame on the
wrong side.

Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net)

Posted Feb 22, 2008 16:29 UTC (Fri) by im14u2c (subscriber, #5246) [Link]

Hmm.  I don't seem to have much of a problem with Gimp on Windows.  And VirtuaWin does a
pretty good job of the virtual desktops on Windows.  (Much better than MSVDM.)

You might pay with the settings under Preferences->Window Management to see if you can make it
work more to your liking.