Re: [CinePaint] cinepaint vs Gimp

Robin Rowe wrote:
> Nathan,
> 
>> That's a loaded question, but I'll try and answer truthfully. One of
>> the major things, relating to painting, is the cursor. 
> 
> That's important to keep in mind. I hadn't thought about that in a while.
> 
>> Interface is actually a mixed bag. 
> 
> Just so you know, nobody in CinePaint has ever liked the GIMP GUI. If 
> somebody wants to rip apart the GUI in Film Gimp there's nothing to stop 
> him but the work.
> 
> My GUI plan for Glasgow is a tabbed flipbook metaphor where each tab is 
> an image. I'd like dialogs docked to the toolbar (or not) and that can 
> auto-hide when the mouse moves away. Simple and clean. Is it the right 
> way? Maybe. It's what I'd enjoy trying when I get past the internal 
> workings so I can play with the GUI.
> 

But will it still allow multiple open windows of images, at least as an 
option for comparison or cross editing.  A feature that I use often.

-- 
Robin Laing


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