Re: Krita

Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:

> Hi,
> I've just taken a look at the new KOffice beta -- and I've been rather
> impressed with its latest addition, Krita (image manipulation program).
> 
> This might be the GIMP killer we've been waiting for; actually I'm
> wondering if we should dare replacing gimp with krita in the next release
> (keeping gimp around on the Extra Software CD (where Krita currently is)
> of course).
> 
> Advantages:
> - Its UI requires much less getting used to (the look and feel is much
> more
>   "standard")
> - Layers can be moved by inputting coordinates, reducing the need for
>   mouse acrobatics to align objects
> - Can paint using filters (see e.g. the demo video at
> http://home.no.net/~oyvinsat/var/krita2.mpeg)
> - Can import gimp pens, brushes etc., so we're backwards compatible
> - It's a KDE application, therefore
>   - it integrates better with the rest of the system
>   - we can move a slew of deprecated libraries off the main CD, making
>   room
>     for more important things
>   - we can modify it to suit our needs much better
>   - it's will progress faster than gimp because ppl can actually work on
>     features instead of working around the bad API of their toolkit of
>     choice
> 
> Disadvantages:
> - gimp is pretty much the standard ATM, so people who have used Linux
> before
>   are likely to miss it
> - gimp's filters are currently better (but Krita is catching up)
> - Some things (e.g. moving an object on a huge pixmap) appear to be slower
> 
> Now I'm not exactly a graphics person (actually I suck at graphics almost
> as much as M$ sucks at making operating systems, many people can't even
> recognize the abstract art that happens to be my handwriting), so I'd like
> to hear the opinions of people who actually use graphics apps...
> 
> LLaP
> bero

It looks ok, It appeares to be organized better then gimp, If you want to go
for it go for it.