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0 pointspdntspa1y ago0 comments

Photoshop had a pretty steep learning curve. "Users" had to spend some time getting to know the workflow.

GIMP also has a steep learning curve. But these same "users" turn their noses at spending some time getting to know the workflow.

As someone who is proficient in both, it is not hard to hit similar levels of productivity with GIMP as it is in Photoshop.

I hate this attitude that people have with open source being "user hostile". Stop acting like spoiled children. Why must the software always come to you? Why cant you come to the software?

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Lord-Jobo1y ago

I think the biggest hurdle is that the shortcuts, ui, and workflows all feel different for the sake of being different. Why reinvent the wheel on it?

I also hate this idea that we aren't allowed to give feedback on open source software. I get it, it's an incredibly thankless thing to do, but feedback of "having to relearn all of this stuff is unpleasant" isn't a problematic thing

BizarroLand1y ago

It's not that they CAN'T duplicate photoshop, it's that adobe would sue them out of existence if they did.

m-schuetz1y ago

Gimp is an entirely different league of user hostile. There are intuitive GUIs, unintuitive GUIs, and then there is GIMP.

pdntspaOP1y ago

Everyone says this, but nobody backs it up.

m-schuetz1y ago

The thing about something like usability is that if, as you say, "everyone" says it's bad, then it is bad.

pdntspaOP1y ago

Or they're propagating a meme.

HeyLaughingBoy1y ago

Because tools should be built for their users, not the other way around.

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Lord-Jobo1y ago

I think the biggest hurdle is that the shortcuts, ui, and workflows all feel different for the sake of being different. Why reinvent the wheel on it?

BizarroLand1y ago

It's not that they CAN'T duplicate photoshop, it's that adobe would sue them out of existence if they did.

m-schuetz1y ago

Gimp is an entirely different league of user hostile. There are intuitive GUIs, unintuitive GUIs, and then there is GIMP.

pdntspaOP1y ago

Everyone says this, but nobody backs it up.

m-schuetz1y ago

The thing about something like usability is that if, as you say, "everyone" says it's bad, then it is bad.

pdntspaOP1y ago

Or they're propagating a meme.

HeyLaughingBoy1y ago

Because tools should be built for their users, not the other way around.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse