▲ 597 ▼ GIMP is gearing up for a massive upgrade (www.gimp.org) submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Vosh@programming.dev to c/opensource@lemmy.ml 201 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago (6 children) they better add a fucking draw circle tool istg permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CmykStudent@fosstodon.org 9 points 1 month ago @janus2 @Vosh You'll be happy to know it's in the cards. Proof of Concept now that we have vector layers: https://fosstodon.org/@CmykStudent/116455148076446506 I haven't touched it lately since a new contributor was interested in implementing it, but one way or the other I hope to get it into 3.4. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (4 children) it exists lol, just make a circle selection and then "stroke selection" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago Or, hear me out, a tool that draws a circle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child) It is okay to say that GIMP can technically do this, and also that it needs a straight up circle tool. Not having a live preview of what you are doing is not good UX in this situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] verily@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago "GIMP can technically do this" should be its tagline. That's how I felt when I discovered non-destructive layer transformations are (technically) possible permalink fedilink source parent [–] Inkstainthebat@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago Still bothered it doesn't have a preview tho permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmykStudent@fosstodon.org 9 points 1 month ago @janus2 @Vosh You'll be happy to know it's in the cards. Proof of Concept now that we have vector layers: https://fosstodon.org/@CmykStudent/116455148076446506 I haven't touched it lately since a new contributor was interested in implementing it, but one way or the other I hope to get it into 3.4. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (4 children) it exists lol, just make a circle selection and then "stroke selection" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago Or, hear me out, a tool that draws a circle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child) It is okay to say that GIMP can technically do this, and also that it needs a straight up circle tool. Not having a live preview of what you are doing is not good UX in this situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] verily@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago "GIMP can technically do this" should be its tagline. That's how I felt when I discovered non-destructive layer transformations are (technically) possible permalink fedilink source parent [–] Inkstainthebat@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago Still bothered it doesn't have a preview tho permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago Or, hear me out, a tool that draws a circle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child) It is okay to say that GIMP can technically do this, and also that it needs a straight up circle tool. Not having a live preview of what you are doing is not good UX in this situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] verily@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago "GIMP can technically do this" should be its tagline. That's how I felt when I discovered non-destructive layer transformations are (technically) possible permalink fedilink source parent
[–] verily@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago "GIMP can technically do this" should be its tagline. That's how I felt when I discovered non-destructive layer transformations are (technically) possible permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Inkstainthebat@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago Still bothered it doesn't have a preview tho permalink fedilink source parent