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# Gimp is free and pretty good.
failing which I do all my stuff in flash and fireworks
(I helped save b3ta! AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:20, archived)
# thanks for the advice
i'll check it out, and the next one will be better
(roband dropped the screw in the tuna, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:22, archived)
# I look forward to it =)
(I helped save b3ta! AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:23, archived)
# having a play with gimp now
theres a joke in that somewhere....

surely thats gotta be an old one
(roband dropped the screw in the tuna, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:41, archived)
# very
one of these days programmers will stop giving programs stupid "funny" recursive names ("let's call it the gimp snort snort giggle"; losers) and then people might even begin using linux.

be prepared for hours of frustration with the gimp's terrible design, i warn you... better than paint though.
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:43, archived)
# this^
gimp took me a while to get my head around
(I helped save b3ta! AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:45, archived)
# I think they've generally stopped doing that now
because they want to be taken more seriously.
However, there are still a couple of legacy acronyms around.

Try using Gimpshop on windows; its a version where the layout has been improved.
(I helped save b3ta! wheelybird mreee!, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:51, archived)
# thank the lord for that
there's not a better linux editor than gimp is there? i'm stuck with suse 10, unfortunately
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:54, archived)
# The GIMP
is very good. A lot of work has gone into the functionality. But the layout of menus is a bit annoying.
The next release should be smashing; it fixes the layout and has some funky new features.

There's something called Krita (http://www.koffice.org/krita/) for KDE. I've never used it though, so I can't say if it's any good.
(I helped save b3ta! wheelybird mreee!, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 11:01, archived)
# to clarify my dislike of the gimp
it seems that it can do anything i want, but finding out how to make it actually *do* that is akin to beating my testicles with a sledgehammer. if they can deal with the menus, toolbars and layouts then i'd be perfectly happy with it, i look forward to the nexxt release...

and i'll check out krita, cheers
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 11:04, archived)
# Yeah
You can get a months free trial of both Fireworks and Photoshop.
(I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 10:23, archived)