GIMP 2.99.12 Released - "A Huge Milestone Towards GIMP 3.0"

[kiffmet]

Who would have thought that changing the toolkit API with every minor version would be such a hassle in moving GIMP to a more modern codebase For me, GTK is dead since 4.0 - GDK_DPI_SCALE is no more and fractional scaling is a sad, blurry joke - I literally can't use any software based on it with my 123DPI panel (requiring 1.28125x scaling) anymore.

[dragon321]

I like how everybody is talking about GIMP slow development ignoring the fact that this version brought initial CMYK support. One of the most requested feature is finally starting to take shape.

[finalzone]

Gimp may be impressive in some aspects, but it has an epicalky awful UX/GUI.

Honestly disagree. GIMP got its UI and the icon modernized, usable and easier to read. The UI is far more friendly than the mess that is Adobe Photoshop.

[timofonic]

Gimp may be impressive in some aspects, but it has an epicalky awful UX/GUI.

[Malsabku]

What actual usability problems does gimp depending on gtk+2 causes you with image editing? It already emulates hidpi scaling. Any other improvements in gimp3 are not related to gtk3.
Not having legacy libraries on your system lowers the system maintenance burden and should have no effect on your artwork.

Because of missing fractional scaling support Gimp2 is practically useless for me, because it is completely blurry.

[cipri]

There is a typo is this article: "alternative to the likes of Adobe Photoshop" should have been "alternative to the likes of MS PAINT"

[ClosedSource]

well, considering that usability is a major factor in any application I would still consider that quite sad

What actual usability problems does gimp depending on gtk+2 causes you with image editing? It already emulates hidpi scaling. Any other improvements in gimp3 are not related to gtk3.
Not having legacy libraries on your system lowers the system maintenance burden and should have no effect on your artwork.

[Vistaus]

Let's agree to disagree!

I think it's Krita!

(even being proved that for some extra-pro rare *special* cases it may lack one or two needed features)

It's - in my opinion - a better image manipulator that GIMP...

But that's just my personal opinion...

I agree with you. I'm no professional, but I like Krita's workflow and look and feel a whole lot better.

[Vistaus]

it seems only you don't know it wasn't the gimp toolkit for several decades

It seems only you don't know what a joke is.

[Mavman]

GIMP is still the best image manipulation software (not only) for Linux.

Let's agree to disagree!

I think it's Krita!

(even being proved that for some extra-pro rare *special* cases it may lack one or two needed features)

It's - in my opinion - a better image manipulator that GIMP...

But that's just my personal opinion...