Originally posted by unimatrix
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It doesn't work with KWin either. I'm using Gimp 2.6 and the tools are supposed to be utility windows, but they do not popup in front if I bring the image in front, do not disappear if the main windows doesn't have the focus and are not lowered when I lower the main window (this is really annoying). This is the only software I have this issue with : openoffice, scribus, etc. don't have this problem.
Here's some Kwin dev take on it :
The layer order of utility windows is not specified at all in the standards therefore there is no "standardized behaviour" at all and each and every window manager is doing the right thing in that regard."
Basically, it looks like window manager implement specific quirks for Gimp to work as expected and the KWin devs are reluctant to do it, which I understand.
I don't have anything against multi-windows, but it would be nice if this was fiwed somehow.
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Originally posted by LostinSpacetime View PostU are probably using Compiz, which is configured by default to show utility windows while Alt+Tab and scale, but it's really easy to change that within the configuration manager.
I also had problems with the multi window character of Gimp. But after they changed the tools window type to utility and compiz learned to deal with it (ther where no problems with metacity from the beginning) I have exactly 0 problems. But of course it took a little additional time to loose my original antipathy.
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Can you imagine, say, OpenOffice with document window in the middle and dozen of utility windows flying around? Or Firefox? Eclipse? Thats insane. People usually have lots of icons on desktop and background image of their dog, thats mess already. Open Gimp on top of that and what you get is chaos. Yeah, I can change my desktop to single-color just because of Gimp, remove all distracting icons from desktop just because of Gimp, change my Compiz settings just because of Gimp... sure thing!
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Originally posted by unimatrix View PostExactly, it makes a mess on the desktop. To make things worse I usually need Gimp when I'm doing something, meaning that lots of windows will already be open. It's very easy to lose Gimp's windows, and you'll spend lots of unnecessary time clicking around the desktop to get to them. It's simply annoying.
Or, better yet, learn how to make an MDI application with Gtk+, add an SDI/MDI option to the Gimp, and get the (sometimes overly stubborn) developers to accept your patch.
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Originally posted by V!NCENT View PostLol are you kidding me? The reason Photoshop is in one window in Windows (not in Mac OS X) is because the Windows WM is a total joke. But if you really want GIMP in one window then use GIMPshop -> http://www.gimpshop.com/
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Originally posted by Wyatt View Post"Based on GIMP 2.4.3"
new info: for Ubuntu 9.04 users or any Linux distro that using GIMP 2.6 as their default, run GimPhoto from /usr/local/gimphoto/gimphoto.sh
(don't run it from /usr/local/gimphoto/bin/gimphoto)"
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Originally posted by V!NCENT View PostGo to DOWNLOADS -> Linux -> "update: 28 May 2009
new info: for Ubuntu 9.04 users or any Linux distro that using GIMP 2.6 as their default, run GimPhoto from /usr/local/gimphoto/gimphoto.sh
(don't run it from /usr/local/gimphoto/bin/gimphoto)"
"(warnings: sorry but GimPhoto for Linux still CAN'T do MDI UI like PS yet, this because GTK+ can't do MDI and i'm still searching workaround to do MDI under Linux)"
Also, I'm not seeing anything that says he merges changes from upstream. That he mentions a specific GIMP version is more indicative that this is not the case; 28 May would more likely refer to the latest release of his modified branch (based on GIMP 2.4.3).
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