Re: GIMP and Photoshop user interfaces (was: Re: Distros specifically designed for children)

On 6/4/25 7:14 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 08:48:26 -0700, John Ames wrote:
 

On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 00:15:36 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>

I fired up GIMP 3 and had a quick look round at several dialogs. I
simply could not find any examples of what you’re talking about.

>
I'll be damned - looks like they *finally* started paying attention to
this in v.3. Only took 'em 27 years!

 *Yawn* Or more likely, you took one look at an early version of GIMP 27
years ago, dismissed it, and have been complaining about it without
actually trying it again ever since.

   Look, it's FREEware .... don't bitch. GIMP
   is a 'labor of love'.

Fitts' Law is exactly what makes such a thing comically redundant: the
main menu is *already there,* right within mouse-flick range.

 Only if it’s on the edge of the screen. Otherwise it is slow to get to.

   On the whole, I think PhotoShop is a speck better
   and easier to navigate. However it's also $$$ and
   only runs on the most money-grubbing control-freak
   operating systems.