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I've recently tried using GIMP again and, as a past detractor, I've gotta say it's improved significantly.
Honestly so much better when they moved away from the "everything is a floating window" interface. I can find stuff now.
I really liked the floating window approach. I don't mind the new way, but I enjoyed the floaties when they were the default.
There's a toggle to go back
Funnily enough, back when it was floating by default, I always looked for the toggle to make it one window. But when they made it a single window by default, I found myself toggling it back to floating.
I kinda like having both options. Floating could still make some sense, and it can do cool things that a single window can't.
exactly. i've used photoshop professionally and tried gimp then.
gimp is not quite there yet, but the potential can now be seen.
Not to down on them too much but this comment is kind of funny in the context of a 30 year old program.
if you think about it, phones are where the "new" programs actually are.
To be fair, Photoshop peaked about 10 years ago and has been steadily getting worse. It's only a matter of time before they're neck and neck.
i pin it around the time they turned it into a subscription with CC. is that 10 years ago already?
It was in the ballpark of 2014-15ish IIRC, so a little over ten years