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[–] replicat@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I've been using GIMP for over a decade. It's slowly starting to become one of the leading sources of frustration in my computing life. The more I learn about it the less it makes any sense.

Not trying to be negative here. Just saying that a modernization is much needed and I'm really excited for this.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Try FreeCAD if you really want to suffer.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

FreeCAD had improved massively since the recent 1.0 release, unlike GIMP...

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly I switched to Inkscape more and more. Especially for logos.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

ironically i find inkscape vastly more intimidating than gimp, inkscape's interface is barely comprehensible at all whereas gimp is just slightly clunky.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 1 week ago

It took me only 20 years to convince myself to Inkscape more. But it's worth it. 😅

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

For occasional paths, I agree with you, but when you really start needing deeper vector work, you either get pushed into inkscale or you end up brute forcing it.