[clue] FOSS: Graphics Arts and Designs.

[M Paul Webb]

<<< However most people find, at some point, that the FOSS world is just lacking in some spaces, this happens to be one of them.>>>

It just depends on what you want to do. If you want to design covers for Time magazine, FOSS is not your pick. However, for what the great majority of computer users need graphics software for, Linux works just fine -- but it is a matter of getting used to the different interfaces, which really does take time. That's the key -- investing the time to really get to know the software. 

GIMP is coming out with a single window interface very soon. That should help the popularity of that program a great deal. KRITA has improved immensely -- and I think its only drawback is not being able to use html numbers for colors. But its day is coming, no doubt. So Linux software just keeps improving and improving -- its day will come for all programs, just like it has the best browsers. I think INKSCAPE and SCRIBUS really need some work, but it is going to happen. The program I really miss is voice dictation -- as I really do get a superior sentence structure in writing this way, with the unconscious mind more involved -- but they are working on it, getting the voice model samples. LIBREWRITER drives me nuts, not being able to use picas and points, but it is going to happen. And until then, I get by just fine adapting to where the software is at, which is a very good stage of development. And I am very happy to watch Linux improve every day, week,
 month... it's exciting.

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 From: Raymond DeRoo <rderoo at deroo.net>
To: CLUE's mailing list <clue at cluedenver.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:04 AM
Subject: Re: [clue] FOSS: Graphics Arts and Designs.
 
Ed--

> thank you for answering my question in regards to vector images.
> I would prefer to keep the conversation limited to FOSS.
> thanks.

You seem to be very FOSS focused, yet you use the Microsoft Style ( top quoting ) for email. Must say I find that very ironic. Further, I was not recommending any products, near I know Adobe does not make a version of Photoshop which runs on Linux. Rather I was using Photoshop/Maya as well known examples of raster and vector based tools.

I encourage you to find and use whatever works best for you. However most people find, at some point, that the FOSS world is just lacking in some spaces, this happens to be one of them.

Raymond

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