[ubuntu-uk] Could Linux (and Ubuntu) do more to encourage students?

[Robin Menneer]

For very simple stuff, don't ignore Draw in Open Office which integrates
nicely with Oo Writer.  It has hiddden depths and does for those who find
Gimp too complicated.

On 2/3/07, norman <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
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> > > On Fri, 2007-02-02 at 21:53 +0000, Benjamin Webb wrote:
> > > > > > Are there any OS graphics programmes? one of my students was
> asking.
> > >
> > > There is a Gimp users group - gimp-users at lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU
> > >
> > > I get the impression that, in most respects, Gimp is equivalent to
> > > Photoshop. I use Gimp for procesing digital photographs.
> >
> > It depends (as with all things) what you do with it. For processing
> > digital photographs as you do Photoshop would be overkill and so Gimp
> > is perfectly adequate.  For more complex design (e.g. web/print
> > design) Gimp is a nightmare.
> >
> > The Gimp's vector graphics are extremely limited (versus some good mix
> > in Photoshop) especially when it comes to shapes. For example, try
> > drawing a shaded curved-edged box in the Gimp - as far as I can tell
> > it is impossible (although I may be missing some tricks). In Photoshop
> > there is a tool.
> >
> > Photoshop text transformation etc. is much more powerful, including
> > writing text along a path (vector stuff again) multiple font's,
> > colours, etc. in a text block. To create multi-coloured text in the
> > Gimp you literally have to do a letter at a time.
> >
> > I would love to see a Photoshop equivalent on Linux but unfortunately
> > the Gimp isn't it - and doesn't look to be heading in that direction
> > over the past 5 years I've been using it.  Maybe Adobe will port?
> > ......and cut the price by 99%!
>
> I am sure you are correct. It is to some extent, I presume, you get what
> you pay for.
>
> Norman
>
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