I think gthumb is perfect for such needs. Its neither too complicated, nor too simplistic. Offers enough features to be a capable image editor. <div class="gmail_quote">On 22 July 2011 21:39, Fredrick <<a href="mailto:synterr55@gmail.com">synterr55@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Other simple image editors are Kolourpaint, gnome-paint and xpaint I personally prefer kolourpaint as a simple image editor, but I think it depends on too many KDE libraries to be feasible for inclusion in Xubuntu <div><div></div><div class="h5"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 22, 2011 8:09 AM, "James Freer" <<a href="mailto:jessejazza3@aol.co.uk" target="_blank">jessejazza3@aol.co.uk</a>> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruno Benitez <<a href="mailto:gridcube@gmail.com" target="_blank">gridcube@gmail.com</a>> > To: xubuntu-devel <<a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> > Sent: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:51 > Subject: Replacing GIMP > > > Hello, how is everybody? Hope you are all okay. > > > I have always found that having GIMP as the default graphic editor for > any distribution to be "too much", I am of the opinion that people get > scare if then come and see so many options and floating menus and etc, > so I think that Xubuntu (and any linux distro if that matters) should > have a standard simple graphic editor. > > > > I think the best options today are GNU Paint and Pinta , if anything i > support the second one. > > > > > I think that having a simple editor will make people like the system > better, also integrating it to the screen capture program could be a > great idea, i know that today on the screencapture program that comes > whit xubuntu an "open whit..." option appears as part of the options of > what to do whit the screenshot, it could be really cool if the > preselected option where "Open whit... [image editor]" and the user can > choose then if to edit it, add words, cut, mark things, etc, or simply > save it to a file. > > > > > well i think thats pretty much it. :) thank you for reading. > -- > Bruno.- > > In response to your post i hope it's ok to volunteer some thoughts. > > Having a simple editor that is inline with the xubuntu practice of > minimal and simplicity is a good idea. But the application does need to > work effectively. > > examples > a] Bulk rename is fine - effective and fit-for-purpose.... i used to > use kRename [now redone and rather complicated. > b] dics burning xfburn and Brasero are fine... no need for k3b. > c] Ristretto... poor compared with eog. eog is still lightweight but > more capable. > > As for Gimp i find it too advanced for my photo uses and have used > Imagemagick for sometime now as it fits together well with the album > generator llgal. Pinta would seem a good idea. I don't know if there is > another command line editor but in xubuntu the 'openterminal here' that > comes up in Thunar is ideal [don't think ubuntu had this] for then > running a comand line app. Just seems to fit nicely with copying pics > to directories and batch rename, resize and watermark. > > yours > james > > > -- > xubuntu-devel mailing list > <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a> </div> </div></div> -- xubuntu-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a> </blockquote></div>