Máirín Duffy escribió:
Gian Paolo Mureddu wrote:
- For Windows it is not one simple download, run setup, and you're
good. You also have to install the GTK+ runtime environment *first*,
which just by its name is pretty intimidating for non-technical
users. In fact, it might be intimidating enough to be off-putting.
I hate to disagree with you, there are GIMP packages which include
GTK and install it before The GIMP as such is installed, much like
GAIM packages which include the GTK runtime or not, and you download
accordingly.
Can you provide a link?
Will have to look around as I'm sure there is one (a friend of mine
installed this way), as I don't seem to see any at the official GIMP for
Windows site, http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html
- For OS X it is even more complicated; you have to install fink or
ports (for dlcompa), and you have to install X11 before you can
install the GIMP. This is quite a bit of a PITA.
There are plenty of great potential art contributors out there who
may not necessarily be technical enough to quickly / easily figure
out how to install the GIMP on their art development platform of
choice.
I guess I'm just trying to say that things could be worse - the
artwork could be in a format that a FOSS program like the GIMP or
inkscape couldn't even open to view. And it may not be all that easy
for contributing artists to convert their stuff to open formats
before submitting.
I have strong doubts of these contributor artists promoting *FOSS*
tools and OSes if they *don't* use such tools... seems just
completely not right for some reason... It would be like creating
Apple artwork on a Windows PC (or a Sun Solaris workstation, for that
matter). Not that they couldn't, but there sure are ways to produce
open formats even on such closed platforms, like GIMP selfcontained
packages or Inkscape self contained packages.
For vector art, I firmly believe Inkscape makes any proprietary vector
artwork creation program unnecessary. For bitmap-based art though....
simple tasks take a lot longer in the GIMP. They seriously do.
Volunteers only have so much time as it is...
I have no experience with other graphics tools like Photoshop or Paint
Shop Pro, so I can't say... To me working with The GIMP is "natural". As
for the vector graphics, I couldn't agree more.
If anybody would like to submit contributions in an open format but
are having trouble converting their work or aren't sure where to
start, feel free to send your stuff to me and I'll be happy to
convert it and I'll also help you get the GIMP / whatever installed.
Maybe these should be part of the guidelines/instructions too over at
the artwork wikis? Not that helping fellow users is a bad thing, but
for others that may be in the same situation, a central reference can
prove to be more helpful for a lot of users, as opposed to help out
on an individual basis.
Sure, would you like to write it?
~m
Sure, though I don't have a Wiki account.
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