We would like to announce the availability of the initial release of AdaptableGIMP, a modified version of GIMP that integrates new social, community-based customization features into the application. The project page and software can be found at: http://www.adaptablegimp.org This initial release is available in source code form only. Binaries will follow. AdaptableGIMP introduces a new way of interacting with software: Rather than hunting through menus to find commands, users simply enter what they wish to accomplish in a search box. As they type, a list of interface customizations appears. These customizations---what we call "task sets"---streamline the interface by putting every tool and command necessary to accomplish a task in one, centralized location. Task set customizations can be created by any user, and are instantly shared with the rest of the user community. Wiki-based documentation accompanies each task set, enabling users to pair tutorials and "how-to's" with the customizations they create. AdaptableGIMP is the result of ongoing research by members of the University of Waterloo's Human Computer Interaction Lab. It is directly informed by our previous project, ingimp, in which we collected over 2 years' worth of data describing how people use GIMP. Like ingimp, AdaptableGIMP collects data about how it is used in practice, to help us continue to research new and innovative user interfaces. Feedback about the project and its goals is welcome and can be emailed to the project at the address found below. Michael Terry and Ben Lafreniere adaptablegimp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
