I don't know if closing the bugt report as "invalid" is a nice choice, if it is a valid feature being requested. Are there more bug reports asking for the same thing? (/me shyes away of dealing with bugzilla) - so this would be a duplicate? >From your quotes above, it is clear that creating cursos files does fit in the product vision, and I do agree it GIMP should have support for it. js -><- On 19 January 2014 04:30, scl <scl.gplus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > currently we have a bug report to add export for .cur files: > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=722472 > > To triage this I looked around in the plug-in registry > and former postings on the mailinglists. I found that > this request came up from time to time (often together > with the wish for animated cursor files (.ani)). > There was also a [solution] for .ani files at GIMPTalk, > which could probably be used or GEGL-ified with some adaptions. > In the past this request was [refused], because it was considered > too special. > > On the other hand - looking at our [product vision], > we defined GIMP as 'a high-end application for producing icons, > graphical elements of web pages and art for user interface elements'- > If in vanilla GIMP is room for rather exotic formats like > KISS Cel, XJT, FITS or DICOM, why not for those that meet our vision? > The Linux build of GIMP 2.8 contains 'X11 mouse pointer (*.xmc)' > which is one step into the right direction, but useless for > Windows users. > Viewing it from this point of view I would say it could be part > of GIMP. > > How do we proceed with this request? > > Kind regards, > > Sven > > > [refused]: > http://search.gmane.org/?query=.cur&group=gmane.comp.video.gimp.user > > [solution]: > http://www.gimptalk.com/index.php?showtopic=27281 > > [product vision]: > http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/GIMP_UI_Redesign#product_vision > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
