![]() The problem with a lot of open source projects is that they sometimes try to be different for the sake of being different, there is often no need to reinvent the wheel, and innovation should usually come after building a familiar platform. 1) they have money to spend and thus contribute, 2) their work is generally better because they attracted far more professionals and 3) They are more likely to be considering alternatives with the CC move by adobe. When you’re all done I hope it inspires you to use Gimp more and also not feel like you’re using a second class app compared to Photoshop – there’s a lot of cool features in Gimp that Photoshop doesn’t have out of the box – Gimp, love it, use it and be inspired!Įxcept Photoshop users are the ideal market. Just follow the procedure above and use ‘nautilus’ or whatever other file manager you use instead of ‘pantheon-files’ Type your password, re-name the original “gimp-splash.png” to something like “gimp-splash-old.png, then simply paste the new one in with CTRL+V. This will open up Elementary Pantheon files manager as root, so be careful! Gksu pantheon-files /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/ Start by opening up your file manager (Pantheon-Files) and copy (CTRL+C) the ‘gimp-splash.png’ image, then in the Terminal type: If you wish to use it, replace the one in usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/ ![]() ![]() I also hate the Splash screen in Gimp, as do many other users – there’s other slpashes available online – it’s looks so unprofessional, so I threw a quick one together myself for you to use. Plus it makes it less distracting when working with photos or images.Ĥ) Now you can jig around your Tools in ‘Preferences’>Toolbox>Tool Configuration to suit.ĥ) I increased the Layer Thumbnail size, but that’s up to you.Ħ) Now if only I could get rid of that silly message under the tools palate “You can drop dockable dialogs here” oh hum. This is one of the big annoyances with Gimp’s default layout – there’s just too much on show at once and those brushes take up way too much space!ģ) The Canvas colour also needs to be adjusted as it’s not dark gray, to change this, head into ‘Preferences’ under the “Edit” menu and change 'Appearance” >‘Custom padding colour’ and also ‘Custom Padding Mode’ Having a dark canvas is easier on the eyes after you’ve been playing with gimp for several hours. I prefer a minimal layout and really only use the Layer and History Palette, but feel free to add/remove what you like. The ‘.gimp-2.8’ directory is located in your Home folder, but it’s hidden, so just press CTRL+H to toggle the hidden folders.ġ) If you prefer Single-Window mode (as in the screenshot), select it now in the menu “Windows”.Ģ) To get the Tool Palette narrower you’ll need to drag the Brushes away from the panel. It frustrated me that it took me a lot of time to.Īs Photoshop has icons In the Tool Panel that can change if you hold them down, you’ll have to approximate the layout to your taste in Gimp. While GIMP is starting to become a great tool and I got tired of switching to windows to do some Photoshop work. Here’s the download link for the icon set: GIMP toolbox like Photoshop Move over to the second tab titled “Other Software” and uncheck the PPA - easy as beans on toast without an egg. If you want to disable the PPA, you can do it easily by opening up the Software Centre, go to menu item 'Edit and choose “Software Sources”. ![]() The only issue you may have as that as my post ages over time, the PPA may not be available, but there will aways be another to replace it – just do a search online if you’re stuck. This will also update through your elementary Update Manager as the Gimp improves, so it’s a handy way to be bang-up-to-date. (Please replace the remove the ‘#’ above with a ‘:’, as I can’t get rid of the smiley that keeps appearing in the BA forum) Sudo add-apt-repository ppa #otto-kesselgulasch/gimp So if you don’t know how to, here’s how to download the latest Gimp offering 2.8+, enter the Terminal and add this PPA: Note: I’m using elementary OS ( ) which is based on Ubuntu, so ht emethod here applies to both, and probably other distros, but I haven’t checkedįirst up you’ll require a recent version of Gimp, as I write I think the Software Centre is only offering 2.6 which is missing some important features to us. I wish the Gimp devs would take note of how it could be, real shame… anyhu I digress
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