analogue40
04-03-2005, 04:26 AM
Scott Moschella from plasticbugs.com has created a new UI for the graphics program 'The Gimp' to make it pretty much exactly like photoshop. I've used the Gimp a little on Windows and Suse but one of the things that makes it hard to use is the interface, and being already used to photoshop makes it a pain to relearn shortcuts/tool names etc.
Check it out HERE (http://plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=241)
Codemills.com also ported the UI to the Linux version (http://codemills.com/blog/?p=4)
I'm pretty excited about this moving to SuSe 9.3 at the end of the month, should make the transition a whole lot easier.
For those who don?t already know, the Gimp is a powerful, open source image editing application. For more info on the Gimp visit gimp.org. GIMPshop is essentially the same program with some cosmetic changes.
The Gimp?s menu structure and naming conventions had been a constant source of frustration for me because I was so used to Photoshop. So, I did what any hardcore graphics geek would have done. I hacked GIMPshop together. It?s a proof of concept and it?s a little buggy, so don?t expect too much.
I must say that this hack stands on the shoulders of giants. First, many, many thanks to Aaron Voisine who wrote detailed instructions for building Gimp.app from source. Also, thanks to the hardworking developers who have dedicated countless hours to making the Gimp the formidible application that it is today.
My original purpose for GIMPshop was to make the Gimp accessible to the many Adobe Photoshop users out there. I hope I?ve done that. And maybe along the way, I can convert a Photoshop pirate into a Gimp user.
If you?ve never used Photoshop before, you may not appreciate my GIMPshop hack. What I?ve done is renamed and reorganized GIMP?s tools, options, windows, and menus to closely resemble Adobe Photoshop?s menu structure and naming conventions. Many of the menu options and even whole menus were recreated to faithfully reproduce a Photoshop-like experience. After running my GIMPshop hack, you?ll find that Photoshop and the GIMP are strikingly similar.
Check it out HERE (http://plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=241)
Codemills.com also ported the UI to the Linux version (http://codemills.com/blog/?p=4)
I'm pretty excited about this moving to SuSe 9.3 at the end of the month, should make the transition a whole lot easier.
For those who don?t already know, the Gimp is a powerful, open source image editing application. For more info on the Gimp visit gimp.org. GIMPshop is essentially the same program with some cosmetic changes.
The Gimp?s menu structure and naming conventions had been a constant source of frustration for me because I was so used to Photoshop. So, I did what any hardcore graphics geek would have done. I hacked GIMPshop together. It?s a proof of concept and it?s a little buggy, so don?t expect too much.
I must say that this hack stands on the shoulders of giants. First, many, many thanks to Aaron Voisine who wrote detailed instructions for building Gimp.app from source. Also, thanks to the hardworking developers who have dedicated countless hours to making the Gimp the formidible application that it is today.
My original purpose for GIMPshop was to make the Gimp accessible to the many Adobe Photoshop users out there. I hope I?ve done that. And maybe along the way, I can convert a Photoshop pirate into a Gimp user.
If you?ve never used Photoshop before, you may not appreciate my GIMPshop hack. What I?ve done is renamed and reorganized GIMP?s tools, options, windows, and menus to closely resemble Adobe Photoshop?s menu structure and naming conventions. Many of the menu options and even whole menus were recreated to faithfully reproduce a Photoshop-like experience. After running my GIMPshop hack, you?ll find that Photoshop and the GIMP are strikingly similar.