Inkscape 1.5 will run on GTK4, 1.4 is the last release with GTK3 and currently the devs are making more prominent changes in the UX for Inkscape 1.5 (to be released next year).
I would like to contribute to the new Gimp UI layer. What is the best way to share some of the new designs with the community?
In my redesign I was aiming at complete relaunch of the tool with new UI, UX, and brand, but I’m happy to follow more iterative approach.
I shared the vision what Gimp could become in this case study:
Please let me know your thoughts and what’s the best way to add value to the new release?
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You probably want to head over to GNOME / GIMP · GitLab and/or talk to @Jehan or @cmyk.student
How much of this is doable in GTK3? Can you break it down into actionable chunks (dropping a complete redesign is a lot)? Can you code/are you willing to work with the team to implement all these things?
Also gimp and figma don’t have the same goals or do even close to the same thing… I don’t feel that “bring gimp to figma level” actually means anything concrete.
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Wow,
That’s awesome. Definitely has a modern look about it.
Don’t be surprised when you get a boat load of pushback though. Please don’t let that discourage you, as what you propose is very good.
Good luck. Keep us informed of your plans.
Cheers
Chris
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Agree. The tile might be aiming more at getting attention than being an actual goal.
There is an angle of success that is more what I was shooting for, the level of delight and adoption, rather than mirroring the exact style.
How much of this is do able in GTK3?
I would need someone with more experience to assess that.
Can you break it down into actionable chunks (dropping a complete redesign is a lot)?
For sure. The work would have to be broken down into manageable chunks/epics.
I could start with redesign of icons or definition of general theme colors.
What do you think is the low hanging fruit? Where can we make the most impact to start?
Can you code/are you willing to work with the team to implement all these things?
I have experience with React, CSS, and HTML, but I’m interested in contributing any type of codebase, not only design.
Since GIMP can have UI and icon themes that are user selectable, starting there and seeing how far you can get is probably a good idea. That’ll whittle down how many issues you’ll need to file for improvements.
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Here is the actual answer
05-10-2024r
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Thank you.
Why latest 2.99.19 isn’t available for download ? No build: Pipeline Schedules · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab
Looks like the Windows pipeline failed. That happens sometimes when we’re developing - for instance, a dependency might be temporarily unreachable or we might have unintentionally broken something that we fixed after the pipeline ran.
The only pushback I’d expect is about the entire AI-generated imagery BS (as opposed to actually useful AI-based editing tools like better object selection).
The proposed UI is clean and, if implemented, will finally make the program a lot more approachable. Of course, there’s a lot of details to figure out, so for the benefit of the project I hope that @Tom_Parandyk will stick around.
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I sincerely hope you are right.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve used GIMP extensively.
One thing is certain, it’s not pretty.
cheers
Very good point about applying AI as tools rather than only using it for image generation.
I plan to stick around. Will start with UI theme.
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Wow this is amazing. Good work
I’ll believe it when I see it. All said, have no issue with 2.10x. Hopefully 3 won’t be so foreign that it becomes unusable. lol
Any chance for tommorow 3.0RC1?
Unless someone solves the remaining 8 blocking issues for 3.0RC1, unlikely.
We did just merge one of the big remaining API changes (removing the last of GimpRGB and replacing it with GeglColor), so we’re moving forward well.
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GIMP 3.0 is finalized!!!
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3.0RC1 released
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tried, seems a good step forward!
But i haven’t understood if i can use a layer mask on the effect layer. for example, a gradient layer mask on a curve layer to act only on the sky, and for example a 2nd curve on the bottom part of the image.