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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: The GIMP 2.0
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-01-14 12:52:43
Message-ID: 200401141352.44155.zander () kde ! org
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On Wednesday 14 January 2004 09:56, dirk.schoenberger@sz-online.de wrote:
> >> In a bitmap graphics editor you should only work with "pixels", at least
> >> after initiali creation.
> >
> > "Should" is a personal preference here, I believe. :)  I, actually, find
> > working with bitmap AND vectors to be very convenient, especially for web
> > applications. Photoshop's system is a mess for doing web stuff compared
> > to,
> > say, Macromedia Fireworks. So I guess it depends on what your target is.
> > But
> > the "finality" of only having bitmap tools at your disposal is what I so
> > very
> > much DISliked about the older gimp versions. ( LET ME RE-EDIT THE TEXT!
> > ARRGH!! =P )
>
> I find working with vectors extremely convenient, too. but please in a
> vector editor component / application.
> Hopefully both applications are modules in a component system which allows
> for really good interaction.

Idea; let a layer be either a bitmap or a vector layer. Its always possible to 
'downsample' a vector layer to a bitmap layer.
If you look at how firework handles vector its just amazing how easy it is to 
work with.

Additionally this approach allows an extra layer type 'font' which remembers 
the original text and font so editing is actual text editing and not 
bitmap/vector.

Just my 0.02

- -- 
Thomas Zander
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