Am I the only one who actually likes GIMP's multi-window interface? It works great with multiple displays. I've seen people do amazing things with GIMP, using a combination of keyboard shortcuts and clever use of the toolbox - in the hands of a skilled craftsman, it's an excellent and fast tool to use.
Of course I've been using GIMP since it was still in it's infancy and I've never used Photoshop, so I didn't have a trouble adjusting.
It's still cool that they implement the single window mode, since it's been one of the prime source of complaints from photoshoppers and people migrating from other software.
I've found that the multi-window mode feels best when you're using a Linux window manager that allows you to move a window by holding a modifier key and clicking anywhere on the window.
But if you can's easily grab and move the floating palettes around, using the GIMP becomes more of an exercise in window positioning than in image manipulation.
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Am I the only one who actually likes GIMP's multi-window interface? It works great with multiple displays. I've seen people do amazing things with GIMP, using a combination of keyboard shortcuts and clever use of the toolbox - in the hands of a skilled craftsman, it's an excellent and fast tool to use.
Of course I've been using GIMP since it was still in it's infancy and I've never used Photoshop, so I didn't have a trouble adjusting.
It's still cool that they implement the single window mode, since it's been one of the prime source of complaints from photoshoppers and people migrating from other software.
I've found that the multi-window mode feels best when you're using a Linux window manager that allows you to move a window by holding a modifier key and clicking anywhere on the window.
But if you can's easily grab and move the floating palettes around, using the GIMP becomes more of an exercise in window positioning than in image manipulation.
On windows - AltDrag makes life easier in a lot of situations, couldn't live without it now!