The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 441

kennyc · 11-24-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I'm done with work today...

Too bad work doesn't think the same...

I know how you feel!

kennyc · 11-24-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Why is it that when I'm about 7 seconds away from saving, Photoshop decides to completely wig-out and lose all my work?

Curse you Photoshop you magnifcent bastard!!!!

It's to teach humility.

Sweetpea · 11-24-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Do they still make PaintShop Pro?

Yes

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slite

Yeah, didn't Corel buy it a couple of years back?

Yes, but I only have PSP 9. It's pure Jasc, no Corel...

DawnFalcon · 11-24-2009, 11:54 AM

So yea, I've mysteriously been unable to access my website outside port 80 for the best part of a day.

Cue yelling at ISP. Midway through, tech goes "oh, wait a moment". And then "try that".
I love ISP incompetence causing issues, really.

Sweetpea - I have PSP 7.01 which is still a very powerful little tool, for all that it's from 2001. It could of been a serious competitor in the lower/mid end of the graphics editing space, but noo. Sigh. (Oh, and the "latest" (2007 on) versions have spyware).

I'd love a replacement, but... (GIMPShop isn't being updated, no way I'm fighting the normal GIMP interface - it's on a par with the old Blender one - Photoshop is too expensive and...what else is there?)

phenomshel · 11-24-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I never liked gimp. I just can't get it to do what I want it to do.

I'll stick with my PSP.

Me too. I can't stand GIMP, never could. I know, heresy to all you Linux people out there, but it just does not do what I want it to do in a way I want it to do it.

I can use Photoshop; but I much, much, much prefer my trusty PSP.

Sparrow · 11-24-2009, 02:38 PM

I found 'Beginning Gimp: from novice to professional' by Akkana Peck a very useful guide to Gimp (but I'm nowhere near being professional yet).

DMcCunney · 11-24-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Me too. I can't stand GIMP, never could. I know, heresy to all you Linux people out there, but it just does not do what I want it to do in a way I want it to do it.

On Linux, the Gimp rules, but that's as much because there isn't a Linux port of Photoshop as anything else.

Quote:

I can use Photoshop; but I much, much, much prefer my trusty PSP.

That's valid, and I know an assortment of folks like you. On Windows, I mostly use Paint.NET, a free, open source paint program intended to replace the bundled Windows Paint app. I have the Gimp and an older Photoshop, but seldom need either.

Under Linux, I also use MTPaint, which is not as feature filled as the Gimp, but smaller, faster, and runs on older lower end hardware.
______
Dennis

wodin · 11-24-2009, 05:52 PM

I have an old copy of PhotoShop vs. 6.x that served me well for years, but I haven't been able to get it installed on Windows 7. So I'm currently without! Maybe I'll look into PSP.

kennyc · 11-24-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by wodin

I have an old copy of PhotoShop vs. 6.x that served me well for years, but I haven't been able to get it installed on Windows 7. So I'm currently without! Maybe I'll look into PSP.

It's exactly this sort of thing that is making me leery of Windows 7....

GeoffC · 11-25-2009, 10:29 AM

gimp's okay

rather awkward warning, though "no guarantee on 64bit systems"

pdurrant · 11-25-2009, 04:27 PM

I really hate it when operating systems lie to you.

Having made the ludicrous decision to make file types be part of the file name, WHY then lie to the user about the filename and pretend that the extension doesn't exist?

And why has Apple followed Microsoft into this insanity?

The first thing I do on any machine I use is turn off this preference that hides file name extensions.

kennyc · 11-25-2009, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I really hate it when operating systems lie to you.

Having made the ludicrous decision to make file types be part of the file name, WHY then lie to the user about the filename and pretend that the extension doesn't exist?

And why has Apple followed Microsoft into this insanity?

The first thing I do on any machine I use is turn off this preference that hides file name extensions.

I'm with you there. I don't know how people use their computer without the extension displayed.

pilotbob · 11-25-2009, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

And why has Apple followed Microsoft into this insanity?

Have they? I can see the extensions in finder. Hmmm... but maybe I changed a preference somewhere over a year ago and just don't remember.

Maybe I'll just have to buy a new Mac so I can check.

BOb

pshrynk · 11-25-2009, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Have they? I can see the extensions in finder. Hmmm... but maybe I changed a preference somewhere over a year ago and just don't remember.

Maybe I'll just have to buy a new Mac so I can check.

BOb

Any reason in a storm...

phenomshel · 11-25-2009, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Have they? I can see the extensions in finder. Hmmm... but maybe I changed a preference somewhere over a year ago and just don't remember.

Maybe I'll just have to buy a new Mac so I can check.

BOb

That has GOT to be the most creative excuse for buying a new machine I have EVER seen.

11-24-2009, 11:54 AM	#6604
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	So yea, I've mysteriously been unable to access my website outside port 80 for the best part of a day. Cue yelling at ISP. Midway through, tech goes "oh, wait a moment". And then "try that". I love ISP incompetence causing issues, really. Sweetpea - I have PSP 7.01 which is still a very powerful little tool, for all that it's from 2001. It could of been a serious competitor in the lower/mid end of the graphics editing space, but noo. Sigh. (Oh, and the "latest" (2007 on) versions have spyware). I'd love a replacement, but... (GIMPShop isn't being updated, no way I'm fighting the normal GIMP interface - it's on a par with the old Blender one - Photoshop is too expensive and...what else is there?) Last edited by DawnFalcon; 11-24-2009 at 12:05 PM.

11-24-2009, 02:38 PM	#6606
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I found 'Beginning Gimp: from novice to professional' by Akkana Peck a very useful guide to Gimp (but I'm nowhere near being professional yet). Last edited by Sparrow; 11-24-2009 at 03:45 PM.

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,064 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I really hate it when operating systems lie to you. Having made the ludicrous decision to make file types be part of the file name, WHY then lie to the user about the filename and pretend that the extension doesn't exist? And why has Apple followed Microsoft into this insanity? The first thing I do on any machine I use is turn off this preference that hides file name extensions.