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[–] [email protected] 96 points 1 month ago (19 children)

I’d really love if somebody would give GIMP the Blender treatment. It’s very good software but some of the UI paradigms are quite outdated. All their floating windows and dialogs do not work well on multiple screens.

[–] QBertReynolds 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's ugly for sure, but I think the biggest barrier to entry is the shortcut keys. Blender's Industry Standard mode makes it a lot easier for Maya users to switch. Something similar for Photoshop users would kill.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld 2 points 1 month ago

GIMPshop used to exist for that purpose.

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