If you're a developer and want to help out, there's a list of GIMP bugs for newcomers here: [1]<p>More info on how to participate (including not only development of GIMP itself but also filing bug reports or creating web content): [2]<p>[1] - <a href="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&keywords=newcomers&product=GIMP" rel="nofollow">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRME...</a><p>[2] - <a href="https://www.gimp.org/develop/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gimp.org/develop/</a>
The maintainer and lead developer of GIMPs, Øyvind Kolås, is on Patreon : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/pippin" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/pippin</a><p>If you use GIMP, even a little, don't hesitate to make a donation :)
I've been very impressed with Gimp lately - there was a time that it was clunky and crashy, Windows builds were difficult to find, and usually out of date, and I often felt like I was only persevering with it on principle. In recent years though, it's been wholly solid. Was there a change in project leadership, or something - maybe just a new development workflow? I've known plenty of seemingly-moribund projects spring to life just from someone spending a few days knocking up better build scripts...
Still no official macOS 2.9 build<p><a href="https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.9/" rel="nofollow">https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.9/</a>
I curious as to who is using GIMP for serious work. I have tried it numerous time in the past but always end up going back to PS. As of late I been making a switch to Affinity Photo but have always been pulling for GIMP.
Occasionally using it on a Mac. Most of the time I force quit it, though, because it loads fonts forever. It's not a "quickly open and edit a file" tool for me.
Good to know is that odd minor releases by GIMP are, like GNOME's, considered unstable. In other words, 2.9.x could be seen as beta releases for 2.10 (which is why things like the parallel stuff might explode in your face).
Ooooh! I'll have to give this a go when I get home. HiDPI changes became my favorite kind of application update after I got a 4k screen :P<p>I'll have to start reading the source at some point, I'd love to see how the code changes in canvas interaction look internally.<p>Keep doing what you do gimp devs! I'm ever grateful.
GIMP doesn't support Smart Objects. This alone makes it not usable for professional work, when compared to Photoshop. The cost of the latter is nothing if you are getting paid for your work.<p><a href="https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-smart-objects-in-photoshop--cms-20268" rel="nofollow">https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/10-things-you-need-to-...</a>