Comments on: GNU/Linux Graphics Programs in Ubuntu

by: Scott Carpenter

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:03:33 +0000

Good idea. I recently looked at ImageMagick for something and noticed it is packed with features.

by: Shantanu Goel

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:51:04 +0000

One more thing Scott, for batch processing of images, you can look at imagemagick tools. You’ll be pleasantly overawed by the power and flexibility they provide.

by: Scott Carpenter

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:48:54 +0000

Thanks for the pointer, Shantanu.

by: Shantanu Goel

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:09:40 +0000

You absolutely must try mtpaint. Its much better than kolourpaint and gpaint. I did a short comparison of the three here:
http://tech.shantanugoel.com/2008/04/28/windows-app-alternatives-for-linux-mspaint.html

by: Scott Carpenter

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:15:05 +0000

I don’t know if this qualifies for ease-of-use, but I always fire up the GIMP and use its cropping tool. I wrote about it here:

Perfectly Cromulent Image Cropping with the GIMP

I don’t know of a way to cycle through images in a directory with GIMP, so if you’re using gThumb to review images and just want to crop an occasional photo, this may not be the best solution for you.

by: jimcooncat

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:28:26 +0000

I’m an Irfanview addict, but been using gThumb on my linux machines for a while now, and it seems to fill all my needs quite nicely.

But it’s irritating I have to go to a cropping dialog with reduced resolution. I want to to be able to select and crop, copy, etc. right on the main image screen.

Is there a free package with the same ease-of-use as Irfanview for simple tasks like this?

by: Scott Carpenter

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:16:35 +0000

Hi, James! I’ve been using GIMP for photo stuff (although not for very complicated things), but just last night fired up KolourPaint to make a new business card. Still seems just right for those kinds of things I used to use MS Paint for.

I’m glad you enjoyed the article, and thanks for commenting.

by: James

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:29:47 +0000

I used the program KolourPaint and like you I think it’s a great replacement for MSPaint. I don’t really get into hardcore drawing and manipulation that photoshop and gimp offer, at least not often. I have played around with photoshop some for creating simple animations, but other than that my drawing needs are simple. KolourPaint even with the KDE libraries needed cause I use Gnome took up very little space. Thanks for the article. It helped me confirm it was the right choice for me. And give me shout some time too if you want. Yahoo messenger ID is sword_of_truth133

by: Scott Carpenter

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:15:45 +0000

You’re welcome, Matt. Thanks for visiting and commenting. As I learn the GIMP little by little, I don’t miss IrfanView as much. There are a couple of things I’d still like to see and am thinking about writing a little Java app to replace them with.

by: Matt

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:10:09 +0000

Thanks for the hint about KolourPaint, just what I needed. I miss IrfanView too but not enough to go back to a MS OS. I might have a fiddle with WINE and see if IRView will work under that.
Thanks again.

Matt