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Tariffs Spark Shift to Open Source in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

Mine are liking Mint quite a lot. They say they feel its easier to find stuff than windows.

BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I have used inkscape though it has been some time. I felt as though it was not super featureful at the time so the UI felt slightly barren compared to something like Adobe Illustrator, but I don't recall having the same kind of trouble with it that I do with GIMP honestly.

BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I only see one on your previous comment, but it could be because blender has recently started getting a better reputation for usability/learnability.

6 years ago I touched it and I was horrified, but I touched it a few times this year and found they had made some good improvements.

BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

That is interesting and I did not know that. Thanks.

BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think what you are thinking of is the ellipse selection tool, and yes this exists and can be used - however I am referring to the tool class of geometric shapes which is quite common among other software. Basically it creates a vector (In most cases I think) shape with options for stroke and fill, and controls the same way that the ellipse selection tool does (constraints etc.).

GIMP does not have this, instead you have to go through a decent amount of trouble to get simple geometric shapes drawn to the screen, and at that I believe they are always raster.

Take these procedures as an example for GIMP.

https://www.alphr.com/make-shapes-gimp/

This makes GIMP difficult if you want to use it for some niche uses such as making a quick flow diagram, or a quick vector mask which can be changed later.

BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

True, but I prefer intuition over efficiency when I pick something up for the first time, second time, and third time, until I eventually have a good enough understanding to begin worrying about efficiency.

There are use cases for Libre office writer, just as there are for vim, even though they are both capable of producing text documents. One is arguably more intuitive while one is arguably more efficient, but if I didn't know anything about word processing/text editing and had to pick between the two, I would pick writer.

Same goes for anything else, and it's also why a decent number of text editors/software support emacs/vim bindings - so that you can use the software intuitively, and then once you understand it, you can become more efficient by using modal bindings. Same goes for GIMP versus other software. The thing about other softwares in the same genre is that they can be learned relatively easily and can also be used efficiently. GIMP I find harder to learn, even if it is efficient later.

For anyone who is new who has to make a choice as well - very few people would pick vim to start out with.

Furthermore, in this instance, I do have a decent amount of photo editing experience and have used multiple softwares to do it, but even after that, the problem I have with GIMP is that a lot of this knowledge does not transfer to GIMP like it does for other software. If I learn photoshop, I can get away with using affinity, krita, corel draw, clip studio, and other software - but not nearly as easily GIMP.

I would also argue that efficiency is equally dependent upon the software as it is the task. The workflow for digital painting, animation, and photo editing are all quite different, and no one UX/UI is the most efficient at all of them. This is why most of these softwares have modular interfaces, which is good, but I simply find the modular interface of GIMP harder to use or understand versus the rest.

BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Haha, yes the feeling is similar there, though I think I personally still had an easier time learning blenders current workflow.

BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (26 children)

Under the hood I actually really like GIMP. I'm also not too bothered by there being no circle tool. My problem with GIMP is that if there were a circle tool in it, its a little too difficult to find it if it does exist.

If they had some front end re-write eventually where they just moved some stuff around and better organized the front end of the application, I think a lot more people would use it. UX/UI is really important, and I'm sure the contributors of GIMP know this as they seem to have done well to try to make the interface feel straightforward by putting stuff under menu's and whatnot, but the location of things just seems unintuitive/non-standard compared to what every other application does.

The other issue I have with GIMP is just that its development cycle takes forever compared to most every other open source application I have seen.

Not to say there is a great answer to any of this, image manipulation/animation software is not an easy thing to program by any means so I understand why it can take forever, but I just wish there was a real answer.

In the mean time, I've just been trying to get by with krita, though krita really seems geared toward digital painting specifically.

Carney pledges $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC in c/[email protected]
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Leaders of Canada, Mexico discuss plan to fight trade actions by US in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Mi Espanol no es muy bien, pero quiero aprenderlo.

Seriously, super cool language to learn if any fellow Canadians are wondering.

Here's hoping between us and our Mexican friends, we can literally cut out the middle man.

How are you celebrating "Liberation Day"? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Drinking and laughing about it with kith and kin. Even if the world were to end, remember to have fun, never let them take it from you.

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Gnome Customizations - is it possible to use custom image in application view? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hello all,

If this is not the right community for this question, I would be happy to be redirected elsewhere, so just let me know.

I recently configured my terminal emulator to an aesthetic that I like (custom font, coloring, shell prompt, etc) and it has made me wonder about customization in gnome.

One of the biggest things that I wish I could change in gnome is the grey-ness of the application view.

In this screenshot, you can see the familiar application view. In between the organizing folders, the desktops, and the dock, there is just so much nothing.

I am wondering if it is possible to customize this relatively easily. I would much prefer an image of my own choosing in place of this, or at least a different color from time to time.

Is anyone aware if this is configurable? I can't seem to find an extension for this, or any real information on how you would do such a thing.

Thanks

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New to Rust (lemmy.ml)
 

Hey fellas, I am new to Rust! I have been following the rustlings tutorial + the rust online book, and I have just purchased the book "Rust for Rustaceans: Idiomatic Programming For Experienced Developers".

While I am NOT an experienced developer, I have worked in languages such as Java, Python, and a little bit of C before, and my schooling was in information technology for computer systems infrastructure so most of the ideas are not too foreign to me (except for ownership in rust, which from what I have been reading is super cool, though it throws a wrench into how I might usually write something while opening some other doors).

I am interested in learning, so I wanted to ask if, in addition to the resources I have selected above, is there anything else I should add to try to supplement my learning, or are those reasonably acceptable?

I am also glad to hear any tidbits, advice, or suggestions otherwise.

Thank you.

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Today I learned that there is a lemmy.ca community for buying Canadian that was created about two years ago (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I thought I would link this in case anyone was not aware that such a community has already existed for some time, and now will likely be more useful than ever.

If anyone has suggestions for Canadian made goods, please head over and support one another.

[email protected]

I have also added a link to this community in the sidebar.

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Local Area FTP (lemmy.ml)
 

Hey everyone, I hope you are well.

I recently purchased a TP-Link Archer C7 from a thrift store for 4 dollars and converted it into a pineapple router using a firmware build that someone made based on Open-WRT for testing and educational purposes, and it it has raised a few other thoughts and interests.

I have two questions.

  1. Is anyone aware of a software available through F-Droid or otherwise which can be used to turn a phone into a temporary access point serving FTP for file sharing purposes? I think it would be handy to be able to share files to several people in proximity and I would imagine turning a phone into a mobile FTP AP would be something that has been done. If anyone is aware of any such project, I would be highly interested.

  2. For running such a thing whether it be through a phone or a router, is anyone aware of a mobile power source which can fit in a backpack easily and power a 12 volt 1.5 amp router for ~10 hours?

I would love to be able to have the ability to basically have a backpack that acts as a mobile NAS that serves FTP/SFTP.

Thanks.

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If the internet went away indefinitely, what things would you wish you had downloaded before it happened? (lemmy.ml)
 

For me it would be a full copy of wikipedia, an offline copy of some maps of where I live, some linux ISO's, and a lot of entertainment media.

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Change of Moderation (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi Everyone!

I noticed that the previous mod had deleted their account, so I reached out to /u/dessalines to let him know I would be glad to take over and look after the community as there were no other moderators here.

I intend to leave the rules as is, but will gladly enact changes on behalf of what most people here want if it is felt it is needed.

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to let me know.

Thank you!

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Kijiji Rule (lemmy.ml)
 
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Jacket Rule (lemmy.ml)
 
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My Switch to Linux is Happening Today (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Today I am moving not only myself, but my parents to Linux!

For me this is a long time coming. I discovered and started dabbling with Linux when I was 13 or so and somehow got an image of Backtrack 5 running on a Macbook Pro without virtualization (I'm still not entirely certain how I managed it) as I was always interested in IT/Security.

Eventually I went to school for IT and I've been working in tangents of the industry ever since, though few of my workplaces have made use of Linux unfortunately.

I have been running Debian on my personal laptop for a couple years now and I have had very few problems outside of breaking my sources.list the other day when I echo'd into it with > instead of >>.

I have a friend who recently fully switched over to Arch as well, and now more than ever I have found that all my friends, including those who are non-technical, are interested in learning about or moving to Linux, so I have decided now would be a good time to be an example for them.

I have made my parents aware of the ongoing and worsening problems with Windows and that their version of the OS will be out of support soon and today I'll be putting them on Mint. I don't expect any problems as I already had them using Open Office and other such applications since they didn't want to buy licensing for MS Office years ago. Furthermore their computer has no special hardware/software otherwise, it's basically just a Micro-ITX email machine that they sometimes use for printing.

I have enjoyed using Debian on my laptop so I intend to install Debian 12 to my desktop system, though I expect some complications as it has some hardware I have not had to configure on Linux before. Specifically It has an NVIDIA EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 ULTRA and an NZXT Kraken Liquid CPU cooler.

I am aware that Debian has full documentation on how to go about installing and setting up the drivers for an RTX card, but if anyone has done this, I would certainly appreciate any anecdotal advice regarding the matter as well as anything I might want to know about making sure the cooler is functioning.

If anyone wants to offer advice but needs to know more about the hardware, I have the following specifically:

  • PSU - Cooler Master V750 Gold V2, 750 Watt, White
  • Motherboard - ATX ASUS PRIME z390-A
  • Case - White NZXT H510 Elite for ATX form factor, Tempered Glass, Integrated RGB lighting
  • CPU Cooling - NZXT Kraken X53 240mm AIO RGB CPU Liquid cooler, Rotating infinity mirror design, improved pump
  • GPU - EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 ULTRA
  • RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 32 GB (2x16GB) DDR4, White
  • Storage - Two 2 TB Seagate Firecuda M.2 NVME's
  • Peripherals include a focusrite Scarlett audio interface, Wired Logitech mouse and keyboard, Logitech C920 HD Pro Camera

Thanks for any advice, and I just wanted to offer a thanks to this community at large as I have read and learned some very neat things since I joined Lemmy.

EDIT:

I have successfully installed Mint for the parents! It went off mostly without a hitch. I found that Brother provides Linux drivers/utility scripts for their printers on a per-model basis so I was glad to see they really were at my side haha. Unfortunately, while the printer is detected and prints, even after installing the scanner driver for the model, I can't seem to get the device to be detected as a scanner in either the simple scan utility or in xsane, so I will be troubleshooting that in the coming days. Otherwise I am very pleased with it.

EDIT 2:

I return to you all from my fresh Debian system!

The system, applications, and most configs have all been set now, it is mainly my files remaining for transfer.

So far this has been the smoothest installation of a Linux OS I have ever done. After adding the repo's the Nvidia drivers installed like a dream. As I have 3 displays there was a little bit of fun in setting the proper display configuration for pre-login positioning, but those fixes were really quite straightforward.

It is about 5 AM so I am going to bed and continue onward into a brighter future tomorrow, but I wanted to thank you all again and provide the somewhat obligatory neofetch screenshot before I left.

https://files.catbox.moe/v8j8we.png

EDIT 3:

A final edit to this, but the parents like Mint so much that they also had me install it to their laptop haha.

So glad to see that the state of Linux as a technology is now such that people in their very late 60's who are almost entirely non-technical can not only use a Linux system as a daily driver on more than one computer, but enjoy using it :)

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Why do people install expensive hardwood flooring in their kitchens, the place where you are most likely to drop food, cutlery, spill liquids, etc? (lemmy.ml)
 

Seems like a terrible idea to me.

You make one mistake one time and bingo, you cost yourself a few grand to have it sanded, leveled, varnished, and polished.

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Mozilla to expand focus on advertising - "We know that not everyone in our community will embrace our entrance into this market" (blog.mozilla.org)
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