Paint.NET: The Anti-GIMP?

Paint.NET: The Anti-GIMP? 864

Posted by timothy on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @12:51PM from the translucent-tools-are-smart dept.

Arno contributes a link to Paint.NET, a free-of-charge raster-graphics program for Windows XP machines. "Quote: 'Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP. Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems. The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with GDI+ extensions.' It really seems like a nice tool. I definitely prefer its UI to GIMP's."

Paint.NET: The Anti-GIMP?

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I mod this story... (Score:3, Funny)

by OblongPlatypus ( 233746 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @12:53PM (#11159640)

-1, Flamebait.

Not that it's impossible that this is useful/good software, but to suggest so to slashdot? Come on.. :)

I's so Anti-Gimp (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @12:54PM (#11159659)

This program is so Anti gimp that it can walk and has full use of all it's limbs.

Paint.NET + Gimp (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @12:57PM (#11159689)

Paint.NET (aka Gimp for Windows) Does that make it PIMP for Windows?

Anti-gimp huh... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @12:58PM (#11159713)

So does that mean if I install the Gimp and then try to install Paint.NET that my computer will explode?
Hmm.... sounds fun. Maybe I should try it on a work computer so I can get a new one...
Unfortunately, just like most anti-particles in our universe, it appears that Paint.NET is in short supply.

Re:.Net (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @12:59PM (#11159725)

You can send your paint pictures over the inter.Net

Re:sad to say, but GIMP does lack (Score:5, Funny)

by Alan ( 347 ) writes: <[arcterex] [at] [ufies.org]> on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:00PM (#11159733) Homepage

I think what he's trying to say is "I am scared to bring my hax0red version of photoshop to work" :)

The GIMP has a GUI?!? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:04PM (#11159781)

Seriously? Where?!?

Re:.Net (Score:3, Funny)

by cioxx ( 456323 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:06PM (#11159816) Homepage

What are the features of .Net in paint

Certain degree of ambiguity.

You would think.. (Score:4, Funny)

by MadAnthony02 ( 626886 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:09PM (#11159853)

You would think Microsoft wouldn't let people mirror their software - after all, they always tell people that you can't trust software on mirrors [slashdot.org]. Huge security risk, you know.

Re:wow this is SLOW (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:17PM (#11159952)

As the original author and team leader of this project, I insist that you shut the fuck up and get dual Xeons like I have.

Heretic. (Score:4, Funny)

by Saeed al-Sahaf ( 665390 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:26PM (#11160054) Homepage

The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with GDI+ extensions.' It really seems like a nice tool. I definitely prefer its UI to GIMP's.
Heretic. Turn in your Linux / Open Source badge and exit the building. Get out.

Re:It's a .NET product. Ewwww... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:27PM (#11160065)

The reason Microsoft released so much crap over the years, is probably because all their best programmers were working on .NET.

That's right, but in another company: Borland.

Re:A replacement for MS Paint (Score:2, Funny)

by Lobo42 ( 723131 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:39PM (#11160214) Journal

"While it is meant (I would assume from the feature set) to be a replacement for Pain (and it does this admirably)..."

A replacement for raw, unadulterated pain? Then it *does* match the feature set of GIMP!

*ducks*

Re:wow this is SLOW (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:44PM (#11160279)

As it's open source, you have absolutely no right to complain about this software. Right? Or is it ok to complain because it's open source software written with .NET. Ack! I'm being pulled in all directions!

Re:wow this is SLOW (Score:3, Funny)

by Xerp ( 768138 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @01:47PM (#11160320) Journal

try drawing with the fat brush

Why does that sound like a euphemism that I should be afraid to know the real meaning of?

Re:I mod this story... (Score:5, Funny)

by rzebram ( 828885 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @02:26PM (#11160765)

Since they say that Paint.NET is the Anti-GIMP, if I install both this software and The GIMP at the same time, will my laptop explode?

Works fine on our system? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @02:28PM (#11160783)

I don't know what all the complaints are about? It runs fine on our Cray.

Fill Style (Score:3, Funny)

by BobTheJanitor ( 114890 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @04:29PM (#11162012) Homepage

I like their varied patterns you can use for the Fill Style. I liked them better back in 1990 when they were included in Hypercard, though.

Re:after a quick look... (Score:3, Funny)

by BobPaul ( 710574 ) * writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @05:01PM (#11162310) Journal

how is this anti-GIMP, anyways? it's not cross-platform, it's quite a bit slower, and is targeted at a totally different audience.

Well, lets define some words.

Anti - opposite of

GIMP - a cross platform graphics manipulation program capable of lots of high-end manipulations if you can figure out the interface.

Thus, Anti-Gimp would mean a program with a simple interface, not capable of doing a whole lot, Windows only, and as slow as GIMP is fast... Sounds like the headline perfectly matches the product... it's the opposite of a good but confusing program.

Microsoft and its stupid naming scheme... (Score:2, Funny)

by Zey ( 592528 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @05:03PM (#11162335)

I went to paint.net [paint.net] and it wasn't there.
Seriously though... What moron at Microsoft decided that naming a coding framework after a popular gTLD was a good idea?

Re:It's a .NET product. Ewwww... (Score:3, Funny)

by abb3w ( 696381 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @05:09PM (#11162399) Journal

It's one of the best-designed products Microsoft ever came up with.
Tell me, why does the phrase "damning with faint praise" spring instantly to mind? =)

Re:You would think.. (Score:4, Funny)

by EnronHaliburton2004 ( 815366 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @05:51PM (#11162798) Homepage Journal

The mirrored copy will still be signed.

Hello,

Welcome to my mirror.

Sincerely yours,
Bubba

Re:Here it comes. (Score:2, Funny)

by BobNET ( 119675 ) writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @06:12PM (#11163016)

but Paint shop pro ... costs about $99.

The GIMP doesn't. Still not close to a fair comparison,
Paint shop pro kicks ass.

So you're saying if The GIMP cost $99, it'd kick ass too?

Re:Here it comes. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @08:24PM (#11163986)

iPhoto.

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I mod this story... (Score:3, Funny)

I's so Anti-Gimp (Score:5, Funny)

Paint.NET + Gimp (Score:2, Funny)

Anti-gimp huh... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:.Net (Score:1, Funny)

Re:sad to say, but GIMP does lack (Score:5, Funny)

The GIMP has a GUI?!? (Score:1, Funny)

Re:.Net (Score:3, Funny)

You would think.. (Score:4, Funny)

Re:wow this is SLOW (Score:5, Funny)

Heretic. (Score:4, Funny)

Re:It's a .NET product. Ewwww... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:A replacement for MS Paint (Score:2, Funny)

Re:wow this is SLOW (Score:1, Funny)

Re:wow this is SLOW (Score:3, Funny)

Re:I mod this story... (Score:5, Funny)

Works fine on our system? (Score:1, Funny)

Fill Style (Score:3, Funny)

Re:after a quick look... (Score:3, Funny)

Microsoft and its stupid naming scheme... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:It's a .NET product. Ewwww... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:You would think.. (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Here it comes. (Score:2, Funny)

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