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Implement gimp-resynthesizer in Gimp 2.8  
Written by Bubble the 14 Jan 11 at 08:14. New
Resynthesizer is a plug-in for Gimp which works like the "Content aware Fill"-Filter from Adobe Photoshop. It's already available in the Ubuntu Universe.

From the Website (http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh/resynthesizer)

Resynthesizer is a Gimp plug-in for texture synthesis. Given a sample of a texture, it can create more of that texture. This has a surprising number of uses:

* Creating more of a texture (including creation of tileable textures)
* Removing objects from images (great for touching up photos)
* Creating themed images (such as the Resynthesizer logo above)

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Solution #1: Implement gimp-resynthesizer
Written by Bubble the 14 Jan 11 at 08:14.
Implement gimp-resynthesizer

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Rename 'Documentation for the GIMP' to 'GIMP help'  
Written by stijnb the 25 Aug 10 at 09:37. New
i would rename 'documentation for the GIMP' to 'GIMP help'.

this change will position the software directly beneath the GIMP programme, which makes it easier to find. no need to scroll down in the list. simply grouped together.
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Solution #1: Rename 'Documentation for the GIMP' to 'GIMP help'
Written by stijnb the 25 Aug 10 at 09:37.
i would rename 'documentation for the GIMP' to 'GIMP help'.

this change will position the software directly beneath the GIMP programme, which makes it easier to find. no need to scroll down in the list. simply grouped together.
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Solution #2: Remove menu item
Written by Akerbos the 26 Aug 10 at 09:36.
Documentation has no place in a menu designed for applications. Remove the item and link to documention in GIMP itself.
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Solution #3: Make Software Center hierarchical
Written by DaedalusPrime the 27 Aug 10 at 04:36.
Packages like this that are documentation or extensions to a particular package should be grouped under the package and probably hidden by default. Then when you select a package, show the list of sub-packages with checkboxes so you can select the options you want to install at the same time.
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Solution #4: Do solution #3 and rename the documentation to 'GIMP help documentation'
Written by puxkggn the 8 Sep 10 at 15:58.
The title says it all.

Rename 'Documentation for the GIMP' to 'GIMP help documentation'

And implement solution #3:
Solution #3: Make Software Center hierarchical
Written by DaedalusPrime the 27 Aug 10 at 04:36.
Packages like this that are documentation or extensions to a particular package should be grouped under the package and probably hidden by default. Then when you select a package, show the list of sub-packages with checkboxes so you can select the options you want to install at the same time.

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Building websites  
Written by Doenietwil the 20 Jul 10 at 13:38. New
I see this a lot on the Internet, starters that want to have a site without learning scripting languages. They want it to be done in a short time, but still want it to look good. So they go to people to let them make it for them, and afterwards they pay these people. I know they should learn scripting languages but some people just don't have their interests in there.
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Solution #1: GIMPweb
Written by Doenietwil the 20 Jul 10 at 13:38.
To encourage open source web projects and also Ubuntu my idea was making an special version of the GIMP for basic lay-outs. That has integration of some of the free PHP projects on the Internet.
They would get a basic template, and some buttons for say scripts or pages. In this way the user would only need to make a new lay-out and he/she can use some good working scripts without much effort. This will increase the user base of Ubuntu and it would also improve the quality of open source web projects.

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Give Gimp, Inkscape and Scribus a unified look and feel  
Written by ubby the 26 Jun 09 at 10:14. New
Adobe has a Creative Suite with a unified look and feel that is very easy to work with for people who daily work with the Adobe Creative Suite programs.

Information about Adobe Creative Suite:
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/

Information about Gimp, Inkscape and Scribus:
http://www.gimp.org
http://www.inkscape.org
http://www.scribus.net

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Solution #1: Give Gimp, Inkscape and Scribus a unified look and feel
Written by ubby the 26 Jun 09 at 10:14.
This will make Gimp, Inkscape and Scribus better to compete with the Adobe Creative Suite.
Because of a unified look and feel it will be easier to work with the programs.

To accomplish this the developers of the programs need to work together.
Maybe the developers can get help from universities who are working with graphic software.
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Solution #2: All-in-one Modular Graphic Software
Written by carvao the 26 Jun 09 at 15:45.
A software composed by different modules: a viewer, bitmap editor, vector editor, desktop publishing, web creator, and so on. The user chooses which modules wants to install or use by the time he/she opens a file or creates a new project.
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Solution #3: Develop a "recommended" UI plan for gnome projects.
Written by Darwin Survivor the 26 Jun 09 at 20:09.
I'm not sure if one already exists, so bear with me.

One of the problems I believe is keeping programs from unifying is the lack of a recommended UI design. People start making projects and just throw buttons at it whenever they need a new feature. Over time the layout becomes caotic and a huge mess, so the project enters a "fix-it" stage where the UI is redone and made more functional.

The problem is that each project is doing this individually and only taking small hints from other projects. If there were a simple, elegant and extendable layout and scheme for gnome, or linux for that matter, it would help the projects in the "fix-it" stage to evolve into having similarly designed UIs.

What we need is that simple, elegant yet extensible layout design and a group of people (or projects) to start pushing it.
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Solution #4: Ensure that all creative applications work properly with Gnome-Globalmenu
Written by ethana2 the 28 Jun 09 at 23:35.
When you have a large screen with a scribus or inkscape window maximized, a menu bar that's not on the top screen edge becomes inconvenient. While ubuntu isn't likely to default to a global menu for a variety of reasons, it's a crucial part of the professional workflow --ask any graphic designer who uses a Mac Pro with a Cinema display.
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Solution #5: Introduce the core folks to each other
Written by cyberix the 7 Jul 09 at 19:46.
Bring core developers of Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus, and maybe some OpenOffice folks physically into the same room to discus the matter.
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Solution #6: Introduce a unified tiling window manager
Written by ethana2 the 9 Jul 09 at 07:56.
for dialog use by inkscape, gimp, and other applications. Few end users use tiling window managers on their desktops, but GIMP developers seem to expect them to. Speaking as an xmonad user, this is ridiculous.
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Solution #7: Add the option to have similar keyboard shortcuts
Written by hellocatfood the 14 Jul 09 at 00:00.
I like each of the applications individually but it's a pain having to learn and remember a different set of keyboard shortcuts all of the time.

Adding an option to overwrite the keyboard shortcut for common tools (move, eyedropper, paint bucket etc) with a unified set would be very useful.

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CMYK editing in GIMP  
Written by MattRogers1982 the 23 Jun 09 at 12:31. New
We are constantly discussing the relative benefits of open source software when compared to its commercial counterparts, and GIMP has somewhat become the posterboy for this ideology as it compares very favorably to Photoshop the industry standard software for image processing.
However, GIMP suffers from several omissions which mean that many professionals cannot see it as a viable alternative and as such cannot make the switch to linux.
The most obvious of these is the inability to edit in CMYK as opposed to RGB making GIMP impractical for individuals making images for print as opposed to digital distribution.
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Solution #1: Create a CMYK editing plugin for GIMP
Written by MattRogers1982 the 23 Jun 09 at 12:31.
Rather than an overhaul of the core program a simple plugin which offers the functionality would suffice
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Solution #2: Wait for GIMP's developers to implement CMYK
Written by MentalNotes the 3 Jul 09 at 15:54.
The GIMP's developers are in the process of switching the GIMP's graphics engine to GEGL, a "graph based image processing framework". When that is complete, they plan to implement CMYK support using GEGL.

http://www.mail-archive.com/gegl-developer@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/msg00422.html
http://www.gegl.org/

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Gimp plugins centrall.  
Written by cracken226 the 14 May 09 at 17:02. New
Gimp addons/plugins list by default software addon for easy access for users without experience. It should be an external program in the Applications-Graphics-Gimp plugins also called quick plugins list access software. Additional software managed by 3rd party, Ubuntu community and users. Www site and repositories are not easy to use for everybody. Run software, choose install/uninstall plugin, that is it. Easy.
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Solution #1: Gimp plugins centrall.
Written by cracken226 the 14 May 09 at 17:02.
In Gimp applications should be option to see an list of all available plugins/addons from all available system repositories to install from. Software running externaly without Gimp. Not everybody using this super cool software is an advanced Linux user, without knowledge, how to use repositories. Software should have access to all available plugins from many working sources to choose from managed by everybody using Ubuntu. Managing help and users cooperations, communication should be Live as always used by all communication systems available after installation/upgrade of the system by default.

This project is linked to/and/or followers, please, vote : Centralised list of external repositories at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19716/ , Ubuntu system online encryption and management key at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19898/ , Ubuntu system user vault folder at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19897/ , Pidgin integration into installation/distro upgrade at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19719/ . Thank You for making Ubuntu better.
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Solution #2: Online community communication channel for help to choose appropriate plugin.
Written by cracken226 the 20 May 09 at 17:21.
This software should be enabled for Live account communication as well, to find help online, communicate with others by all communication software included in Ubuntu system. Not just for list of favorites plugins, users controlled star systems to see, what others are using, but for Live communication, how to install, solve problems, to chat with all community connected to Ubunty communication system.

This project is linked to/and/or followers, please, vote : Centralised list of external repositories at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19716/ , Ubuntu system online encryption and management key at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19898/ , Ubuntu system user vault folder at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19897/ , Pidgin integration into installation/distro upgrade at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19719/ . Thank You for making Ubuntu better.

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gimp don't attend well, painters any longer  
Written by svegetal the 12 May 09 at 17:50. New
with the new programs for digital painting like: painter or artweaver have show us a better way to make digital paint.

gimp is good as photo manipulation program, but i see he has the capability to become a greate paint program to. To become a great painting program he needs to give rapid acess to brush size and a fine color selection palet

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Solution #1: easy resize brush and easy fine color pick
Written by svegetal the 12 May 09 at 17:50.
ideas
> holding alt+shift+leftmouse-click and drag to change the brush size.

> holding alt+ctrl opens a color palet were the mouse is located.

sorry my english
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Solution #2: Add as menu item
Written by tuxxy the 13 May 09 at 01:31.
Along with the shorcuts these features should have a menu entry and available set of options to configure.

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Layer Effects in GIMP 2.6  
Written by MattRogers1982 the 8 May 09 at 10:35. New
Whilst many Layer effects can be acheived in GIMP using GEGL this technique is rather un-userfriendly and makes effects such as self shadowing unnecessarily convoluted.
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Solution #1: Photoshop style "Layer Styles" Menu
Written by MattRogers1982 the 8 May 09 at 10:35.
create a plugin for GIMP 2.6 which includes all common layer styles. This is in effect an update of the layer effects plugin available for GIMP 2.4.

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Make a Background Eraser tool like in Paint Shop Pro XX for Gimp  
Written by ubby the 8 May 09 at 10:08. New
Paint Shop Pro XX has a very good tool to erase the background.
Here you can read some information about this tool:
http://campratty.com/4tooltours/kz/bge1.html
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Solution #1: Make a Background Eraser tool like in Paint Shop Pro XX for Gimp
Written by ubby the 8 May 09 at 10:08.
There is no other program that has such a good solution for erasing the background.

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No embed windows in Gimp  
Written by grofaty the 21 Mar 09 at 08:30. New
When using Gimp several windows can be opened and it can get very confusing where all this windows are especially if multiple other program are opened.
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Solution #1: Make posible to embed all this windows to single embed environment
Written by grofaty the 21 Mar 09 at 08:30.
It would be nice if all this windows could be embed into one window and selection by window (embed or not embed) should be selected. So if user likes like it is now then she doesn't embed any windows, but if user likes to embed some window into one working environment it should be possible.
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Solution #2: Use Gimpshop instead
Written by olavn the 16 Apr 09 at 13:11.
Ubuntu can“t make an ad hoc solution for Gimp, but there is a special version called Gimpshop which uses a single window in the normal way. It seemed unstable when I tried it (last summer?), but it might now be ok for inclusion - or perhaps helped to improve.

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