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[Craig Ringer]

> CR> Of course, things like a
> CR> version of Photoshop for Linux would really be needed...
> 
> concerning this i would like to remember GIMP - which is already a very 
> powerful graphic-editing-suite like photoshop. it only lacks a good 
> color-management-implementation, as far as i know....

There are a few issues I see when trying to use the GIMP in the colour 
workflow at work. The #1 issue is the CMYK support and CMS, of course. 
However, I find the UI /very/ clumsy, and I've been using the GIMP for 
longer than I have Photoshop. I also find it lacks realtime previews for 
a lot of even basic filters and effects, which can be a real slow-down.

So while I find it handy and use it at home for my scanning and such, I 
just don't see it as useable for newspaper prepress yet. I'd love to be 
able to contribute to improving it, but have a lack of skills and time 
to do so that won't be going away any time soon.

So I'd love to see a Photoshop port for Linux.

Even were the GIMP to reach a point where it was quite capable in CMYK 
prepress, a linux Photoshop port would still be handy for document 
conversions, advanced image work, and to help calm people who say "but 
it doesn't run <insert app here>."

Craig Ringer