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From: jef@well.sf.ca.us (Jef Poskanzer)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: A decent bitmap editor for X ??
Message-ID: <25308@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 8 Jun 91 00:16:08 GMT
References: <242@qt.cs.utexas.edu>
Reply-To: Jef Poskanzer <jef@well.sf.ca.us>
Organization: Acme Software
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In the referenced message, mayoff@cs.utexas.edu (Robert Mayoff) wrote:
}In article <1991May30.171237.1414@cam-orl.uucp> dpg@cam-orl.uucp (Damian Gilmurray) writes:
}>Does anyone know of a competent public-domain bitmap editor for X which
}>provides more functionality (e.g. zoom, rotate, shrink/stretch etc.) and 
}>speed than the standard distribution editor `bitmap'.
}
}Get bitmap.new.tar.Z from export.lcs.mit.edu; it's better++ than the
}bitmap editor in the standard distribution.  One flaw, though, is that
}it doesn't have a man page.

One flaw?  You only found **ONE** flaw??

- Weird argument syntax - you have to say -filename <filename>.
- No floodfill command.
- No apparent way to call the line command.
- No apparent way to write/quit - the t command doesn't work.
- Unless there's a way to make commands obey the region you set with
  control-leftmouse, no apparent clear/set/invert region commands.
- The control-middlemouse paste command is less functional than bitmap's
  copy area / move area / overlay area.
- Still slow as molasses.

Sorry, there is still no minimally functional free paint program for X.
---
Jef

  Jef Poskanzer  jef@well.sf.ca.us  {apple, ucbvax, hplabs}!well!jef
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