Release of Glimpse 0.2, a fork of the GIMP graphics editor

Submitted by graphic editor release Glimpse 0.2.0, offshoot from the GIMP project after 13 years of trying to convince developers to change their name. The creators of Glimpse believe that the use of the GIMP name is unacceptable and hinders the spread of the editor in educational institutions, public libraries and corporate environments, since the word "gimp" in some social groups of native English speakers is perceived as an insult and also has a negative connotation associated with the BDSM subculture. Assemblies prepared by for Windows and Linux (package ready Flatpak and expected Snap).

Release of Glimpse 0.2, a fork of the GIMP graphics editor

New release of Glimpse updated to codebase GIMP 2.10.18 (the last release was based on 2.10.12) and features a name change, rebranding, directory renaming, and user interface cleanup. BABL 0.1.78, GEGL 0.4.22 and MyPaint 1.3.1 and LibMyPaint 1.5.1 packages are used as external dependencies (support for brushes from MyPaint is integrated).

Among the changes added:

  • Added keyboard shortcuts and settings from the project photoGIMP, which develops a modification of GIMP, stylized as Photoshop.
  • Existing icon sets have been reworked, the GIMP logo has been replaced with the Glimpse logo.
  • A set of high-contrast pictograms has been backported and adapted to our needs.
  • Backported bug fixes.
  • The ability to create repeatable builds for the Linux platform is provided (users can verify that the Flathub and Snap packages are built from the provided sources).
  • A large portion of fixes and improvements related to support for working on the Windows platform has been made, including a new installer with a framework included in the delivery G'MIC.
    Release of Glimpse 0.2, a fork of the GIMP graphics editor

    Release of Glimpse 0.2, a fork of the GIMP graphics editor

Source: opennet.ru

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