To some extent you have answered your own question about 'looking out' and 'looking in'. When you are living with the system, it all seems obvious. You rely on your peers to show their appreciation of your improvements, rather than the users you might be trying to attract. When you are a newcomer, unless things are spelled out clearly you are not encouraged to go on. Thanks for these instructions, now I will try to 'do the right thing'! Cheers John
On 06/04/2016 17:33, Shlomi Fish wrote:
Hi John,
please reply to all recipients.
On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 07:57:18 +1000 John Billingsley <john@...3371...> wrote:
I have just joined the list. I have been writing software for nearly half a century - starting with Autocode on the Cambridge EDSAC 2.
I have a graphic designer wife who has grumbles about every software package she meets - usually with good reason.
Inkscape seems to have been developed by programmers looking out, rather than by artists looking in and together we may have suggestions that could improve the appeal of Inkscape to artists, especially those just discovering the power of the technology.
I personally welcome all suggestions and constructive criticism, but we may have some reasons not to implement them. I don't understand what "looking out" and "looking in" mean in this context, but I know that Inkscape has been successfully used by many talented web designers to create some amazing stuff (see https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/ for instance). If you can contribute in any way, that will be even better (see http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/How_to_start_contributing_to_or_usin... ).
Finally, see http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/netiquette/email/start-new-th... for why you should not reply to an existing message in order to start a new thread . As it stands, this message of yours is burried deep inside an unrelated thread.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
Best wishes John and Ros
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