Alan Horkan wrote:
On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Jakub Steiner wrote:
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 20:57:45 +0100 From: Jakub Steiner <jimmac@...659...> To: inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: gimp-developer@...135... Subject: [Inkscape-devel] common interface for graphics apps on the "free desktop"
One of the good things about Adobe's product line is that they "work together". Same tasks require the same interface. Shortcuts are consistent.
On the free desktop we have two major graphics applications, Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org) and GIMP (http://www.gimp.org). It will not be uncommon to have users needing both apps in their workflow. I hope you guys agree trying to have similar consistency helps to provide a sane user experience.
There is definately some room to improve consistancy that wont bother either project but as I'm sure you are aware Inkscape quite deliberately has a different user interface from the GIMP so hopefully we can stick to the bits everyone can agree on.
It is probably worth mentioning that Inkscape is likely to implement some form of dock to help manage the Palette windows. It is also likely in the long term that the toolbar widgets in Inkscape will become more flexible allowing a somewhat more flexible layout of the user interface.
As someone mentioned last time this was brought up, the DTP-tool Scribus should be added to the mix, since it is the InDesign equalent of a free DTP enviorment and it would be great if they got involved in this. Inkscape has already some relations with this project. I have started to screenshot the three apps to point out small stuff that would make them work better together, but I am unsure where to post them. Would the inkscape wiki do, or should it be put on more "neutral" ground :) , like freedesktop.org? - Andreas Nilsson