Integrating OSS Graphics Apps 333
erikharrison writes "Newsforge had an article recently which proposed an interesting way to make an integrated OSS graphics "suite" - namely, get existing apps to standardize their look and feel. Now, in a short and insightful article, Bryce Harrington (of Inkscape fame) responds with specifics on the advantages and problems with this approach, and where development should go next in the pursuit of a complete OSS stack for graphic artists."
Do this first: (Score:5, Informative)
2. Complete color management support throughout the app
3. High bit depth graphics support - 48 bit and floating point (to stay a bit ahead of Apple/Microsoft).
That's all I want. I couldn't care less about how things look and feel if they do what I want. Well, at least if we're not talking about Mac apps, where look and feel are more important.
Re:I never found that disturbing... (Score:4, Informative)
You've obviously never used Sodipodi [sodipodi.com], Inkscape's parent project. Its interface is enough to make mothers abort and milk curdle; it's why Inkscape exists at all.
Re:What I think should be focused on first (Score:5, Informative)
The only reason Inkscape has a text entry widget in its file dialog was that we very painfully hacked a text input field back into the standard widget using evil methods.