[gimp-web/testing] Also adding my current focus in GIMP.
- From: Jehan <jehanp src gnome org>
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- Subject: [gimp-web/testing] Also adding my current focus in GIMP.
- Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 23:34:31 +0000 (UTC)
commit 2bcd14ef57e74b850359c000c04a8c30363eb2ba
Author: Jehan <jehan girinstud io>
Date: Fri Dec 28 00:30:37 2018 +0100
Also adding my current focus in GIMP.
These 2 focuses are the extension management as well as animation
features which I am going to start merging soon.
I am also working on some side stuff useful for work on canvas and
hopefully I am going to start on better touch support for GIMP 3 soon
(though I don't go into these details in the news yet, on purpose).
content/news/2018-12_annual_report/index.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/content/news/2018-12_annual_report/index.md b/content/news/2018-12_annual_report/index.md
index d7dc559d..878a6f47 100644
--- a/content/news/2018-12_annual_report/index.md
+++ b/content/news/2018-12_annual_report/index.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ changes here was contributed by GIMP maintainer Michael Natterer.
**Usability.** There have been numerous fixes to address various usability
issues in GIMP. We eliminated duplicated file type selector in the exporting
-dialog, added an explanation for why a file might not be entirely readabale in
+dialog, added an explanation for why a file might not be entirely readable in
older versions of GIMP, and fixed quite a few other things.
<figure>
@@ -71,6 +71,27 @@ Jehan Pagès, with contributions from Ell, and will be available in GIMP 2.10.10
</figcaption>
</figure>
+**Extension management.** *ZeMarmot* project has started implementing
+[extension management within
+GIMP](https://girinstud.io/news/2018/07/crowdfunding-for-extension-management-in-gimp-and-other-improvements/),
+which will allow to search, install, uninstall and update extensions
+directly within GIMP. An extension is meant to be any data already
+installable (manually currently) in GIMP, such as plug-ins,
+icons, brushes, and more.
+
+<figure>
+<img src="https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/08/19/gimp-2-10-6-released/gimp-2-10-6-ongoing-dev-extensions.jpg"
alt="Extension management"/>
+<figcaption>
+<em>Extensions dialog</em>
+</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+**Animation and painting.** *ZeMarmot* project (which can be supported
+on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/zemarmot) or
+[Tipeee](https://www.patreon.com/zemarmot)) is also planning to focus
+a bit more on better canvas interactions, as well as animation support
+improvements, starting from merging existing work.
+
**Performance and async jobs.** There are several attack vectors towards subpar
performance of GIMP. Ell fixed some of the big issues by introducing async
operations like lazy loading of fonts (which effectively fixed the long startup
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