[gimp-web/testing] userfaq.md: more post-2.10 changes



commit 96902adcdf2a390f9a4f159ece96070659375c90
Author: Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>
Date:   Wed Oct 3 12:42:39 2018 +0000

    userfaq.md: more post-2.10 changes

 content/docs/userfaq.md | 41 ++++++++++-------------------------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/content/docs/userfaq.md b/content/docs/userfaq.md
index 2bda59d0..d71d4ec8 100644
--- a/content/docs/userfaq.md
+++ b/content/docs/userfaq.md
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ by Richard Gaywood.
 
 ### When will GIMP support HDR imaging and processing with 16bit per color channel precision?
 
-GIMP 2.10 will be the first version to feature processing with precision of
-16-bit and 32-bit per color channel. This version is currently in the works,
-and this particular feature has already been implemented and available in
-v2.9.2 and newer releases.
+GIMP 2.10 was released in April 2018 and is the first version of the program
+to feature processing with precision of 16-bit and 32-bit per color channel.
 
 ### When will GIMP support any kind of non-destructive editing like adjustment layers, layer filters, and/or 
full-blown node-based editing?
 
@@ -173,13 +171,9 @@ file format for GIMP projects etc.
 
 ### Will GIMP open raw (.NEF, .CR2 etc.) files from my camera?
 
-Currently you need to install [UFRaw](http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/) to open
-raw files. It's both a standalone application and a GIMP plug-in for opening
-and processing raw images.
-
-Upcoming GIMP 2.10 is featuring plug-ins for using
-[darktable](http://www.darktable.org/) and [RawTherapee](http://rawtherapee.com/) to process raw images on 
Linux, as well as a preference
-for a default raw processing plug-in.
+GIMP 2.10 is featuring plug-ins for using [darktable](http://www.darktable.org/)
+and [RawTherapee](http://rawtherapee.com/) to process raw images on Linux, as
+well as a preference for a default raw processing plug-in.
 
 ### I do a lot of desktop publishing related work. Will you ever support CMYK?
 
@@ -228,20 +222,9 @@ they aren't maintained up to date with regards to bugfixes.
 
 ### Why doesn't GIMP use GTK+3?
 
-We made a preliminary port of GIMP to GTK+3 a few years ago and intend to
-complete it once v2.10 is out. GTK+3 based GIMP will be eventually released
+A GTK+3 based version of GIMP is currently in the works and will be released
 as v3.0 (see the [roadmap](http://wiki.gimp.org/wiki/Roadmap) for reference).
 
-The reason we prioritize it that way is that users who don't make a heavy
-use of Wacom tablets on Windows can live with GTK+2 based GIMP another year
-or so. However not providing high bit depth precision for editing makes GIMP
-unusable in professional workflows involving color grading and retouching.
-
-While completing the GTK+3 port, we will have to break API/ABI compatibility
-to make GIMP's custom widgets work with GTK+3. Moreover, we need to break a
-few more things to make GIMP's architecture cleaner and prepare it for
-non-destructive editing (a feature currently planned for v3.2).
-
 ## Tips
 
 ### How do I draw a straight line?
@@ -268,18 +251,14 @@ Edit->Stroke Path... instead of Stroke Selection...
 
 ### My graphic tablet doesn't work on Windows/Mac. Does GIMP support advanced input devices such as Wacom?
 
-Yes, GIMP does support graphic tablets and maps pressure, stroke speed and
+Yes, GIMP does support graphic tablets and maps pressure, stroke speed, and
 other events to its advanced brush engine properties. However, the version of
 the user interface toolkit that  GIMP currently relies on (GTK+ 2.x) is broken
-beyond repair on Windows and Mac with regards to supporting advanced input
+beyond repair on Windows and Mac with regards to supporting some advanced input
 devices such as Wacom's.
 
-To fix this, we need to port GIMP to GTK+3 where everything works as expected.
-Some work on that has already been done in the
-[gtk3-port](https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/log/?h=gtk3-port) Git branch.
-However we won't have time to give this our full attention until GIMP 2.10 is
-out. We encourage interested developers to either work on the GTK+3 port or,
-better yet, help us finish GIMP 2.10.
+To fix this, we need to port GIMP to GTK+3 where everything mostly works as
+expected. This is a work in progress.
 
 ###  My macOS system doesn't let me open GIMP. What do I do?
 


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