Re: [Gimp-developer] [Gegl-developer] Don't make an architectural mistake based on a groundless premise

[Simone Karin Lehmann <simone lisanet de>]

> Am 12.10.2014 um 12:46 schrieb Øyvind Kolås <pippin gimp org>:
>
> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 8:41 AM, Elle Stone
> <ellestone ninedegreesbelow com> wrote:
> > On 10/11/2014 08:52 PM, Jon Nordby wrote:
> > Please correct me if I misunderstood what you are saying. I think you are
> > saying:
> >
> > GIMP uses GTK+.
> >
> > GTK+ uses Cairo APIs for rendering to the screen.
> >
> > Cairo APIs assume 8-bit sRGB.
> >
> > Therefore in GTK+ applications such as GIMP, images must be converted to
> > sRGB before they can be displayed on the screen.

> Cairo is just one part of our eco-system which is following the
> guidelines of how to integrate with color management even if you do it
> badly; assume sRGB.

so that means, that specifying a monitor profile in GIMP’s preferences other than sRGB will result in 
displaying wrong colors. Or am I wrong?

I didn’t know that.

On systems with builtin desktop CM, like OS X, wouldn’t it be better to disable the choice of a monitor 
profile in GIMP at all, as long as cairo assumes SRGB? 

Simone