Re: [Gimp-gui] Dockable dialog for reference image(s)

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

On 10/15/15, Jehan  wrote:

> > When painting portraits from photos, I always want to have my canvas
> > side-by-side with a reference image. The only way I can display a
> > reference image within GIMP is to un-check the single-window mode
> > option and set up a second canvas to hold the reference image.
>
> This is a common issue which often comes up.

Yes, dockable side-by-side images with optional sync lock (pan all
syncable images at the same time) have been requested numerous times.
This would effectively eliminate the need for MWM, because it's pretty
much the only reason people use MWM, as witnessed in tons and tons of
threads on forums.

Alex