Re: [Gimp-user] Switching to Mac, any advice?

[Daniel Smith <opened to gmail com>]

Kevin, you just had to throw it in about Linux, didn't you...
> :)
I totally agree with you though.
I actually used to run Ubuntu with Gimp on that, and loved it.
But I come from long graphics experience, and wish to use many
of the other programs, video, audio etc that run on macs.
But thanks for the help. I love this list, btw. Lots of very nice,
smart and helpful people here.
Daniel
Houston

On 3/5/12, Kevin Brubeck Unhammer <unhammer fsfe org> wrote:
> Daniel Smith <opened to gmail com> writes:
>
> > Hi all.
> > I'm switching from Gimp on Windows to a Mac.
> > (It's an older one, a G5 tower with Leopard only,
> > but it's nice to be back on a Mac again.)
> > Before I just download and install without
> > thinking, I thought I might ask anyone for
> > advice they might give for the best install for mac,
> > or perhaps any packages on mac that are better
> > or features not available on Windows, etc?
> > Thanks for any ideas.
> > Daniel
>
> Last time I used a Mac, the "GIMP on OS X" link from
> http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ seemed like the most user-friendly option
> to me. Leopard and newer have X11 included, so it's only the one
> download, and http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Photo_editing.html says
> Resynthesizer etc. is included, so you get lots of plugins that you'd
> have to download and install one by one on Windows[1].
>
> If you want the 2.7 beta, I guess you'll have to compile / use MacPorts.
>
>
> -Kevin
>
>
> [1]  Of course, on Linux, it's even easier =P
>
>
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