Re: [Gimp-user] Topic Change: GEGL abstraction Was:GIMP app?

[Simon Budig <simon budig de>]

Sam Gleske (sam mxracer gmail com) wrote:
> I merely asked if one of the reasons for the creation of GEGL was to
> abstract graphical manipulation functions out of the GUI into a library.

Well, we already had an abstraction layer between the image manipulation
core and the GUI, so that question is slightly off: No, GEGL was not
made to foster an abstraction layer between GUI and image manipulation
core.

GEGL was conceived as a replacement for the old core.

> If that was the case would creating a different GUI on top of it feasible
> for getting similar quality of image manipulation?

Absolutely.

I hope this helps,
        Simon

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