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GIMP 1.0 evolved gradually into the very stable and widely used
1.2 release. Three years later, as the GIMP development came closer
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2.0.0 was released on March 23, 2004. For GIMP 2.2, the
developers aimed at a short cycle, adding a number of important
features that did not require instability-inducing low level
changes. GIMP 2.2.0 was released on December 19, 2004. This
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Here is a brief summary of some of the most important
new features introduced in GIMP 2.2. There are many other
smaller changes that long-time users will notice and appreciate
(or complain about!). There are also important changes at the
level of plugin programming and script-fu creating that are not
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You can drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste image data from the GIMP
to any application which support image/png drops (currently
<span class="application">Abiword</span> is the only one we know of)
and image/xml+svg drops
(<span class="application">Inkscape</span> supports this one). So
you can copy-and-paste curves
into the GIMP from Inkscape, and then drag a selection into
Abiword to include it inline in your document.
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Patterns can now be any <tt class="code">GtkPixbuf</tt> supported
format, including png, jpeg, xbm and others.
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GIMP can load gradients from SVG files, and palettes from ACT
and RIFF files.
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Drag-and-drop support has been extended. You can now drop file
and URIs onto an image window, where they will be opened in
the existing image as new layers.
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You can now edit your shortcuts in a dedicated dialog, as well
as continue to use the little-known dynamic shortcuts feature
(which has been there since 1.2).
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We have provided a standard preview widget for plug-in authors
which greatly reduces the amount of code required to support
previews. David Odin has integrated this widget into all the
current filters, so that now many more filters in the GIMP include
a preview which updates in real time, and the various previews
behave much more consistently.
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The transform tools (shear, scale, perspective and rotate) can
now show a real-time preview of the result of the operation when
the tool is in "Traditional" mode. Previously, only a
transforming grid was shown.
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A lot of work has been done on making the GIMP's interface
simpler and more usable for newcomers. Most dialogs now
follows the GNOME HIG to the best of our knowledge. In
addition, dialogs have separated out or removed many
"Advanced" options, and replaced them with sane defaults or
hidden them in an expander.
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Menus use the <tt class="code">GtkUIManager</tt> to generate menu
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A completely revamped File Chooser is used everywhere in
the GIMP for opening or saving files. The best thing
about it is that it lets you create a set of "bookmarks",
making it possible to navigate quickly and easily to
commonly used directories.
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GIMP now Supports fancy ARGB cursors when they are
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Using the GFig plug-in, the GIMP now supports the basic
functionality of vector layers. The GFig plug-in supports a
number of vector graphics features such as gradient fills,
Bezier curves and curve stroking. It is also the easiest way
to create regular or irregular polygons in the GIMP. In the
GIMP 2.2, you can create GFig layers, and re-edit these layers
in GFig afterwards. This level of vector support is still
quite primitive, however, in comparison to dedicated
vector-graphics programs such as
<span class="application">Inkscape</span>.
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Improved interface for extended input devices
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Editable toolbox: You can now decide which tools should
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you can add any or all of the Color Tools to the Toolbox
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Histogram overlays R, G and B histograms on the Value
histogram, and calculates the histogram only for the
contents of the selection.
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