Chuck wrote
> There isn't anything from Adobe that is compatible with Linux. And, even
> if there was, just as there are different run time versions of PhotoShop
> for Windows and Macs, it would require a different set of application
> object code for Linux. You can, however, create a dual boot machine or
> possibly (just a wild guess on my part) run Windows as a virtual machine
> under Linux. But this won't save you from a reinstall.
> It will just cause you to do two... more difficult installs.
>
> The closest thing to PhotoShop for Linux is called the GIMP. You'd have
> to take an extensive look at it to see if it would meet your needs. The
> only thing I care about is that it's not PhotoShop and I don't have much
> desire to redo my four years of learning how to use (a small part of)
> PhotoShop. <http://www.gimp.org/> It is also possible to (using magic
> unknown to me) install GIMP under Windows. But before you decide to do
> anything along these lines I would suggest you read this page.
> <http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32//index.html> What you see here is
> typical of Linux/Unix application speak. If you don't understand what's
> on this page don't go there. It always amazes me that the free software
> and Linux crowd doesn't seem to understand why people stick with Windows.
> This page is the perfect example (and I even used to was an operating
> system development guy) Most folks haven't even
> a clue about dealing with Windows let alone Linux.
I have The Gimp running under Windows 95, 98 and XP.
No problem at all. You just have to download the suitable version.
Cheers, Brian Swale
PS; The Gimp can't do some thing PS can - eg, I never found a way to get
The Gimp to write text on a jpg or gif image. PS does it as easy as pie.
I used PS to write the txt on the hot buttons I made for my photography site.
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