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Google behind Photoshop's new Linux compatibility
APC Mag ^ | February 18th | Angus Kidman

Posted on 02/19/2008 3:44:59 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing

Google recently confirmed in a blog posting that it had paid Codeweavers to help develop WINE to make Photoshop usable on the well-regarded but still somewhat unpredictable software package, which aims to replicate Windows libraries to enable popular Windows applications run in a Linux environment.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: linux; photoshop

1 posted on 02/19/2008 3:45:01 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

That is pretty big. One of the hang ups of switching to Linux for many is lack of adobe support or adobe reluctance to port their applications.


2 posted on 02/19/2008 4:35:48 AM PST by neb52 (Quid agis, Medice?)
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Yep. Even though it’s using the WINE libs, it still significantly reduces the size of that particular speed bump.


3 posted on 02/19/2008 4:42:12 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing (Juan Hernandez = Mexico First, therefore McCain = Mexico First. There's no way I can vote McCain.)
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To: neb52

Yep. Even though it’s using the WINE libs, it still significantly reduces the size of that particular speed bump.


4 posted on 02/19/2008 4:42:13 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing (Juan Hernandez = Mexico First, therefore McCain = Mexico First. There's no way I can vote McCain.)
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5 posted on 02/19/2008 7:06:39 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Whenever I think I’ve got an app. running well on Wine, I later find that one needed feature just doesn’t work, and usually, crashes it. LOL

I’ll stick to GIMP.


6 posted on 02/19/2008 7:30:00 AM PST by papasmurf (Calm down! I've got Greenspan's book, you jerk!)
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My gut feel is that virtualization is going to be the way to go instead of things like WINE - I can’t speak from personal experience but from a armchair quarterback perspective doesn’t it seem like it would be easier (albeit more expensive) to run a virtual windows under linux. My understanding also is that the chip manufacturers are putting all kinds of hardware support in for hypervisors so that we’ll soon be seeing awesome performance with Virtual OS’s.


7 posted on 02/19/2008 7:49:36 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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Have you messed around with Krita? I don’t do heavy work with photos, but from what I saw it looked really good.


8 posted on 02/19/2008 8:48:31 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing (Juan Hernandez = Mexico First, therefore McCain = Mexico First. There's no way I can vote McCain.)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

Yeah, that thought has crossed my mind before.

But there are plenty of people out there with older hardware that won’t do virtualization, and WINE continually gets easier to install and configure.

Everything has it’s place.


9 posted on 02/19/2008 8:51:11 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing (Juan Hernandez = Mexico First, therefore McCain = Mexico First. There's no way I can vote McCain.)
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To: papasmurf
I started using the GIMP many years ago. I had to buy a book to learn how to use many of its features (it has what is, for me about the least intuitive interface I've seen, but Akkana Peck's book has been invaluable for learning my way around), but I've learned it and though it only handles 8-bit color, otherwise it does pretty much all I need.
10 posted on 02/19/2008 10:06:55 AM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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