Re: X11 graphic apps support
Re: X11 graphic apps support
- Subject: Re: X11 graphic apps support
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 08:00:21 -0400 (EDT)
> On Jun 4, 2010, at 23:46, email@hidden wrote:
>
>> Inkscape doesn't even load,
>
> It does for me. I just ran inkscape from a bash prompt, and it loaded
> fine.
>
> Where did you get / build Inkscape?
>
inkscape.org builds
> How are you trying to launch it?
>
> What errors are reported?
I think none
>> so I deleted X11...
>
> That's a bit extreme. Why would you do that? (and how?)
Because I was tired of X11 apps. by "showing all files" (one of ~3
favorite Mac-only commands :: defaults write "something" Finder
"something" FALSE/TRUE). I even did a screenshot for that moment. Then
deleting (via GUI) the X11 "directories").
And it isn't extreme, because I have a working Slax cd... and plan to
install a "fully open Unix distro". AND, I can just download and install X
again.
>> and am now without vector
>> software (prior to this, it doesn't supported all the typographical
>> families that I need for my work and that I love to use on my personal
>> projects). I guess the best option is to get an HD (spend money that I
>> don't have... yet), backup, delete some videos... and dual boot Mac OS X
>> with some G/Linux or with Solaris (anything that "works well" with X11).
>
> You are free to do whatever you want... there are plenty of good vector
> based image packages available for native OSX, and Gimp and Inkscape work
> well through X11... and I think there are alpha/beta versions of them
> native as well
I <3 Inkscape, I won't use Gimp... and I'm willing to either pay the money
for Photoshop (university student, searching for a job, here... do you
remember those days? Jeremy Huddleston?)
>> ...or wait for Apple to open source Cocoa, Carbon and make an
>> "Aqua-lite"
>> so that the Unix world can deprecate X11; that will be Macintosh + Unix
>> v2
>> ...or Mac OS ][
>
> The UNIX world will not be ditching X11 any time soon. X11 is very
> strong. If anything, I'd expect Wayland to be a successor / alternative.
Wayland? Do you know I'm on the alpha stages to compete directly with X?
Did you know that X was 1 of 10 or 11 "Unix mistakes" in an article I read
"back in the day"?
>> I'm not interested in Gimp; I'm using Seashore for the moment and will
>> buy
>> (partly unwillingly) either Photoshop (Elements or CS5). Corel Painter
>> doesn't work very good on Snow Leopard, but that's Corel's fault... the
>> bug patches are not working very well. And I want to compete with all
>> the
>> above on the "long term".
>
>
> Well, then your limitations are the limiting factor. If you don't want to
> use the most widely supported open source projects nor pay for commercial
> software, you're pinning yourself into a corner.
What limitations? I see only monetary limitations here... and those should
change in months.
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