โฒ 431 โผ Which proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why? (lemmy.ml) submitted 3 years ago by mayflower@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 638 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] lemmus@lemmy.world 46 points 3 years ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [โ] Aux@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago (2 children) Inkscape works good on Windows too, but its UI... It's like it was made by monkeys for dinosaurs. I'm not sure that Inkscape devs ever tried to use it themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) The UI isn't the best, but is it really that bad? I've used some adobe software as well, and I don't really find Inkscape's UI that hard to use in comparison. Whether it's pretty is another question. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Pretty bad in my opinion. Especially when you're working on more than one document at a time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago I agree that it's bad for editing anything more than a page, didn't think of that as I only really use it to make figures, which I think it's pretty great for. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] scarilog@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Idk about you but I thought this was the case as well, since the last time I used Inkscape was probably like 6 years ago, and at the time, the UI was super dated looking (don't get me wrong, it was still functional). The different is night and day now, I honestly couldn't tell that it was the same software. UI looks super clean and modern. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I used fresh Inkscape installation to fix some SVG files last month. Its UI is still cancer from 1990-s. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) gf permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Version 1.3 has introduced a shape builder tool, always nice to have that. Overall, it seems that is has improved quite a bit in the last few years, so that's good to see permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago They revamped the entire interface, it's based on GTK3 and feels honestly very modern. I don't use it every day so take my feedback with a grain of salt permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Pantherina@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Yeah they are full GTK now, on Windows it looked weird too permalink fedilink source parent [โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago What issues have you run into on macOS? I use inkscape on my quite new mac very often, and don't have any issues. The command line tools for inkscape are also pretty good I think, and work without any issues (I get some critical warning's every now and then though, but nothing has affected output yet). permalink fedilink source parent [โ] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Inkscape is my go-to for creating decals for 3D assets. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Aux@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago (2 children) Inkscape works good on Windows too, but its UI... It's like it was made by monkeys for dinosaurs. I'm not sure that Inkscape devs ever tried to use it themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) The UI isn't the best, but is it really that bad? I've used some adobe software as well, and I don't really find Inkscape's UI that hard to use in comparison. Whether it's pretty is another question. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Pretty bad in my opinion. Especially when you're working on more than one document at a time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago I agree that it's bad for editing anything more than a page, didn't think of that as I only really use it to make figures, which I think it's pretty great for. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] scarilog@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Idk about you but I thought this was the case as well, since the last time I used Inkscape was probably like 6 years ago, and at the time, the UI was super dated looking (don't get me wrong, it was still functional). The different is night and day now, I honestly couldn't tell that it was the same software. UI looks super clean and modern. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I used fresh Inkscape installation to fix some SVG files last month. Its UI is still cancer from 1990-s. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) The UI isn't the best, but is it really that bad? I've used some adobe software as well, and I don't really find Inkscape's UI that hard to use in comparison. Whether it's pretty is another question. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Pretty bad in my opinion. Especially when you're working on more than one document at a time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago I agree that it's bad for editing anything more than a page, didn't think of that as I only really use it to make figures, which I think it's pretty great for. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Pretty bad in my opinion. Especially when you're working on more than one document at a time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago I agree that it's bad for editing anything more than a page, didn't think of that as I only really use it to make figures, which I think it's pretty great for. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago I agree that it's bad for editing anything more than a page, didn't think of that as I only really use it to make figures, which I think it's pretty great for. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] scarilog@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Idk about you but I thought this was the case as well, since the last time I used Inkscape was probably like 6 years ago, and at the time, the UI was super dated looking (don't get me wrong, it was still functional). The different is night and day now, I honestly couldn't tell that it was the same software. UI looks super clean and modern. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I used fresh Inkscape installation to fix some SVG files last month. Its UI is still cancer from 1990-s. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Aux@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I used fresh Inkscape installation to fix some SVG files last month. Its UI is still cancer from 1990-s. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) gf permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Version 1.3 has introduced a shape builder tool, always nice to have that. Overall, it seems that is has improved quite a bit in the last few years, so that's good to see permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago They revamped the entire interface, it's based on GTK3 and feels honestly very modern. I don't use it every day so take my feedback with a grain of salt permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Version 1.3 has introduced a shape builder tool, always nice to have that. Overall, it seems that is has improved quite a bit in the last few years, so that's good to see permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago They revamped the entire interface, it's based on GTK3 and feels honestly very modern. I don't use it every day so take my feedback with a grain of salt permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago They revamped the entire interface, it's based on GTK3 and feels honestly very modern. I don't use it every day so take my feedback with a grain of salt permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Pantherina@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Yeah they are full GTK now, on Windows it looked weird too permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago What issues have you run into on macOS? I use inkscape on my quite new mac very often, and don't have any issues. The command line tools for inkscape are also pretty good I think, and work without any issues (I get some critical warning's every now and then though, but nothing has affected output yet). permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Inkscape is my go-to for creating decals for 3D assets. permalink fedilink source parent