Peter,
> > 3) I want to start shifting my productive "work" onto my
> linux platform. One
> > thing I do a lot is photo restoration, and I am sure I can
> do that even
> > better and faster under Linux than Windows. Any suggestions
> as to what
> > program? Should I stick with GIMP or something else? What
> about scanner
> > support (need TWAIN support for SCSI scanner)
>>> GIMP has some very good algorithms but the interface is one of the
> biggest bags of shite I have ever seen. I can't imagine anyone using
> it for anything productive unless they have the patience of Job and
> *lots* of time to waste. It's probably the most counterintuitive
> interface I know, which is a shame because the features of the program
> are supposed to be excellent.
Okay, lets forget about GIMP. Besides, I have seen that Corel have a photo
editor for Linux. But how can I scan in the images. The scanner is a SCSI
scanner and is recognised by the OS, but I need a program for scanning that
works under Linux?
Cheers,
Marcus
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