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Re:Ask HN: Programs that wasted you 100 hours? by antioedipus on Monday April 13, 2020 @03:54PM (#22859361)
It’s interesting you say that, because I find myself to be quite productive in GIMP.

I think the basic set of tools are pretty easy to use, and the one or two other windows you need open (like the tool-specific settings) are also pretty understandable. When I stumble upon something new I often find pretty good official docs on the topic.

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Re:Ask HN: Programs that wasted you 100 hours? by Crazyontap on Monday April 13, 2020 @08:12PM (#22861577)
I don't know man maybe you're right.. But just today I had to edit a small screenshot and draw an arrow from text to a button and after trying all sorts of things like downloading scm scripts from defunct sites to reading two9 tutorials I couldn't do it. Maybe I lack knowledge to understand it. I kinda wasted more than 20 minutes and still don't know how to make arrow. Would take me 10s to do it in PS (plus boot time of Windows).

Regardless I do appreciate the hard work the guys have put in. I feel like such an ingrate to make comments like this about free software. I guess it's time to find an online course and learn it properly and if I still don't get it then that's that.

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