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Monday, October 26, 2015
Pinta Image Editor 1.5 Released With New Features And More Than 90 Bug Fixes [PPA]
After more than a year and a half, a new Pinta version was released yesterday, getting add-in support along with other new features and a huge list of bug fixes.
Pinta is a drawing / image editor which was initially based on Paint.NET, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, designed to serve as an alternative to more advanced applications like GIMP, for casual users. The application features drawing tools, unlimited layers and undo history, includes over 35 image effects and adjustments and can be configured to use a docked interface or multiple windows.
The most important new feature in Pinta 1.5 is the addition of add-in support. Users will be able use the Add-in Manager (available in the Add-ins menu) to browse and install add-ins which can provide additional effects, tools, brushes and and file formats.
Currently, there are no add-ins for Pinta (other than the default/core ones), but its developers are in the process of setting up a community add-in repository which will be included by default in future Pinta releases. Developers who are interesting in contributing add-ins for Pinta should check out THIS page.
Important changes in Pinta 1.5:
- Re-editable text;
- Mouse cursors now resize based on the active brush size;
- The Move Selection and Move Selected tools can now rotate the selection using the right mouse button;
- Added an Invert Selection command;
- New or redesigned mouse cursors for every tool;
- Improved JPEG Compression Dialog (remembers previous settings and has the OK button as the default control);
- The Open File dialog now shows image previews for ORA files, as well as any file formats provided by add-ins;
- Users can use the Add-in Manager (under the Add-ins menu) to browse and install add-ins;
- More than 90 bugs were fixed in this release, including:
- Fixed a crash when the Pixel Grid was turned on for very small images;
- Fixed a bug in the text tool that caused font variants (e.g. Segoe Black and Segoe Condensed) to not work correctly;
- Fixed a bug that caused the Rectangle Select markers to still be visible after undoing a selection;
- Fixed a bug that caused the Rectangle Select markers to still be visible after undoing a selection;
- Fixed a bug that caused part of the image to be lost when pasting a large image onto a smaller canvas;
- Fixed a bug where using the Backspace key in the text tool while inside a selection would fill the selection instead of deleting a character;
- Fixed a bug where some icons would not display correctly with GTK# 2.12.20;
- Fixed several bugs when running Pinta with newer versions of Mono.Cairo (such as on Ubuntu 14.04).
Install the latest Pinta in Ubuntu / Linux Mint
Ubuntu / Linux Mint (and derivatives) users can install the latest Pinta by using its official PPA. The PPA provides the latest Pinta 1.5 for Ubuntu 14.10, 14.04, 13.10 and 12.10. There are no Pinta 1.5 packages (Pinta 1.4 is available though) for Ubuntu 12.04!
Add the PPA and install Pinta using the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pinta-maintainers/pinta-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pintaReport any bugs you may find @ Launchpad.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Pinta Image Editor Sees New Stable Release
Pinta, a free, open source drawing / image editing program, was updated to version 1.6 today, bringing redesigned new image dialog and shape tools, a new community add-in repository, along with over 50 bug fixes and other changes.
For those not familiar with Pinta, this is a cross-platform image editing / drawing program that was initially based on Paint.NET.
The application was created to serve as a simple, easy to use alternative to more advanced applications (like GIMP) and it features drawing tools, unlimited layers and undo history, over 35 image effects and adjustments and a configurable UI (you can use a docked interface or multiple windows).
Pinta 1.5 was released almost a year ago and it featured an Add-in Manager which in theory allowed users to browse and install add-ins, but there were no addons available at that time. With Pinta 1.6, the Add-in Manager ships with a new community add-in repository which, at the time I'm writing this article, includes 6 add-ins: Ascii Art, WebP support, Block Brush, Generate Grid, Night Vision Effect and Uploader (for uploading images on image-hosting websites; currently, it only supports imgur.com), along with a demo add-in.
Besides the new community add-in repository, Pinta 1.6 also ships with the following changes:
- redesigned shape tools:
- the Line tool now supports drawing curves and arrows (screenshot above);
- shapes remain editable after being drawn;
- all shape tools now support drawing dashed lines (screenshot above);
- all selection tools now support the Union, Exclude, Xor, and Intersection modes;
- redesigned New Image dialog, which includes presets, orientation and background options, and a thumbnail preview of the image;
- the toolbox and color palette now have a flexible layout and can expand horizontally, making them significantly more usable on small screens;
- the text tool now supports the standard shortcuts for toggling bold (Ctrl+B), italic (Ctrl+I), and underline (Ctrl+U), and all of the text can be selected with Ctrl+A;
- when launching Pinta from the command line, the standard --version and --help options are now supported;
- improved the readability of the text cursor against dark backgrounds;
- fixed a number of issues with the text tool’s support for Unicode text;
- fixed a number of issues with undoing selections;
- many other bug fixes.
Install Pinta 1.6 in Ubuntu or Linux Mint
To install Pinta 1.6 in Ubuntu 14.04 or 14.10 / Linux Mint 17 or 17.1 (and derivatives), you can use the official stable Pinta PPA. To add the PPA and install Pinta, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pinta-maintainers/pinta-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pintaTo download the source code, Windows or Mac OSX binaries, see the Pinta downloads page.
Report any bugs you may find @ Launchpad.
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