nerd opened this issue on Apr 10, 2015 · 112 posts
pumeco posted Mon, 13 April 2015 at 5:26 AM
@DeathMetalDesk
Well, the interface is like that because I prefer the minimalist approach - it's how I want it. It's laid out like that so that I have maximum working space, I just select the relevant tool or click a part of the interface, and all that stuff you mentioned, appears exactly where I want it to, how I want it to ;-)
What can I say, it's just one of the benefits of having an interface system designed by those who aren't out to control you. Like I said, fuck Photosuck, I never even used it early on, I used to use PSP before I upgraded to GIMP.
Even the way PSP's Clone Brush works is far superior to the one in Photosuck, just right click to select origin, left click to paint, no stupid key presses :-D
@Clarkie
But you struggling with it can't be blamed on Blender. I used to struggle with it as well, but like I said, once you grasp the basics, the rest starts to become more obvious, and trust me, from a designers point of view, Blender is definitely one of the better designed power-houses out there. If you dislike Blender, it's because you haven't got the hang of it (yet). It's important to remember, that whenever you're stuck for not being able to do something, Blender comes to your rescue. It's because of all that power that the interface intimidates you, but the trick is to watch tutorials and learn about stuff in Blender you would not even use, because by doing so, you get a better picture of how Blender works, and that in turn makes the other stuff (and the interface) a piece of cake.
Anyway, this thread isn't about Blender or GIMP, those programs have no worries, they're developing at an alarming rate and will continue to do so :-)
@Nerd
After reading one of Clarkie's earlier comments, I just want to apologise if it looked as if I was aiming this at you specifically, that's just no so. It would be pointelss doing anything about it now, but basically, this is how I think the OS question should have been asked:
Which OS do you currently use?
Which OS do you plan to use in the future?
The three main options are listed which is only fair, even in Alaphabetical order, and the data gathered from doing it that way would have been fair and much more valuable to SM. As it is, the survey is as good as uselss. I hope you being an animator who understands it's shortcomings, will help it out a fair bit, cause you being an animator is curretly the only positive sign I can see here, and it's obvious why hardly anyone uses Poser for animation, it's because it sucks at animation compared to the competition!
Poser already has a good interface, it has a good renderer, it has enough figure technology to last it another 20 years, but it's lame for animation.