Subj : Re: ArtGem for Linux?
To   : comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
From : robertharvey
Date : Mon Aug 23 2004 09:44 am

marrcinus@yahoo.com (marti) wrote in message news:<76a2c725.0408160625.32379de7@posting.google.com>...
> Hello!
> 
> Does anyone know if there is anything like ArtGem for Linux? 
> All these crappy Paint-like programs make me puke. I cannot find
> anything suitable for Linux. I think I will have to apologize my old
> Amiga and use Brilliance... :)
> So does anyone know of any good pixel-painter program or should I
> start coding my own ArtGem for Linux?

The Gimp is what you want.
There are hundreds of bitmap editors, but The Gimp is a multi-featured
artwork creation programme.  Superb.  http://www.gimp.org/, or
included with most distros.

 Hint - right click on the canvas to get the file menus, if you are
not using the latest version.

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