What to Expect in Pinta 0.4
The next version of the Pinta image editor is still quite far away apparently (this depends on the project leader, Jonathan Pobst), but here’s a sneak peak of what to expect (and what is currently landed in git):
- Support for opening and saving in OpenRaster (.ora), a simple multi-layered bitmap format compatible with Krita, MyPaint, and GIMP (with a plugin).
- Saving in BMP, ICO and TIFF in addition to the already supported JPEG and PNG.
- Docking tool windows.
- Better, non-pixelated resize algorithm.
- Improved text tool, with full Unicode input and no more pesky squares.
- Zoom by mouse wheel and hotkeys.
- Better GNOME integration: toolbar respecting system settings, and open/save dialogs remembering the directory and file name and suggesting the Pictures directory by default.
- And bugfixes, of course!
Pinta looks really cool. Lets hope it becomes default in Ubuntu sometime.