Gimp was a huge piece o' crap for years until it was given a thorough cleanup. Now it's pretty nice. The wife uses Photoshop and has menus and windows opening and closing so fast I can't keep up without getting dizzy. But then she is a graphic artist. I use the Gimp on the rare occasions I want to manipulate a photo. Paintshop Pro was the favorite of the marketing folks at my last job. And it's still cheap.
"That's some catch, that Catch-22." "It's the best there is."
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