#GIMPSHOP HELP FILES MAC OS#

I spend about 90% of my time in Lightroom and only 10% in Photoshop. This is the same for many other professionals. We’ve all switched to the RAW format, so we use RAW photo editors most of the time. Photoshop is often just used for final touch ups. Photoshop isn’t the killer app that it used to be. I spend about 90% of my time in Lightroom and only 10% in Photoshop.įor the reduced role that Photoshop now plays in many photographers’ workflows, GIMP is surprisingly capable. However, transitioning to GIMP can be frustrating because the keyboard shortcuts, tools and interface are different from Photoshop’s. The following setup tips can help make Photoshop users feel much more at home in GIMP. Easily Setup Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts in GIMPīy simply replacing one configuration file, you can have Photoshop’s keyboard shortcuts enabled in GIMP. This is by far, the most helpful thing I did to make my transition to GIMP easier. In fact, I am almost useless in GIMP without it. Since GIMP and Photoshop are not exactly the same, there are a few differences. Relaunch GIMP for the changes to take effect.Rename the ps-menurc file you downloaded to “menurc” and move it to ~/.gimp-2.8.In the folder ~/.gimp-2.8, rename the file “menurc” to “menurc-backup”.You can view a list of all the keyboard shortcuts here (requires Java).

#GIMPSHOP HELP FILES MAC OS#

You can’t view hidden files by default in newer versions of Mac OS X. So you first need to make the ~/Library folder visible.

In terminal run: chflags nohidden ~/Library to make the Library folder visible.

Hold down ALT and right-click on the Finder icon in the dock, choose relaunch.

Go to ~/Library/Application Support/GIMP/2.8/ and rename the file “menurc” to “menurc-backup”.

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