[Updated: Oct. 4, 2008] -- A group called Nathive has launched its Alpha-stage, open-source image editor for GNU/Linux. "Nathive" runs on a GNOME desktop, is open to modification, and aims to be "simple, lightweight, and easy to install and use," says the group
Begun in 2007, the Nathive project officially launched earlier this week, with 0.810 Alpha code set to be posted next week under a Creative Commons license. Over time, the project expects that the "libre" Nathive will grow into a professional graphics editor similar to Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photo-Paint, or The GIMP, says lead developer "Markos." The application is said to be written from scratch in C using GTK+.
Nathive in action (Click to enlarge)
According to the video posted below, Nathive features are said to include:
Tabbed documents
Smart tool tab
Real-time brush edit
Secondary right-click functions on each tool
Auto-spacing mode with three spacing algorithms
Multiple layers, called objects that auto-adjust size in real time
Availability
An Alpha version of Nathive is scheduled to be available on October 6 for free download. More information may be found in the YouTube video above, or at the Nathive site, here.
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[Updated: Oct. 4, 2008] -- A group called Nathive has launched its Alpha-stage, open-source image editor for GNU/Linux. "Nathive" runs on a GNOME desktop, is open to modification, and aims to be "simple, lightweight, and easy to install and use," says the group
