The GIMP User Interface

Like that of Blender, GIMP’s user interface is known for being a little unorthodox. Primarily, this is due to its default multi-window layout, where the canvas, Toolbox, and other dialogs are split into separate windows. This is easy enough to get used to, but for a tidier layout, switch to the non-blocking, single-window layout by enabling Single-Window mode in the Windows menu (see Figure 2-1). Most of the screenshots in this book use this layout, with extra dialogs added as needed.

Single-Window mode in GIMP arranges all of GIMP’s tools and dialogs in a single window. The default single-window layout in GIMP should look something like this.
Figure 2-1. Single-Window mode in GIMP arranges all of GIMP’s tools and dialogs in a single window. The default single-window layout in GIMP ...

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