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I think that a lot of people were trained on photoshop, and interpret all deviations from the photoshop interface as suboptimal and not intuitive - because for someone who has exclusively used photoshop, they are suboptimal and not intuitive.

For people moving in the other direction, it's photoshop that's not intuitive. I don't want a single-window interface.

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I have tried and failed at using both. I guess the topic of advanced image manipulation itself is too complex to allow for a simple, intuitive interface.

I wouldn't mind an entry-level image manipulation system that starts by giving me only a few obvious functions, and lets me grow into more advanced functions as I learn more, but that's probably too much to expect.

On the other hand, serious image manipulation is no doubt a serious skill that requires training that I simply lack. Someone with no programming training failing to grasp Python or Java doesn't mean there's anything wrong with Python or Java.

The thing that gimp is really missing in my opinion is non-destructive effects. I want to be able to toggle stuff on and off, not permanently change the image. When I looked it up it sounded like it was on the roadmap but there were architectural blockers.

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