[Gimp-developer] [wish] provide transparent color

[David Odin]

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 08:38:53PM +0200, Maciej Pilichowski wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I know GIMP has alpha channel and it provides transparency. However it 
> is artificial for me that you have colors and then you have distinct 
> entity -- transparency. It would be useful (and _intuitive_) to have 
> black color, white color, ... and transparent "color", so user could 
> pick up color dialog, choose transparent and paint/draw with 
> transparency.
> 
> Such metaphor is more accurate to real world and thus more appealing 
> to weekend artist (who would like to do some things in simple 
> manner).
> 
  In the real world I live in, I have yet to see a transparent pencil.

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